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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
4
A note suggests that the yellow journals will naturally object to using black paper, reflecting a preference or standard against changing their paper color. The statement emphasizes resistance to adopting darker paper in the periodical context.
A brief note suggests relief from cold and snow in the South as forecasts hint at a shift toward milder, summery conditions for the region, replacing deep winter weather with warmer days.
His Holiness the Pope remains steadfast on the gravity of divorce when entangled with dreams of remarriage, declining distraction from vast Gould fortunes and their influence on church matters.
United civic societies in Chicago unite to back proposed legislation aiming to suppress the white slave traffic, with strong confidence that the measure will prove effective.
A Missouri man with a long beard seeks election, prompting discussion on whether his candidacy signals a reaction against youths in politics and the broader pull of traditional appearances in political life.
Fire damaged portions of the Jamestown Exposition grounds with some buildings destroyed. Clearing the grounds will be needed and wrecking costs will be considerable.
Chicago authorities fine a business firm $50 on each of nine counts totaling $450 for smoke nuisance. The case contrasts with cheaper tobacco pricing, noted as "two for a quarter."
General endorsement of the army appropriation bill includes a flat $500 pay increase for officers and a 35 percent raise for enlisted men. Supporters argue Uncle Sam must offer sufficient wages to keep the army attractive.
The outbreak in Kentucky stirs old feuds and rifle fire which may divert the Night Riders. Tobacco raiders are likely drawn into the melee by a love of fighting rather than strategic aims.
A high diver plunged eighty seven feet into the Chicago river and surfaced without difficulty. Officials note concerns about water quality before drainage canal dilution but the performer avoided underwater trouble.
The piece urges keeping flies outdoors to protect food, suggesting early installation of screens to avoid a fly rush. It emphasizes excluding flies from the house and placing their habitat outside with hogs, promoting exterior fly control over in-house measures.
Forty typhoid cases in Marshalltown Iowa traced to food or drink at a church festival highlight the need for careful handling and storage of edibles on the eve of fly season. The event likely prompts increased caution through the summer months.
In Monterey Bay the battleship fleet is shown as national strength near the small building where John C. Fremont raised the American flag in 1847 to proclaim sovereignty after Commodore Sloat captured Monterey.
Andrew Carnegie donates $200000 to the Mechanics' Tradesmen's association of New York to promote public instruction in the mechanical and building trades. The city voices a strong call for such schooling to prepare youths for the duty of self support.
The April movement of marine tonnage from Milwaukee is smaller than last year's opening month due to slow lake traffic. Milwaukee's record is not expected to improve. Iron trade dullness also foresees sharp declines at several Lake Erie ports.
The article notes the German Emperor desires a larger income to offset rising living costs, but this would impose more taxation on the people already bearing higher costs. It argues expansive imperial policies have driven up costs and required heavy taxation, which is passed onto consumers.
The Marine Firemen's and Marine Cooks' Unions will not require owners to sign contracts this season and the Seamen's Union is likely to follow. Conditions on the Great Lakes don’t justify labor conflicts, and owners would idle workers at wage trouble start. Mariners should seek amicable relations to maximize employment.
A mechanical genius plans a machine to make rope from banana fiber. The Galveston president of a steamship and importing company asserts banana fiber outperforms manila, promising vast waste material from planters could be profitably utilized. He warns a Yankee will soon prove the practicality and profit of the fiber.
A British admiralty statement puts the annual cost of a first class battleship in commission at 1 157 500 dollars including interest and depreciation. An American battleship costs about 600 000 dollars yearly without financier-added items. The figures suggest navies are costly luxuries that small maritime nations may fear to fund.
The data show US and Canada 1 horse per 372 people, South America 1 per 7, Mexico 1 per 12, Japan 1 per 30, Turkey 1 per 40, Philippines 1 per 50, Africa about 1 per 150, and India with southern China 1 per 200. Despite fewer horses, the United States benefits from steamboats railways and motor vehicles as alternate transport.
The agronomy department at the State University is conducting experiments to identify soils best suited for hemp culture and to assess whether hemp can be produced in Wisconsin at prices suitable for binder twine. The study will test hemp as a rotation crop with cooperation from the USDA and the State Board of Control, aiming for practical, industryrelevant results.
