Carl Kilian and Team In River Narrow Escape
Carl Kilian brother of L J Kilian the New York Life man had a narrow escape from drowning in the Mississippi. He and a ice hauling team he was driving fell into icy water when reins tangled and backed the horses into the river. Spectators rescued man and team. Kilian suffered only a slight cold with no other ill effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Kilian
L. J. Kilian
New York
Mississippi
Mr. Kilian
Ford personal notes and small town shopping ads
Ford and local residents feature in a jumble of notices. Archie Dahlgren returns from Hatfield to La Crosse Water Power work. Miss Edith Warren visits. Mrs. Jack Wilhelm and others travel. Peet’s stores advertise muslin underwear and corset covers. mask ball plans and medical notices appear amid various local engagements and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FORD
Archie Dahlgren
Hatfield
la Crosse
Peet’s
Main Street
Edith Warren
Winona
Minn
Helen Ecketh
Farnam Street
George Powell
Edna Keuhn
West Salem
Alfred Larsen
Star Lake
South Second St
R. L. Kenyon Company
Louis Smith
Melrose
T. A. Korn
Thomas Salhi
Tunnel City
Chicago Harp Orchestra
Charles Dieh
Gateway City
Trfv
Effie Byrne
Maxwell Burton
L. D. Peet
Jack Wilhelm
Dan Brown
Hokah
Y. B. Mask
L. F. Bock
la Crescent
Sterling Tea Spoons and Cutlery Sale Prices
The listing offers six sterling tea spoons priced from 3.25 to 6.00 and six Rogers or R Wallace best quality silver plated knives and forks priced 3.25 to 5.00 per set. The catalog emphasizes value for six pieces and quality brands.
Modern Woodmen of America No 360 Installation Friday
The Modern Woodmen of America No 360 announces installation of officers on Friday January 15 at their hall. All members and families are invited and told everything is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern
Woodmen of America No. 360
President Helps Orphans at Macon Industrial Home
The president of the Industrial and Orphans Home in Macon Georgia reports nine years of use with Electric Bitters. He praises it as excellent for stomach, liver and kidney troubles and for building up weak children. The medicine purifies blood boosts digestion and appetite. Available for 50 cents at O T Erart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial and Orphan’s Home
Macon
O. T. Erart
Fred B Smith singled out amid crowded Chicago gathering
Dispatch from Chicago describes a chaotic scene at the Auditorium Annex where four Fred B Smiths were present. A telegram for Mr. Smith triggered a scramble as the lobby buzzed with confusion and a Bertillon description was used to identify the correct individual. The intended Mr. Fred B Smith was at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Smith
Auditorium Annex
Burns
Fred B. Smith
Fred B. Smiths
Chicago Lake Front
Ibsen Club to Meet at Mrs Gundersons Home
Society items note the Ibsen club gathering at 1231 Ferry Street hosted by Mrs A Gunderson on Friday afternoon. Other notes list Y W C A orchestra practice at 7 30 pm directed by Miss Hazel Josten and various gym and fellowship classes through Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ibsen Club
Association Rooms
Hazel Josten
Rose Club
Katherine Bauman
George Schweizer
Parcel Shower for Miss Burns Before Marriage
Mrs. E. J. Mullally hosted a parcel shower at 703 Division street in honor of Miss Effie Burns who is soon to wed Mr. Max Burton. Gifted items were presented in a festive party setting Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Embroidery Club
John Phalon
George Wheeler
Max F. Platz
Irma Candrian
Effie Byrne
E. J. Mullally
Division Street
Effie Burns
Max Burton
Montana businessman visits Jacksonville social circle
Mr. W. 3B. Webb of Montana arrives Tuesday from Daytonia Florida en route to New York. In Jacksonville he meets Mr. and Mrs. Fred Copeland at Mrs. Copeland's sister Mrs. Stella Rudolf Bowen. Webb finds Mrs. Connant and Miss May Conant wintering at Daytonia. Gertrude Heydon hosts a League of St. Paul's church picnic tonight at Mrs. L. J. Barlow's home. St. Pauls Universalist Mission Circle meets this afternoon with Mrs. Levi Withee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
Montana
Daytonia
Fla
New York
Jacksonville
Fred Copeland
Copeland
Stella Rudolf Bowen
Conant
May Conant
Gertrude Heydon
League of St. Paul’s Church
L. J. Barlow
State Street
St. Paul’s Universalist Church
Levi Withee
Old Residents of Sparta Die in Texas and Home
Mrs. Henry Hall, formerly of Sparta, died in Mineral Wells Texas at age 50 and was brought back for burial in Woodlawn Cemetery after funeral services at J A Schultz residence with Rev Pugh officiating. She leaves a husband and ten sons H D Hall Jr and Geo Hall L C Morse dies near Sparta after an illness of about two weeks Brights disease born in 50s, long time area farmer and businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Henry Hall
Mineral Wells
Texas
J. A. Schultz
Pugh
Woodlawn
H. D. Hall, Jr
Geo. Hall
L. C. Morse
Bright
Elks Train To Aid Winona Initiation Event
About 25 La Crosse Elks depart on the 5:15 C. M. & St. P. train for Winona Minnesota to assist the Winona lodge in initiating a large class. Social features and a banquet are planned following the ceremonies.
