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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1900
Page
9
W H Oliver a Main Street tailor paid a fine and costs totaling 68.0% in municipal court after pleading guilty to assaulting Henry Abraham. Abraham testified that Oliver, a stranger to him, was at his house talking with Abraham’s two daughters and later grabbed him when confronted.
Professor Floyd Davis of Oshkosh water team urges city to adopt purification in the ongoing $106,000 suit against the water company. He argues all surface waters are polluted to some degree and modern purification methods can render water safe for domestic use, urging the city to follow a common sense policy and noting prior cases in Duluth Hot Springs.
Dr F W McDowell spoke at the First M E church on the Forward Movement of the Twentieth Century detailing the Methodist bank offering of 20 million dollars to reduce church debts and fund education and homes. He noted about six million already raised in the first year and urged designated gifts toward Christian education and affiliated causes.
The speaker argues that Christian colleges must provide full facilities including libraries and laboratories. He warns against sending students to schools lacking basic resources and suggests that strong on campus academics and activities should accompany faith based aims.
The Doty street crossing of the Traction Company and the Chicago Northwest tracks is a curved, at times awkward junction meant to avoid a straight cross. Electric lines run on the east side and shift to the west at the crossing to prevent derailment. Managers defend the design as safest, despite delays to teams crossing three tracks.
In a speaker’s address, Mr. McDowell urges education grounded in Christian teaching, criticizing colleges that place classical authors on par with the Bible. He recalls a president restricted from Christian instruction, vows against evasive apologetics, and shares personal tales of education’s enduring value amid the 1893 panic. He praises Lawrence University and recounts a tale of real estate and securities losses, ending with a call for support of a major gift.
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure not turned by Halls Catarrh Care FP or Cheney & Co. Props Toledo. We know Fr Cheney for 15 years and deem him honorable in business. Weae & Truax, Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Roteto. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and advertised to affect blood and surfaces. Price per bottle, sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Haei's Family Pie are the best.
A garbled period advertisement page touts Allen’s Foot-Hase and Allen’s Boot-Ease for swollen feet and foot pain, plus herbal remedies and coffee substitutes. Entries claim eye strength tips, cheap fashion notions, and various tonics, with prices and drugstore mentions and a mix of testimonials from readers and local names.
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