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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1908
Page
5
A fragmented 19th century style column discusses postal charges and education policy. It critiques the American educational system, urging focus on practical work and family roles as the foundation of national strength. The text blends civic reflection with a call for reform.
Dispatches from Washington weigh the postal subsidy bill pending in the Senate for steamship routes between the United States, South America, the Philippines, China, Japan and Austria. The piece warns of rising fuel concerns, coal shortages, and calls for wind power and alcohol as potential electricity sources, with notes on political maneuvering and spring market optimism.
A fragmentary article references various facts and oddities including protected robins in Maryland, Chicago population claims linked to livestock interests, and mentions of mines employing millions. It notes an exhibition at Fond du Lac and lists miniature airships, quotes Harriet Blaise Beale and other authors, and briefly discusses hunting fiction by English women.
A garbled clipping reports fires destroying 38 buildings in California, an orange crop record, a claim Queen Victoria will be a mother by late July, Taft speech on work, a mass meeting near Buffalo, and scattered political and crime notes. The text is highly damaged with many unreadable fragments.
Read of Dr McComb and Mr. Harter and Mrs Harter who claim Hood's Sarsaparilla cured chronic pains nervousness and indigestion after years of illness. Testimonials from Mrs Mrs H racins and others praise relief from rheumatism headaches and back pains. Product advertised as Hood's Sarsaparilla liquid and Sarsatabs sold by C L Hood Co Lowell MA.
A cryptic reflective piece exploring faith, destiny, and life mastery. It locates a seeker amid visions and moral questions, urging adherence to higher purpose. Names, phrases suggest a literary, perhaps poetic, meditation on eternity and virtue.
A fragmented column presents a string of verbal quips and character sketches. The tone mimics a humorous society page with speakers in mock dialogue, references to a clerk of weather, temperance, and social banter. It includes garbled quotes, names, and a daily life snapshot ending with an advertisement for a throat remedy.
Mrs. Diana Gelats of the New York Anti Vivisection society advocates strong curbs on experiments and public inspection of all vivisection work. She cites secrecy in medical colleges, cites Dr. Carré and Dr. Flexner cases, and urges licensing and regular inspections under a Johnston measure to ensure accountability and prevent cruelty.
The text condemns Syn and others for sewing two dogs together to test growth, calling it deliberate cruelty with no scientific gain. It notes lawyers failed to convict under existing law and supports a Bellamy bill from Brooklyn for stricter regulation and enforcement to end animal torture in laboratories.
A collage of early 1900s motorist items cites Glidden routing ideas from Buffalo to Washington via Pittsburg, London's electric buses with reader-facing lights, a motor iceboat reaching 31 mph on the Hudson, New York imports at the Importers’ Salon, and discussions on car power usage. It mentions city officials’ vehicle spending, a $1,000 side race between Emanuel Cedrine and I. F. Baldwin, Paris concrete paving trials, and various vehicle innovations including electric delivery wagons and a lay-flat sick-bed car seat.
Dorothy Donnelly and Art Everton head a strong cast in the Kleim play The Lion and the Mouse at the Grand Opera House last Saturday. The company met high artistic standards with fine costumes and scenery, praised as a dramatic season highlight. Dr and Mrs Herbert L Flint opened a seven night engagement with hypnotic feats and lively comedy. Mrs Flint shines with stage presence and beauty, drawing strong audience approval. The Fints headline a week of performances with two program changes nightly. tonight free admission for ladies under the usual rules.
A column from multiple Wisconsin papers notes state pride for La Follette yet widespread Republican sentiment favors Theodore Roosevelt. It cites worries over maple sugar harvests in 1908 and mentions political maneuvering as Uncle Ike is pushed toward reelection. The reports reflect turbulence ahead of the national convention and debate over endorsements.
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