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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1908
Page
5
Miss Heck of Milwaukee is the guest of Mrs. Louis Pamperin at 217 North Eighth Street. She arrived last Saturday and will stay in the city for some time as plans for several pleasant social affairs are organized.
Mrs. E. J. Evans of 126 South Eleventh street hosted a delightful afternoon coffee assisted by her grandmother Mrs. Fred Moiter. About forty ladies were entertained.
The embroidery group will be entertained Friday by Mrs. Alfred Langenbach of 120 South Fourteenth Street. Members are reading the Stoddard lectures and enjoy productive afternoons.
The Sans Souci club will hold their dancing party on Thursday evening this week instead of Friday due to the U C T ball and banquet.
Prof. Monaghan of Washington DC lectured La Crosse High School students on America and Its Opportunities. The talk promised educational value and highlighted potential for the nation’s youth.
A mother credits Grape-Nuts with saving her baby after doctors doubted condensed milk. She details preparing a grape-nuts juice mixture with milk, salt, and sugar, fed every two hours, claiming the child improved to a rosy, laughing, healthy state. The ad-like piece extols Grape-Nuts as ideal for both delicate infants and healthy adults and cites The Road to Wellville.
A high school bulletin board notice led to the arrest of Jos A Bjornstad, advertising manager for a minstrel show. Detective work tied him to the posting, revealing the act was a publicity stunt. The play date moved from February 7 to February 14 due to exams.
C O Eldridge of Empire Ga recommends Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. He has used it seven years and says it’s the best remedy on earth for these ailments. Sold at O T Erhart’s drug store 50c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
Carl Olson, a well known local Swede comedian, plays Carl Carlson in the Prince of Sweden company. The Montezuma Palladium reports a crowded house and a well balanced cast with Olson earning a hit and the company likely to be welcomed back.
A daylight robbery occurred last week at the high school with no injuries. The theft, allegedly by the minstrel show management, involved popular music from comic operas. The pieces are planned for use in a February 14 minstrel performance. insufficient evidence prevents convictions.
Workmen repairing the heating plant at the First Baptist church cannot complete in time for the Wednesday evening prayer service. Rev Mr Hoag will host the meeting in the Baptist parsonage parlors at 117 North Eighth Street with space for about a hundred attendees.
Local quipster Wagg jokes that Wigg Guzzler drinks to drown sorrows while noting the singer’s sorrowful life. Public reaction mixes humor and concern as residents comment on the troubling public image.
The city hosts a flurry of relatives and travelers including Henry Wickert heading to Duluth for machinist work and reporter W. L. Palmetier in town. Many locals and guests from La Crescent Dubuque Preston Harmony and Galveston make calls runs and short stays with friends and family.
Slobbs jokes about a distinct smell at Subbub’s Swampdale residence and dismisses a brewery stigma. The exchange hints the odor comes from the frog pond rather than nearby brewing operations.
The First German M E church hosts the Sun day school and Epworth league convention from February 3 to 6 with about 150 delegates from the Galena district NW German conference. Rev B C Brandenburg presides as the presiding elder. Delegates stay in member homes and a church supper is planned. Recovery revivals over the prior two weeks boosted church life and invited new commitments with several individuals joining the church.
Otto Martin, hurt at the Heileman Brewing company last Saturday while pitching barrels, is somewhat improved at St. Francis hospital. Doctors say his eyes may be saved, though still in critical condition, with hope for regaining sight.
Trade notice for D. D. D. Prescription oil mixed with oil of wintergreen thymol glycerine and mild ingredients. Claims instant eczema relief when applied and offers free samples from Hoeschler Bros at 112 Michigan St Dept 3 Chicago with 10 cents postage.
The undersigned express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the bereavement in the death of Lee DeLap. MRS. J. DELAP MISS S. KELTY MISS MABEL DELAP
Certification that all druggists may refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. Claims to stop coughing, heal lungs, prevent pneumonia and consumption, and contains no opiates. Warns to refuse substitutes and identifies O T Erhart as the originator.
A witty note on romance highlighting how affection often hinges on proximity and familiarity rather than idealized perfection. It suggests romance can thrive when lovers see each other clearly in everyday life.
Nels Peterson of 828 South Fifth Street was fined 7.50 after arraignment for keeping his business open after hours. Edward Wimmer faced the same charge and pleaded not guilty. George H. Gordon is ill with a severe grip at South Fourteenth Street. concern grows it may turn to pneumonia. Aaron M. Brayton of The Tribune is home with a grip illness not deemed serious. John M. Dickson, president of the First National Bank of Fulda Minnesota, was killed near Fulda on Milwaukee train No. 8 after stepping onto the tracks. Charles A Baumann is seriously ill at Mendota State Hospital. his mother Mrs A F Baumann of 1103 South Second Street has traveled there. H E Wheaton left for Mound Prairie Minnesota to attend the funeral of Amasa Mason, killed Saturday by a freight train on the Milwaukee road.
The Lyric theatre presents an exceptional program this week featuring a series of images of the German fleet. Manager W J West secured this rare, costly film showing twenty battleships with torpedo boats, a unique large group shot likely never captured before.
A review notes the recent sailing of the great American fleet from Hampton Rhodes on the longest battleship voyage. It contrasts with Life and Costumes in Africa showing African inhabitants and costume accuracy, Melbourne street scenes, and a large ostrich farm. The funny pictures are especially comical.
A man who buys pictures of actresses claims the photos were given to him by the parties they represent. The remark highlights ongoing tensions over celebrity image rights and representations in the press.
A grocer advertisement promotes OUR-PIE a ready mix for lemon chocolate and custard pies. Packages contain the right ingredients and are sold airtight for 10 cents each yielding two pies. It claims compliance with Pure Food Laws.
Wilson Colwell Post No 38 members are to meet at the court house at 9 o clock Wednesday forenoon January 29 to attend the funeral of Comrade A E Bleekman. Paul Guertin.
Mrs K O Knutson died January 24 at her home in Bostwick Valley. She is survived by one son and four daughters Claus Mrs Simon Lina Sarah and Clara. Funeral held Wednesday at 12 20 from the house and at 2 o'clock from the Lutheran church.
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