This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
2
Gertrude Ellis Skinner named associate editor at Skinner and Ulmer Publishers with responsibilities in editorial oversight and publication planning. The appointment solidifies leadership in the firm and signals continued emphasis on regional literary works. Ellis Skinner will coordinate manuscripts, reviews, and production schedules across imprint lines.
A Congregational church Friday evening program drew several hundred locals with light local color and jokes. Five couples attended from different states, including O W Shaw and F J Crane. Cranes gift chestnuts from Brattleboro Vermont sparked a letter about Mr Crane’s nut taste. Frank notes advertising pays though distant returns surprised him.
Arthur C. Mears of Buogy Mercantile married Ida L. Slaser of Helena in a ceremony at St. Marys church Helena performed by Rev Father Ahern. The couple will reside in Chinook at one of Mears new Hills cottages and are warmly welcomed by local social circles.
Mrs G W Grimshaw slipped on a kitchen floor Sunday morning and broke her arm and hurt her back. A doctor was summoned and she is reported improving with assistance at hand.
Breaks arm this noon while playing with cousin Carl Cook. He jumped from a box and fell, fracturing the right arm. Doctors set the fractures and the boy is reported quite comfortable.
Albert Lea resident John Williams reports his cravenette overcoat was stolen at the Milwaukee depot on Monday. He was a passenger on No. and en route to Lime Springs. After a short wait he left the coat in a car seat covered by paper. upon return it was gone. Authorities conducted a search but found no trace of the coat.
United States Senator Clapp spoke at a Taft Jacobson rally in a filled auditorium praising Jacob F. Jacobson and urging support for the Republican ticket. The event featured Col A W Wright S D Catherwood and local figures, with Jacobson arriving later to join supporters at the Grand hotel.
Smith and T H Pridham travel by auto through Represent ative Nolan's district to hear Mr Jacobson speak at multiple villages and end with a Grand Meadow rally this evening.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of J. F. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The claim notes the medicine is taken internally and affects blood and mucous surfaces. Notary public A. W. Gleason seals the document dated December 6. Price 75 cents. testimonials available.
Rink opens at Maurek's hall Wednesday evening with a final hall dance before the roller rink debut. Residents are invited to attend the closing dance event at the hall prior to the new venue's opening.
Lansing W P Lewis hosted by EL Lindsley and S H Vaughan at week’s end. W A Nolan and G Seebach from Grand Meadow in town Friday. Mrs J F Beatty of Blooming Prairie home Saturday after visiting J G Vaughan. Republican Jacobson spoke in Court of Honor Hall Tuesday morning. Roy and Mrs Chaffee and baby spent Sunday in Austin. C 8 Whitelaw and Mrs Whitelaw visited from Minneapolis, Whitelaw to stay a few days. WCTU supper raised about six dollars at 8 H Vaughan’s Friday. Miss Birdie Phillips spent weekend in Minneapolis. Miss Mable Vaughan left Sunday for Clifton Springs NY to see sister Olive Vaughan ill. Mrs A V Bacon and son Archie leave Tuesday for Rochester to consult Mayo doctors. Wm Henderson visiting brother C H Henderson. Claude Dickens of Austin called Sunday. Ladies Aid to meet with Mrs S H Vaughan Thursday afternoon. Messrs Pridham, Catherwood and Anderson in town Tuesday.
Miss Mable Regner of Austin visited relatives in Adams on Wednesday. Miss Florence Wilson called on friends in Austin Thursday. Madden of Bowbells North Dakota visits John Gilligan home. Marguerite and Abbie Carroll depart for Redfield to teach. Large dance attendance with a pleasant time reported. Mrs RC McGreevy in Austin Thursday. Wm T Krebsbach of Reeder visited parents here last week. Fred Tolksdorf in Austin Thursday. Anna Schillinger to St Paul Saturday. E H Smith of Austin transacted business in Adams Thursday. Mr and Mrs Ole Revling of Hettinger North Dakota returned home Saturday. Born to Mr and Mrs Mike Schneider Sunday October 18 a baby girl.
The District Rebekahs held an afternoon session in Austin with six to seven lodges represented including Wells Albert Lea Fairmont and LeRoy. District president Mrs Jump attended. The meeting ran from 4 to about 6 pm followed by a 7 pm banquet for around sixty attendees. Visiting delegates were entertained by local members.
Found a brown serge jacket partly made and awaiting owner contact at the Herald. Lost also a small gold brooch with a central pearl and leaf edge, finder should leave at the Herald.
Multiple small ads describe a furnished room for rent near East Bridge Street, plus sale listings for a coal heater stove canary details a seven room house, a family horse with equipment, a porcelain china set, and a large residence on 310 S St. Paul Street. Also offers to trade or buy town lots and farms near Austin with contact at G Sorflat en office 223 N Main Street and Mrs Dahle 906 Grove Street.
Loomis Bros advertise daily poultry purchases at top market prices and shipping car lots. The Mower County Lumber Co invites remodeling projects with lumber cement and plaster at fair prices. The Eclipse Lumber Company offers building material coal and wood. W. W. Ranney promotes insurance and bonding services. 21 East Mill Street links to various local services.
Advertising list offers a new six room house on N Second Street and several lots in Lake Park Third Ward. Also a new cement block cottage south of Mill and three best lots on Water Street. Items for sale include horses buggies furniture coal stove sand dirt and filling of all kinds. Owner offers to deal directly.
Local residents report lasting relief from kidney troubles after using Doan's Kidney Pills. John Holgate of 1208 Baldwin St says he found no kidney problems for over three years after using the product in 1905 and urges others to try it. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by druggists for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is sole U S agent. remember the name Doan's.
An advertisement urges readers to skip experimenting with recipes and buy a 10 cent package of Our Pie Preparation Lemon Chocolate or Custard from the grocer. It promises delicious pies that leave eaters wanting more and notes the product pleases men.
WALTHAM reports a well attended Republican Rally at Palace Hall. Edward Matter traveled to Rochester Saturday to visit his brother John who had an operation at Mayes hospital Friday. Geof Bolton puts up a new windmill near town. Oscar Erickson visited Austin Saturday for a football game. Frank Kammer bought a horse from Louis Schey Friday. Sam and Carl Ziemer went to Ponca Nebraska last week for corn huffing. Arthur Schmeling and Ed Baumgartner returned from North Dakota last.
In Morris Minnesota Peter Hanson a 45 year old unmarried man shot himself in his room above Mickelshack restaurant, death by his own action and no cause is known. The item echoes a juryman anecdote about Lachaud the French lawyer and a bald juror.
A London Globe quips about Flavia Flipps the remarkable girl noting she never spends beyond her cap. The gag exaggerates her restraint in hat purchases, implying a prodigious thrift in fashion.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.