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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1907
Page
8
A historical survey argues water was poorly regarded for centuries. It cites Thomas Elyot and others noting water’s questionable health effects, including claims it could harm feeble, hot complexions or cool the body, with Venner declaring cold climates destroy appetite and stomach strength.
The essay recounts how George Grote, author of History of Greece, remained unaware of his fame. Anecdotes from Some Famous Women of Wit and Beauty show his shyness and humility, such as worrying about dirt on his face and hat in the park, and his wife confirming his status.
Indian words such as Muskoka Kawartha Temagami and Bright Water describe popular summer outings on the American continent. Special low round trip fares via the Grand Trunk Railway System with double track from Chicago to Montreal and Niagara Falls. Descriptive literature and time tables available free by mail from Geo. W. Vaux at 135 Adams Street Chicago.
The White steam cars led the Glidden tour, with three contesting machines and two noncontesting ones finishing without penalties. Walter White and C A Hawkins touted reliability and score averages, as all five White cars completed with 100 percent scores, far ahead of gasoline rivals. The run showcased stock reliability and prompted a campaign to broaden steam car adoption in the southwest and beyond.
The article cites legends that Adam stood with his head in heaven and Eve measured 200 feet tall. It notes a Meccan tomb claim for Eve, described as 2061 feet long and 17% feet wide, and mentions anniversary rites at Abel’s death date with a temple door kept open and cries from the tomb for over 6,000 years.
A school master argues that government reflects home character, and civilization grows from the independent, responsible life at home. He envisions a self-contained home with law, order, education, charity, and religion guiding a family toward growth, inspired by the influence of a wife and mother in the heart’s garden.
A playful exchange between a fiancé and his partner centers on delaying their engagement. He argues that rising living costs make a longer wait undesirable, while she presses for reasoning behind the objection. The fragment hints at a lighthearted romance scene with financial anxiety woven into the dialogue.
A reflective aphorism urges valuing happiness by meaning rather than expense, suggesting fulfillment comes from experience not price. It contrasts material cost with personal satisfaction, encouraging readers to seek intrinsic value in activities and outcomes.
Stillwater hosts the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for August 7 and 8 with St Paul Minneapolis Bemidji delegations, a social program on the St Croix steamer C W Cowles and barge Venus, a prison visit, balloon ascent, and a four-band promenade. Local lodge lists 212 members with distinctive uniforms and a souvenir badge showing an Elk’s head clock and the motto Mina Asson B P O E.
Mrs Frank Hammond and children of Galesville visit Mrs N E Whitbeck and family. A Sunday baseball game between home teams ends 15 to 1 in favor of the first team. Mr and Mrs E Brown and children from Madison stay with Mr and Mrs A Milbright. A town picnic is planned at Brice s Prairie in a grove on M M Battles farm next Wednesday with stores closing. Pickle and Canning Co labels cans and sorts pickles. a large crop is reported.
A remark suggests the ultimate fright for a devoted housewife comes from a house plagued by flies. The idea frames pests as a symbol of domestic dread and unsettling unseen presences within the home.
Gossip ban among the thirteen East Side Bachelor Maids aims to curb dissensions from favored beaux. Members must grant each other’s suitors the marble face and may gossip only about outsiders to avoid rivalries in social functions.
Miss Brynhild Stordahl of a farm near Sioux Falls wed Joseph C. Ducken, longtime Minnehaha County native who left for Alaska years ago chasing fortune. He returned after years of ill fortune and finally found success, reuniting with his steadfast sweetheart who waited through hardship.
Reports from several Iowa towns include William Barnhizer ending his life after work in Oskaloosa due to illness and finances, Dr William Spurgeon clashing with a supposed smoker at CLEAR LAKE Chautauqua then discovering the man was Mosquito control with a glow ing punk stick, Big Stone County planning a three day fair October 2 to 4, Charles Neist parboiled by steam in a Milwaukee round house, and Aunt Lucy Williams age 120 reported dead at a Davenport county poor farm.
C G Hays of Bluff Mo calls Bucklen’s Arnica Salve the quickest and surest healing salve for sores, burns, wounds or piles. Guaranteed by O T Erhart, druggist, price 25c.
A woman publicly shows contentment in her marriage while privately admitting to friends she is not happy. The piece explores social performance and personal dissatisfaction within domestic life.
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