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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
10
Pattern 2540 from Paris shows a party or best dress for girls aged 6 to 12 with a full waist attached skirt and guimpe in white Victoria lawn. Fabric options include batiste, fine mull, cashmere, challis, and lace trims. yardage varies by size and fabric choice.
Captain Seth Bullock left Deadwood for Haron North Dakota to join Kermit Roosevelt on a three week hunt in Standing Rock and Cheyenne river reservations. This is the third straight year Bullock accompanies Roosevelt on such expeditions.
In Richmond Virginia on September 146 the United States circuit court of appeals affirmed the lower court decision in the South Carolina dispensary cases. The court ruled that a state cannot enter private business, reinforcing state regulatory authority.
Margaret West confronts Graham about his fear of road racing and his past accident that saved a child. A sudden crisis arrives when Tim Conley falls from a stable scaffold, prompting Graham to rush for a doctor as Margaret watches the dramatic, dust-filled rescue drive away.
In a tense roadside scene, Graham risks himself to divert a car and save a fellow racer. A doctor treats him and a nearby rider as Margaret tends wounds, while Graham admits fear yet proves decisive in the moment. The doctor notes it is safer to await fracture reduction and plans further care at Copley Place.
Fond du Lac Wisconsin September 16 Rose Schwartz wife of Joseph Schwartz of Wayne township was searched at the county jail after commitment to the Northern State Hospital for the Insane Oshkosh. $2668.76 in gold and gold certificates was found hidden in pads around her hips during a sheriff and district attorney search prompted by her husband who believed she earned money secretly. The money was arranged in pads with various denominations including $500 gold pieces and small silver, concealed to appear unpadded.
Prof John Churton Colling English lecturer and Birmingham professor was found dead in woods near Lowestoft England on September 15. It is believed he poisoned himself amid illness and depression. Born 1848 he was an author and emagist with a long academic career.
A vintage ad copy touts naphtha as a dirt loosener that lets soap do the cleansing faster with less effort. It claims P and G Naphtha Soap cleans as well without naphtha, reduces wash day time by half, and spares women from boiling clothes and heavy scrubbing.
The item notes a naval service BBQ devoted to painting and mentions the subject's recent years in New York City. It identifies his son Bercon G Coltier as president of Suret Railways Advertising Company, a major rail advertising concern.
New York official argues for public baths over Carnegie library improvements. He says baths in schools would better promote health cleanliness and moral welfare among children and residents, urging showers in school buildings to boost community welfare.
The text notes Chinese minister Pang received authority from Nisgowert to discuss arbitration with the United States government. Provisions of the treaty are described as aligned with those of other great powers. The fragment mentions a married man and money but lacks clear context or details.
Real estate transfers listed in Oshkosh by Greenlaw Thomas Abstract Co show multiple sales in the Ninth and Tenth wards. Buyers include Carl Wolf, August Wald, and William J Moller with amounts ranging from 1,075 to 32,800 dollars for parcels in blocks and additions.
Advertisements list numerous positions and services including WANTED-MALE HELP TRUNK MAKERY sales and farm labor openings. Notable firms include Romadka Bros Co Milwaukee Nichala's andy Store Omro Inter-Urban Farm Near Junction Belleat Terre Nelson Morgan's Blacksmith Shop and Collina & Co Wind er Canadas plus army recruitment details and personal notices.
A flood of old fashioned help wanted notices from Tremont Hotel and Algoma and Main Streets. Wages and duties vary from dining room work to general housework and child care. Some listings request competent help, others seek a student or skilled laborer for light housekeeping, farm or seed work, or seamstress tasks. Many ads include contact addresses in Oshkosh area and nearby streets.
Page advertises sale of a Main Street saloon with address 2 North Main Fond du Lac Wisconsin and notes nearby water works connections. also lists various trades and services including construction cement walk, lamps, and an automobile for sale. Mentions legal notice for Winnebago County Court and executor Julio Harrington with final account settlement on October 6 1908.
An old classified page lists multiple practitioners offering massage, manicuring, chiropody, and related health treatments. Names include Mabba Allen at 4 Main Street near Wirenmeyer's Jewelry, Misa MacDowell at 127 Frederick Avenue, and Mrs Nelson at 27 Ivelina Street Oshkosh Wisconsin. Contact numbers provided.
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