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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1908
Page
2
The Austin Daily Herald is the official city paper published every afternoon at 5 o clock with roots dating back to November 8 1891 as the city’s leading news source.
The article describes the American flag at polling places as the final appeal to voters before voting. It portrays the flag as a symbol urging citizens to perform their duty for the republic, above party and personal gain.
Minnesota football enthusiasts felt a heavy mood after the Chicago games yielded a disappointing outcome. The article notes a widespread reaction among fans to the Chicago performance and its effect on Minnesota's standings.
A caller asked if Frank Cronon would enter the meat trade which meats he would handle exclusively. The answer: Roasts.
The quotation stresses that party affiliation matters little compared to being good Americans. It urges citizens to perform duties honestly and decently, embodying straight moral conduct in public life.
A brief reflection on voter mindset echoes through a call to focus on truth honesty justice and virtue as citizens enter the voting booth for civic participation.
The text notes that much campaign material ends with harsh final blasts against opponents. It argues such literature harms public perception and is best avoided once the election concludes, preferring substantive discourse over personal attacks.
Halloween passed with no arrests though some offenders may yet be caught. A few senseless pranks ripped up crossings and culverts endangering passersby as the old mischief spirit, once common, shows signs of fading.
Hal Lowen has joined the group with a calm, steady presence promising stable leadership and long term engagement in the project. Existing members welcome the seasoned figure as plans move forward.
A party man accuses the Herald of inconsistency noting that newsboys were paid by the Democratic county committee to distribute a campaign circular with the Herald on Saturday night. The paper says the circular was paid for like other notices and that newsboys merely earned a small sum while delivering the Herald.
North representative Mr. Wilson protests Herald coverage of an eleventh hour political circular. He asserts the circular bore his signature only on a separate sheet, while the letter and circular were mailed separately. Attorneys say the arrangement violates state law by misleadingly tying the author to the circular.
The Progressive League will provide telegraph and telephone election returns at League rooms tomorrow evening. The setup offers a clean space for members and their families to hear the latest results.
Orville Pitcher the only piece player in America appears at the Bijou for the winter. He heads a vaudeville program with Miss Hardie Langdon singing and a trio of motion pictures including Minstrel Mishaps and A Western Courtship. Three shows, 10 cents admission.
Mayor GEO H. Sutton issues a proclamation forbidding the sale or disposal of intoxicating liquors on General Election Day Tuesday November 3 1908. The order requires saloons to close and prohibits any liquor transactions during the voting period.
We thank friends and neighbors for floral tributes and many kind acts during Walter Osborn's illness and death. Mr. and Mrs. A. Osborn.
Voters are reminded polls in the city will open and close on election day from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. This notice provides the voting window for the public.
A strong turnout gathered Sunday for the Christian Brotherhood session. Led by F. P. McBride the topic was Am I My Brother's Keeper. A five member committee was chosen to follow up with members taking a stand. F. H. McCulloch will lead next Sunday's gathering.
Maurek's Hall will host a Carnival Party Friday evening after a big dance is canceled Wednesday. Elaborate preparations are underway with bills advertising the event.
Rev J S Budlong hosted a Halloween party for Christchurch men at the rectory. Rooms wore corn and pumpkin decor with ghostly lights. A scarecrow greeted guests and a witch fortune teller led the study skit before Guild ladies served coffee and doughnuts.
Three blocks from Fox Hotel this home offers city water gas bath and electric lights. Inquire at HERALD office.
James Flood a 16 year old who shot Arthur P Camden on Nicollet avenue June 3 is committed as insane and hospitalized at St Peter. Deputy Sheriff Charles Budd took him there last night by order of Judge F C Brooks. Doctors say he may never recover enough to appreciate his crime and will remain institutionalized under sheriff custody.
Mocked as a scattered classified ad item listing services and rates. Mentions McFarlane and Son selling cat at one dollar per bushel, storm windows by W O Page, transfers by The Transfer Co Minneapolis, fire and tornado insurance by W W Ranney, remodeling by The Mower County Lumber Co, and Eclipse Lumber Co providing lumber coal and wood.
A London charity bazaar featured a refreshment stall funded by donors. A wealthy gentleman sent a sirloin of beef and two ox tongues, while the stall keeper learned the same man had already given meat earlier. The butcher reported he had provided meat at Mr X's request, leaving Mr X with one ox tongue and a tainted reputation for charity.
A street scene on a sunny May day shows Jenny and her uncle, a schoolteacher, correcting casual speech. He guides her through proper forms by reciting examples like you are not going and they are not going, ending with her confident response.
Theoretical work shows tides act as a brake on Earth's rotation, gradually lengthening the day. Using engineering formulas and data, W. D. MacMillan computes the day gains one second every 460,000 years, a very gradual effect beyond short time scales.
An English essay from a Fuchow Chinese school argues Chinese buildings are healthier than foreign ones. The student notes foreigners’ tall, heat absorbing roofs on hilltop homes cause heat in summer and cold air in winter, risking harm to residents. He mentions cooking by fire and heat drying meat as a metaphor. The London Telegraph is cited.
Two sailors see a shark trailing their ship and toss a chair overboard. The shark swallows it then a box of oranges, still pursues. They propose drawing lots to satisfy the shark and cast an old woman overboard who is eaten, then the shark is harpooned and dragged aboard. Inside the shark they find the old woman sitting on the chair selling oranges three a penny.
A pale youthful suitor asks for Mary’s hand in marriage. He calls it a mere formality and cites Macy’s brother as the suggestion. Mary's father challenges the claim, prompting a terse exchange about consent and social propriety.
A Hamburg paper quotes a sentimentalist criticizing Mozart museum displays that include the composer’s skull alongside letters, manuscripts, and portraits. The piece argues the exhibit shocks visitors and questions whether the skull is genuinely Mozart’s, or a show prop.
Theodore has been sent to wash his hands twice and returns for a second inspection. His mother compares his hands and learns both are equally dirty. He explains he tried to even them after hearing that one was cleaner.
New seven room house on West Bridge and a new six room house on N Second Street. Cottage on Lake Park third ward on cement block south of Fine on West Grove Street. Three best lots in third ward on Water Street. Horses, cattle, furniture, coal stove, sand, buggies and fillings of all kinds. For sale or trade pay for pool and billiard tables with new balls cues cloth and auto. New milch cow for sale.
A glass of cold water slowly sipped will produce a greater acceleration of the pulse for a time than will a glass of wine or spirits taken at a draft. Sipping cold water may also lessen the craving for alcohol in those seeking reform due to the stimulant effect.
Frank J. Cheney of J F Cheney & Co. sworn as senior partner in Toledo Ohio to pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case uncured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Claims cure via blood and mucous surfaces. Notary A W Gleason seals document dated December 6 1886. Patterson and Sroma testimonials sought. price 75 cents. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation advertised.
Market notes show fat lambs and lamb prices with quoted ranges for veal and sheep. Cattle figures appear alongside, reflecting fluctuation and limited detail in the OCR text.
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