Local Notices and Reflections on Rain and Education
Tomorrow is the last day to register to vote and ensure one's name appears on the voter list. Rain improves springs and vegetation but delayed egg supply. Austin merchants ran out of eggs Saturday. A long-extant anecdote recounts Edwin Allen's era arithmetic vivid with old tables and hardships, contrasting past schooling with modern ease.
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Austin
Daniel Adams
Edwin Allen
Edwin
London
Eddwin
New England
Fox
Blooming Prairie visitor notes and travels
Last side reports Chris Hanson from Blooming Prairie visiting this noon. Mrs. B Burnett of Calmar visits the R Bloomfield home. Miss Gladys Langley, who stayed with the J M Plum home, left for LaCrosse today.
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Chris Hanson
Blooming Prairie
B. Burnett
Calmar
R. Bloomfield
Gladys Langley
J. M. Plum
LaCrosse
Tragic engagement ends in death by corrosive poison
Edith Gordon Heighet, 18, of Lansing, died after ingesting corrosive sublimate at her mother Mrs. Herbert Hunt’s home. The tragedy followed the breakdown of a planned marriage to Herbert Emery of Rose Creek, and occurred a week after his departure from the house. The case details a family dispute, illness progression, and the funeral set for Oakwood Cemetery, Austin.
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Edith Gordon Heeghet
Herbert Hunt
Lansing
Herbert Emery
Rose Creek
Edith
Emery
Allen
Hadith
Dr. Allen
Oakwood
Edith Gordon Heighet
Glascow
Scotland
Austin
Arents
Johnson Collins Wedding Celebrated in Minneapolis
Miss Florence Edna Johnson and Dr. Arthur Nelson Collins of Austin Minnesota were married Saturday evening in the Johnson home. Rev Andrew Gillies officiated before relatives and intimate friends with a pink theme in flowers and decor. The couple will reside in Austin after a short wedding trip and reception after December 15.
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Florence Edna Johnson
Arthur Nelson Collins
Austin
Minn
James Asbury Johnson
Bryant Avenue
Andrew Gillies
Hennepin Avenue
M. E
Carlyle Scott
Scott
W. F. Branch
Rochester
Collin
Minneapolis Sunday Journal
Vassar Girls Present Notable Library Concert
The Eight Vassar Girls, first in the Library entertainment series, performed at the M. E. church Saturday delivering an exceptional program. The octette displayed broad versatility with multiple instruments and a refined visual presentation in pearl white gowns. A well received show, despite poor reserved-seat attendance due to Saturday night scheduling and mild weather.
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Vassar
M. E
Fra Angelico’s Angels
M. E. Church
New Cottage Homes and Lots for Sale in Lake Park Area
Property offerings include a new six room cottage on N Second Street, several lots in Lake Park third ward, a new cement block cottage south of Mill, a fine lot on West Grove Street, and three prime lots on Water Street in third ward. Also listed are horses buggies furniture coal stove sand dirt and filling materials. Owner offers direct dealings.
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Surrey
W. H. Adams
South River
St. Paul Sts
Oaklane
Austin
State
Me. G. Sorflaten
N. Main St
Lake Park
Third Ward
Water St
Bank cashier from Seattle surgery update
N B Solver cashier of Union Savings and Trust Company underwent an appendectomy at Minor private hospital at 8 50 this morning. Dr E M Rininger said he is resting easy and not yet in danger. Somer, a banking figure previously with First National Bank and Bank of Cape Nome Alaska, had returned from the North to join the Union Savings in 1902.
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Seattle Daily Times
Austin
N. B. Solver
Union Savings & Trust Company
E. M. Rininger
Somer
Rininger
Nemeraska
First National Bank
Bank of
Cape Nome
Alaska
Umon T Savings & Trust Company
Storm Windows Put On At Residence
Local notice indicates storm windows installation completed at W. O. Page Telephone 196 R Interstate, with contact for follow up.
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W. O. Page
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad by J F Cheney Co
Frank J Cheney declares his firm will pay 100 dollars for any case of catarrh uncured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The oath is sworn before Notary A W Gleason on December 6. The firm claims the treatment is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. price 7. Also sells Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
City of
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
J. F. Cheney & Co
Hall
J. Cheney
Cei
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & Co
Measuring Storm Distance by Thunder Timing
The article explains using the delay between lightning and thunder to estimate storm distance. Sound travels 1,100 feet per second, so multiply seconds by 1,100 to get feet away. ten seconds equals about 11,000 feet or a bit over two miles. It notes light arrives far sooner and surviving the crash of thunder indicates safety.
No Cause to Be Discouraged in Early Speech Delays
Mr Young laments his two year old daughter not talking yet. Mr Henpechke replies not to worry, recalling his wife spoke late but later learned to talk. The Philadelphia Record notes readers may view such delays as political fodder for Tatt and Sherman.
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Youngpop
Henpechke
Philadelphia
Bryantheists claim on Jefferson Jackson and expansion
A fragmentary remark compares a modern Democrat to historical figures while noting Jefferson’s ambivalence toward expansion and Jackson’s belief in honest dealing. The text hints at political debate and interpretation of early American policy.
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Bryantheists
Jefferson
Jackson
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