La Crosse Boys Enlist in Uncle Sam's Service
Sergeant G. Philips leads five La Crosse youths who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the Bronson hotel. Recruits will depart for St. Paul then transfer to Mare Island San Francisco and Washington DC. Several more local youths are expected to join Marine Corps ranks.
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la Crosse
Uncle Sam
G. Philipps
United States Navy
Bronson Hotel
Pearl Street
United States Marine Corps
St. Paul
T. Petricek
G. A. Waterman
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
S. W. Utecht
A. H. Lewoski
F. M. Lowell
Washington, D. C
Marine Corps
Navy
Denatured alcohol plans met with postal questions
Washington December 14 The interior department reports a flood of inquiries nationwide about making denatured alcohol under the new law to take effect at year end. The public believes profits will be easy but officials say large scale, bonded warehouses and distillery equipment are required, making profitable production unlikely for small farmers.
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Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue Department
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Department
Cure Catarrh by Breathing Hyomei in Pocket Inhaler
O T Erhart advertises Hyomei as a guaranteed remedy for catarrh. Breathing the medicated air through the pocket inhaler is claimed to reach nose throat and lungs, killing germs and soothing mucous membranes. The complete outfit costs 1 with 50 cent refills. a money back guarantee is offered if relief is not achieved.
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QO. T. Erhart
O. T. Erhart
Actor Company Sheltered in Castle Rock Church
The Maud Fealy troupe from John Cort's company, stranded by floods en route to Tacoma, slept in Castle Rock Oregon Episcopalian church after hotel rooms filled. Miss Fealy performed earlier stops. rector provided shelter, coffee, and sandwiches as river ferries delayed. Herman Noll Jr., once of this city, lost $3500 in the flood.
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West
Castle Rock
Ore
Seattle Times
John Cort
Maud Fealy Company
Spokane
Tacoma
Miss Fealy
North Yakima
Ellensburg
Portland
Cawlitz River
Northern Pacific
W. F. Molitor
Church of All Places
New Cure for Epilepsy Promised by Doctor King's Pills
J. B. Waterman of Watertown Ohio reports his daughter, long afflicted with epilepsy, was cured by Dr. King's New Life Pills and has had no attack for over two years. The pills are advertised as best body cleansers and life giving tonics, 25 cents at O T Erhart's drug store.
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J. B. Waterman
Watertown
Dr. King
O. T. Erhart
Sergeant Kitty to Run at La Crosse Theater This Weekend
The La Crosse theater posts Sergeant Kitty with Helen Byron as star and a large company. The show, praised for music by A Baldwin Sloane and a sharp book by R H Burnside, has run 150 nights on tour and promises lively musical comedy.
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Sergeant Kitty
la Crosse Theater
Helen Byron
Casino
A. Baldwin Sloane
R. H. Burnside
Galveston News
Dallas News
Miss Byron
Meeting of Fat Men at Hale's Tavern in Wells River
In Wells River Vermont on December 14 the New England Fat Men's club held its annual meeting at Hale's Tavern. The gathering discussed weighty topics centered on avoirdupois with over five hundred members present led by Arthur H. Moulton of Portland who remains the heaviest at 412 pounds. The event ends with a banquet this evening where Representative E B Flinn of Springfield will act as toastmaster.
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Otis Skinner
France
Comedie Francaise
Paris
America
Charles Frohman
New York
Sterling
Charles Walcot
Walter Hitchcock
Keith Wakeman
Wells River
Hale’s Tavern
Japan
New England
Fat Men's Club
Arthur H. Moulton
Portland
E. B. Flinn
Springfield
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Suzar
D. Jehlen, JR
S. Third St
S. 7Th St
J.G. Jackel
South Sixth St
N. Nnstad
North Side
Ruplin
Ice Cream & Butter Co
Hyomei
Herman Noll Jr
Arizona
Wtae Eater
Sol Smith Russell
Richard Carle
Powers’ Theater
Chicago
Ain Usher
Jas. McElhern
Kitty
Salent Theatre
Lee D. Ellsworth
Sol
Smith Russell
Miss Pearl Shay
Richard Caine
Fred Warren
Auto Girls
Polly Girls
Poster Girls
New York Herald
Skinner
Henri Lavedan
The
Academie Francaise
Berlin
Theatre Comedie Francaise
Alfred Hudson, Jr
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