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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
6
Barbara and Bertram chase a playful near romance set in a library romance scene. Bertram pursues Barbara through stacks and reading rooms, staging a sly meeting and a mistaken book slip. Barbara resists, then yields to playful pursuit amid legal tomes and a campus mood.
Barbara King and Bertram Mathews become trapped in a deserted reading room as a curious, humorous mix up of names unfolds. A fretful scene ends with the door finally opening and a young clerk reacting to the confusing identities. He recognizes Barbara Mathews as Barbara King.
The Kuropatkin memoirs reveal a hidden timber syndicate led by Bezobrazoff driving Russia toward war with Japan. Promoter backed by the czar’s funds pressured ministers, influenced Manchuria policy, and spurred Port Arthur actions, with ministers resigning or reassigned as the plan escalated.
An advertisement for pattern prices from TNE TARIS MODEL CO. and a 1904 war prelude discussion note cite Kuropatkin and Kennan. The text previews a McClure's Magazine theme on government ministers, czar relations, and timber interests shaping early conflict.
Robert Fulton, born in Little Britain Pennsylvania on November 34, 1765, is labeled a self made man by biographers. His father, senior Robert Fulton, helped found Lancaster Presbyterian church and served as secretary of the Union Fire Company, with lineage tracing to Kilkenny Ireland and Scotland before arriving in America before 1735. The elder Fulton helped establish one of Lancaster’s early cultural institutions, the Juliana Library, and his family’s local prominence is recorded in town organizations of that era.
Peter Loewen of 11 Delaware Ave Oshkosh Wis testifies he recovered from kidney trouble after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He spent money on doctors without relief before trying the pills at Hormn's drug store and was cured. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the U.S. Price 50 cents.
A letter from the Republican state executive committee invites a Ninth Cavalry Kusstermann to aid the Ohio campaign this fall. It asks whether she can spare time, noting state duties but hopes for a favorable response and valuable assistance. The note is signed by Henry A. Williams, chairman.
Real estate transfers listed for Neen and Oshkosh area towns. Names include F O Thompson and Stine Thorpson to Anoo Vanderesok with Lot in First ward Menasha. Fred Wolf and Augusta Wolf to Yeurs Eltinger and Clara Eilinger with Lawson Wrights plat Second ward Menasha. Edith Harney to Karl Kattenberg and Alusia Kattenberg with part of Lot in brick Fourth ward Oshkosh. Emile Rosalia Petars to Orme Vilinow with part of Lot 2 and 2 Block 16 Third ward Oshkosh. Amounts stated as 1 dollar.
Various classified ads list needs for experienced cutters, clerks, farm workers, domestic help, and sales agents. Locations include Neenah, Oshkosh, Milwaukee areas with references to Chicago agencies and Windsor Canada. Ads seek drivers, travelers, wait staff, housemaids, cooks, and shop workers with pay and contact details.
Fractured classified page shows numerous for sale items from land to furniture and machinery. Listings include lots with two houses, corner plots, carpets and gas stoves for sale and multiple lost items such as a dog and a gold watch with a chatelaine pin. Names and addresses appear for inquiries and rewards.
Public notices advertise a medicine called Queen Pluls with a price of $1.00, sold by various outlets including Mall and a drug store in Oshkon Wie. The ad lists services such as hot water and hot air heating, plumbing, boiler work, and includes address and phone details. It also mentions private home care for ladies and confidential, discreet services with references available. Legal notice appears at end.
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