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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1907
Page
15
An advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds and prevents pneumonia and consumption. It emphasizes the genuine product in a yellow package and notes it contains no opiates. By O. T. Erhart.
New Sullivan & Considine with Orpheum circuits merge to control vaudeville bookings in the United States. La Crosse Bijou gains access to top acts, with five big acts weekly and plans for a larger future theater. Patrons welcome higher quality presentations. future Bijou expansion teased with better seating.
London Dec 14 The condition of Lord Kelvin noted scientist whose illness after a chill was announced has become critical.
Herman F. Bracht inspector and swimming instructor plans to swim from St Paul to Red Wing to break the world record for distance. He will be supported only by a timekeeper boat and a lifeguard, using hot beef tea as nourishment, with vaseline on his skin and no flotation gear. Training begins January in a swimming tank, with the long swim set for June.
The Post Office Department and express firms urge early shipping for the holiday season. Printed labels say Do not open until Christmas to ensure timely delivery, reduce misrouted or damaged packages, and allow preloading before the rush.
In Mound City, Mrs. E. D. Clapp reports her son nearly dead from lung and throat trouble. After starting Dr. King's New Discovery, exhausting coughing spells every five minutes ceased and he was completely cured. Guaranteed for coughs colds throat and lung troubles. O. T. Erhart.
Washington D Thomas of Boston succeeds the late Henry O Havemeyer as president of American Sugar Refining. The Harvard graduate, vice president and director, ages about 52, is a Back Bay clubman famed for wealth and golf, having led the United States Golf Association in 1990.
Providence December 14 The police have been notified that Frank Losee of New York an actor in The Rose of the Rancho company now playing at the Providence opera house has been missing for two days Friends and police have failed to obtain any trace of his whereabouts.
Publishers in Chicago announce ending rebates on unsold papers, forcing retailers nationwide to bear losses on unsold Sunday editions. The move risks reducing circulation as dealers curb orders, since profits on four Sundays could be lost on a single unsold issue.
Thirty two marriages were filed with Health Officer Anthony Murphy at city hall. Births in November totaled 37, with 18 males and 19 females. Deaths numbered 37, including 17 males and 20 married, 12 single, and five widowed. Five deceased were non residents. A practical joke remark closes the item.
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