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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
7
A promoter invites all who fear failed treatments to visit his office for a method of curing diseases. He claims to explain why cures have failed and demonstrate a safe permanent result. His counsel will be free, with reasonable charges for a perfect cure.
Ladies troubled with headaches and back pains are urged to contact a specialist who promises lasting relief. The ad claims thousands have been cured at home by correspondence and emphasizes absolute secrecy in professional dealings and referrals to cured patients.
August church notices list services at First Methodist First Baptist Norwegian Lutheran West Avenue M E English Lutheran and others. Multiple pastors, Sunday school times, evening union services, and special programs are detailed for August.
In Reeseville Wisconsin Andrew Lapp 93 died first and his wife age 14 years younger followed seven hours later. The couple from Pulcifer were known for happiness and devotion. They were buried in a double grave at Lowell Cemetery with townspeople in attendance.
S N Kimball of the life saving service recalls a cautionary anecdote about steadiness for an applicant. He quotes Mrs Madden who quips that a man so steady he would be dead if any steadier, illustrating skepticism about virtue alone guiding hiring for dangerous lifesaving work.
At Elgin Illinois on August 8 a bleacher collapse injures six residents and bruises six more as soft ground and weakened braces fail. The crowd panics as the horse Thunderbolt kicks the railing, forcing an abrupt end to the event and dispersal of hundreds.
Store opens Monday at 8 30 a m selling merchandize with evident advantages to all shoppers and sighted readers.
An advertisement promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for hay fever and summer colds. It claims immediate relief from difficult breathing and inflamed air passages, with a note that genuine product comes in a yellow package distributed by O. 7. Erhart.
Pettibone park passes were taken up recently for violations of the rule that no one may go beyond the park. The rule has been strictly enforced and passes are revoked whenever the law is violated.
Several out buildings on the Koch farm were destroyed by fire shortly after noon Wednesday. The house and barn were saved by timely help from town men who crossed the river in a launch and row boats. Local residents and visitors from La Crosse and nearby towns were listed among those seen in Dresbach.
A quip shows Willie replying he wants to go to heaven but is in no hurry. The exchange captures a child’s candid wit and a pastorly tone reflective of a small town humor piece.
Dr A H Heaton of Sedalia Missouri details a seven thousand mile Ford runabout journey through Europe from Paris to Genoa Rome Pompeii Venice Switzerland Germany Belgium Netherlands England Scotland and Ireland. He and Emil Bichsel kept to flexible schedules, averaged 3 3/4 dollars per day for the trip including hotels gas and repairs and claim two or three persons could tour the United States under three dollars daily.
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