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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
3
Local item notes fair and warmer weather expected tonight and Thursday. Included are many short notices on local visits and events, shop sales, hospital cases, meetings, and social activities around Austin and nearby towns.
Dennis O Marro is laying off. Mable Regner visited Adams today. Pat Finn of LaCrosse visits Austin friends. Fred Laurie returned from Wilmar. Mrs George Cross went to the cities. Fred Wendt went to Lakefield yesterday on business. Prank Harmacy returned to work after a week’s layoff. Mr Jackson of Hokah visits Austin relatives. Lee McDonald of Minneapolis visits the L Lourie home. Mr and Mrs Fred Hirt on their wedding trip visit Austin friends. East Side W T U to meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs Alex Campbell. L A to ORC to meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs George Taylor. Ladies bring thimble. Miss Laurie, recently operated on, resumes work at Interstate Telephone.
Mrs Sarah Wheeler returns from Dakota after summer visit. Miss Anna Lillegraven back in LeRoy after two weeks with aunt. Miss Minnie Gransee visiting Stacyville. Lee Thatcher spends days with parents. Elizabeth Hill hosts N K's Saturday. Ladies Aid met with Mrs Geo Foster. Joseph Henderson dies at home. Frank Pace rents Sleeper house near LL Quimby. George Gilland and Stella Pace wed. they reside with Gilland in Campbell house. Mr and Mrs E P Merrill visit Wisconsin for two weeks. A tale on frogs of western Australia notes colonists mistook croaks for demons and altered plans. reference to emblems and imagery.
Cedar City notes report Miss Margaret Watkins recovering from a serious illness in Chinook Montana and expected to return home soon. James Rochford made a business trip to Iowa last week. The Silver Leaf Club will meet Thursday Oct 15 with Mrs. W E Killgore.
The Royal Neighbors plan an annual sale of fancy articles in the afternoon at Woodman hall with a supper served from five o'clock until finished. The event occurs on Monday, October 26, and invites all community members to attend.
The Sunny Monday club met Monday afternoon with Miss Mattie Van Bronkhorst. Guests of honor included Mrs. Radtke of Nerstrand and Mrs. T. H. Baker.
The Golden Wedding of Mr J M Greenman and Mrs Greenman will be celebrated on Saturday October 24 in Elks Hall with family and friends expected to attend.
The Lady Maccabees Sewing Society will meet with Mrs. Spence Barry tomorrow afternoon.
Little Ethel Kendall celebrated her sixth birthday Tuesday by entertaining twelve of her little six year old friends at her home on Hope Street. Refreshments were served and games enjoyed.
The B. D. Club was entertained by Miss Genevieve Gilleece Tuesday evening. The girls were served a very unique luncheon.
The Modern Samaritans enjoyed a social session and dance after their regular business meeting Tuesday evening with Mr and Mrs Tichy providing music.
A group of schoolmates friends and relatives surprised Minnie Lembrick for her eleventh birthday Monday afternoon. They gathered at 4 30 pm served supper and enjoyed a happy time until about 7 pm. Several birthday gifts were left as keepsakes of the occasion.
About twenty friends gathered at her home on South Second Street Tuesday evening to celebrate Miss Ella Wiseman turning twenty. The house carried autumn leaves, red crepe paper and candles. Refreshments were served and a pleasant evening enjoyed. She received a nice gift as a memento of the occasion.
A western judge in chambers weighs a hotly contested case and pays the two dollars demanded by the plaintiff. In contrast Sir William Grant, after two days of legal arguments, notes the act has been repealed. Argonaut.
A retired great explorer of nature puzzles his laborers asking what becomes of all the works. The Chicago Tribune notes his deep cogitation as he contemplates the fate of discoveries and projects.
General Nelson A Miles enjoyed telling stories to reporters and once described a new light alloy gun metal that could shave gun weight while matching projectile heft. A Washington correspondent wrote a laughing article claiming weapons would balance mass and velocity, which proved incorrect in ballistics logic.
The article notes oyster collecting is unsuitable for women yet appealing to them in France due to its tedious nature. Women work from dawn to dusk up to their knees in water under a strong sun, with some going mad yearly and needing asylum. Profits are high for those owning beds, and small fortunes accumulate quickly.
Mr. Roney, manager of Roney's Boys' Concert Company, directs Grace Church Chicago choir famed in the US and Europe. He conducts the 32-choir Chicago Choir Festival for 800 boys and 400 men and led music at the National Peace Jubilee attended by President McKinley. Tickets for an ME church event on October 16 cost 25 and 59 cents at Wold's and Pooler's.
A converted Constantinopolitan criticizes Turkish habits saying Turks drink raki to excess and betray religion. He notes Mohammed forbids wine but raki, made from mastic, would have been banned, argues it intoxicates like gin. He describes a Turkish dinner with vegetarian courses and sweets, where drinking accompanies each course and self harm through glass smashing marks misery.
Evidence from St. Martin's-in-the-Fields church accounts shows Elizabeth Bartlett casting the second bell and other women paid the same as men for same work. Fleet Prison records note a first female warden in 1217 earning the same salary as her late husband. The text argues women held economic and political status equal to men then, with no restricted sphere.
A farmer sues a cattle dealer for damages after buying a bull described as gentle. The animal enraged workers and attacked the farmer before the defendant claimed it would calm with time. The judge probes the bull’s temperament and notes the farmer eventually had to shoot the animal to quiet it.
A pious old lady after a zoo visit spoke of enjoying a visit to the theological gardens. A servant described his master’s final illness using the phrase doctors held a consolation and found it eternal. In Italy she saw many people in the garbage of monks with tonsils on their heads.
Hippocrates called father of medicine wrote on veterinary art but Vetitus authored De Arte Veterinaria. The first scientific shift came in 1761 when France established a veterinary college at Lyons Exchange setting a national example.
A reflective note cites Lowell, urging optimism despite unseen hardships and reminding readers that fears often outpace real trouble. The quotation emphasizes inner resilience and hopeful outlook during trying times.
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A New York Times quote recounts a woman player saying she and her husband will save 500 dollars for fare to England and buy a gypsy wagon. She extols the wagons as wide bunks plus a kitchen and sitting room, ideal for travel and sleeping under the stars.
A narrator reflects on Arctic icebergs and weighs the beauty of clouds. They describe ascending above clouds to view earth’s green patches through gaps, marveling at the sky’s vast, shifting sculpture.
In Success Magazine Albert White Vorse notes the lonely sense of nearly falling during ballooning yet emphasizes the safe thrill of ascent. He contrasts earthbound dizziness with the unique calm of high altitude travel and the assurance of a secure landing spot.
Gideon Lane of Bushby livery stable touts a horse as thoroughly safe for families and children. He asserts the animal has no tricks and can be driven by any lady, with the summer resident noting a desire for some spirit. Lane counters that the horse shines on circus day and warns against overloading it.
In a brief note from the Omaha Bee, the article references a political dispute between Taft and Bryan concerning ownership of government assets, with emphasis on the constitutional and ethical implications. The fragment underscores ongoing tensions between the two figures without detailing events or outcomes.
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