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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1907
Page
5
The hospital report states tea is a harmless stimulant with breakfast when not paired with meat, but recommends avoiding excessive consumption during protest digestion. It notes China tea is less harmful than Indian tea. Ginger beer showed little effect on digestion.
A quotation from the Cleveland Leader notes Gabriel's trumpet blown thrice goes unheard as people flee to the curbstone and watch an approaching auto. Israfel comments on the odd reaction.
A Ben Jonson saying comparing the mind to a bow that gains strength when unbent. The aphorism reflects classical literary style.
A reflective quip about a rain day girl and a wise man who knows when to stop. It notes that even in exclusive circles a man can claim his friends are square, underscoring social in sincerity and clear boundaries.
Promoters claim Grape-Nuts supplies as much usable nourishment per pound as ten pounds of meat bread wheat or oats and that the food is pre digested into a sugar ready for absorption. Testimonies praise weight gain for thin people and reduced weight for corpulent individuals, asserting it balances body health.
A debate in the house of bishops centers on the phrase one wife as Bishop Potter notes. A bishop questions whether the apostle’s mandate is mandatory and the exchange ends with a quip about a bachelor bishop. The moment highlights a humorless misread of scripture.
A Philadelphia Press quip hints a superstition where a sister’s shattered looking glass foreshadows misfortune. The brief line contrasts inquiry about knowledge with a wry omen about outcomes tied to fate.
The Postmaster W B Tscharner is on vacation and attending the annual convention of the first class postmasters in Erie Pennsylvania. Dr George Powell, consulting physician and surgeon, is mentioned among local residents associated with the notices. Many personal notices follow including visits, travels, and employment updates from La Crosse Wisconsin area residents.
A humorous stage sketch satirizes a booster drive with a pessimistic narrator plagued by booster button references. The sequence follows everyday scenes from breakfast to bedtime as the character is overwhelmed by booster prompts and finally embraces optimistic impulse to buy.
A light exchange between a newlywed couple shows playful bickering over biscuits and bread. The wife claims she baked them herself while the husband jokes about biblical bread and stones.
A local ad markets cut glass and sterling silver gifts with prices for teaspoons bouillon spoons dessert spoons table spoons eight inch cut glass bowls and other pieces. Emphasizes complete stock reasonable prices and growing trade with Irvine's advertising noted.
A morning party travels by Scott touring car to the Withee farm at Hixton including Mrs El sie Gile Scott Mrs P S Davidson Mrs Levi Withee Valentine Paul and a nurse. They plan to tour the country for weeks while Mr Withee travels by rail. Several residents return or depart for Red Wing Minneapolis Atlanta and Omaha with other locals visiting kin and friends. Frances Clarke joins later and Fleming of Portland Oregon visits Barker Sutler while students at Shattuck Hall Faribault strengthen local social ties.
Yesterday afternoon Paul Egbert hosted a party for about a dozen guests on the lawn. The group played games and took part in guessing contests with friends including Cyvorge Van Auken Harold Lavake Burton James Kenneth Salter Stephen Martindale Henry Evien John Bayer Sherwood Wing Ray Corlette Theodore Edwards Charles Colman Ben May and Robert Farnam.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. George Powell hosted a five hundred game with six tables in play. Mrs. KR Russell won the prize. Later Mrs. F C Sutter hosted bridge tables and Mrs. E J Evans claimed the prize.
Miss Helen Edwards entertained thirty guests at a Monday luncheon at the country club. The event featured friends and conversation in a formal social gathering.
Martin Voves of 1012 South Fifth Street was examined for sanity at Judge Brindley s direction. Doctors Powell and Dvorak concluded he is insane after a history of odd behavior and wife abuse prompted the inquiry.
Williams leaves the north side assignment as he resigns from leading the Isthmus mission effort. Local officials confirm a transition plan and search for a successor. Community leaders praise his work developing outreach programs and coordinating volunteers.
John Olstad sells Caledonia street clothier business to E. H. Ford of Winneshiek county. Ford to continue existing operations. Engineer P. Williams of Wisconsin Lighting and Power leaves for Tehuantepec Mexico to join International Planting Co. for a year. Williams and Martin Hanson sign one year contracts. Williams’ wife will join later if plans succeed. Olstad plans California banking after sale.
A collection of sharp maxims on aging temperaments and social draws. It muses on rain day plans, the deadliness of age, differing temperaments, marital advice, friendships versus kinship, and the stubbornness of the elderly when asked to change seats. The piece ends urging readers to attend to their own interests with intelligence.
Glasses fitted at Brakke's drug store by Edwards an optician. Mrs C Carigan of Loomis street entertaining her sisters Miss Mae and Miss Katheryn Mullen of Chicago. H L Partridge visiting Boscobel with wife and daughter Norma. Dr Kinnear and Caledonia street family camping at French Island. Miss Matilda Lean of Portland Oregon visiting north side. Charles Looney moving from Caledonia to North Seventh on the south side. Otto Knutson returns home from Waukon Iowa.
A seaside inn offers a welcoming menu that tempts visitors with robust foods. The piece highlights generous portions and the inviting atmosphere that makes meals feel like a pause from the day.
A New York mother orders two daughters to join a mining camp near the City of Mexico with travel via Vera Cruz and rail to the capital. The girls ask what clothes to bring and receive a terse reply to wear riding brown to harmonize with the atmosphere. The note is part of a broader commentary on perpetual dissatisfaction.
A partial phrase suggests a playful saying about romance and boldness preferring brunettes.
A playful proverb hints that when a star boarder marries the landlady, he becomes a stable, unchanging fixture in the home. Local readers may enjoy the wit as a domestic fable.
A city man asks for size ten socks in a village store. The clerk explains only size twelve is kept. The man protests while the clerk quips that villagers cope by pulling long socks up at the heels and short ones down at the toes in a humorous Kippincott vignette.
A widow teases a gentleman about her daughter’s discerning eye for a worthy suitor. The flattered man learns the daughter’s praise today, joking that she would approve a man like his father. The brief exchange underscores social matchmaking norms in period society.
Two fast amateur baseball games were played at Mondovi over the weekend. Blair lost 6 to 7 in ten innings on Sunday after a 41 mile carriage ride, then won 5 to 0 with Olsen as pitcher and Smith catching. Blair features North La Crosse players including standout pitcher Jacques.
Heavy rains in La Crosse and surrounding areas have spoiled river fishing in the Black river. Many onlookers have tried to fish along the east shore but have failed to catch fish.
A reader notes that no moment drags like awaiting a telephone reply, equating the tense wait to the slow passage of time between a death and its funeral. The reflection underscores the anxious pause in modern communication.
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