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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
13
A local ad lists women's Jersey Ribbed Chin Suits in multiple sizes with fleece lining, plus Crocheted Red Spreads, Knit Gloves, Red Seal Ginghams, and Cotton Batting in large white rolls. Prices range from 25 to 75 cents, with tomorrow specials and color options noted.
Swedish choirs from Twin Cities and Minnesota towns joined in St. Paul for J Victor Bergquist's Golgotha with orchestra. The event opened the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Minnesota conference of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Augustana synod. attendance was light, with delegates expected to arrive today.
Philadelphia marks Founders Week climax with an elaborate pageant of living pictures showing early settlement Willam Penn and Quakers colonial Philadelphia and pivotal eras from 1740 to the Civil War. The event features 69 floats horsed tableaux and period costumes with observers packed along Broad Street and Old Liberty bell safeguarded.
International securities opened with sharp losses as tensions in eastern Europe rise. Canadian Pacific leads declines with 4 4 percent, while Reading and Union Pacific also slide. London trading opens weak as warship news unsettles markets, with American shares drifting lower before a late rebound.
Taft spent a quiet day at home and engaged in correspondence. A flying trip through Connecticut was announced with stops at Stamford South Norwalk Bridgeport Ansonia Waterbury Bristol New Britain Hartford Meriden and New Haven before returning to New York. In the West Hitchcock reported improving Republican strength with no doubt about Tate appeal and the market remark about advertising was noted.
The article contrasts vast capital totals with farmers' earnings noting a corporation's 120 million dollar capital and 129.9 million in fees earned weekly, likening these sums to the size of corn crops and bank deposits. It compares wealth to figures associated with Russell Sage and Marshall Field.
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