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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement proclaims many suffer kidney disease, urges readers to try Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for kidney liver and bladder relief. It claims cures, includes symptoms to watch, and offers free sample bottle and informational book by mail from Binghamton New York.
Iowa and Grinnell cannot agree on rules for the state basketball final. Grinnell wants AAU rules while Iowa demands intercollegiate rules. Coach Catlin says no compromise likely, threatening cancellation of the game.
Chicagoan M Farland expected to win as Welsh fans doubt, wagering shows little confidence in upset by Welsh contender.
Madison Journal notes La Crosse must bolster its ranks as Eau Claire players move to La Crosse leaving Rockford concerned. Controversy grows over the transfer, with talks of a league meeting and plans to clarify the deal and manager Bobby Lynch’s status.
Chicago February 18 The Cubs manager Chance will attend the National League spring schedule meeting in New York as a rules committee member. He opposes leveling the pitchers box and supports a rule to stop pitchers delaying games by rubbing the ball in dirt. American League head Johnson backs a similar rule to curb ball rubbing.
An advertisement touts PAZO ointment as guaranteed to cure itching bleeding and protruding piles within six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee. The offer lists a price of 65 cents and highlights quick relief claims.
An advertisement promises a free trial package of Pyramid Pile Cure for piles. It claims long lasting relief without surgery, notes home use, and urges readers to request a sample by sending name and address to Pyramid Drug Co. in Marshall Michigan.
In Duluth on February 18 John Mangseth jumped 117 feet at Chester Creek Hill to set the American ski jump record. His feat surpassed his brother Ole Mangseth’s 114 or 115 foot long jump last year at Red Wing. Judges ruled John Evenson’s 116 foot jump from last Thursday could not be an American record due to prize competition.
Ithica February 18 Cornell University faculty adopts a rule banning summer baseball by any player using an assumed name or playing in a paid admission game. The rule presumes violation of the amateur code and debars violators from athletics.
Manager Guegenbuehl of Company B basketball has arranged a game with the New York Giants at the Company B armory tomorrow evening. After a strong showing against the Hillsboro champions and a recent win by the Giants over the YMCA, lively attendance is expected and a dance will follow with Dana’s Orchestra providing music.
A reflection suggests that progress and vitality come from putting in labor. The idea emphasizes practical effort as a path to renew an aging region.
NEW YORK Feb 14 The New York Paris auto race enters a nerve testing stretch as Montague Roberts leads the sole American entry while three French crews, a German, and an Italians join the effort. After Yonkers the route spans Behring Straits crossing plans unresolved with ice conditions.
Friends hosted a farewell party at the Cahill home on Mill Street for “Daddy” Cahill. Progressive cinch prizes went to Mrs Carl Jollivette and David Jollivette, with consolations to Miss Marie Sieger and Carl. The couple plan to move via Dubuque to Seattle to join the Seattle league.
In Cincinnati on February 18, it was announced Sam Karpf, longtime secretary of the American Bowling Congress, will be secretary of the Pittsburg Bowling Tournament Association. He will oversee entries and coordination with ABC Secretary Langtry as the event grows, with 125 teams promising from Allegheny County and fifty more from nearby towns.
Karpf projects fifty teams from the East and forty from Chicago within a radius of fifty miles of Pittsburgh.
An advertisement promises relief and urges readers to call for the full name and look for E. W Grove’s signature. The item is priced at 25 cents and claims to remove the cause of grip and restore genuineness.
The federal grand jury in New Orleans finished its inquiry into racing and possible ties to professional tipssters without issuing an anti racing report. Racing men felt relief that the panel dropped the matter after questioning witnesses and meeting Judge Saunders instructions.
Tobacco raisers in the county formed a pool and will meet in Black River Falls this week as President Morse of the tobacco branch of the Society of Equity arrives to finalize sorting and boxing arrangements in the city.
Claimant promotes Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure for chronic constipation. The ad states it aids digestion, stimulates the liver and bowels, restores natural action, and is pleasant to take without nausea or griping. Urges immediate use and warns against substitutes.
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