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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1900
Page
6
Daily Northwestern reports events around Oshkosh on Sunday and Monday. Guests visit from Milwaukee Duluth and Berlin while local families travel to West Superior for G A R affairs. The Wisconsin university graduation and Justice Brewer’s address are noted with campus events and civic rounds.
A new society named Dathla was organized at the Normal school to promote friendships formed during study. First meeting in Professor Mack Dresden’s room established temporary rules and a 50-member cap with 20 names next year. Members include William De Kelver and J. Edison Gatley among others. 1st annual banquet set for June 1 1901.
Three laborers William Mack Charles Fritz and George Jensen were arrested within an hour of a clothing theft at a Chicago and Northwestern camp north of the city. Police recovered the stolen garments tied to the men and they were jailed on the charge Saturday afternoon.
Clarence Robinson, a relatively new member, captured the Seymour W. Hollister gold medal in the Algoma Country club handicap tourney with a gross 110 and net 90 on the eighteen holes. Thirty seven players competed with about sixty entries overall.
Captain Samuel Whitney, long time United States engineer in charge of river and harbor improvements, died Sunday in Green Bay after a paralytic attack linked to an 1803 grip illness. The Keeseville native, 60s, never married and kept to himself, served in Wisconsin since 1870s with postings in Milwaukee and Appleton. Funeral plans pending in Green Bay. no secret lodge affiliations.
The Algoma Country club hosted a social opening of its new clubhouse on Saturday. Members and many friends enjoyed a golf tournament, refreshments provided by club ladies, and a "kitchen shower" for tinware and other supplies. Mrs. G. F. Al Key and her daughter departed for Moulton Mulny to relieve GIkey's relatives for about two months.
Children’s day observances were held at the First M E church and another Methodist venue with military themed decorations and a prominent Forward motto across the platform. Baptism was administered during the service, and the Brooklyn band provided music under Aveust Beduhn, with a later procession to South Side Park.
An early 20th century advertisement markets Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal remedy for indigestion nervous dyspepsia belching gas and distress after meals. It touts natural ingredients plus pepsin claiming quick relief and urges readers to consult druggists for purchase at a nominal price.
An assortment of miscellaneous advertisements and notices including a claim about Robert Barner and hidden government bonds, a promoted health powder for feet, various tonics and elixirs, a Christmas season warning about dress and health, and several drugstore promotions from Oshkosh Wisconsin. The jumble includes references to Ell Cadarette, bond values, and consumer quack medicines.
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