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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1909
Page
3
A chaotic OCR fragment outlines delegates and committees for a Chautauqua event. It references the Chamber of Commerce, Lyceum, and local governance bodies, with scattered mentions of dates, places, and names. The readable portions show city involvement and planning activity for an upcoming assembly.
Oshkosh ladies praise healthful flour based foods and advertise 1¢ baking powder. They invite readers to join baking lessons at 193 Main Street featuring biscuits doughnuts and cakes with emphasis on easy digestibility and home cooking tips.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a case involving an individual named Pollack and others, with references to a workhouse, obstruction of passage on a bridge, a municipal court, and a tax payment dispute. The passage is severely garbled with many unreadable words and inconsistent spellings.
A scrambled report notes business decline and asset divestment amid management missteps. Mentions property seizures and potential shutdown, with references to unclear individuals and locations, signaling looming closure and restructuring.
A man named Kroerer was arrested by Assistant Kief in Waupaca. Police and sheriff deputies pursued a burglary suspect described as armed, entering the city around dusk. Local officials urged residents to remain vigilant as the search continued.
Krueger traveled from Neevsh to Neenah where Waupaca sheriff pursued him. He was captured at the city limits and placed in custody. He faced trial for burglary on Main street in Green Bay, with parole history and prior offenses noted. He was held for court on April 20, 1907.
Miss Clara Lightfoot a 33 year old dressmaker of 228 Tenth Street died after her attempt to warm varnish on a gas stove caused the varnish to ignite. She and her clothing caught fire, suffered severe burns, and died Sunday at 5:30 AM after transfer to a sanitarium.
A large gathering with leaders from Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian churches in Oshkosh attended a Friday evening event. Rev. Wredward led devotional services and E. Cross outlined future home department work, aiming to organize a Wingetagen County district Sunday school cooperative with four teachers from each school.
Disjointed items report arrests and releases on Merritt street, church meetings this Tuesday and Thursday, license grants for Cori Petersen and Robert Abraham, and Albert Widmer funeral plans. Also noted are a Buckstall Edward sawmill shutdown, upcoming Tables Ald society gathering, South Ends defeating Brooklyn Juniors in baseball, and a river fishing trip. No services in two Fivangolien churches due to Wisconsin district conference at Ripon.
Harold Barnes in city notes and Armour Institute visit segments. Community members plan Catholic Foresters convention delegation from Se James No. 500 and St Stephen’s. News of weddings, travels to New York and Milwaukee, church sermon on The City of Destruction with Bunyan illustrations, musical performances by Edward Holzer and Mrs I W Kircher.
Mrs A R Whenreiter and daughter of Sheboygan visit Mrs George Saraw. First Methodist Church speakers on The Theme of Jesus. Rev F A preached. Dr W A Gorton, superintendent, better and able to sit up today. Rev J W Bailey preached Asleep and Awake and discussed Winnebago Baptist association meeting in Fond du Lac. Benatar Willis in Milwaukee with friends. Mr Fitch, a G A R veteran once in Oshkosh, recalls old days. George Dalton committed for feeble mindedness, then released to mother. will go to Town with father to provide care. Dalton was picked up by a police officer last week.
Raised hints on fowl husbandry emphasize grit replacement with sharper actions. Advice covers corn alternatives, egg yield, growth, and treatment for chicken pox, soft shells, and scaly legs using lard kerosene molphur, plus exercise, vegetable diets, and white clover for protein and lime.
The body of Nelle Nelson, a twenty year old Danish girl who vanished May 22 from Florence Nebraska, was found in the Missouri river near South Omaha. Authorities report she appeared murdered and ill treated, body disposed to hide a double crime. no killer identified yet.
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