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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
5
The Daily Northwestern lists publication details and rates for subscriptions, delivery areas, and payment terms. It notes carrier delivery in Winnebago County, price structures for monthly and yearly plans, and penalties for nonpayment, with the publisher and office details included.
The Marinette county newspaper urges unanimous backing for Senator Stephensen and widens the call to voters across Winnebago and surrounding counties. It extols community pride, loyalty to hometown candidates, and the duty to back the party’s favored choice in the Rembleen primary ballet.
A cautionary article explains the danger of edible mushrooms versus dangerous fungi. It notes many people misjudge edible varieties, even experts at times, and warns that some poisonous types can be deadly. Readers are advised to rely on trusted sources and avoid picking uncertain mushrooms.
The Northern press rebukes southern outrages amid race tensions and postwar unrest. Commentary cites figures like Watlington and references riots, criminal acts, and public sentiment across states, noting declining calm and the need for restraint and order.
A fragmented excerpt cites The Milwaukee Journal critiquing Candidate Cook's public stance on issues and his interview format. It contrasts his clear positions with journalistic emphasis and questions his platform delivery. The piece references personal scandal involving Artist Earle and his mother-in-law as side context.
A local notice urges voters to understand the primary election will effectively determine the United States Senator. It explains the candidate with the most votes will be the people’s choice and likely ratified by the legislature. It stresses patriotic duty to vote next Tuesday and clarifies that no senator’s name will appear on the November ballot.
A garbled early 20th century column mocks pulverized eggs as a symbol of industrial consolidation and economy. It links food processing to broader trusts, notes political maneuvers in Democratic and Republican contests, and comments on stock market volatility and reform rhetoric.
In a wide collection of notes and misprints, the text mentions Richard Croker becoming an honorary burgess of Dublin while touching on emigration, language debates, and academic figures. It references U.S. and British topics, including politicians, scholars, and a stray remark about happiness and toolishness.
A historical ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh as a constitutional disease. It states the cure works internally, improves blood and mucous surfaces, and offers a $100 reward for proof of failure. Addresses B J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and mentions druggists sell the product.
A fragment from Elsa Barker in Smart Set presents a lyrical meditation on love and longing. The speaker addresses a beloved, invoking cosmic imagery and sacred imagery to express devotion and mystery.
A jumble of events from a 19th century paper notes Springfield riots and a public library dedication in Jordanville New York. It mentions miners suffocating in Newts Park nine recovered and a violent incident in Rentongar Missouri. Roosevelt delivers a war address urging rural uplift and farm wife commendation.
A garbled Wisconsin brief recounts a stranger Bert Hampel of Belamazon in a railway issue, arrests of three Chicago pickpockets at Waukesha, and a fatal wagon or train incident involving Frankeville. It notes a perjury arrest likely trial, a demonstration near Sheboygan, a suicide attempt and commitment in Green Bay, and a child poisoned by oxalic acid. Fire damages warehoused goods in Milwaukee.
F Fookstadt of Mukwonago was killed in July 1908. Otto Preufert, her son in law, is serving seven years at Waupun for the murder. The court grants custody of the severed head, one exhibit from the trial, which has been kept in a vault bag at the courthouse.
The Honeymooners was voted best George M. Cohan show at a New York actors’ fair with Cohan named most popular star. The Grand Opera House presents the original production Saturday, while Lincoln J. Carter’s detective drama Too Proud to Beg opens there Sunday. Also at the Grand a packed house enjoyed Why Girls Leave Home last evening.
A jumble of quick vignettes portrays everyday humor and mishaps in London. A shopkeeper and customer banter about cheese and manners, a landlady comments on overeating, a footman in a palatial dining room prompts a drink for courage, and a fort gun incident ends with a missing recruit named Murphy.
A collage of stray verse lines and miscellaneous notes from Oshkosh Menasha and Milwaukee papers. Items mention Lotta Eulalia Thomas, a Homecoming act in Menasha, Wall Street market chatter, a Wisconsin Footmastern convention in Oshkosh, and brief editorial snips on politics, bathing attire, and local travel reflections.
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