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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
2
A brief local column advertises matters of community interest and calls for capable civic-minded men. It quotes Josiah Gilbert Holland urging strong minds and ready hands, criticizing demagogues and urging integrity in public service amid a tense political climate for Republicans aligned with Johnson-era concerns.
The remark notes a voter would back a straight Republican ticket in Minnesota for office or cash but switch to a straight Democrat stance in Georgia for similar aims. The statement highlights regional partisan fluidity and strategic voting considerations.
A Indiana judge ruled that the term all correct marked lettering has legal standing. The decision confirms such labeling as a recognized endorsement despite unclear origin.
An officer in the Taft-Jacobson club says membership does not compel voting for Jacobson. He believed a Taft club would be formed and that including Jacobson’s name was a compliment.
A young businessman demonstrates money in poultry by raising fifteen chickens that produced 2000 eggs since January first. He claims a hundred percent return on his investment.
An Austin woman once a friend of the Herald misplaced Austin for another city and dialed a butcher shop while thinking she was still in Austin. She says she forgot she had left and later never repeated the mistake.
A college professor who adores codfish plans dinner in bachelor hall. He buys a receipt book and asks a neighbor’s wife to prepare the meal. He serves codfish and declares it cooked to a turn despite his wife’s dislike.
Citizens call on authorities to clear the river bed above the dam due to decaying vegetation that fouls the water and threatens public health in dry weather, citing Mankato’s typhoid epidemic as a warning.
National Red Cross Society plans a no carrying power Christmas stamp to raise funds for tuberculosis. The stamp features a holly wreath and the inscription a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It will sell for one cent, with a supply sent to cities before the holiday season. Denmark inspired the idea after a first experiment netted 20,000 dollars.
A woman in the city criticizes men for heavy chores and slow speech, contrasting animated, cheerful women with men who take five minutes to walk a block and a week to express a thought. She notes some men complain constantly about business and rarely speak pleasantly.
Yeomen of America No 354 announce Friday evening October 16 a meeting with an informal reception for the bride and groom. Members and friends are invited by order of the committee.
A Taft Johnson club for traveling men organized at the Fox hotel on Wednesday night with eighteen signers at first. the roll features an American eagle and flag and the motto the man not the party label. By noon forty five men signed and many non travelers joined, with plans to send the roll to Gov Johnson as a campaign memento.
Mr N W Warren leaves Austin tomorrow morning bound for Placios Texas to start a new life. He has resided in Austin five years after moving from Clear Lake Iowa and leaves behind many friends. He was active in the Methodist church the Brotherhood and the Epworth League and related church activities.
A persuasive feature extols Our Pie preparation as suitable for a 12 year old girl or an experienced cook. It claims lemon chocolate and custard pies can be made easily with full directions on each package. Pie is presented as daily diet and urges readers to order several packages to impress friends.
The Mower County Medical Society held its regular quarterly meeting at the Fox hotel with Dr. Cobb of Lyle presiding. Officers elected for 1909 include President C C Leck Vice President C F Lewis Secretary C H Hegge Treasurer Schottler Dexter Minn Censor Schlutz Waltham Delegates Cobb Lyle and Mitchell Grand Meadow. New member A N Collins admitted. Papers discussed included Some Important Principles of Dietetics by Schlutz and Skin Diseases of Minnesota by Cobb.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken internally, claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. It is presented as a nonquack remedy prescribed by a top physician and offered with testimonials, costing 75 cents, with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Alice Katheryn Larent and Thomas L. Searles wed at the Larent home in Nevada on October 14 with about one hundred guests. Rev C D Belden officiated as Miss Fink accompanied by the couple’s sister Amy served as attendants. the couple will reside on the groom’s Nevada farm.
Mrs. C Campbell went to Cedar Falls today to be with her mother who is seriously ill. Mrs. Al Wengert has returned from Independence Ia.
Seventeen women gathered at Mrs. Roy Holmes home to form the Ladies' Auxiliary of St Olaf's Hospital. They set monthly meetings the fourth Monday 3 to 5 pm with 10 cent dues for working members and 2 dollars yearly for associate members. Mrs. Roy Holmes elected president and Mrs. Orris Hayes treasurer and secretary. At the first session they hemmed a dozen towels. The next regular meeting is set for Monday October 26 with Mrs. Orris Hayes on Lansing Avenue.
A block of about 200 reserved seats will be sold for convenience. The sale starts at Wold's on Saturday morning October 17 at 9 o clock. Season tickets cost fifty cents. Course and single admission tickets are available at the same location.
Mr Roney of Roney's Boys Concert company recalls catching an attorney sharing a plan to train singers to enunciate clearly so audiences hear every word. Roney insists his troupe has long practiced distinct diction, aiming to please listeners. An event at M E church on Oct 16 under Ladies Aid promotes tickets at 25c and 60c.
