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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
14
A retailer promotes Yutopia perfume and a variety of sale items. Highlights include after supper prices on leather and fabric goods such as wool sweaters, linen towels, panama skirts, linen napkins, and etamine draperies with markdowns and multiple floor locations.
The period 1885 to 1900 saw intense aeronautical activity with attempts by Maxim Lilienthal Pitcher and Chanute but many failed efforts. It notes a test at Kitty Hawk with wind and a kite arrangement, and mentions Tangley secretly working for the United States. The piece also stresses conservation and education in schools as vital to protecting forests wildlife and water resources.
At Badger hall a Democratic rally featured P C Stewart T R Frentz and Lyman Nash praising Bryan Kern club aims. Frentz argued for government insured deposits against postal savings, while Nash, a Manitowoc lawyer, lauded Bryan and critiqued Cannon’s House rules to limit debate.
Dr J G Schall and family escape highway of flames at Eagle River as forest fires threaten to destroy a summer cottage. Backfiring and rain halted the blaze. He criticizes fires as destructive to timber and land, noting lumbermen agree burned land is harder to reclaim. He highlights the waterway between forty lakes as a potential Great Lakes navigable route.
A description extols a riverside area thought ideal for summer outings. The dam in the connecting channel features an electric portable crane to lift small boats over obstructions, and the scenery, air, and fishing are praised as near perfect for enjoying nature.
Mrs PB Culkin and daughter Kathrine of Chicago visit Katharine Mulva on Fifteenth Street. Mr and Mrs KE Derber and Fagleet Robert Derber and wife return from Bay City Michigan after attending the wedding of Miss Wachter of Bagley to Mr J Meyer of this city.
A juvenile plan to appoint local boys as special police officers blooms after the chief tests a star badge idea. Twenty five handpicked youths join the effort to keep order, with others inspired to join the young patrol and aid regular officers.
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