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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
6
Barbara Kral of Highlandtown Maryland recalls two years of intense eczema and itching. After trying doctors with little relief she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills for four to five weeks and was cured. She recommends Cuticura to others with similar skin troubles.
Advert reads Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment ease itching in infants and children. Soothes sane scaly crusted humors eczema rashes inflammations and chafings helping sleep and indicating care when other remedies fail. Guaranteed absence and usable from birth. Soap 25c Ointment 50c and Chocolates Pills. Potter Drug Chem Corp Boston. Free Cuticura Book.
Dr J F Biehn suspended director of the municipal laboratory faces accusations of approving company products for the health department and issuing false analyses. Evidence includes checks indorsed by him and signed by Dr H Weickert of Fluid Vaccine Milwaukee, tied to vaccine supplies used locally.
The article reports on a horticultural meeting with speaker Bingham detailing plum culture including native varieties and a mixed plantings plan. It also covers sessions by Irving Smith on small fruits and W L Pearson on strawberry care, plus grape growing tips from G W Riegel and a spray recommendation.
A reader shares how giving Postum instead of coffee improved her nervous health and pleased a family of coffee drinkers. She describes boiling Postum to extract flavor and notes satisfaction as evidence of a successful switch from coffee to Postum and urges others toward “Postum freedom.”
Paris reports France will issue an ultimatum to Sultan Mu rai Hafid demanding an end to barbarities against El Rhagi followers after a Fez battle. Britain and France threaten firm action. El Roghi the pretender is captured in Tangier and could face mistreatment unless foreign intervention occurs.
Meadville Mississippi residents petition acting Governor Winship to keep troops out of the town as an outbreak between the Newman and Pritchard clans looms. Sheriff Jones expects several arrests tonight after a doctor Ernest Newman is shot. The Newman family says they want peace after returning from Natchez, all armed.
May lower mark in track race this afternoon as Hamburg Belle and Uhlan face off for 2590 dollars a side. Owners Madden and Saunders travel from Cleveland and Salem to challenge the Crescens 2:93 4 record set at Brighton Beach on August 15, 1891.
Eugene V Debs addressed a large crowd of striking workers in Indian Mound, denouncing the car company and calling the strike the greatest labor fight in history. He accused the corporation’s agents of inciting violence and urged nonviolence while touring the strikers’ quarters.
J G Moore of the agricultural college spoke on Cultivation of the Farm Orchard and Fruit Garden as the afternoon session moved to the supervisors room due to bad acoustics in the court room.
In Arlington National Cemetery Lieutenant James N. Sutton will be exhumed tomorrow or Friday for a thorough autopsy. Mrs. Sutton obtained permission from the army quartermaster general as Cardinal Gibbons signals a Catholic consecration for reinterment.
Archbishop Farley recounts reception by Pope Pius at Rome noting the Pope's vast workload and interest in American affairs. He praises Austrian naval potential, Ireland’s improved conditions, and optimistic views on tariff settlements boosting prosperity abroad.
Denver reports a heated clash between Secretary Wilson and National Chemist H W Wiley at the pure food commissioners convention. Wilson backs the Remsen board over Benzoate use, signaling a broader fight to remove Wiley. Ladd of South Dakota plans a model law while Wilson opposes it as an attempt to shift federal pure food authority.
At Montreal Quebec Acting Mayor Sadler welcomed delegates for the league’s thirteenth annual convention the first outside the United States President Silas Cook of St Louis spoke. John McTavish of Des Moines served as secretary and reviewed the league’s 1895 Columbus founding and subsequent work.
Commander Alvin Hanscombe, grand marshal, visited President Taft at his cottage requesting the Beverly G. A. R. parade on September 1 be moved to the morning for executive review.
In Barcelona Captain General Santiago orders employers to report absentees and warns of immediate detentions and fortress imprisonment for missing workers. Spying networks swell as authorities claim vigilance. 200 spies rose toward a thousand. Cholera worsens strain on Melilla troops amid Moors clashes.
On August 25 bears pressed Harriman issues on the New York Stock Exchange. Union Pacific tumbled to 294 38 with other Harriman stocks sliding as investors anticipated a retreat and possible leadership changes. Rumors favored retirement and new control by Judge Lovett and Julius Kruttschnitt over Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and allied lines.
A grand floral display features asters, dahlias, pansies, petunias, sweet peas and potted plants at the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society convention in the county court house. A big fruit display of Wisconsin apples, plums, berries, cherries, pears and crabs draws attention alongside lectures by Prof. J. C. Elsom of the state university. The public can view exhibits this evening after 7:30 with music and moving pictures. La Crosse hosts tomorrow morning's entertainment.
A local debate questions whether a fourth class post master should be judged by title or merit, suggesting Cordelia challenges assumptions about public service ranks and qualifications.
W T Irvine Jeweler promotes Rogers brand flatware with patterns resembling sterling silver. The ad claims a third the cost and a 20 year wear guarantee, touting honest advertising as the business secret.
Three men were killed and six others injured when a Santa Fe locomotive ran away down a grade at Cameron and crashed into a switch engine. The dead are Brakeman Malloy Fireman L. N. Harris and Brakeman R. R. Roth.
The season opener is slated for September 25 in this city. High school coach Doseff will lead a scrimmage against the strongest alumni team assembled locally. Ivan Doseff, ex Stagg star at the University of Chicago, is expected to arrive soon to coach the candidates. Material is plentiful though many last year’s players may be absent.
Spray of Chicago won the 21 footers race in 1 55 19 at Toledo with Elsie of Toledo taking class B heat. Stella of Toledo won the 16 foot class in 2 27 45 while Tattoo placed second and Mildred third in class B with Nancy also listed.
Miss Minnie Johnson and Bernie Berg of Westby visit Ed Elstad at 920 South Fifth Street. Mr and Mrs D J Duggan of Prosser Washington guests of J J and Mrs Duggan at 930 Mississippi Street. Carrie Owen and Anna Kohl return from a trip through the west visiting Portland Oregon.
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