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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1909
Page
7
The Bijou highlights violinist Rinaldo who draws encore requests, the Messeroff troupe with eight members performing folk songs, Charles DeCarno and his dog Cobo, plus Sidney and Miss Ray Lloyd in a society skit. The bill runs through Sunday as the strongest vaudeville lineup of the season.
John A. Elliott urged Winona to form a safe and sane baseball club in a new league. The La Crosse exit from the Wisconsin-Illinois league stemmed from interurban ties rather than performance, with La Crosse having four years of league play and $1500 in equipment on hand ready for next season.
The statement suggests some women prefer to act aloof about scandal while secretly enjoying its intrigue. It notes a tendency to feign indifference despite interest and curiosity.
The board had to use old seats in room 212 after a delay with an order from American Seating. The superintendent reports the replacement seats are en route and should arrive by Monday or Tuesday to complete the room.
Marketing copy advertises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the “earth’s greatest healer” for burns, wounds, cuts, bruises, skin eruptions, boils, ulcers, and piles. It claims instant relief and lists O. T. Erhart as a seller for 25 cents.
An old resident states boarding an automobile costs about 30 dollars, another notes horses board for 25 dollars, and a Miss Stenographer adds trolley boarding at five cents per ride, reflecting a humorous comparison in a Success Magazine fragment.
The body of Paul Draux, killed accidentally at Crookston Minnesota, will arrive at noon tomorrow. The funeral is set for 8:30 Monday morning at the Krause residence, with services at Holy Trinity Church at 9. Interment will follow at the Catholic cemetery with Fessler and Dahl in charge.
The Washington Star recounts Reginald Vanderbilt telling a strawberry tale at a horse show supper about a dealer ruined by mispacked hothouse straw berries. The piece folds to a commentary on lazy political plums and vanity in winners.
Wisconsin assemblyman to introduce a bill seeking a 50000 dollar appropriation for the state board of immigration to accelerate settlement of northern lands. The measure would raise the commissioner's salary to 2400, authorize two traveling representatives, one clerk, and fund advertisements and exhibits while limiting total ad expenses to ten percent of board funds.
In Reeseville Wisconsin a severe blizzard and gale fostered a massive fire that swept eight business blocks and one dwelling, leaving a estimated loss of twenty five thousand dollars. Prompt aid from neighboring cities prevented total ruin.
Senator Kleczka introduced a bill in Madison extending powers and duties of police and fire commissioners and chiefs in cities of the first class, marking the biennial Milwaukee board fight resurfacing.
Milwaukee officials adopt a comprehensive Metropolitan park commission report proposing a civic center from Lake Michigan to the Auditorium at Fifth and Wells streets and recommending erection of all municipal buildings and a boulevard system radiating from the center. The document moves to the common council on Monday.
In Manitowoc Wisconsin on January 30 authorities report that after the recent depredations of a figure dubbed Jack the Hugger many young women compelled to be out at night now carry small derringer pistols in their muff purses with official permission to bear arms.
Milwaukee January 30. E J Hennins assistant United States district attorney and candidate for the county bench condemns im moral soliciting attitudes by candidates for judicial office who seek attorney support in their district. He frames the issue as a test of integrity for potential judges.
A religious author describes years of kidney trouble culminating in a severe winter attack that confined him to bed for eight days. After starting Foley's Kidney Remedy the pain eased, urine normalized, and he recommends Foley's Kidney Remedy. OO. T. Erhart.
In Portsmouth New Hampshire during a heated authors’ argument on international copyright Thomas Nelson Page quieted the dispute with a naval joke about a sea captain and a cook. The tale suggests leniency to sailors over beef rations as a parable. The moment is cited from the New York Tribune.
The piece recalls Harry Payne Whitney and other jockeys shipped to London on the Minneha. A jockey laments the sport's downturn in New York, noting that when men fall, few hands reach out, while many feet tread over.
The text describes dandruff as caused by a germ, cites Lassar and Bishop experiments, and promotes Newbrow's Herpicide to stop scalp itching and hair loss. It advertises two sizes, a 50 cent and 1 dollar bottle, and offers samples via the H Co Detroit with Honored approvals and barber shop applications.
Mose Coleman already serving 12 months on a chain gang for assault with intent to murder was convicted of disturbing the public assembly after snatching a would be preacher from the pulpit. The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that the prior sentence did not bar his misdemeanor trial in city court.
The Hickory Homestead of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen held its regular meeting in Coven hall on Thursday evening. Thirty-two applicants applied for admission and will be admitted at the February 25 meeting. After the business session, members danced late into the night.
The Lincoln-Douglass Debating Club postponed its meeting due to last night’s storm. The planned debate will be held next Friday evening instead of the previous date.
The fragment cites F M Knokles in the New York Herald musing on mental blocks and daily annoyances. It ponders why witty thoughts come at night but vanish after dressing, and why new shoes tempt yet old ones endure. A brief humorous meditation on human inconsistencies.
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