In Justice Court Godfrey Laurie pleaded guilty to assaulting W. J. Mahnke. He was fined $10 and costs. A warrant was issued for the man who started a fight on Railway street Wednesday night after allegedly striking the victim with a brick and kicking him in the face as he lay.
A reception Friday evening at the Congregational church will honor guests from many states and Europe. Minnesota is noted as assisted by Uncle Sam as friends are invited to attend hosted by C. L. Thomas and Dr. C. C. Leek with regional representatives from Canada New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Iowa and others.
A compact storefront advertisement lists fabric and sewing items including cotton blankets, calico, gingham, sheeting, Merrick’s thread, spools, outings, and soap bars. It notes a 20 percent discount on ladies suits and coats and mentions various prices for blocks of soap, toothpicks, and miscellany from M.S. Fisch’s.
Advertisers are invited to place classified notices in the Herald with a rate of five cents per line for the first insertion and one cent per line for each subsequent insertion, promising effective results for readers seeking services and sales.
A leatherneck strap was found and may be claimed by the owner. Contact M. W. Rogers four miles southwest of Austin or notify J. P. Zender in Austin with details. A hog seen from the finder’s barn is noted as a separate sighting.
Classified notice seeking a private weekly residence for a girl who studied cooking at the Great Northern hotel in Chicago and a five or six room modern house. Readers are to leave word at the Herald office.
House for rent third block from Courthouse west Alfred and Charles Cressey 41 furnished room for rent a nicely furnished room modern conveniences for one or two gentlemen close in 418 Fast Bridge St HOUSES FOR RENT AND SALE Some new and modern electric lights furnace bath etc Small payment down balance monthly payment Furnished rooms for rent Mrs W H Adams 401 S River street For RENT A furnished room 318 Oakland or phone 285 L
Two milch cows for sale by Smith and Decker. Seven room house for sale call Mrs Dahle 906 Grove street. Trade offer for a work horse or buggy for lumber, Cot tonwood lumber accepted. L F Snyder corner 5th and Winona streets. My family goods for sale including harness buggy etc Mrs W H Adams 401 South River. Mrs Susan Hormel's residence for sale or trade twelve rooms bath furnace corner lot shade trees 310 S St Paul St. Houses on Water Bridge Railway St Paul St Oakland town lots farms near Austin. G Sorflat en Office 223 N Main St.
Cut rates on household goods to the Pacific coast and other points. Su 8 service at reduced rates. The Transfer Co Minneapolis fine. Insure against fire or tornado with W W Ranney. Remodel or repair plans with Mower County Lumber Co for lumber cement plaster at right prices. Eclipse Lumber Co to furnish building material coal or wood.
Mrs W S Plummer traveled from Mankato to attend the L A to OR C meeting at Mrs George Taylors. Mrs Brossard came from Farmington to visit Austin friends. Jimmie Downs visits Austin friends. Mrs CC Jackson returned to Hokah after visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Earl Waye went to LaCrosse last night.
Latest styles in mission cathedral and holland light shades for chandelier stand and drop lights. See them in person and arrange electrical supplies. Estimates gladly given on house wiring.
A Frenchman Auguste Rouzand and an Englishman Mr Blacksgore joined a Dodge City buffalo hunt with Sixth Cavalry. Rouzand killed none, instead staining his knife with buffalo blood and packing it as a trophy to Paris, while the soldiers slaughtered hundreds.
Modern surgeons employ dozens of thread types including kangaroo tendons, horsehair, silk and fine silver wire. The threads are chosen to hold for a set healing period and then break away naturally. Needles vary in form from curved segments to spear and javelin shapes.
A correspondent reports Professor Blackie resisting a lady’s enticement to share his view on Sankey hymns during their peak popularity. He praises a Stilton on the luncheon table, then receives a four line verse tied to cheese and salvation, printed as a coy rejoinder from the Glasgow Herald.
In reminiscences Sir Algernon West recalls Robert Browning meeting a famous guest who pressed questions through dinner and afterward. The poet halted the intrusiveness by saying that such behavior would lead people to claim he was monopolizing his time.
A humorous piece contrasts domestic bickering with a feature on repurposing worn derby hats. It highlights that felt soles cut from old hats can replace uncomfortable cork ones in boots, promoting practical reuse rather than waste.
In a Tennessee campaign, An drew Jackson struggled to energize the crowd until a chairman urged him to speak Latin. Opponent Smith had used Latin, and Vickery rose to declare E pluribus unum, Sic semper tyrannis, Habeas corpus, drawing applause and aiding the Jackson ticket's win in that county.
E H Sothern tripped during The Lady of Lyons fourth act while rushing to Pauline. Virginia Harned stood nearby as the scene faltered, and Arthur Lawrence as Beausant taunted him, provoking uproarious audience amusement.
A New York World excerpt discusses the antebellum ritual where a wife promises fidelity to her husband and notes that under old English law the husband could beat his wife with a stick no thicker than a quarter of an inch.
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