Pittsburg reports United States Steel Corporation has found a method to manufacture steel car wheels at moderate cost, previously limited to locomotives due to high prices. Coupled with steel rails of new design, this could improve safety in winter conditions as wheels and rails endure temperature changes.
The American liner St Paul will require an entirely new bow after colliding with and sinking the British cruiser Gladiator. The incident evidences the safety of steel passenger ships where a damaged nose can be repaired and the vessel stay afloat, unlike wooden ships of earlier eras that often foundered.
The Treasury plans lenient rules on olive oil imports as moderate income buyers increase consumption. Low price oil imported in barrels and not fit for eating remains duty free under paragraph 626, pleasing many consumers who cannot afford higher priced oil.
The text compares wood pulp duties to the 1902 03 coal famine action where Congress passed a yearlong suspension of duties for coal. It suggests if Republicans fail to place wood pulp on the free list a compromise may suspend the duty for a year as tariff revision looms in the House.
The Washington Post quotes a Dr. H W Wiley anecdote about impure Tin Can beer. A western town brewery produced terrible beer and a melodrama villain ponders grisly methods to kill, halted by a cowboy in a box shouting, Give him some Tin Can beer.
George Bates shot a golden eagle in Crow Creek district, believed by Curator Adams of the state normal school to be at least 75 years old. The bird measured over six feet from tip to tip and will be mounted for display.
Poem exhorts bold sailing toward danger and the sea’s wild life. It celebrates fearless seafaring, wind, spray, speed, and the glory awaiting those who brave the waves. This verse by Mildred Marguerite Whitney appears in St Nicholas League.
A weary painter Ralph Taunton creates Fame the Elusive, a symbolic work inspired by a lit window highlighting a regal silhouette. The painting gains acclaim in London society and Taunton seeks the elusive muse again during a Channel crossing encounter where a woman resembles the depicted vision, revealing complexity between art and reality.
In a Brittany studio a painter confesses he painted his beloved as Fame the Elusive, born from self vision. A woman reappears as Fame and explains that longing, striving, and duty reveal the face one cannot initially see, bringing them at last to true seeing and reunion.
W T Lopp, northern Alaska school superintendent, says the government and missions own about 6,000 of the 16,000 reindeer in the territory. Eskimos hold the remainder as coastal herds thrive while interior herds struggle due to deep snows and scarce moss. Government schools train natives in herding before supporting them, using deer for food clothing and travel.
A playful Bohemian verse portrait of a woman skilled in Latin poetry Greek roots and algebra, who reads hieroglyphs with ease and shines in science yet whose birthday cake causes friends to fall ill, leaving readers amused by the paradox.
The Cheyennes blend old tradition with some civilization as young men seek brides. Courtship begins at a village dance with couples masked by blankets. The girl signals interest by dancing, then the couple talk under a blanket. The suitor offers ponies to the father, and a new tepee is prepared for the marriage rite. The ceremony ends when the tepee door is sealed with a stick.
Ash Grove Greene county with population about 2200 seeks to dissolve its town government by petition to the county court. The pull of events includes a 6000 judgment from a street accident, a default dissolution, a revived government, a self defense killing by a city marshal, and a heated fight over governance. If dissolved again Ash Grove would be unique for a 2200 population city without any government.
A New York City hotel reports daily liquor sales averaging $3000. With 3000 dollars daily, the yearly intake from intoxicants would reach about $1,098,000. Several nearby hotels rival this volume, each taking in over $2000 daily, with the drink bill steadily rising as prohibition efforts intensify elsewhere.
President Fouse of Fidelity Mutual Life compares U S life insurance with banking. He cites 6544 national and 11852 state private and savings banks and trust companies with total capital and surplus of 38 billion dollars and deposits of 13 billion. Ninety three insurance companies show assets over 3 billion and in force insurance of 14 billion.
A Cairo Sphinx letter to the editor derides a society called smart taker as a perfect nuisance. The writer accuses him of repeating stock remarks and lacking original ideas, calling for abolition of the group’s influence.
Fragmentary lines satire about Barker's wife attire in a runabout and a Life magazine jab. Vague gossip tone hints at dress criticism, with no clear event, date, or full names available.
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