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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1908
Page
8
Madison Wisconsin expects more than 2000 sightseers to attend February 5 and 6 meetings of eleven state organizations, led by agricultural interests. The Forty Thousand club will entertain delegates, with the Wisconsin State Board of Agriculture hosting the largest gathering to plan the 1908 state fair.
The funeral for Miss Helen Munson daughter of Col and Mrs G Muns on will be held in VNROQUA Wisconsin at 1 PM tomorrow Gov Davidson and several state officials will attend.
The grand lodge of the Ship masters' association of the Great Lakes meets in Milwaukee with about fifty sailing masters in attendance as the annual session opens.
The Kenosha county inland lakes started ice harvesting on Monday with hundreds of workers from Chicago. The ice is reported to be excellent in quality and about fourteen inches thick.
In Janesville investigators examined Josephine M Lone and Madelyn Odell Clayton bodies for throat punctures. Doctors differ on presence of marks and cause of death with one saying marks were absent at first exam. Local clergy and family dispute self destruction. district attorney seeks coroner’s jury but cites doubtful evidence. A clairvoyant linked to a similar prior death volunteers aid.
Warren Nichols discovers his wife Mrs. Nichols dead from carbolic acid in their Oshkosh home after learning of her clandestine letters to a railroad man. The 30 year old wife, daughter of a Fond du Lac farmer, had learned of her lover’s accidental death in a western state.
A physician on the advisory board warns that neglecting colds weakens the lungs and invites consumption. He cites a simple home remedy using glycerine oil of pine and whiskey, shaken before each dose, claimed to cure coughs and break severe colds in a day, with cautions about authentic pine oil and proper dispensing.
An advertisement advises avoiding pneumonia and other cold complications by using Yoley's Honey and Tar. It claims the product stops coughing and expels the cold, noting a mild laxative effect and urging customers to choose the genuine yellow package from O. T. Erhart.
A dynamite blast at a banquet hosted by Geo. Goding, manager of the Wisconsin Telephone office in Mayville, injures fifteen guests from two bowling teams. Golding loses two fingers and a thumb, Leo Schwartz suffers serious head burns, others lose hair or burn injuries as the dining room is wrecked by the blast.
An Indiana man credits Postum with easing stomach and nerve issues after quitting coffee. He describes relief from toothache and headaches once he switched to Postum, following a cousin’s recommendation and hospital anecdotes. The testimonial ends stating gratitude to Postum Co. and references a book title.
State notes report Ernest Clark a 10 year old is unhurt after being struck by a horse and buggy in Beloit. The brief item lists other local incidents including fires and accidents from Ellington Glidden Shell Lake Superior Fort Atkinson and Amherst with varied losses and injuries.
Chicago industrialist Richard T. Crane calls Carnegie's Chicago mechanical school gifts a 12 million dollar blunder arguing that full mechanical study wastes youth and that starting factory work yields more. Andrew Carnegie replies defending higher education in mechanics.
Beloit Wisconsin faces a gap in local records as voters recall a 1906 primary where three names should have filled the Party Precinct Committee spots but no list exists. County Clerk efforts reveal no official record of inspectors of election or the committee, leaving the city without a verifiable roster.
R M James of Louellen South Carolina touts Electric Bitters as a cure for malaria chills bilious attacks and jaundice It is sold in 50 cent bottles and guaranteed to relieve stomach liver and kidney complaints including back misery at O T Erhart's drug store.
Judge John C. Karel will speak to the Knights of Columbus in Racine on February 14 about Alaska. He had earlier addressed Milwaukee's Knights of Pythias and is noted for his Wisconsin football fame. He spent months in the Alaskan country years ago.
Rome New York police chief requests Eau Claire authorities to locate Paul Durr a 42 year old man charged with eloping with Mabel White 17 on December 2 1907 The girl's parents offer a reward of 59 The suspect is described as bowlegged crooknecked and with an anatomy leaning to one side.
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