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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcoholic medicine for female ailments and pregnancy support. It claims clear ingredients, medical endorsements, and free literature by mail.
In La Crosse on Thursday May 7 a gala day is planned as the opening of the baseball season. President Elliott of the baseball association leads a movement for a half holiday that day while Directors of the League Association will meet the following Tuesday to decide on plans. Fond du Lac will oppose the local team and early practice shows a hard fought game with even prospects.
Yesterday results show Milwaukee 8 over Indianapolis 5 and Minneapolis 12 over Columbus 6. Other SL outcomes include St Louis 7 Detroit 3 and Philadelphia 3 New York 2 with Chicago 7 Cincinnati 3. National League matchups list Cincinnati Chicago and Brooklyn New York among others.
Mayor Anderson heads the opening day efforts backed by Jones or Eberly as directors plan a parade brass band and other features for the first game since the league formed. Heppel debuts today and Duluth beats Rockford 11 4 in a practice game as Spring practice begins for college football and baseball headlines roll across the week.
An advertisement claims constant constipation leads to piles and tumor risk and promotes Pyramid Pile Cure as the painless private cure. It offers a free trial package by mail from Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall Michigan, with a full-sized box for 50 cents at drugstores.
A gymnasium to cost in the neighborhood of $50,000 is being planned by Cornell college. The brief note follows a long list of baseball game results from Pittsburg to Columbus and other cities, indicating a day of athletic activity and facility planning.
A health ad proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds, stops coughing, heals the lungs, and prevents pneumonia. It claims to prevent consumption, contains no opiates, and warns buyers to refuse substitutes with the genuine product in a yellow package by O. T. Erhart.
Abe Attel defeated Eddie Kelly of Buffalo in the eighth round near Seattle on April 23. Kelly failed to land a telling blow as Attel blocked and ducked effectively and delivered a fusillade of left jolts and right drives. About 5,000 spectators watched a fight planned for twenty rounds.
Packie McFarland said in Chicago yesterday that Tom Andrews of Milwaukee offered to stage a bout with Battling Nelson before a club there and that the proposal is entirely satisfactory as far as he is concerned.
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