Local items and notices mix in Potpourri column
Potpourri notes discuss local interests such as finances for a flower bed, ward activity, and a general passion for business stories. A Fidelity Lodge meeting is set for Saturday night to arrange a funeral for Brother W. S. Willis, and Mower County will have representation at national conventions with Senator Campbell and Captain C. F. Cook named as district delegates.
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Fidelity Lodge No
Willis
Mower County
Campbell
Chicago
Capt. C. F. Cook
Denver
Rochester’s Pavements Spoiled by Building Moves
The Rochester Post and Record mocks city policy permitting building moves on paved streets. It notes Rochester’s wealth allows pavement damage and stake driving in boulevards, implying the boulevards look better after being pulled out.
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Rochester Post and Record
Rochester
Bob Bur dette Warns Against Imitating the Lazy
The speaker urges his son to avoid following the lazy and to seek honest labor rather than waste time. He notes that idle lives lead to crowded, taken seats and a failing state, recommending practical work such as cutting wood for a small price over idle, critical chatter about government.
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Bob Burdette
Candidates set for legislature seek county option stance
In the district two individuals have announced candidacy for the next legislature and more may follow. The editorial urges candidates to declare their position on county option, arguing the issue galvanizes voters and requires clear stance rather than silence.
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Lyle Tribune
Boys' baseball game delays supper for readers
A Wednesday afternoon game between the Herald newsboys and a picked team kept many households late for supper as workers paused to watch. County Auditor Robertson, Willie Pickett, L. P. Nelson, Warfield, Henry Miner, Horace Miner, W D Bassler and others lingered to the end, while newsboys kept fielded balls and readers stuck with late plans.
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Robertson
Willie Pickett
L. P. Nelson
Warfield
Nelson
Henry Miner
Main Street
Horace
W.D. Bassler
Unintentional Sabbath Breaking in Early New England
A Ryefield housewife kept Sabbath from sundown Saturday to Sunday sunset. One Sunday she began washing after the day ended, thinking it over. A break in the clouds revealed the sun shining on her as she worked, prompting her to change practice forever.
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New England
Connecticut Valley
Ryefield
Cold Night in China Report of Ice Mass Casulty
North Ching Herald details a harsh New Year night in Newchwang with thirty five men found dead in freezing air after leaving opium dens. The thermometer plunged below zero and the ice masses were said to have been living men at 16 o'clock the prior night.
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China
Newchwang
North Ching
Impressive Ceremony Ordains Arthur McBride as Missionary
Arthur Andrew McBride son of Mr and Mrs F B McBride was ordained a minister of the Gospel and commissioned as a missionary to India by a representative of the American Board of Foreign Missions at the Congregational church in Austin. Delegates from many churches attended the council and the ceremony featured a sermon on servant leadership and dedication to the world.
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Arthur Andrew McBride
F. B. McBride
American Board of Foreign Missions
Congregational Church
Austin
India
Coral
First Congregational Church
Arthur McBride
Philippines
Spain
Ladies’ Aid Society
Jacob Decker
Wheeler
New Ulm
John McBride
Minneapolis
Fred B. Hill
Marathi
Bombay
O. W. Shaw
Percy E. Thomas
Foundaton
Northfield
W. E. Griffith
Everett Lesher
Owatonna
Christ
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Arthur A. McBride
Winfield Scott Willis 56 Dies After Long Illness
Winfield Scott Willis died at his Franklin street home at 11:30 this morning after a lingering illness. Funeral set for 2:30 Sunday from his house under charge of the Masons. He was born October 2, 1852 in East Rochester Ohio and spent years as a contractor for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. He married Ella Watt in Rose Creek on September 1, 1877 and had a long career in contracting with multiple firms and ventures, including founding the first telephone system in this city. He suffered multiple strokes and health declines, returning home last December to bed. He leaves three children Myrtle Ada and William and a mother Mrs Elizabeth Willis of Boyne Michigan.
