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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1908
Page
13
A fragmented discussion on angling books contrasts months of fly patterns with Mr Stewart and The Practical Angler. The author laments overproduction of specimens, praises concise works, and calls readers to rights while condemning excessive repetition.
A brief house ways and means committee discussion centered on timber schedules. Mr Washington, TD, urged that forest reserves create higher stump fuel prices. The testimony claimed the government can command the highest prices for its sales.
Special Agent Samuel Cone, veteran in Indian service, testified before a grand jury in Helena Montana on December 1. He said he does not believe there will be a major Indian lift in the country and discussed ongoing Indian affairs with the Associated Press report.
President Jusiro of Venesuets and his party, spending their last day in the detelléyplan preparation to enter Professor Israels sanitarium tomorrow, remain cheerful in Berlin. The German foreign office has received no advices from Venezuela today.
Milwaukee December reports James Clancy aged 100, veteran of the Civil War, died today at the National Soldiers Home. Born in Ireland he enlisted with the Fourth Michigan Guards in 1862, marking a long life in service and memory.
A fragmentary cookbook note describes cooking chicken or similar birds in a casserole. It outlines placing the bird in a butter and onion mixture with carrot, adding soup stock, and baking for about an hour, then adding potatoes mushrooms and green beans before finishing. The dish concludes with browning the chicken.
A Delineator recipe for forking jointed chicken en casserole instructs frying sliced onion in butter until brown, adding to a prepped casserole with soup stock and vegetables, simmering an hour until tender, then finishing with a splash of sherry for serving.
A wartime era clash between Neenah and Appleton merchants over Oshkosh excursion trade escalates as Appleton officials claim legality to halt trips. Neenah leaders seek state railway commission intervention, while Appleton plans free excursions to outdo Neenah. In other items, Company basketball defeats Fond du Lac 20 to 18, Juniors beat Sophomores 47 to 30 to win school championship, and Local KO.TMM elects officers as two weeks of vacation begins for public schools.
Reverend Peter MacQueen reports from central Africa about Kilimanjaro at 19 799 feet and Ameri can Mog, describing the Masai rituals including blood exchange and grave openings. He praises English rule, notes lion and ant behavior, forest fires, and predicts a warm welcome for President Roosevelt among white Africans, detailing local impressions and beliefs.
A Boston Herald list highlights dangerous fire risks in Clinton and Delta schools with wooden stairs and shared boiler rooms. fire drills and extinguishers mitigate some danger. Additional items describe Farman’s aeroplane details, including mass, dimensions, propulsion, and the Grand Prix aircraft’s design.
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