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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
2
A Montreal woman writes of long suffering with eczema for a quarter century and details a cure achieved seven years ago. She describes her limb skin peeling and a severely affected foot before finding relief and improving health through a specific treatment.
A Montreal clairvoyant recalls a long failing eczema case on the leg. After three boxes of Cuticura Ointment and five bottles of Readvent, the condition improved, and he credits Cuticura with saving his life. He now recommends the remedies to customers daily. Feb. 20, 1907.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for soothing babies and Cuticura Ointment for relief of irritated skin. It touts rapid comfort for mothers and recommends the products as gentle emollients with a note about a 60 unit vial and Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. distribution.
Fighting Bob seeks another shot at the heavyweight title as he challenges the reigning black champion. The bout draws attention from boxing fans and sports pages hoping for a decisive conclusion.
In San Francisco and Los Angeles debates, Jack Johnson may face Kaufman or Barry as pugilists eye the heavyweight title. Ban Johnson clashed with Ban B. Johnson's ticket sale claims, while Chicago officials threaten a suit over alleged World Series tickets scandal.
Advert shows LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine marketed as worldwide cure for headaches and neuralgia from colds. Calls for full name and signature of E. W. GROVE. Price listed as 25c.
In a La Crosse club B Class event Kurtenacker suffered his first defeat to Raymond after scoring seven points. Van Steenwyk tops high averages, lifting Colman from 1.38 to 1.44 as multiple matches and scores across Cushion Carrom show tight battles and fluctuating totals.
At the Y M C A the following basketball games are set for January 2 Hustlers play Cubs Boosters face Giants Red Sox vs Iroquois and Monarchs meet Tel.
Six prominent athletes face suspension for professionalism, including four Olympians. The men named include Melvin W. Sheppard, Charles Bacon, Harry F. Porter, and George V. Bonhag of the Irish American A. C., F. G. Bellars of the New York A. C., and James J. Lee formerly of the Boston A. A. The charge threatens their amateur status and future competition.
Pittsburgh December 30 Mike Donlin says he may not return to the New York Giants next season preferring vaudeville. With wife Mabel Hite he performs Stealing Home at the Grand claiming offers and higher earnings in acting than playing left field. He told McGraw he would need more money to play next season and expects a Cincinnati decision after talks.
Lightweight champion Battling Nelson will retire temporarily. He proposes a round robin among Freddie Welch Young Otto Tommy Murphy Leech Cross Cy clone Johnny Thompson and Packey McFarland to determine who challenges him next. He also praised Joe Gans as one of the toughest foes he ever faced.
A reader rounds on a politician, calling him a fool in a sharp opinion letter. The piece reflects public frustration with political figures and urges clearer accountability from leaders.
In Denver, December 30, Mrs. Burdett Edward Bell says she liked both her husband and actor Couvier Deaury who she met through ads. Bell shoots Deaury four times after discovering them together at the Leon hotel. Bell and Mrs. Bell are jailed. the child of the couple is cared for by her grandmother.
The article extols the stomach as a strong muscle that digests food with gastric juices. It claims lack of juices causes dyspepsia and promotes illness, then promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as restoring digestion. It states forty thousand physicians endorse the tablets and offers a free sample by mail from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
County Treasurer Michael Meier was held at gunpoint by two masked men who forced him to surrender $5,000 of county funds inside the courthouse vault in Woonsocket. The robbers locked him in but did not lock the vault door before fleeing.
In Baltimore Md on December 30 a collapse during the trial of W Harwood, a Black man accused of assaulting C R Hill, injured more than fifty people as the floor gave way, carrying about 100 people. The prisoner, victim, and the judge were injured at Ellicott City eight miles from Baltimore.
In New Orleans on December 30, Mackey a Comer, the Ohio featherweight, endured a brutal eight round match with Abe Attell. Attell dominated each round, finally KOing Mackey in the eighth after a sequence of rights to the jaw.
Robert Armstrong confessed to forging and cashing two checks at Hudson stores. Judge BE. W. Helms sentenced him to two years in the state prison.
Chicago December 30 Albert L Corey winner of the last IAC Marathon race and Dorando Pie tri the Italian champion have been matched to race the Olympic Marathon distance 26 miles 385 yards They will meet at the Old Dexter Park pavilion Forty third and Halstead streets on the night of Friday January 22 on a dirt track.
The quote reflects a nationalist sentiment attributed to Plato about loyalty to one’s country, emphasizing civic unity over foreign ties. It presents a classical perspective on patriotism thought to align with timeless discussions of allegiance and identity.
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