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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1909
Page
4
In a Boston Record item, two traveling salesmen lost their oars while at sea on a pleasure trip. Exhausted, one slept and the other kept watch until a sail appeared, prompting the waking cry. The sleepy man dismisses the sight, claiming he left his samples ashore.
John Bristow of 617 St. Cloud Street builds a three horsepower motor ice yacht. It has three runners and a rear driven wheel with pegs to grip ice. Bristow predicts speeds up to forty miles per hour on Black River and nearby mash areas, with trials planned after ice strengthens.
Public notice for a patent medicine claims rapid cure for a cold in one day. It markets laxative bromide quinine tablets with a money back guarantee by E W Grove signature on each box, priced 25 cents.
Alderman Marvin travels to Chicago to visit his father and attend the Anti Saloon League convention. Residents Gertrude Gibson and J B Callahan visit Wis consin towns. Local residents return from visits to St Paul Galesville Centerville and Osseo. Milwaukee trains No 55 and No 3 run late. Ice forms on marshes and La Crosse river carries large ice cakes. fishermen prepare for winter spearing.
Tributes honor absent brothers with words of praise and promises renewal. The speech appeals to loyalty to the order, church, and God, promising blessing for faithful members who rest in dust. The piece also mentions Champlain’s Cough Remedy and its claimed efficacy during influenza epidemics.
Rev George W Fogg of Tabernacle Baptist church calls for a compulsory industrial insurance system to protect workers and families. He cites statistics on deaths and disabilities, argues for state action, and supports Brandeis inspired bank insured plans. He also urges limits on hours for women and government backing by the Supreme Court.
Washington D C Dec 6 no postal savings bank until the monetary commission has made its report This is the word that has gone
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