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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1912
Page
8
An ad touts Syrup of Figs as a natural laxative to relieve headaches biliousness and constipation. It claims to cleanse an inactive liver and clogged bowels by morning without nausea or weakness, urging readers to ask for the full name and to reject imitations.
An advertising pitch from Columbian Drug Store claims D D D Prescription soothes eczema with a 50 cent bottle and offers a personal guarantee on a full size bottle. The ad emphasizes quick itch relief and a money back if expectations are not met.
A dialogue notes Jabez Jones as a patriot who never neglects duty. He has served on the petit jury three times and the grand jury twice, acted as a delegate to four conventions, and frequently gone to the legislature. The exchange implies his time is taken by public service.
In a satirical exchange a lawyer jokes about the veracity test as a witness cites the value of The New Modern English Illustrated Dictionary. The Tribune reports a rush on leather bound volumes as resupply is promised and distribution continues amid high demand.
The ad claims Ely's Cream Balm relieves catarrh by applying to nostrils or throat and chest, restoring taste smell and hearing in minutes. Ely's Dream Balm cleanses inflamed membranes, relieves stuffed head and throat soreness, stops discharge, and promises instant relief with a 50 cent bottle.
In Washington state municipal elections, socialists swept Burlington by taking the full city ticket but were defeated in Edmonds and Bremerton. Turnout was light in smaller towns with little competition beyond socialist bids for favor in some locales.
A man who poses as a good fellow is warned that public ridicule has a price. The line between humor and harm is drawn as crowds laugh only when compensated, ensuring the entertainer faces consequences for mockery.
The budget appropriation bill reported by the appropriations committee totals 34,897,105, about one million less than the treasury secretary urged. The president’s salary stays 75,000, secretary to the president set at 6,000, and no future ex presidents at large salary provision. No funds are provided for the commerce court or mints and assay offices in Boise, Charlotte, Salt Lake City, Helena, and Carson.
Lyman H Howe’s underwater and whaling footage offers an impartial record of whale hunting staged for two days at the La Crosse Theater. The program also features Officer 666, a popular American play about a gentleman burglar posing as a police officer, with a plot of art theft and romance.
Mer Donner of Bordeaux faced censure for his amicable dealings with the city’s Protestant minister. He replied with a tolerant quip, asking to enjoy the present meeting while not certain of a future one.
A quotation argues poetry raises refinement and exaltation, lifting the mind above daily life and offering relief from cares. Channing notes poetry awakens awareness of affinity with what is pure and noble.
The will of Howard James who died in an automobile crash on November 24 lists $115000 in property. He leaves the estate to his mother Mrs. Peter E. James of Williamsburg Massachusetts and his surviving child Helen F. James of St. Paul. Stocks and bonds total $100000 and real estate $15000. Philip E. James of Lake Forest Illinois is named sole executor.
A German explorer describes a luxury in the Ka merun near Lake Chad. Beds are built like stone coffins and a continuous fire underneath keeps sleepers warm during the cold nights.
Three burglars entered a Paris home but fled when a parrot cried out Who goes there. The owner returned to find the bird still repeating the phrase, revealing the attempted intrusion and the parrot's guardsman role.
About 250 medical students at Marquette University went on strike in Milwaukee to protest the American Medical Association action to remove the Marquette school’s Class B rating. Within half an hour all had registered as students of the cousin College of Physicians and Surgeons.
A pharmacist suggests using glycerine and Globe Pine Compound Concentrated to make a home remedy for colds. Mix into half a pint of good whiskey and take 1 to 2 teaspoons after meals and at night. adjust to children by age. Emphasizes authentic Globe Pine Compound and warns against cheaper substitutes.
Fractured ad copy touts Calocide foot bath for sore feet corns and calluses frost bites and aching feet. Claims instant relief and a 35 cent box available at any drug store.
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