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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1908
Page
2
Geo Russell bought tobacco seed in town seeking Climax or Star plug varieties. County Auditor Robertson called the world’s chief pessimist a “fine day” retort. The Valley Springs Vidette published an excellent tornado special on April 23 with strong illustrations, boosting impending sales.
Austin High defeated Spring Valley 18 to 4 after a strong first inning as Spring Valley failed to keep pace. The mound action shifts Friday when Austin High plays Dodge Center High at the fair grounds, a fast nine expected to deliver another brisk matchup.
Ollie Wyant broke a bone in his right forearm during a friendly boxing match Saturday night. His opponent absorbed the blow with his elbow, and Wyant, after a sharp pain, discarded the gloves. A doctor confirmed the fracture and set the arm, now in a sling.
The Baptist ladies announce a new dining room opening on Friday May with dinner and supper. Entrance is on the east side of the church. A sale of fancy and useful articles will be in the lecture room. Dinner menu features pork and beef roasts, fish, spaghetti, pie and coffee priced at 25 cents from eleven until all served. Supper menu includes eggs beans bread rolls gelatine cake coffee priced at 20 cents from five until all served.
Readers are invited to submit pieces on social political and religious topics under the People’s Pulpit header. Submissions should be personal in tone and the editors reserve the right to reject unsuitable contributions.
An editorial decries the city’s Near Boosters and Drones for endless talk without results. It urges tangible projects like a park and waterfront improvements and calls for personal, consistent action over hollow advocacy.
Sealed bids for furnishing material and constructing a sewer on Ash street from Water street to Clark street north line will be received by the City of Austin Common Council at the City Recorder’s office until 4 PM May 18 1908. Bids must state a gross total and include a 5 percent certified check or cash deposit as required by the charter.
A local spring notice urges homeowners to repaint after winter to extend house life. It claims careful painting adds years of protection and quality work by ROSENTHAL Bros.
Common Council invites bids at the City Recorder's office until 4 PM May 18 1908 for city printing work. Bids must specify scope and pricing for printing city materials. Formal acceptance follows council review and award to the lowest responsible bidder.
The St Louis Republic notes that novels can lavish praise on a beloved female character, yet real life often omits naming a partner. The piece discusses whether true realism can exist in love narratives.
A report quotes Benners doubting Brown as a diplomat. Jenners recalls Brown remarking on a friend's baby that it has its father's intellect and its mother's beauty, illustrating his blunt, humorous style.
A moralizing bachelor laments life as a gloomy prison while a witty girl defends social traps. Bohemian Magazine presents a flirtatious exchange on solitary confinement and social bonds.
At Cosmo All This Week Prof Jas O Wise presents nightly chalk talks with music and moving pictures. May 4 shows Niagara Falls painting and Moonlight on the Hudson with Irish characters and Georgia camp meeting scenes. Other acts include Dancing Downs, King of Clogs, Cinderella in color and songs by Harry French. admission 15 cents.
The menu for the Lady Maccabees supper at Woodman Hall on Tuesday evening lists May rolls cream potatoes cold boiled ham devilled eggs mayonnaise dressing baked pork and beans brown bread pineapple sponge and cake, all for 15 cents.
Mcintyre Post is ordered to attend the interment of Capt. Sutton on Thursday May 7 at 1 30. By order of J M DeRemer Com John Fairbanks Adj.
Be It Resolved by the Common Council of Austin Minnesota that salaries for city officials are fixed. James Galt chief of police 75 dollars per month. Wm Hinman policeman 60 dollars per month. Chas Brown policeman 60. John Becker policeman 60. Thos Feeley policeman 60. T M Foster city recorder 75. T H Pridham city attorney 50. Passed May 1 1908 Yeas 6. Approved May 1 1908 Geo H Sutton Mayor Attest T M Foster City Recorder.
A brief meditation on how great writers borrow from others. It cites Shakespeare, Kyd, Goeth e, Sheridan, Pope, Dumas, and others, arguing that theft is a long tradition in literature. The piece notes claims of genius versus theft and ends with a caution that history alone can speak freely.
A Pullman conversation has Mrs. Bradley describing her home to a traveler. Grace, reading, is drawn in and exclaims that their home sounds lovely, only to add that it seems better in speech than in appearance.
The Chicago News explains that in negative sentences expressing obligation the verb need acts as an auxiliary and does not change for the third person singular. This reflects an exception noted in grammars.
The iron crown of Lombardy, famed for its nail relic, was likely first worn by Agiluph at his 591 coronation. It later adorned Charlemagne, Henry of Luxemburg, Frederick IV, Charles V, and Napoleon, and in 1866 was presented to Victor Emmanuel and is now kept at Monza near Milan.
A father introduces his newborn daughter to Tommy. The boy expresses affection but notes the costs of a new baby. He recalls asking for a white rabbit earlier and recalls the father saying it would be unaffordable. The exchange highlights financial pressures in a family setting.
In a Baltimore American quip a madam answers a doctor about her husband’s appetite. She says he’ll eat anything and everything as long as there is something to eat, implying a voracious but noncommittal trait.
Plumbing and heating services advertise extending bathroom fittings and heating plant installations this season. A B Wiseman invites inquiries at his Bridge and Franklin Street corner to discuss your project before hiring.
A fragment quotes Uncle Eben on talk as two people waiting to speak, reflecting on conversation patience and social interaction. The source voice resembles a Washington Star quotation noting humorous dialect.
A compilation of entertaining anagrams including Astronomers no more stars cata logues got as a crew elegant neat leg impatient Tim is a pet matrimony into my arm melodrama made moral midshipman mind his map old Eng land golden land parishioners I hire parsons parliament partial men pen itentiary nay I repeat it Presbyte rian best in prayer revolution to love ruin sweetheart there we sat tele graphs great helps.
In the boarding house hall this morning a man notes a stylish umbrella chosen from seven displayed there. He compliments the owner on good taste and the owner agrees it reflects well on his sense of style.
A short tip explains bending the wire into a loop and pulling the ends tight to stress and straighten it, causing a clean break. The method works on wire up to No 12 gauge and promises a quick result with minimal effort.
A terse quip attributes far greater damage to careless talk than to weapons. The quote by Sir Richard Steele frames speech as a destructive engine surpassing fire and sword in harm.
A dialogue shows a maid describing a young man warming himself in the snow by running in heart shapes. A Bon Vivant remark notes law study as diminished value compared to a cat. A Chinese proverb caps with a bleak line. The text then gives mortality rates across social classes: 343 in 1000 at age 00 among the rich, 175 among the middle, and 156 among laborers.
An odd listing describes numerous small items offered at ten cents each. The message emphasizes bargain pricing and a playful, repetitive tone. No clear seller name or location is provided in the readable fragment.
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