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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1908
Page
4
Eugene Wood recalls advertising in the HERALD prompting a lost cat to return. A woman warns against using river ice for food or drink as she surveys the ice gathering site.
F. W. Kimball argues the city should employ the city engineer during the river water outage to lay out a land plot plan. He says the unusual window offers a rare opportunity for substantial, definite progress on future projects.
A flood of mud from a mill dam incident leaves boys coated and scented. a broader call urges public praise for everyday workers. The piece argues appreciation fuels action, noting we often withhold praise until after death and urging timely recognition for laborers, teachers, preachers, and service workers.
About 100 attendees gathered at the home of Rev and Mrs G W Lutz on Chatham Street for an Era Club program featuring Mrs C R Boostrom reporting on the Buffalo national convention and a Minneapolis state convention. Speakers included Hon Ferris of Hampton Iowa and Rev J S Budlong advocating suffrage while Prof C S Boostrom opposed educational qualifications for county superintendents.
A misformed old ad claims deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube and offers one hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It asserts catarrh causes nine of ten deafness cases and promotes other products like family pills.
Complete returns show Taft leading in Minnesota with 84 481 votes and Johnson at 28 224. Prohibition Eugene Chafin garners about 10 229, Debs 14 094, and Hisgen 420. Both Prohibition and Debs rise from four years ago.
The Christchurch young ladies formed a guild at Mrs. W. R. Terry’s Water Street home on Friday night. Elected officers include President Eula Terry Vice President Grace Banks Secretary Marjorie Lewis Treasurer Lulu Meyers. Fourteen members attended and light refreshments followed.
Judge Lane born Kingston New York August 13 1830 led a life of optimism service and faith. An 1894 move to Austin Minnesota preceded years as justice of the peace postmaster and Christian church deacon. He died after strokes with funeral Monday at two in the Christian church under Masonic lodge supervision.
Loomis Bros at 213 Mill St Austin Minn invites customers to see their poultry lineup including hens spring ducks turkeys and geese and to contact for competition needs.
State Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners heard the Progressive League petition for a transfer switch between the C M and St P and the CG W lines. A hearing for the attorneys will be held in St Paul soon. Several railroad officials and city figures testified. The switch would cost $1767.60 per city figures.
Two bricklayers quit the FrankVerverka building job in Austin over an apprentice, Andrew Peterson, on site. Waterman & Mickelson contractors were surprised by the action as they wanted to finish during limited good weather. The contractors say the apprentice had a right to be on the job.
A special meeting of Fidelity Lodge No. 39 A. F. and M. is scheduled for Monday November 23 1908 at 1 pm at the Hall. The purpose is to attend the funeral of late brother H N Lane. G E Dutcher W M.
A fox terrier with a new collar and the name Benny is missing. Please return to J. M. Plum. A short talk and song service is planned at the Christian Brotherhood Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. M. Kunsell of 607 W Oakland Ave Austin Minn reports relief from kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She describes fatigue dizziness back pain and weakness improving with the product from A Pooler's drug store. The advertisement promotes Doan's as the cure with 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sale agents.
R L Dutcher will start delivering milk Wednesday November 18 to any part of the city. Milk is produced at the Plain Vein Dairy. Phone 34 Interstate 6tp oe.
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