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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1908
Page
10
New York observers tested a pocket fire escape device from a fifteenth story window. A thin steel tape reel attached to a waist belt controlled by a brake descended safely, then three workers on the platform rode the device to the ground, prompting cautious enthusiasm about its potential safety benefits.
The Shawmut and Tremont steamships were bought by the Isthmian Canal Commission from the Boston Navigation Company for Panama Canal supply transport. Congress previously appropriated 1,500,000 dollars for two steamers. final price settled at 1,157,501 dollars, about thirty percent below six years ago.
William Mourowski is held in Shawano Wisconsin on a $1000 bond to answer a charge of negotiating a fraudulent mortgage. The case alleges the land’s real owner was Mrs Nice who was allegedly deceived by Kur owaki a justice of the peace who resides at Pulaski.
The receiver at Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing and the Securities Investment Company were discharged in the U S circuit by Judge Young in Pittsburg on December 7. No final accounts are required to be filed as ordered by the court.
Oshkosh resident Mr Reynolds of 273 Central Ave asserts Doan's Kidney Pills relieve back pain and rheumatic symptoms. He reports using the remedy at different times with consistent relief and urges readers to buy from H A Horn and other dealers. Doan's is sold for 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY, sale agents in US. Remember the name Doan's.
Representative Bull of Iowa proposed a pure feed law like the pure food act. It bans manufacturing for sale or transport of misbranded articles unless labeled with exact ingredients. Convictions carry fines up to 50 dollars or one year, with higher penalties for subsequent offenses. The Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Chemistry would enforce it, with wholesaler guarantees available to shield retailers.
The Evening World reports a $30,000,000 contract for New York area improvements. Electrification of a six track line from New Rochelle to 129th street, East River tunnels to Astoria and Long Island City, another East River tunnel, and a large passenger station on the block between Fourth and Lexington avenues and Thirty-second and Thirty-third streets are planned. The contract reportedly goes to a New York firm.
Wallace J Hopkins former Chicago promoter released on 10000 bond after arrest in Seattle for United States fraud charges involving fraudulent stock sales. Bond reduced from 25000 and signed by two Hopkins supporters.
Mrs. Lillian H. Lemp of St. Louis, suing her millionaire brewer husband for divorce, files a reply to his cross-bill. She claims a cited letter was a ruse to trap him and was written to no one. Her failure to comment on the letter is said to have left her with no chance to carry out her intention.
In Seattle on December 7 motorman Gua Gisen died and about thirty passengers were seriously hurt when two heavily loaded trolley cars collided on the University line in dense fog. The fronts were smashed and crews and passengers were buried in debris.
A strike near Tatayude Chile at Sollahuaso mines led to police dispatch to restore order. Several police were killed or wounded and troops were sent to the area to quell the unrest.
The article discusses Frazzle a Virginia origin term noted in Dr. Green's Virginie text. it defines Fraze as a noun for threads or splinters and fraze as a verb meaning to fray or wear to threads. It mentions usage in Virginia Georgia and southern states dating to colonial times and references President Roosevelt.
The Berlin students committee sent a resolution of Sympathy to Prague including Avetela. The motion was adopted at a mass meeting with 3,000 students and most professors. It states that the Prague riots threaten German culture and civilization.
In Pittsburg on December 7 Union Associated Press reports Magistrate Brady uses a new method for trance readers and fortune tellers before him. He offers a chance to glimpse the future to predict how he will rule a case. The process impresses the skeptical judge and halts speculation.
The weekly total clearances reached 225,867 bushels of wheat to the United Kingdom and 54.39 percent of flour, shipped to China and Japan.
A vintage patent remedy advertises a cough medicine mix including pine extract and other ingredients. It urges consumers to ask their druggist for the genuine Leach's Vivian Pine compound, with dosing guidance of a teaspoonful every four hours.
Northwestern by the Greenlaw Thomag Abstract company transfers to R A Bjerrmann in Grakosh city Eleventh ward. The notice lists Keorner State Otterstrente and Tyenperreins as related entities in the transfer report.
A jam of 1950s style classified pleas offers help wanted and goods for sale. Ads seek reliable advertisers, female help, second hand items, horses, skates, and a piano tuner, plus a church supper, land prospects, and holiday goods from Oshkosh area vendors.
The notice promotes Poslam as an overnight remedy for skin conditions including pimples and blackheads. It touts dramatic results after first application and offers 50-cent and $2 packages in local drug stores with free samples by writing Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
Advertisements include salesmen wanted for Wisconsin agencies, a nurse and housekeeper seeking positions, door to door and travel sales posts, lost and found items like a kitten and a watch, plumbing and eye care services, loan and shipping offers, and multiple room rentals. Names include Freeman, Oshkosh, Perdue, and The Continental Jewelry Co. with varied contact details.
Readable fragments show millinery sale at reduced prices and plumbing hardware listings. Numerous farm properties and land investments across North Dakota Montana Washington Wisconsin and Wisconsin ads. Also miscellaneous equipment, houses for sale or rent, and household items advertised by local agencies and firms.
A compilation of probate and estate notices from Wisconsin Winnebago County. Filings include administrators and guardianships for Charles A Hoarnig, Tweer W Farrow, and Nathaniel Stillman Robinson. Appointments, final accounts, and trust distributions are set for hearings in Oshkosh and Neenah with notices to creditors and dates in December 1908 and June 1909.
A local establishment advertises massage and therapeutic gymnastics for women and children under the name Mazeage Massage. Contact Jack MacDowell at 159 Algoma Street for services. Warning: ad language may be unclear due to OCR.
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