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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1908
Page
2
Potpourri of Local Interest and a Fatal Frosty Tale
A fragmentary line from a December issue hints at a local interest fusion with a dark note about a youth felled by “painter's colic” and a vivid image of a half submerged brick in a pond. The texture suggests a magazine caption or poem excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painter
Young's Magazine
Home outshines house in praise of Austin professional
An Austin woman called the man’s residence more of a home than a house, complimenting the dwelling of the local professional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Contractor Says Improvements Understated by Fifty Thousand
Beatty the contractor claims our list of improvements valued at over 430000 was understated by about 50000, noting that much was spent on new houses additions barns and other improvements. Local hunters at Rice Lake report that Friday brought an influx of ducks over one hundred thousand as ponds froze and ducks settled on the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatty
Rice Lake
Twin City Papers Fail to Shift Gubernatorial Vote
Rochester notes the Twin City dailies barely influenced the governor race as their shifting stance did not sway any votes. An editorial in the Minneapolis Tribune quotes a harsh claim about the governor's past embezzlement sentence and pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Twin City
Johnson
Minneapolis Tribune
Morning Sky Mystery and Local Lawyers Return
From six to seven this morning the eastern sky glowed with vivid colors as Venus shimmered through morning mist. The Bandler brothers, Austin natives and local lawyers, return home to establish a permanent office after studies at the high school and state university and practice elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Bandler
Austin
Man Finds Hidden Hairpiece Inside Package
A man returning home heard gnawing from a package on his table. He opened it to find a woven wire hair accessory wrapped tightly, springing open like a steel trap and frightening him. He concluded the rat had been caught.
Transition in Austin as merchants adapt to changing population
A local businessman notes Austin’s shift from a familiar city to one filled with strangers. He observes more transit customers and changing storefronts as merchants move from door signs to broader newspaper advertising. The town is undergoing a clear business driven transformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Report of Carnegie Public Library October 1908
October 1908 library activity shows total circulation 1775 with 1175 issued to adults and 600 to children. The report notes 27 days open for circulation and a daily average presence across adult and children's reading rooms plus a total attendance tally. Flora C. Conner signs as Librarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Public Library
Real Panama and Its People by Eleanor Yorke Bell
The December Metropolitan Magazine features The Real Panama and Its People, a careful study of Panama and its inhabitants and the conditions faced by engineers. The article is a valuable contribution to understanding a misrepresented region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Metropolitan Magazine
Panama
Eleanor Yorke Bell
New Mik Route Begins Milk Delivery Citywide
On Wednesday November 18 R. L. Dutcher starts delivering milk to any part of the city. The milk comes from Plain Vein Dairy and can be ordered by calling 34 J 3 Interstate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Dutcher
Plain Vein
Card of Thanks Expressing gratitude for kindness after sorrow
We thank friends and neighbors and especially our railroad friends for the kindness shown during our recent sorrow. The grateful family acknowledges the support and condolences received from the community.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Letter
A Minnesota reader from Austin praises Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble relief. Mrs. M. Russell of 607 West Oakland Avenue credits the remedy with reducing back pain and dizziness after two years of illness. She bought the pills at C A Pooler's drug store and urges others to use Doan's, 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole US agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
C. A. Pooler’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United
Obituary of Mary J Van Blarcum Pioneer of Mankato
Mary J Comstock Van Blarcum died in Rochester after an abdominal operation. Born Antwerp New York December 31 1833 she moved to Mankato in 1853 with her brothers and sister and once faced an armed intruder in her home. Survived by daughter Mrs. Chas West of Austin and son Clare Olcott Van Blarcum of Fostoria Ohio she was a devoted church member and businesswoman who lived in Mankato until her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. van Blarcum
Mankato
Rochester
van Blarcum
Mary Jane Comstock
Antwerp
N. Y
Marshall T
Byron W. Comstock
Geo. M. van Brunt
Northwestern
Front Street
van Brant
Taylor
South Front Street
James van Blarcum
Superior
Wis
Ohio
Chas. West
Austin
Clare Olcott van Blarcum
Fostoria
Methodist Church
Mankato Daily Review
Bijou Tonight Show Promises Strong Clean Program
The Bijou plans a special program featuring Walton the Chinese comedian in vaudeville and Henry E. Dixey in David Garrick plus a hand colored film The Mysterious Knight. The lineup is billed as exceptionally strong refined and new for the city. Don’t miss it tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bijou
Walton
Henry E. Dixey
David Garrick
Mysterious Knight
Proposal Fear Hinted by Guardian Angel
A humorous dialogue portrays a sweet young woman asking why men fear proposing while a chronicle bachelor blames his anxiety on a guardian angel trying to hold him back.
Marked Him Cleveland Plain Dealer Phrase Fragment
A terse exchange appears from the Cleveland Plain Dealer where one speaker questions the other’s status with a sharp retort. The fragment hints at a confrontational interaction between individuals in a public record.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered As Deafness Remedy
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment for deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. Claims nine of ten cases due to catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness not cured, with free senior circulars and sales through Druggists at 75 cents plus pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Eclipse Lumber Company Building Materials Sale Promoted
The Eclipse Lumber Company advertises furnishing building material coal or wood to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eclipse Lumber Company
The Ungrateful Cuckoo Explored by London Review
The London Saturday Review characterizes the cuckoo as morally corrupt and murderous from cradle to flight, noting its lack of memory and ethics. It contrasts the bird with thieves like jackdaws sparrows and cheekily condemns its fraternal bloodshed within the nest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Saturday Review
Marriage Customs In Savage Africa
A Wide World Magazine excerpt notes in Africa husbands often purchase wives, reversing the Western charge of marrying for money. It argues the practice motivates young men to work and deters lazy youths from competing in the marriage market by valuing initiative over idleness.
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Savage
Africa
Wide World Magazine
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