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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
4
More than fifty royal fans of the mat depart this afternoon for Farmington Minnesota to witness a best two out of three bout between Young Sampson Milwaukee railroad brakeman and Paulson. Betting favors the local boy two to one. If training counts Sampson will put up a terrible scrap.
Private Jimson recollects his Boer War experience. He was captured and stripped, but he says the cold mud did not affect him because the Boers covered him with their rifles. A companion’s question and Jimson’s wry reply appear in Pearson's Weekly.
An old health warning touts four ounces of rad Salts daily to cleanse the kidneys after meat intake. It claims the remedy neutralizes acids, relieves back pain and headaches, and improves bladder issues. Jad Salts is described as a safe, inexpensive effervescent drink from Chas. A. Beyschlag, 593 Main Street.
The North Side listings promote Grace Gumard and Frances Ford in She Wolf and Eddie Lyons in His Crazy Job at Dreamland Theater with four reels today and Friday. Local residents including J Severs Walter Shifton Ferdie Roth Mike Colligan Nick Webber and many others are noted visiting relocating or returning home and several births illnesses travels and social events are recorded.
A street car from Kane and Sill streets yesterday evening at 5 o clock struck two Hirt Taxi Service autos, sending the first taxi into the second and both to the curb. Both cars were badly wrecked and the drivers injured.
Spring like conditions drew North side boys back to football as St Marys parochial school scheduled a match against the Copeland park champions this morning.
Appleton Wis Dec 4 His man Loos owner of a modern farm in Outagamie county was instantly killed Wednesday noon when he touched the belt between an engine and a corn shredder and was drawn into the rapidly revolving pulley. Four men nearby witnessed the tragedy unable to help.
An anecdote from the New York Post recalls Jones who asks about an ugly woman across the room and learns she is Robinson's wife. He then boasts of his own wife, prompting a puzzled reaction before moving closer again.
A vintage medical brief promotes Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for colds and grippe. The ad claims it clears nasal passages, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverishness, and costs 25 cents at any drug store.
Abe Ruef former San Francisco political boss now at San Quentin assists fellow inmate George D. Collins in a 186 page habeas corpus petition to the California Court of Appeals. Collins received a fourteen year sentence to San Quentin in 1906 for perjury tied to a bigamy trial.
A humorous exchange between Mrs. Flutterby and Mr. Grumly from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a wife’s stylish frock that flatters and a sly joke about it being a trim and a holdup for the husband as well.
Judge Maxfield sentences 21 year old James Cantwell to nine months in jail under a new commitment law. Cantwell admitted selling his brother's cow for 40 dollars in May to A G Metzinger and fled until captured last Monday. Provisions require sheriff employment so Cantwell can attend church during the term. earnings support his wife and child.
In St. Louis a traffic officer, Martin J. Maloney, received a letter with a $1 bill and an apology for spitting on him from a passing streetcar. The sender signed Sorrowful Citizen and Maloney sought permission to keep the bill.
A reflection on the enduring influence of empathy and insight. Understanding and sympathizing with others' aims and thoughts yields power that seems miraculous, yet is achievable by anyone who studies and cares for people.
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on December 4 a 12 year old boy, Len Boyee's son from Fairchild, was found dead at a large stump with a 22 caliber rifle nearby. He died from a stomach wound likely caused by an accidental discharge while climbing the stump during a hunt. A separate injury to Irwin Wagner, 16, son of D J Wagner of Fall City, from a gunshot wound to the stomach while loading a 22 rifle in a wagon, is expected to be fatal.
A reflective meditation on the supreme joy found in making others happy. The author contrasts this with wealth, ambition, art, scenery, health, and creative pleasure, declaring that self loses importance in the blessings received from others.
Fred Saley of Bangor sustained a gunshot wound to the right leg above the knee while hunting rabbits yesterday. Returning home with a companion, a rabbit jumped out. Saley drew his revolver and it fired, tearing flesh and shattering bone. He was carried home and is not expected to lose the limb.
Sparta Wis December 5 The coroner s jury absolved James Worden village president of Wilton in the death of Fred Eckelberg former county officer Eckelberg was killed November 26 by Worden who said he acted in self defense when Eckelberg bent to strike him with a chair Worden testified he entered the Eckelberg home to protect Mrs Eckelberg from a beating.
The New York Post notes Uncle Luke's cautious standing as an informal oracle among black residents. He recalls an incident with Sam who refused to whitewash a task at the master's house, leading the master to doubt Sam. Luke declines to directly accuse, saying no man in the quarters can beat Sam in truth, though he echoes the claim. A separate line observes that men waste time courting a girl when they could have her from the start.
Mrs M J Bateman of Viola Street describes severe facial eruption since 1908 red and itching. After trying remedies she used Resinol Soap and Ointment for four months, reporting a clear, childlike complexion. A free sample offer via Resinol Dept 14 M Baltimore Maryland is included.
A petition signed by 250 Reichstag members requests the German government allocate 500000 to finance Germanys participation in the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Officials expect quick passage.
A witticism evolves when time grows it into a playful remark with sly humor and lasting edge. The line between joke and jest broadens as wit develops character and bite.
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