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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
7
A Sunday Junior page features readers’ letters from Lillian Opsah and Albina Dean, plus several child responses about pets and family life. Included are short stories of a missing bunny, a snow white ferret, a girl visiting a cottage, and a parable reflection tied to Carrie’s experience and Bridget’s kittens.
A collection of short letters by young writers about their favorite pets and family life. Lillian Opsahl describes Tom the Maltese cat and family routines, Margaret Heyerdahl shares her Maltese cat and kitten adventures, Julia Gremore recounts two kittens Tiger and Angora, and other children mention Santa and siblings in festive notes.
A nine year old Leah Groves of 1019 Market St writes from St. Ann's Home in La Crosse Wisconsin on December 30 1907 about her pet canary named Dicky. She describes daily care including feeding bathing cage placement and nightly covering. She closes with a hopeful note for print and welcomes others to join the club.
Margaret Heyerdahl Leah Grover and Lillian Hasselbusch joined the club this week. A fuller list will appear in next Saturday's paper. B. B.
Carrie in a large family scene arranges for Bridget Riley to move into the garden cottage. Bridget’s distress over losing her rented home ends with Mrs. Stanley approving the plan. Carrie settles Bridget in with care, admiring a wicker basket full of cats and dreaming of visits the next day.
West Avenue Brotherhood of St Paul debated whether current public improvements should continue. The negative won unanimously, arguing for restraint until industry and population rise. Next meeting will discuss competing telephone companies in La Crosse.
Bleeding itching or protruding piles can be treated at home with a new absorption method. Send address to Mrs. M Summers Box P Notre Dame Ind for details and free trial samples with local references if requested. Immediate relief and permanent care promised. Do not send money.
An old notice warns of rising kidney disease and links rheumatism to kidney failure. It advises a urine test overnight for sediment, then promotes Compound Karyon with Dandelion and Sarsaparilla, to be taken after meals and at night for relief.
Court confirms George Olson has no interest in the New York Dye Works. Miss Elenor L. Smith, owner of the establishment, has severed all connections with Olson, who no longer has any business or social relations with her.
Wisconsin Senator Robert M La Follette and his family were warmly received at the White House New Year’s reception. Testimony from guests noted his modesty and steady stature, contrasting with expectations of a fiery campaign figure. He heads the select committee on the Potomac riverfront and is viewed as a patient, capable statesman.
A Parisian statistician notes France controls about a third of global gold coinage. Thrift and gold savings by natives, foreign visitors paying in gold, and gold exports boost France’s gold reserves. Bank of France reserves rose from 2.231 billion francs in 1900 to 2.706 billion in 1909 and 2.806 billion francs by August, about £112.25 million.
Governor Magoon oversees Cuba census tabulation with three months needed for final figures. An early rough count places Cuba’s population at about 2,028,282, with roughly 400,000 men eligible to vote in municipal and eventual general elections tied to the U S withdrawal and restoring local government. Administration circles foresee Magoon not leaving his post before 1909 or later, and he has discouraged any embryo boom for a US presidential run.
Rev Katharine McFarland starts a non sectarian Sunday school in La Crosse with its first session at Lienlokken hall at 11 a m. Future sessions move to Linker hall home of the Spiritualist church and the Sunday school. The program emphasizes good morals and physical culture with fancy marches.
Milwaukee Journal notes the New York Sun praising the national banking system while the Wall Street Journal contends the system has failed under serious tests, causing vast losses and damage to credit. The exchange ends with the Sun’s claim deemed substantially correct.
The speaker asserts the president has fixed the colors to the masthead as a pledge of honesty, soundness, and progress in business and politics. He argues Republicans in New York’s financial district cannot tear these colors down without crippling the party of Lincoln and McKinley in the 1908 battle.
The fragment notes Durapiat arriving home at 4 a m and a startled exchange with Pele Mele overheard as she admonishes not to shout into the apparatus. The scene captures a candid late night moment and the tension of close quarters.
Advert suggests Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for indigestion and stomach ills and a specific for mucous membrane diseases. It is claimed to help chronic catarrh bronchial coughs and lung irritation though not for acute colds or advanced consumption. A table of ingredients and oath attestation is noted on bottle wrappers.
New York reports that disbursements on stocks and bonds for January 1908 will rise by about 20 million dollars from January 1907. Estimated total payout reaches 190 million, with 181 million in dividends declared to date and several additional millions in municipal and state bond interest. Union Pacific leads bond payments at 3,475,240.
A reflective note describes a man who achieves through steady work while awaiting results and contrasts with biting sarcasm seen in many toothless individuals.
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