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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1911
Page
4
Frank H. Burgess sworn statement lists the paper name and the copies circulated on May 6 1911. The document records daily dates and counts with notes on extra copies and distribution by the La Crosse Tribune.
The Free Press criticizes the paper’s handling of a legislative call to investigate Senator Stephenson after a violent clash. The piece argues the attack was vicious and its motive bad, insisting Husting remains in politics long after Stephenson exits.
A historical note extols the Payne tariff law and customs rulings praising Col tter Loeb for enforcing duties on goods leaving the country. The piece mocks public indifference, cites a customs court finding that even domestic items pay duty, and quips about a baby on the free list amid a garbled scene at a Newark steamer gangplank.
The article discusses tariff ideas from the Payne plan and criticizes importing dogs and foreign goods while praising home industry. It contrasts poor enforcement with a stricter policy taxing imports and supporting American jobs, suggesting the tariff could bring prosperity and liberty at home.
A flood of public letters and editoral questions the Lacrosse water supply plans. Citizens demand reliable clean water as the city lingers over intake pipes, lagoons, and river wells. A reader proposes siphoning lagoon water to avoid costly wells and avert drought fire risk.
Advertisement for Newbro s Herpicide claims it stops falling hair and baldness while destroying dandruff germs. It promotes healthy hair and scalp, with a standard remedy used by top hairdressers and barbers. One dollar bottles available from druggists with a 10 cent sample offer. promotion from The Herpicide Company Detroit MI and Hoeschler Bros. specials.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the premier remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims broad efficacy, gentle immediate effects, and a physician's prescription nature with a sample offer to readers of the La Crosse Daily Tribune.
A bold, defiant message declares a long-standing problem solved at the critical hour. The writer threatens action if not heard and promises consequences after death, claiming the cooling droughts will reach La Crosse.
In Fowler Indiana on June 13 deputy sheriffs resumed digging a field on the John Poole farm to locate Claude Wytham who vanished while Poole is jailed for the murder of Joseph Kemper found on the same farm. Wytham relatives pressed for the search.
A speaker explains how a paternal political alignment shapes their voting. The narrator notes the father’s strong Democratic loyalty and habitual opposition to Republicans. Despite doubts, the speaker plans to cast ballots the same as Dad on election day.
A railroad employee en route on vacation handed a marriage certificate to the conductor instead of a pass. The Scot conductor quipped you have a ticket for a long journey but not on the Caledonian line. A Housekeeper scene follows.
A young writer, Pens nink-Percival Perrhyn Pennink, seeks update on a two year old purchase. The editor says the piece is saved to use at the time of the author’s death, waiting for public attention before printing. The Newark Evening News reports the exchange.
An anecdote from The Young Man and His Problems recalls a farmer’s boy overhearing Gen Robert T Lee discuss marching on Gettysburg instead of Harrisburg. The boy informs Gov Curtin, a special engine is sent, and Union troops swiftly march to Gettysburg, achieving a decisive victory.
An old age bowel care piece notes natural constellations of aging and urges Cascarets as a daily gentle aid. It argues bowels lose elasticity with age and compares it to the need for glasses for weak eyes. The ad claims Cascarets are the proper tonic, safe for constant use, priced at 10 cents per box.
Richard and Moncharmin confront a mystery as the clock strikes twelve and a pocket is found empty of notes yet a pin remains. The Opera ghost Erik is named as the Angel of Music by Raoul, while Mifroid, the commissary, questions the legend and the missing twenty thousand francs.
The commissary of police announces Christine Dane disappeared in the middle of the show. Richard and others react with disbelief as the crowd speculates she was taken, possibly by an angel, while a pale young man claims certainty about the assailant.
A compact, reflective line notes that patience yields results while implying a broader moral about outcomes for those who wait. The quip invites consideration of timing and fortune in everyday life.
Edith recommends canthrox shampoo prepared at home to cleanse scalp and control oil and dandruff. Martha counters with a rubbing alcohol tonic to combat baldness and improve hair health, promising shiny, nonsticky results. Both note easy availability at drugstores and positive effects for various hair types.
A short patent style notice promotes an eye tonic made from dissolving an ounce of crystal in a pint of cold water. It claims to clear dull eyes and aid granulated lids, inflamed eyes, and those who wear glasses, with twice daily drops.
Mrs G K notes a weight loss potion: dissolve four ounces of parnous in one and a half pints hot water, strain and drink a tablespoon before each meal. Describes it as harmless, inexpensive, and effective in dissolving fatty tissues when diet and exercise alone fail.
A cheap at home formula to improve complexion mixes four ounces of sopaf max in half pint hot water, cools, adds two teaspoonfuls glycerine, and applies to the skin. It brightens the face with a natural tint, won’t powder off, and protects skin from sun and wind. do not use.
Mrs C K prescribes a home tonic to boost strength energy and appetite and clear impurities from blood. Recipe dissolves sugar and calcium hardene in alcohol add hot water to quart then take a tablespoon before meals. Claims it will renew life and brighten pimply sallow complexion and stimulate organs to normal action.
A reader advises Mrs N C to mix almorpin with cold water and glycerine to create a cream jelly claimed to clear dark rough skin. The formula involves dissolving an ounce of almorpin in half a pint of water, adding two teaspoonfuls glycerine, and letting it stand overnight before use. The note claims pores tighten, blackheads vanish, and wrinkles diminish, improving the complexion.
A simple paste made from powdered delatone and water is advertised to remove facial hairs. The instructions say to mix delatone with water, apply, wait two to three minutes, rub off, and wash. Delatone costs one dollar per ounce and is claimed to work quickly.
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