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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
8
An 19th or early 20th century advertorial argues infant mortality is high in civilized countries and claims Castoria with Chas. H. Fletcher signature cures, contrasting narcotic drops and syrups that harm children by depressing circulation and causing death. It warns against deadly quack remedies.
The engagement of Mrs. Copley Thaw formerly the Countess of Yarmouth to G G Whitney of Boston was announced. She is sister of Harry Kendall Thaw and once married to George Francis Alexander Seymour Earl of Yarmouth now Marquis of Hertford. Whitney is a Boston banker and broker prominent in Back Bay society.
A Burton sub committee report to the commerce committee on the seamen’s involuntary servitude bill is eyed for January 9. Hearings on ship owner proposed amendments are finished and passage was forecast. The house passed the bill last summer with La Follette amendments to a three watch system and eight hours on, sixteen off, defeated.
A commercial traveler claims travelers in hotel dining rooms identify themselves by drinking coffee left handed. He says many salesmen use this habit to drink from the less-used side of the cup. The practice may fade as it becomes common or dishwashing improves.
National One Cent Letter Postage association ramps up agitation with backing from John Wanamaker and business leaders. A new bill is planned in Congress to cut rates in half, arguing current two cent postage costs the government and users about 70 million dollars annually.
A home cough syrup makes a pint at low cost using granulated sugar warm water and Pinex. The formula claims rapid relief for coughs including whooping cough, with a money back guarantee and directions to obtain Pinex from druggists or The Inex Co.
A traveler notes in a Swiss valley families share the Treusch name across generations. To distinguish individuals the guides use color descriptors, Joseph Treusch the Red and Joseph Treusch the Black, with kinship lost to antiquity.
The text claims Algiers has the largest European population in Africa, followed by Johannesburg then Oran. It asks students to locate Oran, the town with about 100,000 Europeans, without using an atlas.
A lighthearted exchange between Mrs. Meekton and Mr. Meekton hints at past refusals and a playful claim that those refusals shaped his reluctance to insist on his own way. The banter suggests a domestic scene rather than a dispute.
Miss Esther Sleight 19, who worked a year in a Kingston cigar factory for four dollars weekly, plans to leave for Vancouver next week to claim a legacy from Mrs. Charles Vandeater. The estate is said to be worth several millions. Sleight met the benefactor two years ago in an Atlantic City hotel.
A simple method to deter felines involves installing a tight wire about two inches below the fence’s top and running it parallel to the upper edge. The setup creates an unstable grip for cats, encouraging them to avoid the barrier.
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