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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1909
Page
8
A home made formula for treating indigestion is presented as a safe cure. Readily prepared with sodium phosphate essence of peppermint and baking soda, the remedy claims immediate relief and a three week course to ensure cure.
The high school closes regular classes as 100 pupils prepare to enter next Monday. Exam days remain for those not averaging 85 in all subjects. Room No. 212 will be filled to accommodate seniors next semester. A reflexoscope picture machine was purchased, enabling curtain projections from any image and reducing lantern costs.
St Paul Minnesota January 20 James J Hill of the Great Northern voices pessimism about current railroad earnings and future prosperity He says Canadian Pacifics Wisconsin Central purchase matters little to him and warns stockholders to avoid bragging and costly new builds while profits lag and conditions remain tight
The fifty six annual communication of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Minnesota will convene in Masonic hall tomorrow afternoon and evening. Between five and six hundred Masons are expected and every lodge in the state will be well represented.
Rural Free Delivery carriers in La Crosse County complain about residents placing pennies in mailboxes to pay for unstamped letters. Carriers must remove gloves to retrieve coins, which sometimes freeze to the box bottom. Though legal, a prior postmaster notice urged patrons to use stamps, preventing winter hardships for carriers.
CHICAGO Jan 20 After a week of a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde existence Dr Paul Trotter was placed under arrest Saturday night and awaits a hearing on charges of robbery He is a physician with a small day practice and a week of holdups by night He is young educated and married and says hard luck and bad companions led him to crime
Fassett A Cotton former Indiana superintendent of public instruction and Thomas Morris with Plattsville Regents Duncan McGregor and Mrs Youmans of Waukesha met in Madison to discuss the La Crosse Normal School presidency. With eighty applicants, Cotton’s selection is viewed as practically assured though not yet official.
Louis Gilbertson, who lost an adverse decision at the United States Appellate Court in Chicago for drawing assets from creditors, has not yet been committed as authorities await advices from the appellate court. The commitment is expected in a few days.
A Sunday School exchange features a teacher asking Tommy about heaven and the boy responding with a humorous vision of a place where there is always a second piece of pie. The line implies learning and humor in a classroom setting.
An ad promotes fine art paintings to embellish homes with no expense. It highlights works by renowned master Wink the Wizard and others, urging readers to view these pieces as top examples of contemporary landscape art.
Sparta, Wis. observes a spate of deaths, including Fred Neville Johnson, 25, advertising manager and National Guard member, who died after a three week illness. Two local hotels change hands as Wisconsin and Sparta houses switch proprietors. The town also reports weddings, burials, church debt status, and community club meetings amid brief notices of residents and local business moves.
An advertiser urges readers to adopt a New Way using in-house Advisory Boards of 28 top ad men in New York and Chicago. The boards study campaigns, share expertise, and aim to boost results with minimal extra cost. The firm notes high salaries, a large copy staff, and no extra charges beyond standard commission.
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