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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
8
Pine Bluff Ark December reports the Arkansas river changing direction as floodfronts menace new sections hourly while the river recedes. Residents evacuate Barraque street area fearing bank collapse could wash away homes and threaten major edifices if conditions do not improve soon.
Sir Oliver Lodge, the English scientist, learned golf at St Andrews thirty years ago with Professor Tait as his teacher. Tait told him golf is played with morals not muscles, and Lodge quips he hopes his morals aren’t worse than his golf in the London Daily News report.
The remark notes that people often become as irrational about physical culture as other subjects, implying intense enthusiasm and caricature in public discourse. The comment treats cultural fervor with a neutral, observational tone.
A protest against Gov Mead’s refusal to honor a requisition for Elliott Archer, wanted in Newark for alleged forgeries totaling nearly forty thousand dollars, was sent by Gov Fort today to the executive of Washington state.
A personal appeal urges trying Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble. The letter claims forty years of cures and warns against unknown preparations that may contain harmful drugs. O. T. Erhart endorses it.
The fight for Christian Rudovitz freedom moves from the secretary of state to the supreme court and then to the president if needed. Refugees fear efforts will bring the return of hundreds of others.
Trempealeau County Sunday School association will hold its annual convention in Trempealeau December 18 and 19 with four sessions at the Methodist church. Rev. Fred Dahlberg to address delegates. officers to be elected and installed. Gale College plans a monthly magazine starting December 16, editor in chief Robert Skaar. Various local visits, marriages, illnesses, and social events noted among Galesville residents and nearby towns.
Mr L C Boyle and Mrs Boyle visited La Crosse on Saturday while Holstad Minn merchant C Skipestad stayed with cousin A Belland in the city. P C Curtis bought a half interest in Rennels barbershop. E P Albertson from Wentworth S D spent Saturday here with cousin Miss Bertine Olson. Mrs Otto Amundson and Mrs Twinde of Westby shopped locally. The W R C elected officers for the coming year: Allie Harrington.
Thomas Davidson died Thursday age noted and was buried Sunday in Coulee cemetery. He left two sons William of Montana and Thomas Davidson of La Crosse and a daughter Mrs Ignatz Starch. Rev W J Witter officiated. The column also notes local tasks and visits as residents prepare for winter.
Leo F Zelinski of 68 Gibson St Buffalo NY says Bucklen's Arica Salve cured his worst cold sore. He applied once daily for two days and saw no trace left. Sold with guarantee at O T Erhart's drug store for 25 cents.
The Kansas City Times quotes a light exchange noting carpets falling out of favor while rugs gain popularity in interior design. The playful line highlights a shift in styling tastes and furniture trends.
The board voted to buy a lot adjoining the Tenth Ward School from Ed Gohres for 800 dollars. Finance chair Geo H. Ray reported last month expenditures totaling 13,617 dollars with 10,104 for teachers and 7,000 treasury shortage noted. Miss Ethel Maine resigns effective January 1. Miss May McCarty hired at 55 dollars monthly.
A short romance aboard a ship unfolds as a fellow passenger's path toward friendship and eventual marriage to Buenos Aires is foreshadowed. Joy comforts Hugo as engines surge ahead and the voyage closes with a final note on social tensions between push and pull.
A testimonial ad touts Pyramid Pile Cure as curing years of bleeding itching and protruding piles after a trial treatment and one box. It cites a Georgia resident and offers a free trial package by mail from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan.
Allen McRill died in Carmi after repeatedly knocking off Prof Roy Stum s hat. Stum, angered by the taunts, seized an axe and crushed McRill s skull, ending in a fatal attack.
Washington D C December 8 The national capital will host more distinguished men from across the country than ever before this week Four conventions will gather in the capital focusing on the improvement and conservation of the nation's natural resources.
A fragment suggests a health or lifestyle note about eating habits and discomforts, implying a link to unsettling dreams or nightmares. No clear event, person, or organization is identified in the readable text.
The regular monthly meeting of the soldiers' relief commission was held at county courthouse this morning. About $147 was spent to aid the families and widows of veterans.
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