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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
2
Local Esperanto Class Shrinks Yet Chats Eagerly
Forty started learning Esperanto last fall. now ten remain and they say they understand each other. Our high school baseball team wins games and is praised for clean play and gentlemanly conduct as reported against Austin high school in contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Split log drags keep roads in good condition despite rains
Mapled on Enterprise notes roads used with split log drags show few water-filled ruts and remain passable. Unity, organ of the Congress of Religion in Chicago, reprints Rev. F L Anderson’s piece on Christian attitudes to socialism read at the Outlook Conference on February 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapleton Enterprise
Unity
Congress of Religion
Chicago
F. L. Anderson
Baptist Church of
Anderson
Outlook
Democrats of Mower County Meet to Endorse Johnson Delegates
The Democratic county convention at the courthouse tomorrow afternoon will direct its delegates to vote for Johnson at the national convention. John A. is a Minnesota man whose record earns statewide pride and loyalty to Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
Court House
Johnson
John A
Minnesota
Great Day in San Francisco Marine Parade
Twenty five thousand soldiers were to take part in the march as marine guards and the great eastern fleet met for a celebration. William Watkins of this city and Sam Elmer of the Battleship Kentucky were listed as parade participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Marine Guards
William Watkins
D. J. Watkins
Sam Elmer
J. P. Elmer
Kentucky
Sumner teacher wrangles truants at champion lady shoot
A Sumner building teacher corralled truants who skipped class to watch a champion lady shooter. After threats to call the truancy officer and notify parents, pupils left. Moments later they returned, witnessing the event and enjoying the display as clay pigeons were held by the shooter’s husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Mrs Mandeville Hosts Party for Clarence Whitton
In a May 8 1888 Herald item, Mrs W F Mandeville held a Friday night party for Clarence Whitton who departs for Minneapolis this week. The piece notes a jolly event despite cold rain and mentions local civic business and a road funding vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald File
W. F. Mandeville
Clarence Whitton
Minneapolis
LeRoy
Winona & Southwestern
Automatic mail delivery carriages proposed by Elmira inventor
L A Butler from Elmira New York describes an automatic mail collection and delivery system. A central station controls a 20 foot box carriage on rails 12 to 20 feet high with individual home mail boxes on a loop. The system moves about 30 miles per hour, slows at each box to collect packages and leaves a replacement box, ringing bells and showing car location from the central office.
Light Shades and Electrical Supplies Offer
Wallace Gregson, Electrician, advertises latest light shades for Mission Cathedral and Holland styles, chandelier shades, stands and drop lights. Call to view. estimates on house wiring gladly given. 121 West Mill Street.
Plumbing and Heating Offer From A B Weseman
A B Weseman invites homeowners to consult before installing a bath room or heating plant this season. Contact 419 K Cor. Bridge end Franklin St for details on plumbing and heating work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Weseman
Franklin St. Ti
People's Pulpit and Reader Contributions Policy
Readers may submit on social politics and religion but the column reserves right to reject. Personalities should avoid harassment or defamation and submissions must be well intended and concise for publication.
Cement tile praised as new Austin industry by farmers
A letter highlights testimonials from Ketchum of Galt Iowa and Dows residents praising cement tile. The writer argues drainage improvements boost farm productivity, notes ditching machines from Britt Iowa, and cites farmers laying 1000 rod ditches at $1.25 per rod reclaiming 300 acres, boosting value to $60 70 per acre once tamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Cement Stone & Tile Co
A. K. Ketchum
Galt
Iowa
Ketchum
Dows
Austin
Britt
Lady Trainmen Host Dancing Party at The Auditorium
The Lady Trainmen held a Thursday evening dance at the Auditorium with lantern decorations and a large crowd. Attendees enjoyed a lively party and reports say the music was especially fine.
