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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1908
Page
4
One of the essentials for happy homes is a well of information about health and the best world products. It promotes a genuine ethical laxative approved by physicians and endorsed by the Well Informed of the World, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
James Fox and wife visit Charles Shaffer at Mill street. Miss Ala Pierce from Niagara Falls visits C. E. Holway at 821 Hagar street. Tabernacle Baptist Sunday school picnic held at Myrick park. Elmer Gilbertson, Melrose Chronicle editor, as guest of C. P. Thompson. Residents camping at Little Dam and visits from Maiden Rock, St. Joseph's Ridge, Rice Lake, and Lynxville. Maccabees plan August 20 picnic inviting surrounding hives.
Mr and Mrs Charles Lieck formerly of this city arrived last evening with the body of their five year old son Walter who died in Minneapolis after tubercular meningitis The funeral will be from the home of his grandfather Mrs Fred A Lieck 1253 La Crosse street at 2 30 this afternoon Interment at Oak Grove cemetery
North side of FICS 831 Rose St R P Stanton EA Bailey listed in this small classified item from the La Crosse Tribune.
The Charles street paving project for three blocks between Clinton and Gillette and one block between Clinton and Logan is back on track after earlier overestimates. If current bids are reasonable, work will begin immediately. residents anticipate further paving of George street and nearby cross streets next year.
At a Sunday Y M C A class meeting Rev A M Ivey of the City Mission spoke about police treatment during the saengerfest week. A committee was formed to protest the incident, urging courteous conduct and protection for the mission’s work, and criticizing the chief of police for words and actions deemed improper. The statement framed City Mission support as essential and urged police restraint.
The last spike was driven and the Pacific coast extension to Butte Montana is finished. The Milwaukee to Butte route spans about 1400 miles with plans to reach Seattle Ta coma and a coast line service. Electric power on mountains and a new Orient steamship link are anticipated alongside the transcontinental line. Everts South Dakota vanished as Mo bridge rises. towns relocate along the new rail corridor.
The Independent Order of Foresters met at Woodman hall on Rose Street. Delegates from the Toronto Canada convention were reported including a June Toronto summary by Mrs. C. C. Looney. High Secretary J. C. Proctor discussed insurance rate revisions affecting pre 1899 members. A social followed with ice cream cake and dancing for about one hundred attendees.
In a large Cincinnati crowd, Senator Warner announces the formal Republican nomination of William Howard Taft for president. Taft receives the endorsement after a lengthy notification speech praising Roosevelt era policies and bipartisan respect.
Fire department responded to a morning blaze in the wood working shop of O. E. Orvike at Kane and Gillette streets. A lamp used to heat glue was overturned, igniting shavings. the small fire caused no damage and was quickly controlled.
A Philadelphia Press snippet shows Mr Kidder teasing his daughter about a birthday gift plan. He jokingly promises a new spoonholder for his wife and a parlor sofa, prompting the daughter’s surprised reaction as the exchange plays out in a domestic moment.
A nostalgic 1920s style advertisement extols Van Camp's beans claiming superior quality to home baked beans. It emphasizes nutty flavor, digestibility, 245 degree oven baking, and a cheap ten cent price while urging readers to prove and compare with their households.
Dr. Ed Evans, back from Europe, declines to discuss his trip with a Tribune reporter. He praises La Crosse and notes the school board’s swift rejection of hostile political methods aimed at pressuring the superintendent, acknowledging his foes as his footstool.
An aviator is portrayed as an aerial high roller and a bird in a concise, metaphorical note. The piece equates flight with risk and spectacle, framing the aviator as a bold, elevated figure in the sky.
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