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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1908
Page
4
The Austin Daily Herald lists subscription rates for Gertrude Ellis Skinner as associate editor and publisher. The document includes sworn circulation figures for 197.
A humorous poem contrasts old serenades with modern dating as a twentieth century suitor trades chivalry for a car and chauffeur. The piece notes shifts in romance from traditional gestures to practical images like gasoline and horseless carriages, praising Minnesota as a great state amid regional imagery.
Spring activity at Riverview reveals early signs of growth with lilacs budding potatoes sprouting and tulips showing above ground as poplars are grubbed on a Saturday.
The Rev L J Vaughen of Dubuque Iowa, a noted priest lecturer and actor, will resign from lecturing to serve as a country parish priest at Cuba City Wisconsin. The assignment comes from Bishop Schwebach of LaCrosse.
An Austin man suggested contributing $100 toward river dredging and raising more funds through subscriptions or a tag day for charity if needed. He spoke this morning about mobilizing support and mobilizing funds.
A popular Austin young salesman invited friends to a rabbit hunt on Sunday. Though dressed in society clothes, he earned the nickname Kandy Kit and was taken out in a wagon in hunting attire after a prompt wardrobe change. The group searched the woods for him afterward.
Companions heard a gunshot and found a red and white calf shot by mistake, believed by the shooter to be a jack rabbit. December is described as the great holiday month with early Christmas advertising and buoyant shopping momentum already in the air.
After discussing Dutchtown, readers suggest several alternative names for the district east of the G. R. & P. railroad. Submissions include Be kelborough Myhretown Springdale Across the tracks Per Addition Livelyville Dobbin Over-the-bridge Germantown Brooklyn Lake Park Fourth Ward.
The event runs Wednesday to Friday with free nightly programs including songs readings drills farce impersonations and stereopticon pictures. Light refreshments will be sold and Home Trade Coupons available at one dollar redeemable for one dollar in trade by the named firm, helping the church at no cost to attendees.
The Chicago physician, noted for his extensive practice and treatment of chronic diseases, travels to our city for a 24th monthly trip. He offers honest opinions and valuable consultation, welcoming anyone to meet him at the Hotel Fox in Austin on December 2.
The Bijou presents Mr George Grandon a former navy bugler for the vaudeville feature. He will perform cornet calls and exhibits of triple tonging with soft tones likened to a zephyr in spring. Hear him tonight.
A deaf traveler staying at a cottage in England asks the kindly old landlady to wake him at a set hour. He awakens late and discovers a note under his door saying it is half past eight. The anecdote appears in Harper’s Weekly with a gentle nod to propriety and humor.
A New York Press line humorously recounts a gas man querying a widow applying to pay for gas. He asks about the late husband’s occupation and she wryly notes she divorced him before his death, implying uncertainty about his business and a sharp wit in the exchange.
A Boston Transcript aside argues that true Americans save the underdog but then harshly rebuke him for arrogance, presenting a cautionary view of restraint and strength in social conduct.
A compact aphorism notes levity as prettiness in infants, a shameful defect in men, and a monstrous folly in old age, reflecting shifting moral judgments across life stages.
Miss Rosette Murphy and Thomas B. Hastings united in marriage at Sacred Heart church Adams Minnesota on Thursday morning November 26 with Rev Father Reichl officiating. Attendants included Miss Cassie Murphy and Michael Hastings. A reception followed at the bride’s home with local and out of town guests from Winnebago City Alma Bailey and others. The couple will establish a home at McIntyre Iowa.
Japanese orator Kiyo S Inui will lecture on the Mission of New Japan at the Franklin school building Friday night. Proceeds go to benefit local schools. Inui, a six year resident of the United States, is a University of Michigan graduate who studied literature and law and plans to return to Japan to aid New Japan work. He is described as bright, pleasant, and entertaining and anticipated to deliver a valued message to city residents.
Mrs. Jo Allen sister of Capt. Parmenter died in Rochester at five o'clock this morning. The body will be brought to Austin for interment with Mrs. M J Parmenter present at death and returning with the remains. She leaves two children Mabel and Ray. The family lived south of Varco and moved to North Dakota earlier. Mrs Ailen has been in Rochester since July.
Advertisement claims deafness from Eustachian tube inflammation can be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness due to catarrh not cured, circulars free, F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A statistician estimates 250 million dollars yearly is diverted from local merchants to mail order firms in distant cities. The piece argues every purchase sent away harms local business and prosperity, urging readers to support home enterprise and avoid strangling their own community.
A correspondent discusses the phrase painting the town red noting it predates popular myth. The piece references Dante and Virgil from The Divine Comedy and cites a London News quotation about Francesca and Paolo admitting their sins painted the world red.
The Hibbert Journal states that pure instinctive effort, driven by sheer pluck, has a lifting power. It argues that every form of courage raises life’s tone within its influence in proportion to the endurance shown.
A mother admonishes Ethel to bid Marian's mother good night and report a pleasant visit. Ethel recalls Marian took the biggest apple piece and spilled lemonade on her dress, preventing her from sharing what she was told.
Local humor note recalls Mrs Shellpod Hiram accusing hobos of stealing the wash line. Farmer Shellpod questions how hobos could be identified, and Mrs Shellpod jokes they took everything but the towels, with a German proverb about better within bringing better out.
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