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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1908
Page
10
Instructions for preserving pears and peaches describe peeling or leaving the stems, melting sugar with fruit, and cooking until clear and tender. Layer fruit with sugar in a preserving kettle, steam slowly, remove fruit to platters, reduce syrup to thick, skim, then package in wide mouthed jars and seal.
In a wedding night twist Elsie Laurie fears a break in but discovers the supposed burglar is actually Robert Monteith, the groom, returning after the ceremony. He explains he climbed in to avoid waking guests, and the couple share a dawning, humorous relief as the lights come back on and a father’s warning interrupts.
A staged burglar break in at Monterth oy’s party sparks a chaotic scene as Roberta and Robert spar over fault while onlookers, in quirky outfits, misread the drama as another wedding. The scene ends with a postponed ceremony and a humorous vow to resume later.
Annie Miter and Jorcy Wonald operated a deceptive charity collection in a Ninth Avenue salon near Fortieth Street. Wearing a nun’s veil as "Sister Cecelia," she deceived passersby while police hunted her at the Central Office after reports of the ruse.
Fragmentary verse from In View Magazine mentions God rest and shadows under a sunlit theme with broken lines. The text lacks clear events, people, or places but hints at a devotional or reflective mood.
Fragmented recipe instructions describe weighing fruit, adding sugar, cooking duration, and skimming surface. Mentions jars and jelly, a pudding sauce, and a note about popularity of a household item. Contains garbled OCR text with unclear dates or names.
The Northwest reports several Oshkosh land transfers including parcels on State and Otter Streets and in Neen, Ninth Ward, with buyers Augusta Bendit and Elernin, Sarah Morse to Dan Western addition, and J Madison to Inco ZAwuley. Amounts and precise parcel descriptions are partially garbled but reflect transfers in Oshkosh and surrounding additions.
Police report a woman, identified as Annie Werner also Annis Gabler, entering five saloons on Thirty-sixth Street where she allegedly solicited contributions. She faced arrest with $177 found on her and has a prior six months on Vilackwel Island. She resides at 402 West Twenty second Street with her husband. The item includes an odd recipe for wine jelly and a cynical old saying about women in dry goods stores or at the dentist.
A flood of want ads from the Daily Northwestern listing positions and housing. Wages, contacts, and locations span North American cities with jobs in housekeeping, clerical work, skilled trades, sales, and farm labor. Some notices seek roommates or furnished homes, others offer sales of goods and services.
The ad touts P. and G. Naphtha Soap as white and superior with no rosin or resin. It contrasts it with ordinary soaps that use rosin to cheapen product and claims the whiteness proves value.
A jumble of classified notices lists farm equipment, household goods, and real estate. Items include furniture, machinery, vehicles, boats, and a complete restaurant fixture set. Numerous property listings feature houses for sale or rent with street addresses and terms.
A jumble of classified style notices and ads. Includes auction and land sale details in Winnebago county, probate notices for Vernon Wakefield and Joseph Weber, auto sale offers, and a mock medical advisory by Prof Wadsworth. Also references reservation opening in Tripp County South Dakota and various solicitations.
An OCR fragment advertises massage services by Mina MacDowell at 127 Frederick Avenue and C. Nelson a masseuse offering Swedish movements. Treatments available at residences including 27 Eveline Street and at home in dikouks Wisconsin, with listed phone numbers.
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