Wisconsin Civil Service Exams Announced for January
The Wisconsin State Civil Service commission announced multiple examinations for January 25. Open positions include Accountant and bookkeeper, Assistant physician, Carpenters, Creamery dairy and food inspector, Cruiser for forestry, Family officer and matron, Janitors, painters, plumbers, and stenographer. Applications must be filed by January 20.
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Wisconsin State Civil Service Commission
Dairy and Food Commission
State Board of Forestry
Woods
Wisconsin
State Industrial School
Waukesha
State Capitol
State University
Wisconsin Civil Service Commission
Burkett Proposes Honest Bank Directors Bill
Senator E. J. Burkett of Nebraska introduces a bill making national bank directors liable for violations by bank officers or employees with directors’ knowledge. It calls for forfeiture of bank charters where officers violate the National Banking Act and holds directors liable for losses to shareholders depositors or creditors. Burkett, a new senator seated 1905, is about 40 years old.
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Washington
E. J. Burkett
Nebraska
Congress
Senator Burkett
Senate
Burkett
Candy and sleigh sales and social notes in La Crosse
Personal notices from La Crosse area include Pfund candy ads and La Crosse Plow Co. sleighs, along with visits from G. J. Swain to Brown Music in Iroqua and many residents returning from trips. The item lists guests, relatives visiting, and local business promotions with a Rocky Mountain Tea plug and various travel notes.
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Pfund
la Crosse Plow Company
Arctic Ice & Fuel Co
G. J. Swain
Bergh Piano Company
Brown Music Company
Iroqua
Wil Powell
Johanna Boehm
Chicago
Gus. A. Lukwitz
M. Boehm
Ashland
Wis
Town and Gown Club guests and visiting locals in city
A roundup notes visits by N C MeManus of Eau Claire Zeno Miller and others from Spring Grove Tomah Sparta Fargo and Madison. Leaders and professionals including Dr George Fowell and Col R B McCoy were in La Crosse for business and social exchanges.
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N. C. MeManus
Eau Claire
Zeno Miller
South 5Th Street
P. Gleason
Spring Grove
P. V. Ryan
Caledonia
George Fowell
T. T. Narvenson
Tomah
W. G. Disch
Sparta
la Crosse Piow Co
Cc. S. Cameron
Waukesha
M. B. McMillian
Fargo
N. D
F. M. Rule
Madison
H. Heil
Calebound
Genevieve Thompson
Spring Valley
F. H. Burt
Bellows Falls
Margery Silton
Col
R. B. McCoy
Wisconsin National Guard
la Crosse
W. M. Wells
Wis
C. M. Masters
Wealth Use in Relief Plea Echoes Lord’s Warning
A sermon warns wealth does not elevate a person before God unless funds relieve others in need. It urges practical charity and calls for generosity toward the destitute as a test of faith.
Wings of riches not patterned after wings of angels
A reflective adage contrasts wealth with virtue, noting that riches do not mirror holy or divine adornments. The line emphasizes humility and integrity over material display.
Gray's Yerba Santa Pitch for Cough Relief at Drug Store
An advertisement urges readers to treat a persistent cough with Gray's Yerba Santa. It claims the remedy stops the throat tickle at the root of the cough and directs inquiries to Chas Beyschlag's Drug Store at 503 Main St.
First Daughter Seeks Stronger French Lesson Advice
In Harper's Weekly a dialogue quotes a parent urging the first daughter to listen to his French voice and the second daughter noting the first’s air is weak. The exchange underscores comedic family dynamics and parental guidance.
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Papa
Harper's Weekly
Our Pie Lemon Pie Preparation Promises Easy Pies
Advertises lemon pie mix called Our Pie Preparation claimed to produce delicious pies with pure ingredients. A customer testimonial says it replaces homemade lemon pie and offers two large pies per package for 16 cents.
Town and Gown Club to Open in Madison
In Madison a new men’s club, Town and Gown, will house professors, instructors and city business leaders in a $100,000 building on Lake Mendota across from the state historical library. The stock company has 250 shareholders with $150,000 capital and the west wing is now up, housing 27 sleeping rooms, doubling upon completion.
