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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
5
A Baltimore American poem praise piece from June 1900 exalts the Sign of the Smile inn. It invites weary travelers to tarry, forget their troubles, and enjoy garish gargoyles, laughter, and hearty cheer. The light verse mocks modern worries and celebrates carefree hospitality and jovial quips.
The article discusses novelty challies used for light cooler dresses with silk embellishments and Persian-inspired patterns. It notes tight-fitting skirts flaring to the ground, Eton varieties, and the bolero-like short Eton. It urges better petticoat fit, warns against drawing strings, and prescribes stitching fullness into waist belts to improve drape and conceal fabric bunching.
A fashion guide describes corset and gown adjustments to create fullness at the bust and under the arms. It recommends pinning ruffles of taffeta or muslin across the chest inside waistlines, with upper bust fullness achieved by two layers. It cautions against Empire corsets for thin figures and favors high underarm wiring to lift sides, noting clever methods from Parisian dressmakers.
Relatives Mr Charles Nevitt Mrs E W Paine and others left for Chicago to attend the funeral of Francis Turner Wheeler brother of Mrs J M Paine. Wheeler founder of Union Bag & Paper and first maker of machine made paper bags died in Chicago after mountain fever contracted in Mexico. He was born in New Haven Vermont on April 25 186? and built a large fortune before losing nearly all in the great Chicago fire.
An inquest into the De Pera wreck in Green Bay Wisconsin is to have a verdict announced on Saturday. Master Mechanic Sleyth testified on stopping distances at 30 and 60 miles per hour. Engineer Rockefeller was questioned about signaling and authority to take action. Conductor Cartrette and Roach described air brake use when flagging a train. Northwestern road officials discussed routine practices and protecting freight traffic during train movements.
Discussion of a freight run entering the main track south of the signal near De Pere. Experts note the train was too long for the side track and outline safety steps: keep the rear on the main, have a flagman, obtain dispatcher orders, and slowly move the passenger train. An adjournment was set to finish the inquest Saturday morning.
The Pittsburg, Bessemer & Lake Erie railroad launches the largest locomotive ever built. Weighing 240000 pounds without tender, it features 50 inch driving wheels and armor plate frames. The boiler uses one-мет steel, with 40 pounds of steam pressure. The engine stands fifteen feet eight inches high, and a second engine is planned.
An Oshkosh drayman Henry Gerdes endorses Dean's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney pain. He describes years of misery, then relief after using the product bought at FE A Horn's store. Urges others to remember the name Dean's and avoid substitutes. Also mentions various local concerns and a brief chat about a new servant girl.
A jumble of patent cures touts Shiloh's Consumption Cure for coughs colds whooping cough croup and consumption with guarantees and prices 5c 60c and $1 at EO AI Horn’s drug store. Also ads for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Teething Liberty Tablets Bly’s Cream Balm and Rocky Mountain Tea with various claims and prices.
A fragmentary reflection argues that no proof exists for a fixed human fow origin or innate mean disposition, suggesting a perpetual habit of talking and thinking about being genuine. The terse prose cautions against overconfidence in defining character.
Wisconsin Central and Northwestern lines offer extensive excursion ticket deals for July through September 1900. Highlights include reduced round trips to Denver, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and Yellowstone via Wisconsin Central, with sale dates in July and August. Tickets valid for returns up to late summer. special rates for parties of ten or more and return periods vary by route. W. L. Atwood, Agent, Milwaukee office.
Fragmented timetable lists towns from Sscanaba to Ashland including Wausau Hurley Ironwood Watersmeet and Manitowoc Daily trains northbound and southbound with connections at New London Junction and Hortonville Junction. Describes Chicago sleeper car service and arrival times around 7 503 m and 4 1205 p m with outbound trains toward Grand Rapids and St Paul.
The Wisconsin Central Ramway operates trains from Sakai with through sleepers to St Paul and Minneapolis, picked up at Necnin by Minneapolis service. Berths may be reserved at the Wisconsin Central passenger depot. Early departures for northbound trains and late arrivals for southbound trains are noted, with connections at Chicago to eastern and southern lines. Local agent in Oshkosh listed.
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