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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1913
Page
4
Mrs. Herman Holz suffered severe burns to the face head and hands while trying to rescue her two children aged seven and five from a fire in Racine Wisconsin on December 29. The children were reportedly playing with matches when the blaze started.
A small blaze in a wood shed at 1500 Rose Street owned by Fred Jones was fought by Department No. 4 on Saturday afternoon. Authorities suspect mischievous boys started the fire. Damage described as slight.
The remark emphasizes fielding as important but secondary to batting, noting that nothing helps without good batting. The exchange between the speaker and Mr. Ashby highlights practical cricket priorities and strategy.
Helen, year and a half old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Heinie of 1344 Berlin street, swallowed a small glass ball from the Christmas tree. The glass broke in her throat causing mucous membrane lacerations with bleeding. Dr Robert Flynn treated her and she is now reported to be well despite the dangerous incident.
A switch engine collided with a train of three box cars on the Milwaukee road at the east end of the Black river bridge. One coal car slid down the embankment toward the river but did not enter it. Both crews escaped injury and wrecking crews cleared debris early this morning.
Frank Rosinick suffered severe burns while lighting a pipe at a work site two miles east of Tomah as grease saturated clothing caught fire. He died not long after at Tomah hospital. A small blaze at John Gunderezick’s home Saturday night was controlled before firemen arrived. Mrs. Lutheria A. French died Friday at her grandson George Anderson’s home after a long stay in Tomah. Funerals were held Monday with burial at Oak Grove. The column lists visitors and residents in town, including trips to Chicago and Milwaukee, while updates note a shooting-gallery remodelling for Company K and the funeral of Mrs. Boyington.
An old home mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur returns color and shine to faded or gray hair. The Wyeth product in stores offers a convenient version for about 50 cents a bottle. One application darkens a strand by morning, with repeated use making hair darker, thicker and glossier.
Remains of Mrs H B Crandall of Ripon were brought to the city for interment in Oak Grove cemetery aided by her son Charles Crandall chief train dispatcher on the Wisconsin Valley division and Rev Porter of Wausau who officiated. Also noted are local and visiting residents and recent Woman’s Relief Corp officers elected.
William Horlick Sr of the Horlick Milk company has two spruce trees planted nearly fifty years ago in front of his home. This year they are strung with electric lights and loaded with gifts as a big outdoor celebration marks the trees being lit each evening through New Year’s.
Rudolph Spreckels becomes the first in the nation to announce he will not seek or accept an appointment to the federal reserve board created by the new currency law. He stated he would decline any such position.
The sense of smell like sight and hearing tires quickly. A doctor can diagnose ailments by odor only before fatigue sets in. Smoker or drinker patients hinder accurate nose-based diagnosis.
Fragmentary text references names and phrases without clear event or context. The readable bits suggest a personal note or cryptic message with possible references to individuals and tools, but no verifiable incident or story emerges.
A. M. Kendall a Col orado City shoe dealer near seventy years old, says Brights disease improved after changing treatment. He cites neighbor J. J. Abensham and two others as recovered and claims five total recoveries. Kendall urges readers to try Fulton s Renal Compound and notes distribution through Spence McCord Co and John J Fulton Co for pamphlets.
In McGregor area, Harvey Henning aged eighteen died when a car carrying his siblings rolled into a ditch after leaving a church gathering. His brother Martin survived. sisters Alvina and Nelda were seriously injured. A second crash near Monona injured Henry Leath, who suffered a skull fracture and remained semi conscious at his aunt’s home.
North Side resumes with notes of Miss Alice Egan returning to Minneapolis from her mother’s home on Wood Street. Several residents travel, visit, or host from Trempealeau to Prairie du Chien, with mentions of trips to Dome cinema and an ongoing two reel feature.
Leading democrats from across the region gathered in Fond du Lac to attend a duck and fish chowder festival slated for the evening.
Wisconsin probate notice from La Crosse County Court states six months from December 27 1913 to present claims against Juolph Helgerson late of La Crosse now administered by Joseph H. Bartl. court will examine all claims June 30 1914 at 10:00 AM in La Crosse Court House.
Fifth Avenue women display the latest styles with fur draped backs and stitched scarfs. Low shoes with silk stockings gain favor as silhouettes straighten with a large waist and inward ankle width. Women visit a prominent hotel charity bazaar to view gowns, hats, and beaded turbans, while jet and bead trims and Oriental ribbons trend in new street wear.
A compact observation notes that hard work and productive effort do not always yield generational wealth or stability, suggesting varied outcomes across households. It frames industrious effort as not universally guaranteeing success.
A concise note asserts that the greatest fear for many men is represented by their wives, framing household dynamics in blunt sociocultural terms. The statement reflects male anxiety surrounding marriage and control within intimate relationships.
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