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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1908

Page

5

Northwestern newspaper subscription notice and rates

Public advised of daily editions at four and five oclock with home delivery by carrier in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Circulation guaranteed in Winnebago County at ten times the rate of other papers. Subscription prices listed per month per year with advance payment required. Telegraphed wire service and regional telegraph connections noted.

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Cook Poised To Capture Wisconsin Assembly Seat

Local reports indicate Samuel A. Coule of Neenah leads in the Wisconsin race for the Assembly amid strong support for Cook. Analysts cite Coule and Cook as the likely frontrunners with broad backing across Winnebago County, while remaining candidates BMY and Joshi show weaker momentum. The public mood favors stability and pro-business policy, with late polling suggesting Cook holds a narrow edge as campaigns intensify.

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The Weighing Question and Reform Plans

An article discusses weights and measures reform with calls for honest standards. It cites Tom Lawson leading a campaign against the system, while Hearst plans speaking tours to sway voters, and notes the need for tests to resolve scale discrepancies and ensure fair commerce.

Tom Lawson Ieader Mr. Lawson

Phipps Gift Prompts Study of Mental Disease Cures

Henry Phipps and his philanthropy drive advances in insanity research. A $509000 Johns Hopkins grant supports studying causes and potential cures, while the Phipps Institute funds might unlock new treatments and debunk barbarous past practices.

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Primary results split in Wisconsin race and state race hints

The report notes the primary contest outcomes featuring candidate Hopkins and Glopking with Hopkins leading in some areas while Glopking sustains a strong local base. It discusses implications for the state Senate race and party unity, detailing county results and the political climate ahead of the legislature session.

Man Battles Nature For Victory In Global Struggle

An essay argues that humanity’s clash with nature yields progress through failure, citing improved ships, engines, and air and diving craft. It foresees ongoing, deadly challenges as air and water navigation push toward mastery, with many casualties yet ultimate triumph.

Jacaps Abe

Bible popularity grows amid world influence and climate debate

The Bible remains a dominant force with widespread circulation. The American Bible Society, ninety two years old, has distributed over 82 million copies, with 1.895 million sent last year including 491 thousand to China and 102 thousand to the Philippines. Critics fade as its influence grows worldwide. A French scientist warns of shifting climates, predicting alternating wet and dry spells and long term water scarcity, while growers seek practical irrigation. Political talks hint Cook’s possible surge in a senatorial race and a Turkish suffrage wave sparks future movements.

American Bible Society China Japan Corea Philippines Artentiat Sahara Nedless

The Laughing Hyena and the funeral crowd

Burges Johnson in Everybody's recalls a theatrical critic who keeps the hyena as a claque manager. The piece satirizes the cruelty of audience applause and the fickle crowd gathered at a funeral. It warns that loud laughter hides malice and that true judgment lies beyond flattery.

Damian Burges Johnson

World Note roundup of varied facts and figures

A compilation of disparate items covers dowries for women leaving harems, extensive railroad expansion under block signaling, a proliferation of Berlin and other city names abroad, growth of German urban populations, English miniature rifle clubs aiding national life, Alabama laws restricting concealed firearms, Dutch reforms toward women’s suffrage and parliament eligibility, and a Russia police portrait sweep noting six suspects captured or under watch.

United States Berlin Flamburgs London Germany Lamburg England Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs Alabama Holland Russia Polices Departmenta

Wrights Foreplane Tests in France Highlight Flight Progress

Reports from Paris and Washington note Wilbur Wright performing a demanding figure eight at Les Mans testing grounds. Observers say the test demonstrates improved control and marks a milestone for aviation. Purdue and industrial leaders forecast a record harvest for US farmers amid ad campaigns.

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Lasy Liver Remedy Advocates Digestive Treatment

A discussion promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for liver trouble and torpid liver. Emphasizes starting with digestion and nutrition, avoiding drastic drugs, and claims the product restores stomach activity, aids blood-making glands, and cleanses the system. Mentions it is non secret, with ingredients listed on the bottle and endorsed by older medical writers.

Ivor Pierce

Newport Yacht Race Results From Astor Cup Finals

In Newport Rhode Island on August 11 Rogers Max wel ls Queen won the Astor Cup for schooners over the Block Island course of thirty eight miles defeating the Elmira by eight minutes ten seconds in corrected time. The Corona and the Eclipse were not timed. The sloop Avenger owned by R W Emmons finished second in the Astor Cup for shoops, beating Istalena by twenty four seconds Aurora by three minutes and thirty two seconds and the Vigilant by twenty three minutes and eight seconds in corrected time. The Mimosa II Leda Seneca Minx and Neps started but did not finish. Six yachts that were timed at the finish were Queen Vigilant Elmira Istalena Aurora and Avenger in that order. The Minoms crossed the line on the wrong side of the lightship and after maneuvers to straighten came to harbor with the owner refusing to recross the line.

