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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
5
A fragmented 1863 Northwestern issue discusses local politics and primary elections, referencing figures such as Ivan and reformers, party organization, and voter responsibility, with civic duties urged and ongoing campaign rhetoric noted. The column mentions Oshkosh and a forthcoming meeting, reflecting period political discourse.
The article extols broad community efforts in tree planting to honor universal brotherhood and improve city life. It highlights Mr. Nutter Straue of New York and wide public campaigns emphasizing pasteurized dairy products and charitable work, while noting the benefits of shade trees for health and appeal in cities like Oshkosh and others.
A reflective essay in a magazine discusses mirrors that reveal character through appearance and emotion urging readers to judge inner virtue. It notes photographers and media shape image yet fail to reveal truth about temper and appetites, warning readers to cultivate character over vanity.
The fragment evokes Mary Stuart Queen of Scots as a sleeping figure watched by guards and her realm. Names appear garbled but reference to a royal figure and protective watchers amid a poem like register. The source text centers on a royal image and custodial imagery.
Disjointed lines recount various notes from 19th century life including a claim about a heavy eater, Florida pencils, medicines in America, a statue in Darmstadt, Leiden streets, British sailors, a 1800 disaster survivor service in Milwaukee, and a quiet Eugenie with skills against garden pests.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as free from alcohol and habit forming drugs. It claims the product extracts active principles from native plants, preserves curative virtues, and has endorsements from medical doctors. The copy urges patient use and notes claimed cures for catarrhal head and throat conditions and bowel regulation, with emphasis on safety and potency.
At Waterloo Iowa a traveling company of The Yankee Regent suffers amid illness and poverty. Bob Martin of La Crosse supports the troupe while owner mortgage funds $6,000. Mrs George Cule undergoes appendicitis surgery. Milwaukee fire chief T A Clancy faces removal amid graft charges and suspensions of officers including M J Jourden and Peter Lancaster.
The production by Mack Borlyin of A Woman of the West comes to the Grand Opera House tonight. A large road show with extensive scenery is drawn from original designs including miner cabins a church interior and street scenes. The cast and choir are praised for authentic Christmas morning and festive tone.
Wisconsin newspapers report on the primary election mood and political reactions. Milwaukees “Milwankee day” and Madison capital talk appear alongside editorials from Appleton Neenah Manitowoc and La Crosse on candidates, laws, and La Follette’s stance.
The twentieth annual convention of United States railroad commissioners opens in October with William M. Connolly announcing topics. Roosevelt era reforms and the Melburn bill spur stronger federal state cooperation. Committees on rate laws valuation and statistics lead a week of discussion aimed at curing regulatory gaps and creating uniform standards.
Miss Wheeten H. M. Roberts, once UC coach who faced Pewaukee school board over relations with students, marries Albert Porter Slichter of Park City Montana. The wedding follows their days as students together at the university. The Pewaukee board previously refused to reinstate her after she ran a private Pewaukee school. White Fred Ochinsky of Oconto led a shell incident with claret.
A letter from Mrs. Sallie French of Pancannla, Indian Territory, credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending seven years of female troubles and nerve weakness. The ad touts the product as a long time standard for displacements, inflammation, ulcers, irregularities, backache, and nervous prostration, inviting letters to Mrs. Pinkham for free confidential advice from Lynn, Massachusetts.
Poem excerpt reflects on a single soul’s power amid vast seas and stars. It questions if a lamp rose or a roseleaf blown can perfume the oceans or a chord reach the farthest star, yet declares the soul creates a fragrant harmony of light.
Tokio Sept 17 nearly all Japan backs the visiting American battleship fleet yet two movements on foot threaten proper American reception. An American missionary...
A woman writes General Viscount Terauchi urging removal of geisha girls and sake from American sailors entertainments in Tokyo. Tokio Puck features the idea as the only way to make sailors smile, but no action to curtail visitor entertainment is believed to be taken.
The article reports on a disciplinary incident aboard the British cruiser Gibraltar during a voyage to Australia. Sailors were punished after destroying gun sights, with privileges such as smoking and canteen use suspended until culprits are found. The ship is in Albany, Western Australia, for the welcome to the American battleship fleet.
F Bonelti a former Cleveland banker, charged with theft of 50000 pounds, arrived in New York as a prisoner aboard the Afghan Prince from Brazil. He will be taken to Cleveland for trial. The piece notes an anxious reaction from his wife when guests were told white lies.
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