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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1908
Page
10
Tom Goodhue wakes late and rushes to meet Helen Caverly for a sail but his power boat fails. Stranded at sea he fixes nothing and drifts until Helen arrives to tow him, turning mishap into a morning of playful rescue and renewed plans.
In calm seas, Goodhue refuses silence to finish a prior proposal to the girl he has just saved. He takes the tiller and warns of returning to treacherous waters if she will not listen, while she nudges him toward breakfast and attention. The scene unfolds on a ship with tension between restraint and boldness.
The Twentieth Century Club Civics Department met Saturday with 88 enrolled, but only five members attended. Mrs. M C Phillips argued for larger school grounds and outdoor play, citing English standards and European examples, while criticizing current grounds and urging separate or staggered play times and basic outdoor gym equipment.
The article promotes D. D. D. Prescription with oil of wintergreen thiol and glycerine as a simple cure for infantile eczema and related childhood skin diseases. A Weatherly Pennsylvania Rev. Lewis Steeley letter reports rapid, permanent improvement after use, urging parents to try the remedy for their children. J. Bauman & Co.
Real estate transfers recorded in Oshkosh and Madison include Winnetmago Realty Co transferring lot 24 in Wiscon a Telegraphs area to a telephone company, and several parcels between John Wawrzinakl, Land Company, and others. Transfers cover wards and blocks in Oshkosh with multiple parcels, including Riverside and Twelfth ward developments, plus a Madison park addition transfer.
A garbled Broad way Magazine page mixes proverbs with stray ads and health claims. It includes misheard lines about marriage, wit, and social conduct, plus a dubious health pitch for Foley’s Honey and Tar and Dr Kin Now Life Pills.
A broad column of help wanted ads and public notices. Listings include managerial and general labor positions, clerical and foreman roles, traveling salesmen, and a broad array of domestic help. Multiple Wisconsin addresses and company names appear along with relocation and salary details.
Multiple advertisements show properties for sale and rent including houses with various features in Algoma and surrounding streets. Listings mention cement sidewalks water and gas, modern improvements, and nearby streetcar lines. Also notes about bargains on land, outbuildings, and furniture alongside St. Paul area shop and agency references.
Notice announces auctions and talks for county funds and public works at Oshkosh Wisconsin with bids, rates of interest, and meeting dates. Includes offers of land for sale near Alvin Algoa and near Tallroad with prices per acre and timber land details. James H. Agen Co of Houston Texas seeks inquiries.
A jumble of historic style ads offering massage chiropody and hair services. Mentions Mrs B, Mrs Mercet, Miss MacDowell and Mrs C Nelgon with multiple street addresses and phone numbers in Oshkosh and nearby areas.
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