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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1908
Page
3
Local notices report A C Hollister ill. Dr A W Allen back home. Charlie Riley returning from the cities. Clinton Smith born to Eben Rose. several residents visiting Albert Lea Mason City and Duluth. Loomis Bros buy poultry daily. deer hunting at Rice Lake. church events and theater ads. Kid the dog dies. The Holy City drama to play September 30 at Mirek Opera Hall.
Sunday activities include Gus Laurie in North field and Mrs Hinckley visiting the cities. Several residents travel to Blooming Prairie and Austin relatives. Lincoln school dismissed due to cold rooms. A train pilot works for Western Union on the I and M division. The Holy City play praised by clergy with Maurek's Opera Hall hosting September 30.
The voice of Xerxes muses on his luck being named king by his father over the elder son. He jokes that a primary election would have given him the same result with voters marking an X beside his name. The Greeks later betrayed him at Plataea.
A dusty wayfarer recalls serving as treasurer of a poets union and facing near starvation in a tough prior position. The exchange highlights economic hardship and the strains of literary organizations.
A brief item notes a quarrel between Diggs and a companion. The exchange includes a plan to avoid Diggs and a suggestion to lend him a small sum. The humorous panel illustration frames the interaction with a light, humorous tone.
Alice Emmons hosts about fifteen children from four to six in the afternoon with dinner served to celebrate her tenth birthday at her home. The Holy City is playing at the Gem tonight.
James Schrader Sr. of fourteen miles west of Austin turned sixty-two. His family arranged a surprise party for forty with a rocker as a gift and a lavish spread. The article promotes a live drama, The Holy City, at Maarek's opera hall on Wednesday evening featuring eighteen actors, emphasized as superior to any moving picture.
The article surveys global plowing rituals from ancient Rome and India to China and Siam, detailing propitiatory rites, astrologic timing, and prohibitions. It notes Roman temples to Tellus and Ceres, Indian pundits choosing auspicious hours, and Chinese imperial ceremonies before modern rationalization. It ends with Siamese Raakua rites led by high officials to herald the season.
In an old Yorkshire custom a plow drawn by buffaloes is guided by a minister. Observers judge future rain or drought by the robe length and folds. Grain scattered in furrows is eaten variably by bulls to signal harvest prospects. Good Friday soil disturbance is avoided.
In Sancti Spiritus a Conservative rally sparked a riot injuring several. In Havana a Liberal mob disrupted a new negro party event led by General Estenes. General Mario Menocal arrived with supporters as clashes continued, a policeman mortally wounded a Conservative and many others were hurt.
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