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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1911
Page
3
The Duluth Herald argues the commission form of city government delivers clearer responsibility, recalls unfaithful officials, and yields supposedly better results for less money. It cites population rankings of U S cities, praising simpler government and stronger public cooperation for a big Duluth future.
Last month elections increased the count of residents under the commission plan by ten percent. Among new cities added are Lowell Massachusetts Lexington Kentucky Sacramento and Stockton California bringing total to 170. The 1910 census records 2,900,000 people in these cities with an average population of 23,000. Six cities exceed 100,000: Oakland Birmingham Memphis Omaha Lowell and Spokane. Fifteen cities range 50,000 to 100,000 and include Trenton Salt Lake City Des Moines Law Mass Tacoma.
The Union Nation Bank of Columbus failed to open today amid long circulating rumors about its business standing. Deposits were listed at 2,374,099 with surplus and undivided profits of 109,209 and a capital of 750,000 as of the September 1 report.
A cure claim cites Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, with the makers offering $100 for any uncured case. The ad urges internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces and mentions testimonials and Toledo suppliers.
In a crowded courthouse the judge asserts authority as Murrell sits bound. Yancy Cavendish and Betts restrain the mob, while Colonel Fentress demands lawful arrest of Hues. Tension mounts as the judge clashes with Fentress over procedure.
A newspaper blurb touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick remedy for indigestion and related stomach misery. It claims relief within five minutes, no laxatives needed, and encourages readers to buy the 50 cent case and keep it for the family.
A caboose was hurled twenty feet into a tree when struck by a log train near Wausaukee. The engine derailed on a steep grade. Conductor Porter was found under the car in serious condition while Louis Eldbeck suffered both legs broken.
A Denver resident, J A Howland, testifies under oath that Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root cured his decade long lumbago after using two bottles. He says the treatment ended daily pain and urges public use, with a Denver notary confirming his oath and signature.
The advertisement invites readers to get a sample bottle of Swamp-Root from Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton NY and promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It notes La Crosse Daily Tribune as the local newspaper and lists regular bottle sizes of fifty cents and one dollar available at drug stores.
A discouraged man with a carpenter’s rule visits a cobbler and offers a fly screen idea. He jokes about keeping flies out and typhus, but the cobbler quips that only one fly comes to him, himself, prompting the man to leave with a final buzz and farewell.
A humorous exchange from Woman's Home Companion portrays Fidos Mistress as sobbing over a lost dog that cannot read, and a friend noting advertisements in the newspaper would be pointless.
Norman E. Mack's National Monthly recounts Senator Gore extolling compromise. He cites a builder who, after marriage, argued over two motorcycles or a five horsepower runabout and finally settled on a baby carriage, illustrating practical concession.
An inspector asks pupils the meaning of scandal and a girl replies with a quip. She defines scandal as nobody does nothing and everybody goes around telling it, echoing a streetwise view amid the examination setting.
A Highland piper uses a vivid teaching method to help pupil Donald learn. He compares musical figures to characters on a staff and demonstrates speed by manipulating the "faces" and legs of the men, promising faster dancing as the legs are tied tighter. This teaches rhythm and motivation with memorable imagery.
A woman visits Atlanta county court and asks Judge Blank to appoint her as executor for her three infidels after her husband, a man studying to be a minister at a seminary, died. She declares she must come to the probate judge for help.
Rev Ulysses G B Pierce told senators of a letter from a Methodist friend who attended his Washington church to escape a downpour and heard a Unitarian sermon. The friend promised to carry an umbrella to services next Sunday, praising the faith he heard.
A collage of humorous clippings from MUSEUM OF DAILY FACTS AND FREAKS includes safes left unlocked in Coal City signs, a baldness cure mishap in Chicago, a beauty treatment lawsuit, a man changing his name for a fiancée, Cubans called negroes in Havana, a funny car crash exchange, a sale offer after a spill, and a station master delaying a train for a wife crossing the street.
The excerpt recalls a private moment where Ethel expresses emotion and Maud confirms prior rehearsal of the confession. The lines show a dramatic, intimate exchange cited in the Boston Transcript.
A Washington Star quote shows Mrs. Meekton insisting women can be self reliant and independent, while her husband challenges the idea noting dresses with back hooks restrain a woman's freedom. The exchange highlights gender roles and attire as a social barrier.
A reader’s skin trouble is likely a powder rash best treated with a greaseless massage cream made from glycerine and almorpin. Routine cleansing and massage improve roughness pimples and sallowness, while a blood cleanser recipe uses kardene alcohol sugar and hot water to aid healing and vitality.
Mrs L B advises a simple weight loss method using four ounces parnous dissolved in one pint and a half of hot water. A tablespoonful before meals is to be taken, with claims of no skin changes or inconvenience and gradual, safe weight reduction.
An old recipe claims mixing equal parts alcohol and water with one ounce quinzain creates a tonic to restore natural hair color and gloss, improve scalp health, and thicken hair with regular use.
Advertisement claims a paste of powdered delatone and water can permanently remove chin fuzz. After two to three minutes rub and wash, hairs disappear. Delatone costs about a dollar per ounce at druggists.
The fragment notes insomnia and loss of appetite linked to a described condition or concern. It mentions medical symptoms attributed to an unnamed cause discussed by Ruth M. The incomplete text suggests a health-related discussion without full context or concluding details.
An old health note warns against alkali shampoos causing dry itchy scalp and tissue death. It advises using plain canthdlox dissolved in hot water for thorough cleansing and claims it restores vitality, prevents dandruff, and promotes fluffy brilliant hair.
The article warns that shiny skin from excess powder clogs pores and causes pimples and blackheads. It prescribes discarding powder for a plain spurmax lotion made with glycerine and hot water, applied sparingly until dry for a better invisible complexion.
An advertisement advocates a home eye tonic made by dissolving cyystol in cold water. Two or three drops in each eye daily are said to relieve smart and ache, soothe tired muscles, and impart sparkle and brilliance to the eyes.
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