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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1908
Page
4
A partial page item from The Daily Northwestern Ratablinde dated January 11 mentions state matters and Otter in a brief notice amid the column. The readable fragment centers on governance or regional topics without narrative detail.
The Northwestern provides daily editions from Oshkosh Wisconsin with full leased wire service, 172 miles, and mail options. Subscription rates include 49 cents per month, 190 per three months, 2.00 for six months, or 160 per year with advance payment. Delivery to the city costs 24.00 per year. The issue is Vol 41 No 188 dated Monday August 36, 1908.
The Illnots primary returns suggest Governor Deneet likely won a wide nomination margin over ex-Governor Yates, with Stevenson’s support aiding his lead. Four candidates vied for U S senator, Hopking leading but Foss and Masen trailing. questions arise about open primary flaws and cross voting. Some fear delays in the senate nomination and possible continued contests beyond the July term.
The regatta season faces delays and weather woes as crews prepare for upcoming events. Leaders from Oshhesh and the Bourton yachting district show cautious optimism despite storms, with hopes high for strong performances at Annetonhin and Lake Mbanmetonbat.
A Minnneapolis Journal write-up suggests Stephenson’s English Irish roots are invoked to tailor his image. Chaffin of the Prohibition party appears in Lincoln Nebraska, while Harry Thaw’s bankruptcy move aims to ease alimony to Evelyn.
A Oshosh observer argues the primary system works and is not as cumbersome as critics claim. The piece credits machine efficiency, costs per name, and broad participation while warning against overstatement of ease and urging careful consideration of equitable campaigning.
A survey discusses the role of microbes in health and industry, noting both harmful and beneficial impacts. It mentions spontaneous combustion risks from fuel storage and potential germicidal treatments, highlighting uncertain outcomes and the future balance of microbes' credit and debit to humanity.
The speech urges tighter court procedure reform to limit appeals to the Supreme Court, cut litigation costs, and favor arbitration where possible. Taft emphasizes access to justice for the poor, warns against wealthier litigants overwhelming the system, and argues reforms should start in federal courts before spreading to states.
Louis Untermeyer presents a meditation on the cycle of seasons. The speaker portrays spring, summer, autumn, and winter through musical imagery and natural change, culminating in a grand, mysterious fugue of time shaping earth’s desires and joys.
Wisconsin voters see S. A. Cook of Neenah as the standout candidate for United States senator with strong backing from farmers and dairy interests. Newspapers praise his record in Congress, commitment to agriculture, and willingness to abide by primary results as supporters argue he can defeat Stephenson and the LaFolletta faction.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh to be proven by medical authorities. It claims internal action, cure for constitutional disease, and offers a $109 reward for proof of failure to cure. Includes address in Toledo and instruction to send money for a talisman.
A scattered report details various Wisconsin and Midwest events including a $18,000 boxing fraud in Seattle involving Frank H. Pilling, the Fond du Lac Settlers' Club picnic on August 27, 1908, and a Milwaukee arm injury suicide. It cites injunctions against Standard Oil in Manitowoc, deaths in La Crosse and Merton, political graft intrigue, and criminal cases across counties.
A fragment notes the old belief linking green to weddings diminishing as fashion shifts. It mentions a willow-green silk court dress and a simple green attire, referencing Kate Greenaway. The text hints at evolving superstition surrounding color choice for nuptials.
A compilation of satirical and opinion snippets from Wisconsin papers. References to Senator Long in Kansas, Uncle Ike and the senate race, factional fights in Wisconsin, and local curiosities about Oshkosh boat racers and Appleton street fashions.
Appleton bought six voting machines while Afantiowoe moves to adopt a general charter. La Crosse plans a $100000 park and boulevard program. Mayville hosts bars homecoming festival starting Friday. Thirteenth Wisconsin Whiting event held June 19. Uniformed rag meet in Nativity Waukee in 1910. Frank Duval Aptigo, seven, fell 14 feet from a lumber pile, breaking neck. William Tipton, famed horseman, dies at 81 in Kenosha. Rhinelander population 651% with 107 gain in three years. GO H Helxeson tobacco warehouse destroyed by fire worth $0,000. J Dietrich, 89, recovering from smallpox at Cato. Great Northern oil docks near Superior strike disrupts longshoremen. Jared Fox, Northwestern station agent at Whrey, knocked from a raincar when brakes applied. Ida Rodenwaldt of Manitowor County injured by fall at Knights of Pythias convention.
A satellite of Jupiter the eighth was discovered. A French census reports 6,000,00 women supporting themselves from work out of 14,000,000 females. Bellevue Idaho held a poll with one nurse to care for babies while mothers voted. Philippines reserves larger and uniformly good quality ore. A vein crosses the entire brand group. Mia Elizabeth Custer buys Westchester county property to build a home for impoverished literary women as a memorial to her husband. A woman lost her bag with address cards money and a crocheted bedspread begun at age eleven and unfinished after fifteen years. Illinois honors a daughter in the National Hall of Fame and Frances Willard has a statue in the Capitol Statuary Hall. Fashion notes show weddings moving away from grown bridesmaids to side maidens.
Town would be aghast if fully aware of the extent and frequency of the night prowling attributed to Appleton, a young girl, as reported by the Appleton Post.
A collage of playful exchanges and short sketches from London Tit-Bits. Jesters joke about doctors and vaccinations, Venice water streets, rheumatism, and a boastful stranger. A landlord and Irishman scene ends with mistaken burglar misdirection in a brisk, witty vignette.
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