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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
3
Local items report weather calm nights and mild Sundays. Numerous notices include job ads at the Central hotel, housework positions, and a variety of visits, illnesses, dances, and farming notes about Austin, Lansing, and surrounding towns. A marriage license, births, illnesses, and lost items are also noted among community updates.
A tale of two Democratic travelers Ole Foote and Ole English who sought lodging in a Los Angeles area farmhouse only to sleep in their chairs as the farmer revealed he saved beds for two expected orators who never arrived. The anecdote recalls Napoleons, Washington, and Valley Forge in a humorous travel sketch.
Mrs. Leon Fisher and children visited relatives in Calmar while Miss Longnecker and Miss Simmer traveled to Albert Lea. The W C T U held a farewell meeting for Mrs. Plummer who moves to Mankato. Other locals visited Brownadale and Lyle, Measles illness noted for Mrs. Taylor, and several visits between Calmar, Rose Creek, and Cass Fairbanks.
Local ad promotes petroleum coke as a burnable fuel and mentions C. Be Heisty and car delivery arrival. Read as a brief promotional note from a lumber company offering fuel product.
Everything in electrical supplies. Estimates gladly given on house wiring. Wallace Gregson, Electrician.
If you have property to sell or rent it will bring more money and you will secure a customer quicker if the house is newly painted and decorated. It is surprising how much can be done at comparatively little expense. We will be glad to make suggestions and farm estimates. 280 L or 179 J. ROSENTHAL Bros.
An electrical storm caused livestock deaths in Mower County with H G Rieson of Dexter losing a cow and H M Fields of Lansing three head of cattle. John Matteson of Adams and Geo Epperd of Racine reported a steer and cow killed. District 21 Grand Meadow schoolhouse was struck but only lightly damaged.
The survivor of twins is said to possess curative or second sight powers in folk belief. In Essex a left twin is thought to cure thrush by three blows to an opposite sex patient. Other notions claim boy girl twins affect motherhood and intelligence, though evidence is unclear.
A factory to home closeout offers five high grade Schulz pianos at savings of 75 to 200 dollars. The Schulz line is promoted by Factory Branch Schulz Pianos with R. C. Henry as manager at 129 West Bridge Street.
Memorial services for the Eagles will be held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock in Christchurch with Rev J B Budlong officiating. All Eagles are asked to meet at one o'clock in Ellis Hall to attend the meeting by order of the committee.
We express sincere thanks to the Masonic order and chair of Lyle for assistance and to neighbors and friends for kindness and floral offerings, all greatly appreciated. Mrs. J. S. Bowers and children.
Property listings advertise for sale houses on Water Bridge Railway St Paul streets and Oakland avenue plus town lots and farms near Austin in the northern part of the state. Call to inquire.
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