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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1909
Page
3
The Tribune discusses Osse and Ferris of Winona and Traction, urging cautious franchise terms for an interurban line. It praises prudent regulation by aldermen and emphasizes protecting the public when granting utilities concessions.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Lane's Family Tonic as a cure for headache shoulder pain and fatigue. It promises digestive benefits for stomach and bowels and mentions availability through agents and dealers at 25 cents.
An editorial critiques the interurban franchise to La Crosse City Railway, noting a unanimous vote with one dissent and limited public protections. It warns the deal could undermine citizen rights and taint future municipal governance, urging caution and potential referendum or commission reform. President Ferris is praised as progressive yet cautioned about trust in private interests.
Dr Winfield Scott Hall, dean of the Northwestern University medical college, urges open scientific teaching of sex life to youth. His Sunday address and Saturday talk to boys advocate breaking taboos, translating complex biology into plain language without sensationalism.
A five minute method yields a pint of cough syrup costing about 54 cents. Mix 2 1/2 oz Pinex with a pint of granulated sugar syrup or warm water, take a teaspoonful every one to three hours. Real Pinex is a concentrated Norway white pine extract. strain honey can substitute for syrup.
Read about Dr Hall addressing youths and adults in La Crosse with his engaging talks. The piece notes boys aged 12 to 17 and girls at the Y M C A respond keenly, predicting a larger auditorium will be needed on his next visit.
The record lists street by street circulation figures with Tribune leading on MAIN STREET KING STREET CASS STREET and WEST AVENUE. It notes the averages favor The Tribune across select residential sections and claims no weaker entries in other areas.
The Pastors' Union denounces a stage work as vile and indecent alleging it corrupts American society. The Chicago Tribune and Chronicle notices are referenced in a mix of editorials and humorous items amid a column of commentary on social issues and local events.
Readers cheer Newbro's Herpicide for rapid dandruff relief and scalp refreshment. The product is claimed to curb itching and destroy the germ causing dandruff, hair loss, and baldness while acting as an elegant hair dressing. Available through druggists with samples, Detroit company guarantee, and Hoeschler Bros. as special agents.
Spotlight bill by the George H Webb ster Vaudeville circuit comes to La Crosse tonight at 8 15 featuring six acts including the Cowles family Wash er Brothers Beverley sisters and Greymont and Greymont. Lyman H Howe's 30th semi annual tour promises a travel themed show with a display of wonders and a battleship top experience.
The La Crosse theater will show Graustark dramatized from George Barr McCutcheon’s novel. George D. Baker wrote the stage version, with an elaborate production that proved successful in Pittsburg New York and Chicago before touring here. The original cast and production are kept for the local engagement.
A vaudeville show opened at the La Crosse theater this afternoon drawing an exceptionally large crowd for an afternoon attraction. The acts are among the best in the business and the entertainment never lags from curtain rise to curtain fall. The play comes from Winona Minnesota where the Winona Independent called it the best.
The Cowles family novelty gymnasts headline a long running Winona vaudeville bill with child star Margarite as the wonder. The Wash er Brothers midgets deliver a roaring boxing act and Bond and Melvin perform The Duke and the Rajah. A theater burlesque of fans tops the lineup as the show plays tonight.
At the Bijou this week Myron M. Gilday of Gilday & Fox joined the Hebrew comedy act Cohen and his Ward and performed a solo Russian dancing routine. Orphaned young, he pursued the stage from age fourteen, enduring a rough path before becoming a noted vaudeville performer. His uncle’s humorous speech inspired a niche in his act as he showcased his talent.
A St Paul Dispatch excerpt by H. E. Warner describes a family orchestra at home led by Sue and Dad with Jim on trombone Harry on cello and Dick on cornet. The piece captures warm performances that haunt the mother with memories as they play old tunes and bring a slumber serenade to life.
The witty Archbishop Glennon of St. Louis was bested by an Irish laborer near the Mercantile Trust bank as a paving crew boss, an Italian, traded quips with the prelate. Delighted, the archbishop bought the Irishman a fine hat after the joke, proudly parading the mud to the hat shop.
A Kansas Concordia item recounts a boy questioning his editor father on topics from Jupiter to sea serpents and the North Pole, only to hear repeatedly that the father does not know. The boy then asks how his father became an editor, highlighting the humorous exchange.
A Berlin wit won a bet by asking fifty people if they heard that Meyer had failed. Each asked the same question in turn, eliciting the same reply. The trick lay in the phrase What Meyer? and the response echoed through all fifty conversations.
In stock market chatter Rodick notes money on call while Van Albert teases the idea. The exchange hints at a mobile item and a megaphone joke about reaching someone distant.
A fragment describes a man named Mr. Fox found by an uncle. The act is new yet praised as exceedingly clever and screamingly funny, suggesting humorous mischief or stage performance.
At Kildare Ardmore hosts a social gathering where Governor Dangerfield praises the American press while avoidng policy, staff, and the day’s issues. Ardmore and Griswold discuss a flirtation as Barbara Osborne nudges a white rose onto Griswold, hinting at evolving affections.
Ardmore knocks on Griswold's door at dawn and chats in their familiar style. The scene features an associate professor of admiralty shaving, banter about a scarlet fever scheme, and Grissy’s wary yet affectionate response amid talk of fate and destiny.
A short witticism in the Baltimore American plays on a child and a father discussing a supposed tip from a bird about misdeeds, with a playful exchange about a pigeonn language spoken by the bird. The joke reflects light local humor in a chaotic moral universe.
The pamphlet touts a mixture of Buchu Balmwort and Sarsaparilla with water to drink after meals as a universal cure for kidney and bladder disorders and rheumatism. It cites specialist Gaut noting fees of 500 to 1000 dollars and lists symptoms such as puffiness under the eyes backache and insomnia as urinary trouble signs.
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