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Winfield Scott Willis
Franklin Street
Masons
Mr. Willis
East Rochester
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Indiana
Michigan
Rose Creek
Ella Watt
Arizona
F. W. Kimball
Kimball & Willis
Rapid City
S. D
Missouri & N. W. Railway Company
Willis
Myrtle
Ada
William
Elizabeth Willis
Boyne, Mich
John Willis
Boyne
Mich
Elizabeth Vaughan
Ella Morrison
Lizzie Trimble
Mollie Brown
St. Ignace
Petroleum Coke Sold By Mower County Lumber Co
Advertisement notes petroleum coke described as burning like wood and offered by Mower County Lumber Co with contact or sales reference to C. E. Heisey.
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Mower County Lumber Co
C. E. Heisey
Viavi Home Treatment Contact in Rochester and Austin Minn
Persons interested in the Viavi system of home treatment can contact Miss Helen Sass, manager of the Rochester Viavi Co., by addressing or at Austin, Minn. Imo.
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Helen Sass
Rochester Viavi Co
Austin, Minn
Prizes Worth While for Minnesota University Essays
State University students may win valuable prizes for essays on commerce and industry. Prizes totaling $1300 are offered by Hart, Schaffner & Marx with J Lawrence Laughlin chairing the committee. Entrants must submit by June 1, 1909 and essays cover topics from trusts to immigration and trade.
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Minnesota
Profesor
J. Lawrence Laughlin
University of Chicago
United States
China
Trust Company
Commercial Bank
Orient
Hart, Schaffner & Marx of
Chicago
Willard Rites Honor Civil War Soldier Maj L S Willard
Plymouth Congregational church hosted the funeral for Maj L S Willard with Loyal Legion members and G A R veterans in attendance. Dr F J Van Horn and Rev S M Freeland spoke on his valor, gentleness, and civic service as the casket lay in a floral tribute and the burial followed at Lakeview cemetery.
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Seattle
L. S. Willard
Austin
Plymouth Congregational Church
Mas. L. S. Willard
The
Loyal Legion of the United States
Maj. Willard
John F. Miller
F. J van Horn
Plymouth Church
Dr. van Horn
Mas. Willard
van Horn
S. M. Freeland
Lakeview Cemetery
J. W. Langley
W. D. Wood
James Bothwell
A. P. Burwell
E. C. Kilbourne
Everett Smith
Beauty Doctor Ploy Sparks Bargain at Barn
A stranger with a satchel of cosmetics asks to practice locally. An old farmer taunts him with a challenge to make an ugly cow pretty and promises a dollar if successful, in a tongue in cheek Chicago News vignette.
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Waal
Yeou
Chicago News
Cosmo ty po gram vaudeville hits and film show
The Cosmo previews a week of vaudeville with performances by the Pore sons and Harry French. The bill includes songs, a colored illustrated segment, and moving pictures such as Our Xmas Turkey Stolen Dispatches and Adventures of a Lover Admission ten cents.
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Cosmo
Pogram
Harry French
Marie Wes
Tommy
Shopping In London Macintosh and Umbrella Traditions
An American shopper in London seeks a well cut macintosh and a durable umbrella. A waterproof mac costs 3 to 4 guineas in London, while a poor New York imitation may run $40. The British umbrella is praised for beauty and lasting strength across seas.
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London
New York
London Express
Quote on poison and appetite by Jean Paul Richter
A noted aphorism from Jean Paul Richter warns that the head, like the stomach, is most vulnerable to poison when empty. The saying emphasizes caution against empty or unguarded states inviting harm or ill effects.
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Jean Paul Richter
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Austin Daily Herald
Segeree
Anatin
Minn
Skinner & Ulmer
Gertrude Kiliefikineer
Friedrich
Dexter
Manterville
Medford
Morristown
Plainview
Spring Valley
Tappi
Waterville
Winona
Fifth Avenue
First Congregational Church of
Plainview Sc
S. V.S. Fisher
Roberts
Wis
Lyons
Harlen Page
P. E. Thomas
F. D. Hill
F. E. Knopf
Winfield Scottt Willis
Viava
Imo
Baron Clothing
George Hirsh
W.R. Earl Furniture Co
Exra
Bridge
St. Paul Streets
Oakay
G. Sorflaten
Bill
W. J. Tyler
Office
Schleuders
Edward Cave
Gentleman’s Magazine
Rossini
Archbishop Whitgift
John
Edwin Landseer
Chicago Tribune
National B. Austin, Minn U. S. Depository
O. W Shaw
Hi. L. Banfield
N I Banfield
H J Droft
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