Newport R. I Rogers Aurora Vigilant Seneca Minx Neps Queen Elmira Avenger Minoms

Superior Masons to lay corner at temple Saturday

State news item. eighty two year old Jacob Hintermeister of Chilton is dead. Reports of white slave trafficking probe at Milwaukee. National Fraternal League grand council to meet in Ashland August 13-14. Badger gathering in Tacoma. Kenosha factories resuming work. Chicago Brass raises shift. Sheboygan retailers limited. Edward Thompson swims Lake Superior in 1:28. Counterfeiting plant bust near Rhinelander. three brothers detained. Grace Palmer dies after mercury poisoning. Humane society plans horse parade in Milwaukee October 2. Infant loses fingers at Eau Claire binder incident. Racine DA targets blind pigs. William Neiman drowns in Madison River near Butte. rescue attempt involving brother. John Flaherty escapes perjury punishment. Disabled man hurt by lumber wagon accident. Wisconsin School for the Deaf sees dormitory and high school additions. Moose "Worry" injures itself at Milwaukee zoo. Harber insane, dangerous. Fire at road house near Kenosha. alleged confession. Wedding fire affects Decker sisters and fiancés.

Superior Masons Jacob Hintermeister Chilton Mul‘waukes Piiananen National Fraternal League Ashland Badgers Pierce County Wisconsin’ Association Tacoma Wash Kenosha Chicago Brass Company Sheboysan ‘Retail Merchants’ Association Edward Thompson Lake Superior Donnerstag Rhinelander Grace Palmer Milwaukea Wisconsin Humane Society Milwaukee Edward Fedi Eau Claire Racina William Neiman Madison River Butte Mont John Flaherty Jie Sherman Larsen Superior Wisconsin School For the Deaf Delavan Canada Milwaukee Zoo Order of Foresters Mike Griffin Edward Ashmand Tlarrlee Nelle Decker Janesville Floyd G. Smith Sioux City Fred Milter Clinton

Amusements at the Bijou Weekly Program

The Bijou features a varied weekly bill with two Frey brothers acting and a third delivering an explanatory lecture. Highlights include a wrestling demonstration by quick twin wrestlers, Miss Georgia Davis in piano and vocal pieces, Ketler and Morton’s caped comedy The Town Fiddler, and George Maichow’s illustrated song The Story the Picture Blocks Told. Arm strong and Clark close with a one act show Finding Partner and several original vocal numbers.

Frey Brothers Georgia Davis Ketler Morton Mr. Ketler Miss Morton George Maichow Harry Armstrong Billy Clark Visis

Silent Comedy Team Wows Early Week at the House

Description notes a team appearing in blackface as humorous, with repeated recalls after the act and a program featuring moving pictures and the house orchestra. The bill promises strong patronage this week as the act continues to entertain audiences.

Notes by the Funny Men and Quick Wit

A collage of humorous exchanges and interruptions from social scenes. Jokes about engagements disapproval shopping bills measles and fishing mishaps. A wedding toast and a temperance banter turn into quick quips about money trams and a rescue misstep with a funny misreading.

McGovern and Fatton Vie For Senate Seats

A collage of notes from Milwaukee and Green Bay papers mentions McGovern and Fatton as United States Senate candidates. It notes Trout’s consent to use his name for the Democratic ticket, with commentary on political prospects and party dynamics.

Chicago Milwaukee Sentinel Milwaukee Milwaukee Journal Shawano Advocate Cook Stephenson Menasha Record McGovern Packers Green Bay Gazette Statehouse Madison Journal McGovern Senator la Follette Milwaukee News Melvin A. Trout

Political advertising and local elections stance noted

A Madison Democrat piece contends direct nominations lack principle but work in local elections, while La Crosse Leader-Press critiques governor level selection and praises neighborly choice. Appleton Post lauds truthful campaign ads as profitable. Osakasa Yacht Club regatta on Lake Winnebago signals lively season with potential powerboat race for a heavy purse enhancing interest.

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The Dead Rambles and the Fell Rameses in Egypt

Robert Hichens writes in the Century about the fallen colossus of Rameses at the Ramesseum near the Nile. The 57 foot high statue, weighing 800 tons of alabaster, stands as a monumental ruin evoking awe and the passing of a mighty ruler.

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Flying Fish and a Muzzled Dog Joke in One Page

A quirky St Nicholas excerpt notes the flying fish rising from waves like a bird but skimming the sea on wind driven fins. It mentions 500 years of travel for the stoutest on the wing and a ship encountering fish at night. A comic dialogue from Mrs Phunnibone and Mr Phunnibone about muzzling a dog and laundry follows, plus a Prohibitionist candidate announcing a nationwide speaking tour.

St. Nicholas

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