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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
7
An instructional piece offering practical tips for households. It covers tempering iron tools, preserving clothing, and using water to reduce kitchen odors. It provides advice on arranging meals for small families, varying meat usage, and repurposing leftovers into new dishes to stretch resources and maintain appetite.
Fragmentary note describes a white linen coat with embroidered collar and turnovers. Mentions two beta of white TM linen and a wedge design, noting natripe pattern and cotton embroidery details.
Holiday trading lull marks quiet sessions at Milwaukee and Appleton markets. Cattle receipts near 7,000 with steady demand. hogs steady with about 7,000 head moved. Wheat and corn quotes firm with western markets holding. fruits and vegetables show mixed gains in apples strawberries and greens. Prices span dairy butter cheese and processed meats with varied gains across departments.
Quotations reported by Zentner Mustler and local dealers cover butter eggs meat and coal. The listing includes butter at 28 3/4 cents, eggs per dozen, beef and pork prices for live and dressed weights, lamb mutton hog veal prices, straw, bay, coal types, and hides with figures for No 1 and No 2 green hides.
A storage house keeper notes celery can be served white crisp from an ice water bath with salt on thin wheat bread and unsalted butter. Other methods include trimming, washing, boiling gently, making a light cream sauce with butter flour pepper and seasoning, and folding in chopped cooked game and celery with eggs for a baked dish.
Quotations reported by local dealers list prices for oats barley and corn feed at per ton and per cwt rates. Chickens old live and dressed fetch varied prices, with spring chickens dressed and tawn specified. Meats show wholesale pork cuts and smoked shoulders with per pound rates among listed figures.
Washington May 3 Some Republican leaders here back Senator Albert J Hopkins of Illinois for chairman of the resolutions committee at the Republican national convention. The choice enjoys broad candidate support though Roosevelt Taft camps may differ. President Roosevelt preference has swung interest to Hopkins amid debate over Warner of Missouri and Burton of Ohio. The final decision hinges on balancing administration aims with nominee wishes and party unity.
In a living room the aim is comfort and cohesion. Natural furniture and a simple color scheme adapt to light exposure, with pale or dark tones to suit windows. Woodwork should be white, walls paneled, and patterns light yet harmonious to support a restful, inviting space.
A fragment describes making fried morsels from rat and water flavors with chopped celery, rye bread bits, and salted batter. It lists ingredients like eggs flour baking powder and fat for frying, with steps to drain, mix, and drop batter into hot fat until browned.
In Eau Claire Wisconsin in May H Baker of Iuka Mississippi and J W Baker of Coon? Virginia met at the railway station while en route to Bloomer for their state's funeral. After thirty seven years apart and unknown whereabouts, one asked the other the time of day revealing their identities.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a poisoned chicken pie linked to a local incident in Merrilan Wisconsin involving E. W. Sullivan and a diet pie with beer. The garbled text mentions a vote and a culinary mishap but lacks clear context or outcome.
The article praises linen gown styles for wear in warm weather, highlighting Moon gowns as the standout with boned gindles and princess lines. It describes three model gowns with panel yokes, cut linen, white lace underplatings, and decorative white buttons, plus open sleeves and vivid fabric contrasts in linen, pongee, and lace accents. It notes the difficulty of sewing and the need for clever handling by home dressmakers.
Emanuel Cedring, a renowned automobile driver from Hallinan, was killed while racing at the Pimitico track. He had just finished a practice run and was hit by a stray shot from spectators, dying from a chest wound after the car left the track.
Dr. Herbert Schoenrich attended Cedring after a practice crash. The right front wheel collapsed tearing the occipital bone and brain. Cedring aimed to break records, had lapped in fifty six seconds earlier, and believed he could run fifty seconds per mile. The car was wrecked beyond repair and would be scrapped.
Paul Nikolaus, a German arrested as a vagrant in Bari about two weeks ago, was subjected to further questioning by a German police agent from Rome. Officials have yet to confirm if he is tied to a conspiracy or seeking notoriety. Extradition to Germany is probable.
The American ambassador Thomas J. OBrien sails on Rainbow the station flagship for a weeks trip and departs for Brussels via the Sberi2 railway to visit his daughter. The American squadron baseball teams play Japanese universities with a strong mood but the Japanese lead most games.
Washington D C January 3 Congressman Huff III of the Twenty second Pennsylvania district is described as ill at his residence in the city. His condition is attributed to a general breakdown with possible other complications.
A local store announces a limited sale on toilet specialties headed by Peroxo Toilet Goods. The offer includes one jar massage cream one grease less cream one antiseptic bottle and one talcum for a bundle price of one dollar with nine lines of toilet requisites from regula price two fifty. The ad invites customers to visit or call for delivery and offers refunds if not satisfied.
The Thistle sails Monday at 11 a.m. from Oshkosh to Omro Eureka and Berlin then Berlin to Oshkosh next day. It departs Saturday at 6 a.m. for Calumet Harbor Brothertown and Stockbridge with return to Oshkosh by 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. arrivals. For details contact Oshkosh Steamboat Co Wo 2 Main St.
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