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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
6
The Hatfield plant of the Crosse Water Power company was tested in preparation for the December 15 opening. Small water wheels generated light at the power house and flooded the canal back of the dam. Three months of power reserve for La Crosse is possible with the artificial lake.
The piece argues that rushed eating of poorly chewed food triggers chronic indigestion. It recommends slowing meals, avoiding rich foods, and using a home neutralizing elixir of sodium phosphate essence of peppermint and baking soda. It claims the remedy stops fermentation, relieves gas, and may cure stubborn cases at about 60 to 65 cents.
A plea from a La Crosse charity organizer asks for 100 pairs of children’s shoes plus clothing and medicine for needy families. She recounts a former donor from the underworld who gave $2.50 to feed suffering children and stresses donations through the local board of charities for accountability.
Federal grand jury to hear thirty witnesses over alleged peonage tied to a $15,000,000 Corn Products plant under construction at Argo Illinois. Workers say Lake Construction Co secured labor from Patte-Trust Commissary, with barbed wire and armed sentinels under Barney Flynn, amid thousands kept as peons at the site.
Stephen Dolphin, a reportedly wealthy San Francisco merchant, armed with a knife and revolver, attempted to kill two passengers aboard a Burlington train from Denver near Chicago. Five men overpowered him after a fierce struggle. a shot shattered a window, and Dolphin was placed in a cell in Chicago wearing a straight jacket due to violent delirium.
Continued from page 1.3 law. If society fails to do its duty, if its laws result in delays and miscarriage of justice, if the criminal becomes the object of public sympathy, escapes punishment, human nature asserts itself. The ancient individual right is again invoked and males and lynching, Corsican vendetta and private vengeance take the place of legal process, and law and order and justice are disregarded and cast aside. There is a reversion to the anarchistical condition from which man has slowly raised himself in the course of ages by the organization or ordered and coherent society upon which all civilization depends.
Advance ticket sale and reservations open at the YMCA tomorrow morning at 9 for Dr. F. G. Smith’s lecture, the first in the YMCA course, scheduled for Friday night.
Border materials like silk crepes and satin are widely used for dresses in soft natural tones. The princess model shows a one piece skirt and bodice trimmed with bordered fabric, while Venice lace accents the chemisette and sleeves with trim in brown amethyst and Oriental colors.
A brisk Christmas shopping surge unfolds as discussions about leadership and succession to President Angell surface amid the holiday rush and consumer activity.
In a light moment, Blobbs quips about Miss Antique as an old hen and jokes that she is laying for him. The banter showcases playful wit and a cheeky back-and-forth between the speakers.
Herman Schutz, 22, accused of forging a $9 check on W. E. Barber and using a boy to stop the Continental Clothing House purchase. A parolee from Green Bay Reform School, Schutz faces return to the reformatory and possible prison. His criminal record includes theft and family-troubling acts that allegedly contributed to his mother’s death last November. He asks police to send him back to finish his term.
Shreveport, Dec 16. Land seekers charge federal action withdrawing 9 000 to 19 000 acres in Caddo and Bossier oil districts from settlement is a move to aid big oil firms. Hundreds of land applications were refused while districts are declared mineral lands, blamed on pressure from companies left out earlier.
The speaker recalls someone named Woodson locking a secret item in a closet before it could be shown or examined, leaving the narrator without access. The remark hints at hidden information or belongings but provides no further context or details.
The message urges consideration of the poor and needy among acquaintances when preparing Christmas gift lists. It emphasizes generosity and mindful giving as part of the season's spirit. The note encourages personal acts of charity alongside traditional present exchanges.
Countess Aurelia Bethlen of Hungary, age 35, has given up wealth and social rank to minister to the needy under Bahai teachings. One of the first Bahai followers in America, she speaks thirteen languages, once owned great riches, and now wears plain garments with no jewelry. She condemns displays of wealth as harming young women and urges a simple life.
A car manufacturer plans to expand its interior decoration beyond the current ginger bread work. The feature, added to please travelers, is now to be extended with inlaid artistry as part of the future car designs.
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