Female Mosquitoes More Deadly Than Males Warn Wisconsin Scientists
Madison reports the biology department of the state university explains female mosquitoes are blood seeking and carry toxins and fever germs, while males are milder. The article details the mosquito life cycle, the danger of larvae surfacing, and suggests draining breeding sites, netting troughs and using oil to kill larvae, with weekly applications when standing water remains.
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Madison, Wis
Biological Department
The
State University
University
Wisconsin
French Cabinet Resigns Amid Socialist Pressure
The Doumergue cabinet stays in office until tomorrow as President Poincaire travels to Brittany. He is due back in Paris to receive resignations. The resignations follow a May election shift toward socialism, with 102 socialists in the chamber. Several ministers preferred to resign rather than accept the changes urged by Jean Juarez and allied socialists.
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Poincaire
Brittany
Paris
Doumergue
Jean Juarez
Notice to Contractors for Viroqua Creamery Project
Sealed proposals due June 16, 1914 at 10:00 A M for erection of a creamery at Viroqua Wisconsin for the Viroqua Creamery Company per Bolton and Sadler plans. Plans available from Chris Ellefson or architects in Janesville for five dollars. bid must include 10 percent certified check. bond to 50 percent of contract. plans returned with bid. Right to reject any or all proposals.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua Creamery Company
Bolton & Sadler
Janesville
Chris Ellefson
Colorado Strike Protest Petitions for Federal Arbitration
A Colorado strike protest committee circulated a petition in New York on June 1 urging President Wilson not to withdraw federal troops until the dispute is settled. It calls for appointing a federal arbitration commission and, if operators refuse the award, closing the mines or taking them to operate for the public benefit. The petition targets writers journalists and social workers.
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New York
Colorado
Federal Commission of Arbitration
Wilson
Colorado Strike Protest Committee
Donald Refuses To Pay The Tax On State Forestry Lands
Madison Wis June 1 Secretary of State John S Donald declines to pay the taxes on state land within the state forestry reserve because of uncertainties in a court suit over constitutionality. The Stevens bill directed tax valued at 1 270 131 with total taxes 15 876 66 due by Dec 1 last year and March 15 this year. He cites title questions and injunctions delaying payment as grounds to withhold funds for Forest Iron Oneida Price and Vilas counties.
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Madison
Wis
John S. Donald
Stevens
State Tax Commission
Forest, Iron
Oneida
Price and
Vilas
Secretary of State
Donald
Tax Commission
Forest County
Iron County
Price County
Bubble Bursts For Nanette In Cash-Strapped Dream
Nanette visits Elsie Langley in a tiny bungalow to verify rumors of wealth. She learns the Langleys have run through money after Jack’s layoff and bills. Elsie adapts, cooking and sewing to save, while Nanette contemplates her own marriage and returns home to vow reform. Across the miles, Elsie hides tears, relieved by the new resolve.
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Elsie
Jack Langleys
Gerald
Langleys
Jack
Clayfield
Elsie Langley
Nanette
Langley
Mrs. Langley
Poslam Soap Promoted For Pure Skin Benefits
Poslam Soap is advertised as a daily toilet and bath aid. It claims to improve skin color and quality, guard against roughness and eruptions, prevent infection, and leave skin clear soft and healthy. Sold by druggists nationwide large size 25 cents toilet size 15 cents.
Mansion fire near Windsor sparks suffragette origin claim
A mansion near Windsor, once the residence of the Duchess of Sutherland, was destroyed today by fire. Officials suggest the blaze may be of suffragette origin, fueling speculation about political motive.
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London
Windsor
Duchess of Sutherland
Napoleon Is Kleine Feature at the Majestic
The six part reel For Napoleon and France, a Kleine feature, is shown at the Majestic as the third Kleine offering in La Crosse following Quo Vadis and The Last Days of Pompeii. Spanning 1796 to 1813, the film shows Napoleonic Europe across France, Spain and Italy and ends today. A new Kleine feature Between Savage and Tiger will open Tuesday for three days, touted as one of the strongest wild animal productions locally.
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Napoleon
France
the Majestic
la Crosse
Pompeii
Spain
Italy
A Refreshing Drink and Witty Quips
An advertisement promotes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a refreshing summer beverage by mixing a teaspoonful in cold sugar water. The page also features humorous quotations from Sitilicus and Cynicus about beauty and decision-making.
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Horsford
Free Prescription Claim to Restore Sight at Home
Advertises a free prescription named Optona to treat eye strain and weakness at home. Claims readers can discard glasses after 15 days of use and describes dissolving an Optona tablet in warm water for twice daily eye baths. Cites anecdotal testimonies of dramatic improvement and urges timely eye care.
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Optona
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Sadie
Evelyn
Daddy
Lasalle
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Graham
National Biscuit Company
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