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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
2
Fledgling politicians spark print ire in Austin census tease
A local column notes young politicians provoke more anger than veterans over editorials. A physician declines naming himself, predicting Austin’s population will reach 8,500 when the 1910 census is taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Albert Lea Plans Piano Contest Draws Dismay
The local paper notes disapproval of a planned piano contest by the Herald’s group a year after a previous event. It argues such contests have little value to the community, the newspaper, or advertisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Fishermen predict bountiful pickerel run after the big ditch turns Cedar
Local fishermen say when the big ditch alters Freeborn County lakes into the Cedar, a fine run of pickerel and perch will occur upstream. They warn only a flying fish could clear the dams, implying heavy water flow may hinder passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeborn County
Christmas Soon in a Child’s Eye
A child asks when Christmas will come, a reminder that the festive season feels distant to the young yet arrives sooner for many adults. The piece notes the readiness we often lack for red letter days and jokes about All Fools Day as a contrast to other events.
When to divide and plant peonies for best bloom
Garden guidance says divide large peony clumps now for strong blooms next spring. Fall planting ensures flowering, while spring division delays blossoms by a year.
Fisherman Basks in Three-Pound Bass Catches Wife Confused
W. J. Avery brought home a three pound bass after a Tuesday fishing trip. Mrs. Avery, while cleaning, questioned the catch and joked that the fish might be a catfish since it had swallowed a mouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Avery
Mrs. Avery
Bryan Man From Austin Linked To Standard Oil Funds
A Bryan man in Austin admitted handling tainted Standard Oil money. Overheard at the post office this morning exposed a well known Second ward business figure, T. F. Cummings of the Austin Bottling Works, who received six dollars from Standard Oil for pasturing a horse this summer. The impact on his alderman or mayoral bid is unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Austin
Standard Oil Company
T. F. Cummings
Austin Bottling Works
Addressing machine to print papers at ten thousand an hour
Austin clergymen promote A B Hawkins addressing machine as perfect and patent protected. It prints addresses on newspapers and magazines at 10000 per hour, replacing manual labors between press and mail sack. Discussion planned at the Progressive League this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
A. B. Hawkins
Progressive League
Printing Plant to Incorporate and Stock Offered for Sale
The F. H. McCulloch printing plant will be incorporated and stock is now for sale. Interested parties may contact J. L. Mitchell at Austin National Bank or Mr. McCulloch at his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. McCulloch
J. L. Mitchell
The
Austin National Bank
Mr. McCulloch
Progressive league calls important meeting this evening
The Progressive league invites members to attend an important evening meeting at the opera house. The agenda includes reconsideration of the Lyle Calvert proposition along with other matters of significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive League
Opera House
Lyle Calvert
Remembering a Wife and Her Culinary Talent
A humorous exchange depicts a man recalling his wife as a dainty and pretty figure, Humly, while others claim she has produced several skilled cooks in three months signaling a playful boast about her influence and household talents.
Austin steam laundry yields prized pin and steady growth
An Austin woman recovered a valuable beauty pin found on top of clean clothes returned by the Austin Steam Laundry Burnham’s plant uses a meticulous system to track every article with owner names staff of fourteen keeps the business running smoothly despite past storms and now expands into dry cleaning pressing and dyeing with no complaints about work quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Burnham
Herald
Ida Myat
Austin Steam Laundry
Turkish Bath Parlors Open Under Austin National Bank
The Turkish bath parlors run by Jack and Charley opened Tuesday under the rear of the Austin National Bank. The facility features spotless white interiors, small steam and hot rooms, wall lockers, and a six bed sleeping room. Open day and night, the operators are known for Prairie du Chien Sanitarium baths and promise baths equal to any city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack and
Charley
Austin National Bank
Jack
Austin
Prairie du Chien Sanitarium
October Weather Forecast From Prof Hicks
Prof Hicks predicts a two week storm period in October with storms on the 9th to 12th bringing gales and early snows in northern states. A cold wave, wind shifts, and autumn drizzle follow between the 9th and 14th, with a reactionary stretch on the 15th to 17th and possible sleet later in the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks
Avery's Nail Paper Sale Slashes Prices
At Avery's a large reduction on nail paper is announced. The Methodist County Fair offers hot waffles with coffee for 15 cents from 6 PM all evening, drawing attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery’s
Children Come and Go in Miss Publics Cold Morning
A fragment from a school scene shows Miss Public tired of rowdy pupils as Ira Padden Georgie Sutton and others enter the room. The teacher scolds and directs, while a boy named Charley Stillman loses a fire house drawing and Joe Fitzham recalls a pretend fire department game. The entry ends with the class assembling as the Woodrich boy lingers outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Public
Ira Padden
Georgie Sutton
Georgie
Clarence Emmons
Johnnie McCormick
Paulie Zender
Percy Bump
Percy
Charley Stillman
Joe Fitztham
Nels Jensen
Fire Department
Nels
Joe
Jimmie Galt
Willie Hinman
Johnnie Becker
Tommie Feeley
Henry Trenary
Neddie Elwood
Nickie Myhre
Willie Todd
Tommie Pridham
Tommie Foster
Jakie Gute
Johnnie Fairbanks
Hoyt Avery
Charley Johnson
Joe Keenan
Frank E Long Opening Week at Gem Family Theatre
Frank E Long and his company bring a week of entertainment to the Gem Family Theatre beginning Monday October 12. The show features Frank E Long and Nana Sullivan with a 15 member supporting company and includes the four act comedy drama Thorns and Orange Blossoms. Vaudeville features are presented between acts. Prices 15 25 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Long
Gem Family Theatre
Nana Sullivan
Racine
Wis
Waukegan
Iill
Cedar Rapids
Erin Lacey
Will F. Crockett
Bruce Kent Brown Brothers
The Herald’s Popular Wants Ad Rates
Classified notice explains the Herald’s popular wants ad policy with pricing five cents per line for the first insertion and one cent per line for each subsequent insertion.
