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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1908
Page
2
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A playful verse notes a shopkeeper named Alexander who mixes goods cleverly and brands them well. A romance and a name change lead to a partnership called Alex-ander. The item also cites a Berlin newspaper ranking New York as the third German city by population after Berlin and Hamburg.
The note defends continued subscription despite disagreement with the editor. It recalls a prior cabbage shipment that caused no subscription drop, citing gratitude for what is received and an inability to respond after receipt.
A long delayed marriage finally concluded after travel complications. The groom from this county awaited the bride who was held by residence rules in North Dakota. She arrived by a circuitous route via Mason City, then reached Austin where the ceremony took place and they were wed.
Miss Inger Larson and Mr. Henry Hanson were married at the Evanger Lutheran church in Sargeant on Wednesday September 30 1908 at one oclock Rev S Theo Norman officiating. The couple will reside in Sargeant where Hanson serves as a rural mail carrier.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. Internal remedies target the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure, created by F. J. Cheney & Co., is a physician endorsed preparation sold by druggists for 75 cents. Testimonials offered free. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An advertisement highlights wallpaper priced at 20 cents per double roll from Avery’s wallpaper store. It also promotes Cronon’s for stogies described as mighty fine and mighty cheap, implying a combined retail promotion.
A partial, garbled market brief shows scattered figures and codes like 230102 and 6990S. The text references prices or indices with unclear units and lacks coherent context or identifiable entities. The fragment suggests the page captured a trading section with missing details.
About seventy five Jews from a radius of eighty miles gathered in the city to observe Yom Kippur. Services began at 7 this morning and close at sundown with Rev M B Heiman officiating. Local rabbi J Bobror leads as the tolus robe scene frames a day of fasting and prayer.
Eric Natvig of near Hayward died at St. Olav's hospital at 8 30 am from injuries from Friday afternoon wagon accident near Albert Lea. He was returning from the Knute Knutson farm with a fellow worker when a wheel sank in a rut causing him to be thrown and struck on the hip. He leaves a mother a step father three brothers and two sisters.
The Duo decim Literary society met at Harold D. Vosburgh's home on Friday Oct 2. Officers elected for the year are Harold D. Vosburgh president Claude Craig vice president Ernest Chandler secretary Jay Hormel treasurer and Ray Peterson corresponding secretary. New members为to be admitted next meeting include Harold Fenton Job Loucks Will Chapman and Harry Martin. The group adjourned after refreshments and will meet again Oct 10 with Ernest Chandler.
J P Elmer delivered the year’s prize pumpkin and twelve ears of corn each ten inches long. The corn crop survived a hail damaged field and heavy rain on June 23, producing a remarkable yield. Visitors may view the stalk at the office.
The M W A offers a free membership to the man with the second closest guess of the feet of cord needed to fly the farthest kite from the Grand Hotel cupola. Estimates can be recorded until Wednesday 4 p m with E H Sterling of First National Bank. Sealed cord amounts were placed in the Herald safe. weather will decide if kites fly Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ray Duholm defended a passing lady by confronting a group of cigarette smoking youths on a street corner. A disturbance occurred in front of a garage when the youths insulted women. Duholm warned them to stop and promptly dealt with a violator, ending the incident at that spot.
A special meeting of the county board of Mower county Minnesota will be held in the auditor s office in the city of Austin on Tuesday Oct 6 1908 for the transaction of such business as may legally come before it. Meeting convenes at 3 o clock.
Loomis Bros. operate at 21 East Mill Street offering daily poultry purchases at the highest market price. They advertise shipping car jets and paying top rates to sellers.
In West Duluth Minnesota a humorous social note tells how President C R Boostrom was caught in a snow storm without an overcoat. A friend lent a coat, then another return visit followed, and the overcoat remains ready to aid any other afflicted man from Austin.
Tokio plans a grand reception for Admiral Sperry and the sixteen battleships arriving October 17. Salutes from Japan’s sixteen battleships will greet the fleet at Yokohama as Tokyo aims to showcase exceptional hospitality and strengthen U S Japan ties amid earlier safety doubts.
Classified notices seek a fine educated parrot, a German canary singer, and a dandy football suit from Mrs. W Miner at 106 W College. They also advertise an extra large second hand base burner. Employer posting for a young man with penmanship and a lady book-keeper at Schleuder Paper Co. All ads run through the Herald.
For rent two to three rooms on Lansing Avenue offering light housekeeping. Inquire at the Herald office. Also houses for rent and sale with modern electric lights bath fur nace flexible payment. Furnished rooms for rent. Mrs W H Adams 41 South River Street.
Multiple entries advertise houses and residences for sale or trade. Items include a No 9 stove, a coal heater with oven, household goods, furniture, and a 75 piece Haviland china set. Properties listed include Mrs Dehle at 606 Grove Street and Mrs Susan Hormel at 310 S St Paul Street. G Sorflaten at Office 223 N Main St invites inquiries.
Chicago News reports on coastal acoustic phenomena where signals from ships or distress cries vanish then reappear, sparking belief in supernatural voices. Experts cite coastal echoes and fogged conditions as explanations for distant, audible sounds and unusual wind-driven sound propagation.
A London Globe piece recalls John Day a clever but ignorant millwright who died on June 22 1774 attempting to stay submerged for twelve hours in a water tight box in Plymouth sound. It contrasts Day's risky stunt with modern diving safety and sonar tech.
Miscellaneous items advertise cut rates on household goods to the Pacific coast and other points with superior service. W. W. Ranney offers fire and tornado insurance and bond surety. I. E. Heisey references Lumber Co. for remodeling needs and Eclipse Lumber Co. supplies building material, coal or wood.
A wealthy Wiltshire clothier traveling from Bath to Bristol reads a letter of introduction from his Bath physician to a Bristol brothel. The note, signed by Dr Blank, reveals a blunt professional aside about the bearer, highlighting curiosity and the city visit.
Winnipeg October 5 The coast to coast strike by Canadian Pacific mechanics ends with the men returning to work. J H McVety chief of mechanics in the West says to resume duties at once. The settlement vindicates the conciliation board ruling under the Lemieux act.
The red tipped pelican bill gave rise to the tale that it feeds its young with its own blood. Some say the behavior of the pelican pressing its bill to the breast to empty the pouch inspired this myth. Others compare it to the flamingo’s bloodlike secretions to its young.
Miss Chellus confirms engagement to Mr Boxley in a brief Philadelphia Press item. Miss Pechis remarks on the match as a witty exchange, noting the fiancé as a notable catch. The dialogue captures social chatter over a betrothal.
A row boat capsized on the Tennessee river in Chattanooga on October 5 killing five Black occupants, including two women. Rescue attempts failed and authorities are investigating the accident.
A brief dialogue contrasts a battle picture with the harsh realities of war. The cartoonist asks if the image conveys the poignant horrors, and a commentator agrees it is one of the most awful depictions witnessed.
A concise observation notes that ridicule can unsettle power, yet those targeted by ridicule may persist only while public attention lasts, with the underlying fragility of reputations and leadership exposed by mockery.
A Washington Star quip contrasts a stern parent asking a young man about dollar value with the youth’s reply that at the club a dollar buys one white chip. The joke hinges on money meaning and social status in leisure settings.
A humorous exchange mocks a child who can imitate adults in cards and language but is deemed too young to pray. The dialogue showcases a priestly remark on Johnny’s behavior and the witty retort about his spiritual timing.
A witty aphorism noted by the Chicago Record-Herald suggests romance governs life while wealth secures practical needs like axle grease. The line intertwines fate and finance in social commentary.
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