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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
12
Senator Bacon introduces a constitutional amendment to clarify presidential succession from the day after Election Day until March 4. The piece explains gaps if a president elect dies before inauguration, outlines contingencies, and notes Roosevelt's cautious support for Bacon’s bill as a preventive measure.
Special to The Northwestern says attorney S H Putnam is named administrator of the Tate Sant Holmes estate with City Clerk W R Wloemming due back from Nebraska Saturday. Students will present a cantata Misa Prim this evening. Eight O’clock club meets Friday for banquet and discussion on Dock Prohibition Effectively Destroy the Use of Liquor. James Clark returns from Oshkosh after ten weeks of medical treatment and is much improved.
An exhortation urges trying Foley's Honey and Tar for colds and lung trouble, claiming a forty year cure record and discouraging unknown medicines. A.m. Hors on Martin street notes safety and affordability. The ad also recommends Burdock Blood Bitters to cleanse impure blood and improve well being through simple habits.
Rev B B Colter of All Saints mission wed Mina Grace Cleveland of Fond du Lac on Wednesday afternoon at the bride’s home in Fond du Lac. The ceremony was conducted by Bishop H Weller of Fond du Lac. Colter, soon to be ordained, had planned January nuptials but advanced them. Mrs Colter, recently confirmed in the Episcopal Church, is welcomed to Kaukauna and its social circles. The couple arrived last night and stay at Hotel La Selle. Also reported: Modern Woodmen of America section officers named led by Consul John Bukowski and others.
Washington reports that Dr. J T Galloway of the Bureau of Plant Inquiry told a committee that a corn stalk based process could yield print paper competitive with wood pulp. Laboratory tests suggest a ton of corn stalks may produce a significant amount of molasses used in cattle feed, with a commercial plant planned in Maine.
Edward Brush of American Smelting testified before the Ways and Means Committee on the lead schedule. He argued the lead duty benefits miners but warned removal could halt domestic lead production. F. E. Hamilton for tobacco interests urged rewording of tobacco paragraphs to cut costs, boost quality, and raise federal revenue, and sought tariff reductions on Almeria grapes and foreign mustards.
An old advertisement warns that clogged bowels cause illness and urges regular daily bowels. It touts Beecham's Pills as a domestic laxative to prevent disease, claiming they relieve headaches dizziness indigestion insomnia and other symptoms by keeping the bowels moving. The price is listed as 1d and 2s 6d per box.
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