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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
9
An advertisement extols Diapepsin as a cure for indigestion and sour stomach. It touts rapid relief within minutes, claims reduction of gas heartburn and nausea, and promotes keeping the product at home for immediate relief after unsuitable meals.
An OCR fragment shows funds allocated for baseball at a school. The note mentions money for baseball and a drive to raise funds, with unclear names or dates due to damaged text.
The article outlines ambition to join a Wisconsin baseball league with eight cities and a 200000 population threshold. It notes Tracy and La Crosse talent moves, Eau Claire transfers, and Freeport Fond du Lac signings. It covers proposed class changes, schedule preparation, and trial camps as teams seek to fortify rosters for the coming season.
Lambs defeat Highlanders in the South Side Bowling stage with two wins in a best of three. Frederick Leuo tops scoring for the Lambs with 258 in the third game as teammates Ganzer Isl and Leuo reach solid totals. Final team score 2458.
President Van Hise of the University of Wisconsin will address the Candlelight club on The Educational System of Wigeon mig. He arrives from Madison and will be welcomed by the club committee. Supper at Tremont hotel follows, with a brief business session and address.
Oshkosh visitors from La Crosse Fond du Lac and Green Bay mingle in the city on Monday. A smallpox case is reported at 23 Franklin avenue and ambulance calls attend to patients. Community events include a fifth annual prize mask ball at Woodmen Hall and a Knights of Pythias anniversary dance at Elka hall. A new Deer tap invention debuts in West Algoma to improve beer dispensing.
An advertising roundup promotes Beecham's Pills as a natural health remedy for stomach liver kidneys and blood to preserve youth and beauty. It urges regular habits clear skin bright eyes and robust health and notes druggists sell 16 and 25 cent boxes. Also mentions First Aid with Dr Thomas' Electric Owl for accidents and pain relief.
Reports from Boston describe L. T. Cooper's visits drawing crowds as his New Discovery stomach remedy gains attention. Testimonials like John S. Keen claim improved appetite, relief from indigestion and dizziness after using one bottle, with gains in strength and energy.
Articles of incorporation filed for the Richmond company to build an electric alarm system for mines and electrical mining gear. Norman S. Richmond, William M. Bray, and Frederic J. Eaton, all Oshkosh residents, listed as incorporators with capital at $25.00. Richmond credited as inventor and patentee.
The Winnebago Traction company will spend 29000 in receiver certificates to upgrade rolling stock. New Narragansett type open car bodies will be fitted with trucks from four inter-urban cars, four Baldwin electric motor trucks, and Allis-Chalmers fifty-horsepower motors. Two larger scarler cars with wider platforms will be added, improving service from Main and High streets to White City. The plan aims to keep old cars in good condition by overhauling and using the new equipment to reach thirty miles per hour, with the goal of more frequent service and better operation. W VanderWalker of Eau Claire visited the city to see his brother.
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