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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
5
A poem laments the wait for vacation as school drags on. The narrator notes idle students tally days until freedom, yearning for sun and play rather than lessons and tense grammar. Time slows while enthusiasm for holidays grows, promising relief when break finally arrives.
The article details a new under-brim bow for garden party hats replacing velvet or silk facings. The stretched ribbon bow frames the face, uses two colors, and hides the brim with layered ribbons. Taffeta is preferred. multi color bouquets are common.
The article surveys evolving women’s dress and gear for cycling, critiquing new hybrid collars and long skirts. It notes shifted stockings and footwear, long pedestrial style skirts, tall boots, and updated belts in gold or unburnished silver, with emphasis on style over function.
Reporter recalls antics of evading circus ticketing as crowds press the canvas. Workers guard tents, employing clever ruses and crowd management to exclude Black attendees, while the show faces disruption and riots in Lexington and towns along the route.
Anlon Lanuer accuses National President Willan D Mahon of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes of America and Bryan of Division 106 of inciting violence during Cleveland’s 1839 street railway strike. The affidavits allege private meetings spread anti union violence, with public statements contradicting the private counsel. Mahon denies the charges.
Local chatter lauds Oshkosh citizens praising public merit after The Lettie Conqueror. Ads tout Doan's Kidney Pills with patient testimonial from W. Fisher on Bay Street. Also features Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims for injuries and Winston's Baby Soothing Syrup advice and Shiloh Consumption Cure promotion.
A mixed page listing rail excursion offers to Milwaukee Green Bay and Yellowstone trips with various rates and dates, and dense classified ads for farms, real estate, job notices, services, and personal notices across Wisconsin and nearby states. It notes departures from Oshkosh and Milwaukee, plus contact points such as J. Turner and W. L. Atwood for tickets and properties.
An advertisement touts Liberty Tableta Pele 10 as a quick remedy for indigestion and related ailments priced at 2d and 6d per package. The snippet includes stray lines about marriage, fortune, and a cucumber man, ending with a dealer note for Bauman's drug store.
The Chicago North Western railway will operate a special excursion line on Sunday June 2 along the new route. The service aims to showcase the renovated track and attract local riders to the improved transit corridor.
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