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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
8
A Wisconsin letter contest offers $25 for the best letter from Wisconsin describing cures with Dr Williams Pink Pills. Entries must be factual, signed with full address, include verification of the paper notice, and be received by August 8, 1908. Prizes include $25, $10, $5 and five $1 awards.
The article argues courtesy is essential for public service workers, especially Bell telephone staff. It notes Wisconsin Bell trains operators to include courtesy in every lesson and enforces politeness in all exchanges, making rudeness almost a capital offense and highlighting the patient, obliging telephone operators.
Milwaukee marked a milestone as the cornerstone of a new auditorium was laid. Weeks of planning produced a grand parade with broad organizational participation and a ceremony filled with speeches and music.
An old man health blurb warns that over sixty men commonly suffer prostate and kidney issues. It touts Foley's Kidney Cure as effective when danger signs appear, citing a Rockport Missouri man who reports relief after two bottles. The ad-style note credits O T Erhart and Rodney Burnett.
Madison Aug 1 Alexander H Reid of Merrill was appointed by Gov Davidson to the Sixteenth circuit to succeed Judge Y C Silverthorn of Wausau, serving Lincoln Marathon Oneida and Vilas counties with a 5000 annual salary. The commission is expected to qualify without delay and election will occur next April to fill the vacancy and term.
A Grand Trunk publication advertises camps in Temagami region and Algonquin Park in Ontario. For interest, boys are invited to write Geo. W. Vaux at A G P T A, 135 Adams St, Chicago to obtain a copy.
Forty five candidates sat the Wisconsin bar exam. seventeen passed including A W Foster Michael Levin L B Lamfrom A M Neward Otto C Schumacher L J Timmerman all of Milwaukee C E Marks Madison H J Bohn Limeridge A L Ballas New Richmond Edgar Ewers Richland Center R A Goodell Platteville W D Keeton Florence W J Morgan Clark's Mills R A Mauer Sheboygan A C Rudolph Menomonee Falls A H Schubert La Crosse and W T Door New Richmond.
An explosion at Flambeau toppled the front of a building housing a post office and store, injuring Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Cameron and John Rodiger as the structure was totally destroyed.
John F. Schulte, paying teller at Racine First National Bank, arrested in Cleveland after a $15 000 shortage. He confessed in a letter to cashier Fratt that the funds were used in oil and mining stock speculation. His brothers offer to cover the shortage if prosecution is dropped.
A vintage ad asserts Foley's Honey and Tar eases hay fever and summer colds by stopping difficult breathing and healing inflamed air passages. It promises instant relief and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package.
Fire destroys over thirty acres of white pine in the Black River resort area near Sheboygan. Forest Preservation society and local farmers fight winds, plows furrowed fields, and men wade into Lake Michigan to cool gear as flames threaten nearly 200 acres and a former naval training site.
After a two year Milwaukee police hunt John Szomer and Mrs Theresa Zieler were arrested in Pittsburg charged with the murder of Andreas Zieler at the Zieler home 224 Thirteenth Street Milwaukee on December 26 1906 Detectives will pursue them once more with sufficient evidence to convict the pair
Mrs. Ethel Willis, a nurse from Superior, Wis, as reported August 1, plays a pivotal role in saving a boy's life during a local emergency.
A nurse risked her life to save a 14 year old boy who fell under a streetcar. She waved the train crew to stop and instructed him to lie still as several cars passed over him, yet he remained unhurt when the train halted.
J. E. Ling of Sampson and his supporters woke many voters from bed to gather signatures in Chippewa and Rusk counties finishing with enough names to enter the race. A. W. Blackburn of Bruce withdrew leaving Arnt Erickson of New Auburn and Ling in the fray.
Sheboygan business houses will limit advertising to newspapers and handbills. The Business Men's association reports near universal manufacturer support for the plan. Members will avoid ads on cards, programs, fences and similar media and will not buy entertainment tickets from organizations. The group also seeks a city council raise of transient merchant taxes from 50 to 25 dollars per day.
Sixty Wisconsin Central and other railroad freight and passenger agents were entertained in Neenah Wisconsin. They arrived by a special train from St Paul and toured the Twin Cities and Brighton Beach in twenty automobiles. The group then went to Oshkosh for supper at the Yacht Club House hosted by the chamber of commerce.
Bad fire at Janesville destroys John Decker's house and tobacco sheds outside city limits. About 600 cases of Equity Society tobacco were burned. Total loss estimated at $40,000, with partial insurance coverage.
A brief moral reminder notes that helping the needy on the Jericho road is unlikely to win praise from Pharisees, urging step forward in compassion over appearance.
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