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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
8
The piece notes eggs remain expensive despite potatoes rising in prominence as prices inch down slightly. A dealer warns of a weak potato outlook with shipments to England and a looming price surge above the dollar before spring.
An advertisement for Foley's Orino Laxative by O. T. Erhart claims the product cures chronic constipation and stimulates the liver. It asserts Orino regulates the bowels to act naturally, reducing the need for continuous purgatives.
In Tronwood Michigan on December 10 Tom Tampe a Newport mine worker was torn to pieces by a descending skip. His remains were recovered from the mine and brought to the surface with ore amid the grim discovery.
In Marshalltown Iowa a four year old boy died after pulling a pot of boiling coffee from a stove. The child spilled the scalding liquid on himself causing fatal burns while the mother lay in St Thomas hospital as a charity patient.
A statement notes a man does not regard his children as kin while listing cousins aunts uncles and similar relations as kin. The fragment hints at a social or familial distinction but lacks context or events.
A reflective line on a woman's fear that illness will ruin her appearance, equating sickness with deathly looks and prompting anxiety about how she will be perceived during illness.
Duluth reports confirm the steamer D. M. Clemson went down with all hands near White Fish Point. Twenty three hatch covers identified as Clemson parts wash ashore, shore patrol and tug crews search the area while a crew list from Provident Steamship Co. is released. The crew includes masters, mates, engineers, deckhands and stokers from Duluth, Buffalo, Marine City and Toledo.
Advertisers urge early gift buying in La Crosse as stores stock up and crowds avoid last minute rushes. The Tribune highlights ad column suggestions guiding undecided shoppers, with men and women told to use ads to compare stores and secure better selections and bargains before stocks deplete.
TRAIN HITS HANDCAR DEADWOOD SOUTH DAKOTA Dec 10 One man is killed and several others seriously hurt when a Burlington narrow gauge ore train collides with a handcar carrying workmen en route to their jobs. Five workers are injured in the eastbound collision over the hill from Lead.
Advertises California as a garden spot with flowers foliage and sunny skies. Promotes outdoor life and opportunities for settlers. Recommends the Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line as the best route with ticket agents for more details.
Carl Turner a bartender died after falling backward from a chair into the front window of Headquarters saloon at 824 Fourth street in Sionx City Iowa. He cut his jugular vein and bled to death at the scene according to police reports.
Hoarse coughs and stuffy colds that may develop into pneumonia are quickly cured by Fo ley's Honey and Tar. The medicine soothes inflamed membranes heals the lungs and expels the cold from the system stated by O. T. Erhart.
Report says Miss Katherine Elkins jilted the Duke of Abruzzi and accepted engagement from Lieut. Adolphus Andrews U S N a former White House aide now serving in the Philippines Andrews drew strong support to transfer to the Orient and press his suit while Elkins lingered about the dramatic romance in Washington behavior and rumors of the engagement remain unsettled
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