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Madison
Wis
State University
Bulding
J. B. Parkinson
The
Building Corporation
Burr W. Jones
Wisconsin Uiversity
Howard L. Smith
Wisconsin University
M. F. Fox
Wisconsin
M. B. Evans
Boston University
F. E. Turneaure
Lake Mendota
State Historical Library
D. P. Jackson Dies in Minneapolis
Mrs. L Shackley learns of the death of her brother D P Jackson 31 a Spanish war veteran formerly of this city He died in Minneapolis after a week long illness of pneumonia The body will be shipped to Tomah for funeral services He is survived by five sisters and was not married
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L. Shackley
Vine Street
D. P. Jackson
Eighteenth Avenue South
Minneapolis
la Crosse Tribune
Minneapolis Tribune
Albert Lea
Minn
C. D. Edwards
G. F. Grassie
Milwaukee Free Press
Claude Porter
Chicago
W. M. English
Merrill
Laborer Falls From Trestle Onto Frozen River Ice
Henry Valiquette a laborer for the Q at the La Crosse river bridge fell from the trestle onto the ice this morning and was seriously bruised but his injuries were not expected to be serious. He was treated at Dr Suttor's office and later taken home for several days of confinement. Mrs Ellen Nagle of Green Bay endorses Peruna cough remedy after a cold case improved rapidly with its use. Peruna tablets offer a solid alternative to the liquid form.
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Henry Valiquette
Rose
Windsor Streets
New la Crosse River
Mr Valiquette
Splits Wood And Is Seriously Hurt
While splitting wood at his home 1102 State street S B Livermore superintendent of the La Crosse Street Railway company swung the axe onto an old broom and the handle struck him in the eye injuring the eyeball. The injury is not serious enough to affect his sight.
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State Street
S. B. Livermore
la Crosse Street Railway Company
Toland's night school starts winter term January 6
Monday evening the winter term of Toland's night school begins. Courses include bookkeeping arithmetic penmanship spelling letter writing and rapid calculation. Low tuition. No class work. Each student attends alone. Special session options exist Tuesday or Thursday evenings for employed students.
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Toland
Talented writer praises Peruna remedy in San Antonio testimonial
A San Antonio story writer at 25 E Nueva St testifies that in 1991 nasal catarrh plagued her until she used Peruna. She states six bottles cured the condition, eliminating the catarrh which has not returned, and she cheerfully recommends Peruna to others with similar afflictions.
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FE. M. Tinney
Nueva St
San Antonio
Tex
Musical Thursday Evening Honors Chicago and Ashland guests
Miss Mayme Foster hosted a musical evening for guests Miss Joanna Bohm of Chicago and Michael Bohm of Ashland. The Swastika orchestra provided music with soloists Bergundis Foster and David Monty. Refreshments followed and games concluded the evening.
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Mayme Foster
Joanna Bohm
Chicago
Michael Bohm
Ashland
Miss Mayme Foster
David Monty
Bergundis Foster
Card of Thanks for Sympathy in Bereavement
We express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for the sympathy shown during our late bereavement.
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H. W. Barker
Runckel
Chas. Linker
Rocky Mountain
Edward Greeling
Black River Falls
Albert Iverson
Lansing
Gertrude Tausche
University of Chicago
Theo. Ruprecht
Dupuque
Emil Ruprecht
Leonard Jorstad
Fred Wenzel
Red Wing
Prof
F. G. Dana
Trempealeau
Louis Glover
Edith Glover
Oshkosh
Alfred Harrison
Louis Pommel
Madison Street
City
Cameron L. Baldwin
Glendal
Giles Doud
Gateway City
R. B. Hoyt
Chaseburg
T. H. McMilliam
Fargo, N. D
D. F. Vendrets
Waupun
la Crosse Plow Co
Hollister
D. Ganterbein
Dayton Bluff
F. Pederson
Wolcott
the Town and Gown Club
Madison, Wis
Tribune
Irvine
W. T. Irvine
Main Street
Madison Club
Univer
Sity
Irondequoit
RED Cross Drug Stores
Ellen Nagle
4Th Street
Green Bay, Wis
Peruna
E. M. Tinney
Dr. Watterson
South Fourth Street
Shannons
Lopez and
Lipez
Benton & Son
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