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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
7
The store announces a year end clearance offering more than one hundred rug patterns in various room sizes at big cut prices. Customers are urged to buy now for spring needs, as this is advertised as the last rug sale of the year, running December 1 through December 6.
Paris December 4 Aristide Briand likely to be offered the premiership by President Poincare after Louis Barthou and his cabinet resigned as the chamber voted against them 290 to 265. The government backed a perpetual tax exemption on a 260 million dollar loan, triggering the crisis.
Police said they uncovered a melting pot fence linked to a nationwide burglary ring shipping loot by parcel post to be melted and disposed of. A partial confession was obtained from T. C. Penny.
Backer's stylish apartment was raided revealing two thousand dollars in loot and three melting pots. The discovery ties to an unspecified crime investigation and highlights the suspect's involvement with illicit activities.
The eye of a fresh fish is clear and bright while a sunken shrunken eye signals non freshness despite gills appearing red. This rule of thumb guides buyers in judging fish quality at markets or in home preparation.
Local ad claims many La Crosse residents suffer chronic appendicitis with vague stomach issues. It states a single dose of Adler-i ka compounded buckthorn bark glycerine will bring instant relief, noting the remedy’s fame for curing appendicitis.
William Burke, a track workman, identified by tattoo marks on a body found in Burlington yards, died after a skull fracture believed caused by robbers seeking wages. Burke, once in Tennessee, had a sister in St Paul and was reportedly seen with companions after a drinking bout. payment occurred at Ferryville.
Franks Coburn family returned from Minneapolis Sunday. Mrs. Sheldon of Sparta visited. La Crosse normal students resumed work. Miss Olive Cook hosted friends. Casterline engaged to teach grammar. Mrs. Carsow and infant visit grandparents. Elsen of Bangor visited. Beasers to winter in La Crosse. Wehrs shopped in La Crosse. Gilfillan returned from Minneapolis. Kendrick did business in La Crosse. Knudson, Holmen native, died at home. Mission club met. topic Medical Missions in China. Gullickson and Meyers hosted tea. Casterline couple married Thanksgiving. to Iron River. Thanksgiving dance at Roberts hall well attended. Capper shopped in La Crosse. McElidowney resumed teaching at Onalaska. Taylor and Hodges shopped in La Crosse.
A farmer's good market day ends with a lost cloth bought for a suit. Mrs Parsnip complains to a neighbor, who later asks the farmer about the cloth. He responds with a grim pun about hearing nothing but morning noon and night.
In a dialogue reflecting a rivalry, Mr. Comrox asserts the painting’s value hinges on the old master’s signature while another claims equal worth for his own signature and faster payment. The Washington Star quotes the exchange as a matter of hard fact.
The article notes the origin of material taken from multiple asphalt lakes remains unclear. Investigators seek to confirm source, processing steps, and potential applications while outlining ongoing research efforts and public interest in the enigmatic deposits.
Claims Stuart's Calcium Wafers purify blood and clear pimples in a few days. Promotes improved complexion, health, and vigor with calcium sulphide as the chief ingredient. Ends with instruction to get a 50c box from your druggist.
Shouts and gunfire from the South Side Savings bank in Chicago drew police to the Madison and La Salle office where Henry and William Weinholm were arrested. The dispute began over a loan involving Henry’s wife and alleged insults by banker A B Monroe. A clerk, K J Phelan, fired upward to stop what he believed was a bank robbery, and the court will arbitrate the ensuing disagreement as bankers consider a currency bill.
A ministerial agent questions Mr Rural Hamlet about corn and poultry from his garden. Little Buttin Hamlet confirms hens also came from their garden while Pa jokes about neighbors. A judge presides over the exchange.
Austria became the first nation to adopt the postcard system in 1869. A saying notes a hot temper calls for cool treatment.
A home cough remedy using Pinex and granulated sugar syrup costs about $2.50 for a pint. It claims rapid relief within 24 hours and helps conditions like croup and bronchitis, with a pleasant taste and laxative effects. The preparation uses Norway pine extract and promises satisfaction or money back through The Pinex Co. in Ft Wayne Indiana.
State deputy head consul B F Keeler stated the insurgent effort to oust Modern Woodmen of America head camp officers lacks strength in La Crosse. He noted local Gateway City camp members largely oppose the movement citing investigations by Wisconsin Minnesota and Illinois insurance commissioners showing no financial mismanagement.
Miss Ella Cronk returns from visiting parents in Manitowoc and Mrs F J Hartman visits Arcadia relatives. Ill Helen Hendrickson recovers after La Crosse hospital operation. City orchestra to hold first concert of the season at Woodman hall December 5 under Miss Anna Aiken. Bird show in La Crosse features prize ready birds as Volkert Smith visits Necedah. Several locals return home from holidays and resume work in Janesville Madison Chicago and Elroy Sto.
The Manchester Guardian explains the proverb to know a hawk from a hernshaw stems from falconry. Hernshaw or heronshaw means young heron, prey of falcons, leading to a lasting metaphor for distinguishing the falcon from its quarry. A later form, to know a hawk from a handsaw, appears in Hamlet.
Bread remains the Spanish workingman’s staple with an average daily intake of about one pound per person.
An old advertisement touts Musterole as a mustered white ointment for neuralgia and aching throats. It claims rapid relief from headaches bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma congestion pleurisy and rheumatic pains, offering an alternative to mustard plasters.
An advertisement promotes Musterole for neuralgia back aches sprains and colds with 25c and 50c jars and a $2.50 hospital size. It urges buying at drugstores or mailing 25c or 50c to Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio and features testimonial by Rush A Webster of New York City.
Sparta Wisconsin council approves opening an alley behind H W Barker and J P Rice and a street from Douglas to Walworth. The land title issue blocked a different street. three names referred to a special committee for investigation. Local residents display poultry at La Crosse show and residents travel for visits and business in nearby towns.
Edgar Lucien Larkin notes that the horizon is a circle with the eye at center and that dust and vapor hinder telescope views near the horizon. He asserts that telescopes cannot extend the horizon itself but do extend vision in free space, citing a sixteen inch telescope as capable of revealing millions of distant suns.
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