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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
2
The Austin Daily Herald serves as the official city paper for Austin Minnesota, publishing daily except Sundays and carrying local news, notices, and community information.
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The item notes two church entertainments and a theatre show for Austin residents tonight. A Rochester resident praises Austin paving and urges his city to adopt a street sweeper. A preacher voices a shift from straight-ticket voting to choosing the candidate best suited to country and state.
At 11 30 Thursday night an east Bridge street resident was awakened by a knock. An aged woman from down the line asked for 15 cents and directions to a hotel for a room. She said she was seeking work.
A reflection notes how past games like horse mimicry gave way to modern plays such as automobile and airship. The piece suggests each generation’s play mirrors contemporary science and future worries, highlighting a cycle of technological imagination in childhood.
A reader asked about John L. Sullivan’s age. The article notes he was fifty on Thursday and recalls his February 7, 1882 victory over Paddy Ryan in Mississippi City, Mississippi, in nine rounds lasting eleven minutes.
J M Palmer editor of the Faribault County Register in his last issue declares the paper independent but aligned with Republican traditions. He states the knife should be used to check the disease before it becomes incurable.
In 1876 Samuel Tilden won the popular vote but lost the electoral college to Rutherford B. Hayes 185 to 184 with 4 300 500 to 4 036 298 votes respectively. In 1888 Grover Cleveland lost the electoral college to Benjamin Harrison 168 to 233 despite Cleveland securing 540 309 and Harrison 5 439 658 popular votes.
The Youth's Companion lists writers for 1909 including Governor Johnson to write on the Country Editor. His name is linked with Prince Wilhelm of Sweden Rt. Hon. James Bryce the British ambassador Justice D J L Rewer of the Supreme Court The Duke of Argyll Hon David Jayne Hill ambassador to Germany.
William Blalock discusses a local poultry keeper who set a record with fifteen chickens. He reports 1400 eggs from 27 hens since April 1, losses from floods, sales totaling 12.40, remaining stock nine, sixty five young chicks, feed costs 28.62, and egg sales averaging 16 cents per dozen.
A prominent Scandinavian farmer and Republican praises John A. Johnson, crediting him with elevating his race and state. He notes Johnson’s rise from poverty to stand among presidents and statesmen, urging others to vote for the man who reflects their race well.
A Main Street businessman argued that politics is bread and butter to the news and that newspapers are paid to support candidates. He claimed it is a matter of business and saw nothing wrong in newspapers accepting money for endorsing candidates.
The Herald vows it has never solicited or accepted campaign money for any party or candidate. It refuses candidate announce ments and publishes a full candidate list before elections at no cost. Editors insist on independent, non venal opinions and oppose selling editorials for cash.
The big football game happens tomorrow afternoon at Corbitt's field between Riceville and Austin High. Riceville fields strong 200 pounders and fast backs and has defeated Osage this season. Local players have improved with nightly practice and won over Spring Valley, but anticipate a tough test and must play every minute to win. The listed lineup includes Chambers, Martin, Mayland, Christie, Sullivan, Ed Johnson, Horrobin, Loucks, Dexter, Hazeltine, Decker, Anderson, Peterson, Boals and Padelford with several subs.
Frank J. Cheney of J. F. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason verifies on December 6, 18386. Product touted as taken internally and affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Long company presents The Girl of the Ranch to strong crowds praising Nana Sullivan in the lead for a full range of emotions from smiles to tears. The Brown Brothers perform skilled dancing nightly and receive pleased notices.
New Yorkers are urged to report to the Congregational church tonight at eight to wear a state badge and flower and be counted for the Empire State honor. F. P. McBride chairs the New York Com. event.
A block of about 200 seats is set aside for reserved seating. The sale starts at Wold's on Saturday morning October 17 at 9 o'clock. Season tickets cost fifty cents and course and single admission tickets are sold at the same location.
A farmer writes to the Herald via People’s Pulpit asking the paper to publish farmer grievances about local merchants who ship potatoes cheaply from catalog houses. The letter urges fair treatment, higher local prices, and questions merchants' loyalty to farmers amid tough crops and tax costs.
Minneapolis reports E. W. Decker vice president of Northwestern National Bank will be elected president of the Twin City Bankers Club for the year. D. S. Culver cashier of National German American Bank St Paul is retiring president.
A raconteur recalls writing to President Cleveland for his autograph with a critiqued ode on the Russo Japanese War. Cleveland replied that the verse lacked sense and substance. He also notes sending a sonnet to Bernard Shaw and a rondeau to Ellen Terry, each met with witty or gracious replies.
Mrs. Silas Bennett, a philosopher by nickname in the town, reflects on her large brood and fears of illness, noting four daughters, three sons, and a hope for twins. She recounts melancholia last summer over health worries and ends with a humorous admission of breaking her leg in two places after slipping on meeting-house stairs.
Composer M. Camille Saint-Saens defends a theory that humans began as plants, asserting his hypotheses are plausible and justify consideration despite acknowledging they lack irrefragable evidence. He urges impartial examination of his ideas.
A line from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes a manager withholds part of a villain’s salary. The tactic is said to provoke stronger performance when the actor is angry.
The Philadelphia Ledger quotes a great financier who says money attraction partly stems from other men’s willingness to part with funds. He emphasizes social dynamics and timing in wealth accumulation.
The fragment cites a scene with a wife waking her minister husband to burglars in the home. A brief exchange shows the minister dismissing alarm while suggesting burglars should discover their error. The source reads as a Christian Register excerpt.
Found a leather neck strap. Owner can claim by calling or phoning M. W. Rogers, 4 miles southwest of Austin. WANTED a private place by the week a girl who has learned cooking in the Great Northern hotel Chicago. Leave word at the Herald office. 3t
Several rental offerings appear including a furnished room at 41 East Bridge Street near Courthouse, a furnished room at 313 Oakland, and multiple houses for sale or trade. Listings mention electric lights, furnace, bath, and down payment with monthly balance, plus horse and buggy toys and farm land trade options. Agents include Mrs. W. H Adams and L. Snyder with contact details in Austin area listings.
Cut rates on household goods to the Pacific coast and other points. The Transfer Co. offers reduced freight by rail service from Minneapolis. W. W. Ranney provides fire and tornado insurance. Mower County Lumber Co. invites remodeling projects with lumber cement and plaster at right prices. Eclipse Lumber Co. supplies building materials coal and wood.
Thos. Rochford's want column lists a new six room cottage on N Second St plus a cement block cottage south of Mill. Also available are a fine lot on West Grove St and three best lots on Water St in the third ward. Items for sale include horses buggies furniture coal stove sand dirt and filling.
A Yachting author argues that weather forecasts based on clouds vary by observer location and are not reliable causes. He cites examples like red skies signifying different conditions, from moisture to distant volcanic dust, urging cautious judgment.
Sale listing shows 1 lot Cotton Blankets 35e, Calico and Cotton Charlies 4¢ yd, Merrick's Thread 25¢, 20 percent discount on Ladies' Suits and Coats, Calumet Soap, Santa Claus Soap, Pink Salmon, Yeast Foam, Tooth Picks. Details unclear but marks a general merchandise sale at M.S. FISCH'S.
A reader quotes a joke from Illustrated Bits where Willie quits after a boss orders him to leave or be kicked out. The line shows a tense workplace gag about sensitivity and early resignation.
A Boston mother asks why her baby cries and the child replies with humor, saying he has never indulged in introspection, leaving the exchange playful and enigmatic.
A fragment quotes a London Saturday Review lamenting that art in our era drifts like a muddy water spill and cannot fuse with everyday life, suggesting a separation between artistic aims and civilizational progress.
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