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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
3
The La Crosse Tribune details its May 1909 daily average circulation. The document is sworn before A. E. Bleekman, Notary Public, on May 31, 1909.
Farmers accuse the Wisconsin legislature of aiding monopolies by delaying completion of the Waupun prison twine plant and keeping prices high. They say the stall on road improvements and support for monopolies harms farmers and working people, citing the Davidson-Stephen Son alliance as disreputable in the current session.
If you are run down or ailing join Prof. W. Earl Flynn's classes. Sedentary living and overeating can be reversed by Flynnism, with the student applying the method to prolong life. Participants report renewed vigor and healthier living through active routines.
La Crosse residents are urged to join Prof. Flynn’s course as a natural remedy. Four lessons remain with no makeup sessions and participants may join any time for the full course price. Mrs. Grant Reynolds testifies to his influence and Gesund nature methods are promoted.
Charles W Baker argues for state or federal supervision of water power development as part of river regulation. He urges retaining title to resources, granting private franchises for limited terms with fair compensation to prevent private enrichment, a policy gaining ground in national thought. In Wisconsin, Brazeau’s water power bill and opposition prompt public debate ahead of the next election.
Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules misbranded adulterated liquors cannot move freely between states. State police may confiscate such shipments entering the state under the Pure Food Act and related federal preemption limits.
A New York wife asks if tickets were secured for the play and learns they are in demand. She reveals she managed to secure seats two months from tonight and prompts preparation as the dialogue nears.
The La Crosse theater hosts Hor tense Neilsen in a Sunday June 6 matinee and night staging of Ibsen's A Doll's House. Nora, played by Miss Neilsen, captivates as a wilful child who grows to renounce home and husband, with tense scenes and striking situations throughout. Critics in major cities praise Miss Neilsen as the finest Nora yet and commend the supporting company for a balanced production of this masterpiece.
Wisconsin Assembly advances Morris bill creating a dormitory system at state normals with a $65,000 appropriation. Other measures pass including cap- itol building funding up to $1,000,000 annually, licensing of palm readers, and age restrictions on saloons. Governor Davidson expected to sign the boxing bill amid debate over prize fights.
An advertisement argues against washing with soap and water, condemns cantharides and similar substances, and promotes Newbro's Herpicide as a true scalp germicide that kills parasitic germs feeding hair roots. It claims original authenticity and offers samples for 10 cents via The Herpicide Co. Detroit with Hoeschler Bros. as agents.
An advertisement claims kidney and urinary tract diseases respond to prompt treatment. It offers Rexall Kidney Remedy with a money back guarantee and details two bottle sizes 50c and 1.00, endorsed by O. T. Erhart.
A short verse excerpt by J. W. Foley printed in the New York Times. It riffes on writing folk rhymes with playful rhymes about harvest and farm life and warns to beware the frosty pumpkin and fodder in the shock. The piece is a playful, rhythmic homage to rustic imagery and folk verse craft.
In a provincial railway station waiting room the calm of travelers is broken when a dropped coin scratches the floor. A dozen claim to have lost a half sovereign while a weary spectator finds only a half penny, and the room erupts in a comic, feigned search as the mystery lingers.
A door to door heater salesman extols his product to a Lay mouth resident, claiming even a child could operate it. The woman replies they have no children, then shuts and locks the door, ending the encounter. The scene captures a brief, humorous domestic moment from a Youth's Companion fragment.
Comic exchange from a Punch cartoon features an attendant and a sentry arguing over a visitor with a bottle. Private Jones claims a friend bearing a bottle. the sentry grants passage after a brief halt. The scene lampoons trouble caused by a guest rather than patients.
John Shil battles a gale on a waterlogged punt as wind shifts and darkness blind him. He fights to reach Conasea Creek while baling floodwater and dodging capsizing seas. Rescue efforts fail and the tale shifts to Laura Dowsett’s bedside vigil and the search aftermath.
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as a tonic laxative tea that relieves head and body aches, stomach and bowel discomfort, and restores strength. It claims to clear the head and back pain and improve vitality available at druggists and land dealers for 25 cents.
At a Kansas country fair a man told the keeper he could not enter with his wife and seventeen children. The keeper announced he would bring the elk out to see the entire family, prompting astonishment at the crowd of offspring.
At the premiere of Porter Emerson Browne's play A Fool There Was in New York, author Browne opens telegrams with trembling hand. One message from Chansing Pollock, a ground and lofty writer, contains the dubious greeting We who are about to buy salute you. Franklin P. Adams notes this in Success Monthly.
A fragment from a short story scene shows a caller asking about Nellie’s mother’s return. Nellie replies she is out shopping and anxiously asks what to say, capturing an anxious domestic moment.
A promotional snippet states Toland graduates succeed daily and are employed by firms in La Crosse. It urges enrollment at Wisconsin Business University, noting the advantage of education for better hours and wages and offering to send a catalogue.
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