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Herald
Lsc
Wanted items fill Herald classifieds
Multiple help and exchange notices run in the Herald. Wants include a six to seven room house a delivery wagon driver a clothes sorter a skilled dressmaker and a reliable boy for permanent work Also requests for exchanging horses for vacant lots second-hand lumber and a football suit plus a parrot canary and a German singer from Mrs Winer at 106 W College Street.
Rent notices and furnished room ads in a local edition
Classified rentals list rooms for light housekeeping on Lansing Avenue and a furnished room for one or two gentlemen at 418 East Bridge Street. Also advertised houses for rent or sale with electric lights furnace bath and small down payment, via Mrs W H Adams at 401 South River Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing Avenue
Herald Office
East Bridge St
W. H.adams
River Street
Surrey
W. H. Adams
South River
For SALE and Lost Classified Notices Compilation
Various sale items and a lost pin notice. Items include a child's iron bed with mattress, an oak cupboard, art garland coal heater, housewares, and a large household inventory. Listings mention contact addresses in Oakland and South Main, a residence on 810 S St. Paul St., and several town lots and farms for sale or trade near Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Oakland
Art Garland Herd
South Main St
St. Paul St
Austin
State
Lumber and service ads offer reduced rates and supplies
Cut rates on household goods to the Pacific coast and other points. Su emer service at reduced rates. The oyd transfer Co., Minneapolis, Minn. INSURE against fire, insure against tornado, with W. W. Ranney. Remodel or repair your building with The Mower County Lumber Co. furnish lumber cement plaster at right prices. The Eclipse Lumber Company will furnish building material coal or wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Suemer
The
Oyd ‘Transfer Co
Minneapolis
Minn
W. W. Ranney
Mower County Lumber Co
C. E. Hersey
Eclipse Lumber Company
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered as Internal Remedy
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to reach the disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The Toledo company advertises testimonials and a regular prescription by a leading physician, selling at 75 cents with Hall's Family Pills for constipation also promoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
FF. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
East Side Notes and Local Arrivals
East Side items report Mrs. Lee McDonald visiting her parents in town. several residents travel or return from cities including Rochester and Minneapolis. A big stock exhibit is set for the Methodist County Fair. A. L. Trader returns from Washington after four months with the C M and St P extension. News on illness and social visits finish the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Lee McDonald
Minneapolis
Mrs. L. Laurie
Loretta Reinartz
Rochester
Elizabeth
Little Helen Hodge Bitten by Dog in Newbury
Four year old Helen Hodge daughter of Mr and Mrs Hodge Newbury North Dakota was badly bitten on the nose by a dog last Saturday. The dog was shot and its head sent to Fargo to test for rabies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hodge
Austin
Helen
Miss Olive Vaughan Returns from Mission Fields
Former missionary Miss Olive Vaughan arrived in New York on Saturday after three years abroad. She could not return to Lansing and has entered a Clifton Springs sanitarium for rest and recovery due to overwork and worry. Austin friends wish her a speedy improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Vaughan
New York
Miss Vaughan
Lansing
Clifton Springs
N. Y
Austin
Ladies' Aid Hosts Tea by Mrs Nelson and Mrs Peterson
The Ladies' Aid of the Lutheran church will be entertained tomorrow afternoon by Mrs George Nelson and Mrs Hans Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lutheran Church
George Nelson
Hans Peterson
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