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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
8
An 19th century advertisement promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for uterine disease and related nervous symptoms. It claims to restore strength and calm nerves, aiding overworked women from teachers to nurses. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are said to aid digestion and liver function.
Telephony in the open field invites any company to obtain rights and capital. Many believe a single local telephone system serves best, avoiding cross-town silos and extra costs. Wisconsin Company expands by linking with smaller networks, now over 30 000 telephones connected through interline ties.
Farmers report hunting near Barnesville Minnesota will be excellent by early September with abundant ducks and plentiful prairie chickens. Local dogs out on hunts indicate strong season prospects and observers expect hunting to be twice as good as last year.
Offer claims a home cure for piles using a new absorption treatment. Suspect unsolicited mail. promises immediate relief and permanent care with free trial samples and local references upon request. Names Mrs M Summers Box Y Notre Dame are given as contact.
Crookston Minnesota voters face a ward five seat vacancy after a 4 to 3 council vote declaring Alderman Ed Leahy's seat vacant. Leahy has been absent in Manitoba and had withdrawn his resignation leaving the legality of the action in question. City Attorney Martin O'Brien advised the council, while three members want Minnesota's attorney general to rule, the move threatens the city budget and major projects including a $65,000 package for city hall repairs bridge rebuilding and sewer work.
Paul Johnson six died when head crushed by wheel of a binder hauled to a farm in East Grand Forks Minnesota. He died en route to hospital. The Johnson family has endured two prior fatalities with a son burned and another drowned while a daughter suffered severe facial injuries years earlier.
Pure Food Inspector Heiberg from St. Paul offices has pursued eight impure food cases this week. Candy cases surfaced in Red Lake Falls Crookston and Roseau. Additional prosecutions included impure vinegar in Roseau and two more candy cases at Badger, with a day spent in Warren.
In Nicollet county Minnesota wolves have intensified summer raids, invading pastures and barnyards to kill sheep and hogs. Hunters face difficulty in tracking the bold animals amid growing complaints from farmers along the Minnesota river up from Mankato.
The Eveleth city council voted to suspend City Attorney Ferry pending an investigation. It is understood charges will be filed and Ferry will have ten days to respond before the council can take final action.
Stuart Huntley of Decatur Illinois died by his own hand in Parsons Kansas while traveling from California to his home. He had recently been robbed of money and was divorced from his wife and estranged from other relatives.
Des Moines Aug 15 State Student Secretary Paul Smith says the Y M C A will install branches in every Iowa high school this year aiming to replace fraternities. The plan is described as unique and could lead to school boards banning fraternal groups.
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