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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1908
Page
5
City officials intensify oversight of public schools after near misses and past fires. Proposals seek safer doors and exits, revised crowd control, and clearer egress routes to protect students and staff while maintaining educational operations.
Attorney Barn, candidate for the supreme court bench, plans to capitalize on name recognition in the race. The piece notes political chatter that the outcome may hinge on name familiarity and the public's war fatigue as tensions ease. The author mocks the era's postwar excitement in Kentucky politics.
Physicians in New York resist stricter laws against vivisection arguing current statutes suffice to curb abuses and that further restrictions would hinder humane scientific inquiry. Opponents cite a New York Times letter by Mrs. Fiske calling vivisection immoral while supporters warn against overreach, urging careful but free research to advance health. The discussion mirrors broader ethical tensions as parties hint at international tensions and domestic political rumors for St Patrick’s Day coverage.
A St Louis chemist Charles H. Rider reports a discovery from laboratory work using amestose in bio experiments that could slash gas production costs. The process yields gas near ten to twenty cents per thousand cubic feet, far cheaper than current methods, promising widespread impact if validated. The article also notes March’s approach, political chatter, and Milwaukee’s political races, but focuses on Rider’s claim of a cheap, abundant gas source.
The article describes western hunters expanding into new areas as irrigation grows wheat land and new hunting districts emerge near Hanford. It notes geese access along the Columbia and irrigation ditches potentially shifting land use toward wheat, with fruit melons along rivers and mountains housing a third main ditch.
Antigo Journal discusses shifting from a single leader ideal to broader talent in Wisconsin politics. It argues the state has failed to gain national stature by concentrating power and urges embracing a wider, more capable leadership for enlightenment and independence.
A Shawano Journal remark suggests farmers place names on mailboxes to aid travelers and enhance scenery. The government has required rural mail patrons to paint names on boxes, a rule already common in the state. The note humorously contrasts marriage as harder than lying.
A garbled OCR passage references a swing, catch and play, with scattered phrases about children, Upward, Perkway and games. It reads as fragmented notes or a sports play idea, lacking clear events, dates, or identifiable people or organizations.
A garbled item lists items including a Australian nugget of gold weighing 7.4, a mysterious ship and multiple investments in New York and Boston. It mentions a painting by Thomas Birch gifted by Mrs. Caroline Furbush, and notes a pageant titled Dark ness Night tied to missions. The text references various figures and institutions across Honduras, Las Argeles, Amazjolia, and London Missionary Society.
The report notes an expected pay increase for soldiers and mentions various political and crime related items. It covers the planned congressional action, a possible victory in a local political fight, police action delaying Emma Goldman, and several international and domestic concerns. It also references a fatal incident at Deer Lodge involving three inmates and prison staff.
A jumbled Wisconsin page notes a range of items including a Baptist dedication in Racine, a Fond du Lac business association, disinfecting in Chetek, a missing witness in a Wausau arson case, and the Wisconsin Sunday School session in Appleton. It also mentions Beloit bar incidents, lawyers backing Justice Bassford, La Crosse water well funding, a Badger Portland Cement plant at Superior, a firing in Janesville for assault, strict fire rules, and court actions in Eau Claire and Eau Claire related to peace bonds and threats.
Testimonials claim Hood's Sarsaparilla heals scrofula, glandular swellings, and skin sores better than other remedies. Messages from users in Crosby Texas and other places praise rapid recovery after using the tonic. Ad copy notes 35 doses for one dollar and preparation by C L Hood Co Lowell, Mass.
A fire at a theater in Resins caused $1.6 damage and endangered about fifty lives as an engine stopped moments before a woman was struck. Durant Stiles, longtime yardmaster at Hetooicani, was killed by a train in Rockford DL at age 42. A Holman and N Felffmann, both Hebrew, faced fines for assault. Two alleged anarchists, Sayre Herbursak and Georgi Krista, tied to horse theft, were arrested in Chicago raids. The Northwestern Band association tournament planned for Mayville on June 1-2 promises notable addresses and possible political overtones. Theater programs at Grand Opera House featured reels including Wild Birds at Home and Road to Yesterday with Minnie Du and others, plus a March engagement by the Italian Brand Opera company with low prices across seating.
A jumble of clipped editorials and notices from Wisconsin papers highlig ht Senator La Follette’s rising buoyancy, Isaac Stephenson’s anticipated contest, and F E MaeGovern’s names linked to Uncle Sam’s senate seat. County officials and political chatter reveal early spring forecasts, appointive debates, and party maneuvers across multiple towns.
The article argues that before automatic piano players, hearing great works was rare and demanding to perform. It notes decades of study for two hand and four hand arrangements and that only privileged listeners could hear such pieces in public. It cites RB Lewis in The Atlantic.
The article notes dogs as essential to movement across frozen Arctic terrain with vast untraveled regions veiled in ice. It highlights the role of superior breeds in mail delivery and the government’s use of sled teams for long-distance transport and communication.
The text presents disjointed phrases about poets, wonder, night, and ignorance, citing Helen Ecler in The Century. It glides through ideas of sense, imagination, courage, and wisdom beyond perception, ending with a note on dignity and restraint.
A fragmentary verse evokes a gold sand metaphor with waves as figures of touch and departure. It presents a sensuous scene of sea, wind, and kiss shaped by a narrator attributed to Archibald Sullivan in Smart Sear.
A fragmentary collage of witty remarks and street vignettes. A young man proposes marriage by joking about shared money, a diner complains about a steak pie and a dog kennel, and a builder jokes about boots. A white whiskered man defends his family in a public scene as a cabby haggles over fare. The tone is breezy and observational, capturing urban humor and human quirks.
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