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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
3
Columns discuss the moral concerns of summer dance pavilions for working girls, urging reform and better pay to curb degradation. It extols college life for women, praising health, self care, independence, and pluck, with advice for new students preparing for college life.
A Boston Evening Transcript inspired meditation contrasts Christian joy with worldly childish delight. It argues troubles sharpen faith, urging steady, seasonable moderation in diet and daily habits to avoid summer indigestion and maintain true, enduring joy amid life’s trials.
A health advisory warns women against using friends' medicines for themselves or their children. It stresses that prescriptions are tailored to individual cases and sharing can harm, noting possible heart or other organ drugs and even opiates. The guidance urges consulting a physician for proper dosing and cautions against unnecessary costs.
An expert links half Saturday and Sunday summer holidays to half of severe indigestion cases. Overeating during leisure gaps, not exercising, and plans to restrain eating faced by many are blamed. The piece urges moderation and activity to offset holiday dining.
Bread dries out quickly in summer. A whole or half loaf or biscuits can be revived by wrapping in a wet cloth and reheating in the oven to steam. Biscuits may be dipped in water, then rebaked. bread should be steamed in a cloth. Light bread suits puddings or soaking in buttermilk for breadcrumb batter.
A New York World note describes George T. Smith of McKnight Realty building a residence with first floor partitions that vanish or lower via electric grooves to create open spaces 80 by 120 feet. Press a button to transform rooms into a skating rink, ballroom, or hall, with floors potentially curling into walls. The piece likens it to Japanese folding houses, suggesting endless, flexible living spaces and odd future possibilities.
Dawson corresp reports the largest caribou herd ever seen in the Yukon moving south from Sixty Mile river toward White and Cap rivers. About 200000 already crossed, with speculation of half a million or more in the moving mass. Miners from Klondike and Forty Mile rush to Sixth Mile to witness the herd and enjoy fresh meat.
The quotation contrasts wealth and prudence, asserting that more money without judgment equals more dollars than sense. It frames financial folly as a mindset issue rather than a mere lack of funds.
Historical portrait of Red Cloud, a Sioux leader known for fierce resistance. From boyhood to elder years, the text traces his rise as war chief, clashes with Fort Phil Kearny, the 1868-1876 conflicts, and his eventual shift toward peace and assimilation with white society. It notes his refusals, leadership, and eventual softened heart before death.
Far away in Wyoming lived the Sioux Indians, a fierce tribe called Dakotas by themselves and Sioux by enemies. An 18 year old youth, skilled in bow, riding ponies, swimming rivers, and buffalo hunting, longed to lead, and he somehow obtained a rifle that fired several times in battles.
At Clark's Corners near Conesus Lake a barn on the Bartlett farm was struck by lightning during an overnight storm. Stephen Bartlett found the post between two stalled horses broken, and the horses, initially unresponsive, later began to react only when touched. Examinations showed both horses had ruptured eardrums and are now stone deaf.
Prof Frederick C Beeler Wyoming state geologist said in Kansas City there is no street railway in Wyoming and no paved streets Cheyenne has 16000 people but is compact and needs none Gravel washes from mountains forming road bed with fine white dust Oiling boulevards in Kansas City is being investigated for possible use.
According to the Engineering Record a concrete tank at a San Antonio gas works has been in service for three years. It holds heavy Texas oil without any leakage despite a common view that oil destroys concrete cohesion.
The Army Scripture Readers Association reports sixty two readers are currently serving within the British army providing religious instruction and comfort to service members across units.
A dramatic scene unfolds as Jane confronts William about their affair. She, icy and severe, demands honesty while he protests flaws and past actions. He confesses vices and promises, they argue, then part with a resigned, rueful walk home.
Fans of the outdoors learn remedies for bites from tea leaf poultices pressed in cheesecloth and tea to rehydrate. Citronella oil from druggists offers bite prevention for hands and face, with yellow cheesecloth or netting repelling insects during trips.
An elder San Francisco financier, famed in business and known for generosity, is described as careful with small matters. He spots a friend loitering near a famous bar and invites him to join for a drink, turning a moment into a ready invitation to socialize.
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