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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
9
The document outlines subscription terms for The Daily Northwestern established January 1908. It lists pricing, payment terms, publication details, and mailing regions including Oshkosh and Winneconne with rates such as forty cents per month and forty eight dollars per year, noting payment deadlines and penalties for late or nonpayment.
The editorial urges voters to judge senatorial candidates by character and public spirit, not money. It warns against corruption and the temptation to win through flashy tactics, insisting Wisconsinites will vote for the most capable, conscientious man who will serve the state with honor.
President Roosevelts firm stance seeks retrial and possible pretrial appeals to pursue justice against the Standard Oil Company for anti trust violations. The president vows to uphold court authority while guarding defendants rights amid political sentiment and looming primary elections.
In a reflection on politics and farming, the piece argues national conflict cannot halt crop growth. It emphasizes nature’s cycles endure despite heated campaigns, elections, and policy debates, with farmers continuing to plant and reap regardless of political turmoil.
The common council passes a resolution re bidding for soft coal to fuel the fire department. Chicago firms bid cheaper but some say local dealers should win contracts. Testimony cites Chicago bidders undercut by twenty five cents a ton risking higher city costs. The council contemplates re bidding to ensure clear terms and fair competition.
A federal commerce department report covers wholesale price movements from 1890 to 1907, noting overall prices near their highest eighteen-year level with commodities rising about 2.58 percent for the period. Farm products show the greatest gain, with wider increases in clothing fuel and lighting, while the year 1907 saw price highs in October. The Milwaukee Journal notes political commentary alongside the price data.
The article notes a 1907-03 fiscal year trade balance of $666,457,103, surpassing 1900-01. It credits a strong production and export sector, with gold funds stabilizing currency amid a global famine, and contrasts with earlier downturns in 1882-83 and 1946-47, while predicting a rebound after the October panic.
Dr. Wiley cites bacillus in bread and drink as threats to domestic happiness at a meeting of the Hiscult Batcers. The pure food head denounces wifey's bread as a major enemy of home life and urges bakers to improve bread output. He questions causes of bread deterioration and asks if modern milling and kitchen changes are to blame for the shift away from traditional domestic crafts.
A local discussion of militia reorganizations is dismissed as baseless fear. The plan reportedly adds federal duties to militia service without compulsory enlistment, likening the new force to an enhanced state militia ready for national needs. Citizens are urged to look past sensational claims and focus on constitutional, practical changes.
The New York Sun recounts Uncle Ike in Brown's store describing a battle with panthers and wolves, noting his brag of hauling a hidden creature and fending off beasts. Deacon Pennington questions the tale while Ike defends his feat and the claim that a burping brimatone lake could be half as hot.
A roundup of varied notes: land in Wall Street valued at $20 010 009 an acre. 34 Madison exam students show five women. Evelina Greenleaf Sutherland authoring plays and stories. St Louis Republican marks its 100th birthday. Manitowoc gravesite found for Chief Mexico. whiskers club forms in Waynesfield Fremantl. San Antonio garden program boasts many school plots. Riis’s Denmark dinner reply upends royal etiquette.
Chicago and national items include attorney John G Shortatt dead at seventy. sixteen Chicago indictments for importing gifts for immoral purposes. Lieut Frank T Hivans to face court martial in Honolulu. Adiat E Stevenson a Democratic governor candidate in Illinois. Cornelius P Shea jailed in Boston over family hunger. a year’s eighteenth bomb explosion near James J Garbett’s saloon. Roosevelt orders retrial push for Standard Oil. Chicago architect Brann killed Lucas Suttoh amid a home dispute. wife and witness details noted.
State news reports the death of Francis J Susthauer a longtime Milwaukee alderman and municipal figure. The item notes his prominent role in city affairs and his passing.
A jumble of incidents across Wisconsin and beyond outlines penalties, rescues, robberies and fraud cases. Fined coffeerer George S Goethe and a Ringlings connection. John Anderson survived a buried state job. railroad testimony on Fox River route. Fort Atkinson newsboy beaten. bequeathal of 16000 by Captain Mackey. Mattson of Ragine confronted drowning. Milwaukee butcher Herman Thiele death by self-commitment linked to past cannon accident. Ferguson and Umpire Busch fined after clash and arrest. Otto Neuhdus sought for employment fraud. farm hand Lynching attempt and shooting near Port Edwards amid jealousy.
A collage of witty exchanges and character sketches from the London Tit-Bis page. Jokes unfold about a misfiring conscience, a dog with a comical tongue, and domestic foibles. Scenes include humorous quips on cooks, gifts, and everyday pretensions across social types.
The clippings note editorial feuds over Uncle Ike’s candidacy in Marinette with local papers The Hagle Star and Milwaukee Journal engaging in campaign rhetoric. The Milwaukee Sentinel swipes at personal liberty framed by pie and saucer imagery, while Taft is portrayed as a stabilizing figure amid cross-paper commentary on money and influence.
A collage of satirical and editorial snippets from Wisconsin newspapers. Remarks touch on campaign funding and corruption, a divorce over sixty five shirts, a governor versus congressman hypothetical, gendered avocations, serenades at a wedding, and jokes about political speech. References include Kenosha News Madison Democrat Racine Journal Eau Claire Telegram Stevens Point Journal Monroe Journal Sheboygan Journal Burlington Free Press and Milwaukee area remarks.
A fisherman recounts a dramatic tarpon encounter at sea. A massive jump rose about twenty feet behind the boat, with estimates placing the fish around nine to twelve feet in length and roughly 500 pounds. Debates over species followed, but the witness remains convinced it was a tarpon.
A family plan to curb gas bills by sending each child to watch the meter as gas burns. The ticking dial reinforces the idea that burning gas equals spending money, yielding noticeable savings.
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