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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
9
The Northwestern announces publication details and postage rates with references to circulation plans and carrier delivery terms. It lists variant subscription prices, payment terms, and contact details for newspaper offices and telecommunication services.
The piece describes Taft and Catt weighing a nationwide speaking tour as a means to boost Republican prospects in November. It notes factional resistance within the party, concerns about health, and mixed public reception shaping the push to mobilize support, while observers question impact on the race.
The piece argues Mr. Cook relies on personal effort over paid advertising, contrasting him with rivals like McGovern. It praises earnest, hands on campaigning as a sign of worker credibility and warns against overreliance on money or fronted machinery. The text notes Cook’s limited funds but notes volunteers sustain his push to primaries.
Fragmented text discusses Senator Stephen von Pratys and a campaign strategy, noting doubts about broad state support and the potential impact of internal endorsements. It mentions the effort to rally voters, with focus on honesty and candor, while considering how opposition and party dynamics could affect his candidacy and Senate seat prospects.
The piece argues Governor Johnson, a Democrat, has served capably and twice elected, while Minnesota Republicans nominate a strong rival. It notes national campaign links may affect state voting behavior and predicts Republicans regain control if voters unite. It also mentions the Oklahoma prohibition ruling as likely to be fixed by next legislature.
The article reviews Gatun Dam testing as part of the Panama Canal project. It notes experiments with a small dam and a larger model to study seepage and durability. Analysts stress the dam's central role and the need for a prudent approach to avoid catastrophic failure if locks or the dam fail.
A scattered mix discusses diet, sun exposure, and athletic discipline, noting Bulgar ian longevity myths and warnings against overindulgence. It mentions a French device, political candidacy, Abe Ruef’s indictment, and a Milwaukee fair with fast horses set for September 7 11.
The ad claims Hall’s Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. It states the remedy acts internally on the blood and mucous surfaces, builds up the constitution, and offers one hundred dollars for any cure failure. The text mimics a 19th century medical advertisement.
Malory Burt Messer pens a lyrical tribute in The Century urging renewal and joy. The speaker envisions morning light, life rising, and a companion beside who unlocks hope through refrains of song.
A collection of editorials from Wisconsin papers debates Isaac Stephenson’s bid for re election arguing he is a farmer aligned to farmers’ interests while voices warn against promises and party politics. The Tribune notes opposition to Stephenson and predicts a split vote among Hatton McGovern and pro reform candidates. The columns critique campaign strategies and reference La Follette era reforms. The points include strong partisan tone and demands to reveal the senator’s stance.
The report spans varied topics from science and culture to politics and business. It mentions pie skaters dominance, Russian and Japanese needlework skill, Indian female pensioners, church membership shifts, a proposed Jardin des Plantes transfer to a zoological park, a denied move by John S Beggs to St Louis, Pacific fishing industry totals, Alaska salmon pack records, Gen Daniel H Rucker said to be alive at ninety six, and a reinsurance policy payment due to mortality table quirks.
John Farwell senior partner of the Chicago dry goods firm named after him dies at his home in Lake Forest Illinois after a long illness. The Lusitania completes a transatlantic crossing in four days and fifteen hours beating the prior record by over three hours. Belgian deputies pass the Congo annexation treaty signaling King Leopold II’s personal rule may end. A white inmate at Bartonville asylum attacks a Black patient during springfield tipi reports. Rochester exercises mark the fortieth episcopate anniversary of Bishop McQuaid and the sixtieth of his priesthood.
The bishop was reported in serious condition after a sudden illness. A blaze at H W Schultze’s Colfax Washington ranch destroyed buildings and killed eight children. Senator Foraker vowed to speak during the campaign despite Republican managers' invitations. Walter Wellman reports Roosevelt backing Hughes for New York governor to save the national ticket.
Racing will spend 19000 on shore protection piers and a 40000 bridge is being considered across the river. Obituary notes for pioneer John Bruns aged 76. Shipments from Rowe & Co to London. Spruce resident Mclean loses 200 during saloon scuffle. Frost saves Wisconsin cranberry crop. 13 year old Eugene Haas falls unhurt after spotting a peddler. Shawano may rebuild after fire at Wall River Paper plant. Veterans returning from union visit face Mekonekets at Janesville station. Beloit fraud case by James June defrauded residents. Milwaukee residents abroad face winter. Elevator issues disrupt stores in Fond du Lac. Hart Smith pardoned. will return home. Manitou will estate heirs share 75000 to 100000. Paul Trousdale, injured by dynamite in Detroit, to recover.
A compilation of scattered notes from Wisconsin papers argues farmers may form a hay trust, mocks auto motorists, and notes various local quirks. The items include comments on prohibition, political candidates, social fashions, and race issue discussions.
The Wisconsin Pea Canners plant at Two Rivers will continue pea and bean processing for another month or six weeks. Harvests include top grade peas this season and recent rain has eliminated any shortage risk. Manitowoc notes the update from Milwaukee Wisconsin.
A collage of comic exchanges from London life with quips about a stowaway a lunatic asylum servant and a Quaker class joke. Humorous snippets include a nurse warning a bath taunt a boy’s composition and a craftsman misdirecting a customer to a wrong pig street flat.
A dramatic poem fragment laments a vanished workforce and asks where the men of brain and brawn have gone. The speaker recalls great minds once among the city’s builders and hints at a culture entranced by a vampiric metropolis. Stacy E. Baker, In The Broadway Magazine.
Amusements section reviews Old Arkansaw to be shown Sunday at the Grand Opera House with dry humor and pathos appealing to men and women. The Kansas City Journal praises the local mountaineer stock and several good specialties to relieve tension during the melodramatic performance. A woman voices disdain for a jealous husband as other spectators react with thunderous applause.
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