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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1909
Page
5
The Northwestern warns about rising wheat costs and outlines the impact on farmers and consumers. It discusses crop rotation, soil fertility, and the broader economic pressures shaping production and pricing in the western states. It cites aggregate market forces, farm incomes, and potential policy responses without sensational detail.
Readers weigh naval expansion and coastal defense amid wartime concerns. The piece cites calls for stronger ships and a subway defense concept, alongside critiques of wartime monopolies and government pricing. It also notes the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition progress and a Kentucky ballgame scene where spectators react to an umpire.
A jumble of vignettes describes mob violence failing to lynch a man, a rescue by officers, and a thwarted mob action. It mentions a special train to remove him, then shifts to fashion trends in women’s hats, a boat accident in New York, and a husband’s vow never again. Further items critique Georgia politics, tariff votes, and Wisconsin rail concerns, with stray references to Kalamazoo Oshkosh Walena zoo and Indians climbing a ladder of percentages.
A fragmentary London clerks court remark on women competing with men. Notices include Frederic Watham, American archaeology professor, aging at retirement, Mr and Mrs May Iriah of Thorp Clarke Welcoming twins in blocks of nine. Various brief notes cover retirements, a prison official nomination, an admiral’s San Francisco trip, a Colorado Springs man’s window fall, and Mrs George Nheara’s around the world voyage under a low-cost plan.
A jumble of gossip from Manitowoc to Green Bay reports Senators La Potlette and Thad nal in play for state and national roles. Cook emerges as a potential successor while Pinkerton plans recruitment reveals local intrigue. News scribes debate influence, opposition, and the drift of public opinion across Wisconsin.
In an I per's Magazine excerpt Burges Johnson mocks the conceit of a boastful figure. The speaker uses a pointed pen to deride vanity and hubristic posturing, suggesting fame cannot be won by invective alone and urging humility over vainglory.
A fragmented roundup reports Canada planning a naval land force while Americans join a London horse show. It mentions Aldrich, Holliver, and Paris linked Mary Gurden. Other items note Taft era conservation aims, a fatal home accident in Buffalo, an actress renouncing the stage, Marion Crawford’s will, a Canadian railway link near Duluth, Mrs Della M Qubert’s Christian Science dispute, and Alfred Parlow defending Mrs Eddy’s health.
Rural and state news report August B Gus Granath, age 35, fatally injured during a balloon ascent attempt at Racine. The item notes multiple scattered regional occurrences including baptisms near Milwaukee, a marriage near Glendive, and various local incidents.
A fragmented column notes a wife and two daughters killed in a car crash. Micky Waleh, longtime troublemaker, jailed for stealing a horse and buggy after losing a team in a railroad wreck years earlier. Also mentions Areola Sampson on business in Pasco and a wife impersonator in Stevens Point. Henry Legier, aged 78, dies in Tampa after industrial ties to La Crosse. Antigo electric plant sold to Wausau buyers John Manser Frank A. Hecker and Charles C. Cleveland.
Asan Russell stars in Wildfire at the Grand Opera House Wednesday a dramatic romance about a woman in trouble features six new stage roles and strong supporting parts. A Friday Oshkosh Yacht Club benefit showcases Tinero’s Ilis Heusen in Order with Adelaide Keim and Robert Warwick leading a premier stock company. The Van Dyke Eaton stock company wraps a week at the Grand and heads to Milwaukee for new engagements.
A collection of humorous snippets from the London Tri-Bits page featuring wry exchanges about oysters, a boastful judge, a cabman’s quips, a city visitor puzzled by a shimmering institute sign, a man and his dog portrait, and a religious talk where a youth names the barber’s as the place he’d avoid with his sister.
Roun. Troup is a contagious catarrhanid will, spreading through the flock if unchecked. Separate affected birds, open head swellings with a sharp instrument, treat wounds with antiseptic, and use a five per cent sulphate injection. Kill and burn all diseased birds, place the rest in warm dry quarters, burn sulphur, and ventilate after five hours.
In Anhui province gentry and people flood the grand council with telegrams protesting the recognition of Sir John Lister Kaye's copper mining claim. Protesters demand punishment for deaths attributed to concessionaires and threaten uprising if the claim is not rejected. They accuse Li Ching Fang, Li Hung Chang's son, of betraying locals under British pressure.
Practical advice on keeping cellars clean to prevent odors spreading through a house. Instructions cover vegetable storage, lime use under living rooms, safe handling of silverware, furniture edge care with soap, carpet cleaning with ammonia, silk fabric care in tepid water, and airing bedrooms with a screen to reduce drafts. An ending tip notes desolate lives are those saved for life’s furniture only.
A compact reflective piece urges college girls on graduation to study occupations before choosing a career. It cautions against confusing liking with ability, stresses eliminative selection based on temperament and opportunity, and notes homemaking may suit some talents. Also a brief quip contrasts enduring deeds with posthumous concern.
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