Official Program Austin Chautauqua Six Days Start July 7
The Austin Chautauqua program runs seven days from July 7 with daily lectures by notable figures including Dr Thomas E Green Opie S Read Prof A E Winship Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson Dr Thos E Will H P Miller Geo La Monte Cole S Ruthven McDonald S Parkes Cadman and Er nest H Baynes along with music by varying ensembles and special moving pictures and exhibits by Pueblo Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Hungarian Orchestra
Our Navy
Richmond Pearson Hobson
The
Royal Hungarians
Our Heritage
Thos. E. Will
Lee
American Forestry Association
Stells
Geo. la Monte Cole
H. Ruthven McDonald
S. Parkes Cadman
Sothern and Keene On Stage Dispute Ends With Veiled Farewell
In New York, a quarrel between elder Sothern and Laura Keene escalates backstage. Keene storms to her dressing room and vents anger after a rehearsal clash. Sothern steps into the light to apologize in a gentle, romantic way and asks her to leave the stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sothern
Laura Keene
New York
Arehearsal
Miss Keene
Laura
Fine old Spanish emeralds not from Spain
The New York Sun notes the phrase fine old Spanish emeralds masks the fact that Spain never mined emeralds. Conquerors brought Peru loot home after the conquest, making emeralds a symbol of elite possession. The expression endures for the finest emeralds from any source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Peru
Europe
New York Sun
Mrs Irons Hosts Annual Chicken Pie Dinner for Franklin Teachers
Mrs S J Irons entertained twelve Franklin school teachers and Miss Becker with a 6 o clock chicken pie dinner Thursday. Mr Irons provided a hayrack ride to and from the farm, enhancing the evening. This marks the fourth annual teachers dinner she hosts. guests left a souvenir spoon as a memento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Irons
Franklin School
Miss May Woodward Hosts B D Club Evening
Miss May Woodward entertained the B D club last evening in a social gathering. The event featured light refreshments and friendly conversation among members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss May Woodward
B. D
Ladies open new dining room at Baptist church
About one hundred fifty guests attended a dinner today as the church ladies unveiled a new dining room. The meal was described as good and the room as exceedingly attractive and convenient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Church
For Sale: Water Bridge Railway St Paul Streets Oakland Avenue
Land and properties available near Austin and in northern areas including town lots and farms. Contact G. Sorflatten at office 223 North Main Street for details and viewings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Oakland Avenue
Austin
State
Beau-Nots Host Picnic Honor Guests Mollie Jahnke
The Beau-Nots met with Mrs. Orris Hayes Thursday afternoon for a dainty five o'clock picnic supper. The event honored Miss Mollie Jahnke visiting city friends and guest of honor Vera West attended.
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Beau-Nots
Orris Hayes
Mollie Jahnke
Vera West
Cosmo Presents 10 Cent Moving Pictures Tonight
Mr Wise offers a busy program at the Cosmo with chalk talks and music including Painting Twin Falls Illus trated in chalk talk and music and How to read heads and faces. The show features two Germans drawn at once and music numbers Old Faithful Lauderbach Slumberland and Every one is in Slumberland but You and Me. A Saturday afternoon special promises How he learned to draw and paint pictures with double hand work. Paintings will be given away as souvenirs. Admission five cents for children ten cents for adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise
Ocean
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Pet Poisoning a Trade Explored in City Quotes
A Cincinnati Enquirer remark warns of a “pet poisoner” who sentences animals to painless death for a fee. Drugstores report alkaloids in demand as some owners arrange poisonings for pets to ease departure or fear of abuse. The piece labels such acts as mistaken kindness from owners and pets alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnat! Enquirer
Public Health Notice on Yard Cleanliness in Austin
The city board of health orders all back yards and cellars to be cleaned of debris and rubbish by May 20. If not removed, the board will clean the premises and bill the expense to the property, per W H McKenna, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Health of
City of
Austin
W. H. McKenna
Board of Health
Funeral service for Mrs Lugg in Oakland on Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs Lugg are set for Saturday at 1 PM at the Oakland Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Moscow. Rev Harry Booth Hazen will officiate. Born in Hayward township in 1879 she leaves a husband and three children. Death came Thursday morning after a long illness of consumption.