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Herd OF Elks
Winona
C. M
St. P
la Crosse
Cracked Any of Those Good Resolutions Yet
A casual prompt about sticking to New Year resolutions prompts readers to reflect on progress, with a light, humorous tone. It hints at self improvement and the common struggle to maintain habits into the new year.
Gray's Yerba-Santa Cough Cure Ad
The cough remedy Gray's Yerba-Santa offered in 50 cent and one dollar bottles. Beyschlag's Drug Store at 503 Main Street invites customers to try a half bottle at the store's expense to prove the product's effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drug Store
Main Street
Gray
Beyschlag’s Drug Store
Italian Earthquake Fears Grow as Quakes Continue
The aftershocks spur widespread panic among Italians and delay rescue work in Messina. Survivors crumble, priests struggle to calm crowds, and excavations pause except for English and American teams seeking Consul Cheney and his wife and official papers.
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Messina
Cheney
Sparta Woman Kathrine Sullivan Dies After Illness
Kathrine Sullivan, a longtime Sparta resident, died after a long illness at St. Francis hospital. She is survived by her mother Mrs. Daniel Sullivan and four siblings Mert, John, Mary, and Nellie, all of Sparta. Funeral services are set for Friday at 9 am in Sparta with burial in Tomah cemetery.
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Katherine Sullivan
Sparta
Wis
St. Francis Hospital
Daniel Sullivan
Mert
John
Mary
Nellie Sullivan
Tomah
Farmers Meeting At Campbell Hall Draws Midwest Audience
The La Crosse County Agricultural Horticultural and Dairy association held an afternoon session at Campbell hall with speeches and musical numbers. Participants included Misses Christopherson Phelps Hulda Sjolander and others. Mrs. W S Showers Onalaska. Elizabeth Kaser. Julia Hauser. Mrs. W A Tripp. A J Phillips West Salem. A committee led by Mrs. W J Dawson and others outlined next meeting plans and announced list of speakers including Superintendent Oltman S W Brown Frank Nye and Judge Ray S Reid to discuss waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
W. A. Tripp
W. S. Showers
H. F. Richmond
John Hauser
Oltman
S. W. Brown
Frank Nye
Howard Cranc
Rays. Reid
Lizzie Hardy
William Keppel
Gertie Lovejoy
Foley's Orino Laxative Claim in Ad Text
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Orino Laxative as a remedy for chronic constipation and sluggish liver. It claims regular use will reduce the need for purgatives and describes the product as pleasant to take attributed to O T Ir ihart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
O.T. Irihart
City News Briefs and Local Updates
Supper planned at West Avenue church from 5 to 7 30 pm. Y M C A basketball schedule lists West Avenue M E vs Presbyterians at 1 30 and Swastikas vs Baptists at 2 15. Rev A Lincoln Shute to discuss Why be a Christian at 4 to 5 with music by A M Ivey. W A Roosevelt Plumbing files amendment to articles changing annual meeting date. Seiners report large hauls as weather warms. Germania society donates 25 to firemen’s pension fund after Germania hall fire. St Mary’s church reports 1500 on hand as sinking fund for new school. Ideal Cinch club hosted by Mrs John Schleiter. State game warden logs 6268 deer transported in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Avenue
West Avenue M. E
Presbyterians
Baptists
A. Lincoln Shute
A. M. Ivey
W. A. Rosevelt Plumbing Supply Company
Germania
Bradfield
Germania Society
Germania Hall
St. Mary’s Church
John Schleiter
Pine Street
Prairie du Chien Notes Busy with Moves and Meetings
Prairie du Chien residents engage in travel illnesses and business changes as families visit Chicago Mazomanie and Minneapolis. Local commerce expands with Ed Kramer opening a meat market and William Allington taking over a neighboring site. Fire department handles a chimney blaze on Minnesota Street. Local clubs and posts install officers for 1909 and weddings are announced amid civic events and a charity performance for Italy quake victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Chambers
Garvey
Antoine
Chicago
Hakey
Mazomanie
Dimmock
Minneapolis
Adams
Laura Wright
Barbara Wachute
Wm. Moore
Minnesota
Lawrence Case
L. Case & Co
McMillan
Whitewater
Phillip Plummer
W. S. Smith
A. C. Willin
George Willard
G. H. Harrington
John Herold
Charles Petrie
C. C. Chase
John Crowley
Madison
Bachelor Girls’ Club
Leona Garrow
P. Becker
Mauston
Wis
Sacred Heart College
Italy
Rosy and Plump Health From Right Food
A woman praises Grape-Nuts after her spouse recovered health. She recalls milk and water failed, but Grape-Nuts with cream restored her strength, leaving her rosy and as vibrant as a sixteen year old. The ad cites Postum Co. and The Road to Wellville as context with a slogan claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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L” System
H. M. Lindenthal
America
Henry N. Boehm
Washington
John C. Burns
Schaefer & Ellers
ICE Cream & Butter Company
Ime
W. T. Irvine
Women’s New Garment Store
Reiman & Tordt
Main St
Front & Benton
Beyschlag
Will Powell
J. H. Smith
Coon Valley
James Holsen
Winnebago Street
Peet
Maggie Collins
Gusta Yohe
New Albia
Chas. Heinrich
H. Martin
Geo. Zerbis
New Albbia
Ed Powers
Harper’s Ferry
Jas. Rohrer
Lansing
Irvine
Fred Smith
T’ Hum
Erhart
City News
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