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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1907
Page
4
A mother from Norcross Minnesota reports five boys aged five to eleven suffered a winter skin disease with itchy pimples on arms and hands. After two months of sleepless nights she tried Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, washing and applying every other day. All five children soon became healthy. November 26 and December 23, 1906.
Mrs Lizzie E Sledge of Selma Alabama recounts severe skin eczema on face and body. After failed treatment by two leading physicians the Cuticura three step system cured all symptoms within six months and has kept her clear for three years. Includes soap ointment resolvent and optional pills. Sold worldwide by Potter Drug & Chem Corp.
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana recounts ten years of kidney disease and immobility. After consulting top physicians with no relief he found aid from Foley's Kidney Cure, which he calls a Godsend.
The United States Leather Companys Tomahawk sole leather tannery in Wisconsin was destroyed by a blaze that started at 6 pm and, aided by a strong wind, burned through storage and main buildings. Loss is estimated at 1 million dollars with only the office and powerhouse remaining. The plant employed about 2,590 to 3,000 workers and housed a large stock of finished skins and stock in process. Insurance status unclear.
Milwaukee’s dominant legal community backed John H. Roemer for chairman of the state railroad commission after his appointment by Governor Davidson. Roemer, a longtime Milwaukee attorney with Circut Court and Supreme Court work, is hailed as an educator, lawyer, and scholar born in Clarington Ohio. He previously led a normal school in Fairmont West Virginia and earned Yale Law and Phi Beta Kappa honors. He and his wife Caroline Pier Roemer have two children, and his move to Madison will vacate his seat as resident regent of the state normal school board.
Milwaukee based Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway orders sixty locomotives at West Milwaukee shops, a $1,000,000 program. The plant builds seven to eight engines monthly and expects eight months completion, while also turning out twenty four box cars daily.
Wisconsin dairymen have formed the Wisconsin Dairy Manufacturers and Milk Producers association to contest alleged Chicago creamery monopsony before the Interstate Commerce Commission. A $5 fee per creamery funds the effort, with leaders including former Gov W D Hoard and Dairy and Food Commissioner Emery. Delegates will present data in Washington, and a next meeting is set for Milwaukee during the state fair on September 12.
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin Aug 3 a 3 year old son of E J Hoff man near the city is near death after eating potato bugs. His brother John tricked him by saying they were raspberries and the boy ate them with cream. He soon had spasms and the physician says survival is impossible.
Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup is sold with a positive guarantee to cure constipation, sick headache, stomach trouble, or any form of indigestion. If it fails, manufacturers refund your money. QO. T. Erhart.
The legislature limited city indebtedness to 5 percent of property value but faced a failed constitutional amendment attempt. A new law chapters 665 allows utilities purchases to be charged to the utility plant, not as city liabilities, aiding municipal ownership efforts per Assistant Attorney General A. C. Titus.
Olga Lundell, 17, claimed held by the Metropolitan Church Association known as the Holy Jumpers. Court Commissioner Hemlock ordered the group to surrender her to her mother at once and pay the case costs.
A woman frames luxury as prudent budgeting, arguing that choosing sensible purchases reflects thoughtful extravagance and personal priorities.
The Wisconsin State Fair at Milwaukee runs September 9 to 13 with a new largest cattle barn and expanded grounds. Prizes total 28 500 for farm products and 27 500 for speed events while a spectacular fireworks show The Siege of Moscow will headline nightly. Over a dozen bands and vaudeville acts accompany daily programs for attendees statewide.
Seymour saloonkeeper L A Stammer wins a case after being arrested for open after 11 pm claiming Sundays are not weekdays. Bishop Joseph J Fox to arrive in Green Bay Monday. Unknown man's body found near Blind River, head and hands missing. Wisconsin railroad commission lowers coal rates from Superior and Ashland to northwest towns. Marinette Chautauqua ends after two weeks with a deficit exceeding 1. Kenosha officials seek lease of Visible Typewriter plant. Paul Iverson, 77, dies from a fall in Janesville. Marinette reports the state s lowest July death count with seven. Most married men do as they please in their minds.
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