Jenkins Ear War Crisis in Britain’s 1739-Spanish Clash
The Jenkins ear incident sparked a national uproar in Britain after Captain Robert Jenkins claimed his ear was torn off by Spanish coast guards in 1731. With no proof of smuggling, public outcry pressured Walpole’s government to declare war on Spain in 1739.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
George II
Robert Jenkins
Jamaica
England
Jenkins
Walpole
Spain
Pearson’s
The Parish Top in England History
The piece recalls the parish top as a legal instrument in England, used to whip villagers in frost to keep them active and out of mischief. It cites Shakespeare and Jonson references, and notes Evelyn mentioning willow wood for town tops, illustrating past civic discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Shakespeare
Ben Jonson
New Inn
Beaumont and Fletcher
Evelyn
Handwriting and Signatures Discussed by Boston Globe
The Boston Globe notes handwriting quality varies by occupation. It argues that plain writing is not easier to forge and that obscure signatures are most forgery prone. It suggests the safest check signing style is plain, everyday writing matching the signer’s temperament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Globe
Fears Realized In Harsh Marriage Statistics
A New York discussion by an English statistician notes a decline in wealthy older men marrying young mercenary women and cites a Hertfordshire town anecdote where a 79-year-old man marries a 22-year-old milliner. The local paper lampoons the bereaved family’s fears as fulfilled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herts
I Would Like to Be a Horse Driver
A schoolmaster assigns essay topic What I would like to be and one pupil recounts the master’s bold line I would like to be a horse driver He explains driving a horse means sitting idle all day feeding the horse at night and getting paid on Saturday with Sunday off This comes from the Kansas City Newsbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Newsbook
Long Wait For Honeymoon Settlement In Chicago Record
A personal exchange recalls a lengthy honeymoon trip and a promised snug sum from the bride's father upon return. The dialogue hints at financial arrangements tied to the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicago Record- Herald
Man Living Double Life Faces Judgment at Last
A Philadelphia Ledger report reflects on a man who led two lives and is finally judged by the worst of the pair, weighing the moral consequence of duplicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
The Acts of This Life Are the Destiny of the Next
A terse line from a Chinese proverb notes that actions now shape what follows in life and fate. It reflects on cause and effect across generations and emphasizes personal responsibility in daily conduct.
A Well Kept Murder Secret in Highland Lore
The piece explores the enduring mystery of who killed Campbell of Glenure on May 14, 1752. It notes a solerim trust among the Stewart clan shielding the killer’s identity, with legends suggesting even Stevenson and Lang knew but could not reveal.
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Campbell
Glenure
Solerim
Robert Louis Stevenson
Andrew Lang
William of
London Spectator
What He Would Do In A Cab Pocketbook Dilemma
In a London Tit-Bits snippet an applicant to a cab company is asked if he can drive and be polite. He faces a hypothetical pocketbook containing 25000 pounds and replies he would do nothing and take a share of the income.
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London
Not In His Line Says Self Made Man In Interview
A London Globe quotation depicts a new reporter asking about rising to the front. The man dismisses the claim, asserting he is no forger and has not forged his way to prominence.
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London Globe
Hezekiah’s Waterworks and Jerusalem Conduit
Ancient chronicle notes King Hezekiah of Judah 717 to 688 B C built a water system for Jerusalem. The pool conduit brought water from the pools of Solomon near Bethlehem to the city, a six to seven mile channel in a ten inch earthen pipe encased in stone. The city incorporated boil water practices even then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hezekiah
Judah
B. C
Jerusalem
Gihon
City of
David
Solomon
Bethlehem
Alphabetical Confusion in Railway Carriage
Two commercial travelers converse in a railway compartment. One tries to explain clearly, but the other is slow to grasp. Frustrated, the first exclaims it is as plain as A B C. The other retorts that he understands only D E F.
A Fatal Disease in a Soldier’s Tale
A celebrated general asks a soldier why his brother died. The man replies that his brother died because he had nothing to do. The general retorts that idleness justifies killing the greatest general of them all.
Turning the Tables on a Cruel News Account
Godkin rebukes his editor over a suicide report in the New York Evening Post. He condemns detailing a boy’s motive as a homespun claim of parental neglect and warns he will quit if such cruelty repeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Godkin
New York Evening Post
Mr. Godkin
Blank
Godkin
Success Magazine
Daughter Reflects On Husband Like Father
Amiable conversation between a mother and daughter notes that a husband who gets his way is “perfectly lovely.” Pathfinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathfinder
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