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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1907
Page
6
A Chicago mother reports her baby’s severe itching and eczema like skin rash for over a year. After trying many doctors he remedies, Cuticura Ointment Soap and Pills led to the child’s marked improvement and a return to health.
An ad-style notice promotes Cuticura for skin care with a night hand or foot soak followed by Cuticura Ointment. It presents a complete external and internal regimen including Soap Ointment Resolvent and chocolate coated pills, sold by Potter Drug in Boston.
An article by Don E. Giffin in Technical World Magazine examines Frederick Weyerhaeuser, famed lumber magnate, noting his vast timber holdings and extensive involvement in banks and railroads. The piece lists major timber concerns and related ventures across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Idaho, and the Pacific coast, highlighting Weyerhaeuser’s broad empire and influence.
Pittsburg residents cheered as the gambling crowd faced a setback with the Wabash railroad suspending two daily race trains and a nearby pool room posting no more bets. West Virginia courts granted a temporary injunction against the Virginia racing emporium run by George Erlich of Chicago, ending daily gambling entries.
A Yonkers Statesman item explains the phrase high noon as a 12 to 1 odds meaning taking a very slim chance in a humorous dialogue between Patrice and a reporter. The note clarifies the idiom without broader context.
A gentleman visited a fishing table shop and told the dealer the fly fishing season is open and he wants sinkers. Forest and Stream notes the casual请求.
Notice announcing products purporting to be free of alcohol or dangerous drugs sold by O. T. Erhart.
Madison June 19 The Owen bill creating a water commissioner to study transportation methods passes the assembly committee on state affairs with a 2500 dollar cut in the annual appropriation The salary drops to 3000 plus 1000 for a stenographer The measure may return to its original funding and be placed on the calendar later this week
The article details a La Crosse organized rail trip to Spring Grove with routes from Main to Second to Pearl to Front to Vine to the depot. The train stops at the depot for a concert and Caledonia for an hour with parades and boosters boarding for Spring Grove. The band will perform at multiple stops, attendees wear La Crosse ribbons, and return is planned around 9 pm. A. A. Bentley funded the band, merchants supported the trip, and two to three hundred northbound travelers have passed through La Crosse en route to the homecoming. A joint Board of Trade and Jobbers union committee meets to finalize Spring Grove arrangements, with members Bryant, Bentley, Stavrum, Thompson, Barber, and Gessell.
A humorous Washington Herald exchange mocks a foreign speaker unable to hold a crowd due to pronunciation, followed by a quip about veerless leadership. The brief inserts a playful jab on oratory and politics in a wartime era voice.
The Methodist District Assembly of Westby area plans in Viroqua June 21 to 30. An appeal urges pastors and lay members to support the consolidation of district meetings and ensure broad attendance. The program includes sermons, examinations, and symposia led by Rev. Irish Bearmore McMannus and others. The Olson case in Westby court may extend two more days with both sides presenting counsel.
Testimony described a November 1905 letter from Harry Orchard to Mrs. Orchard aboard Western Federation of Miners stationery claiming the last man she heard of was in Alaska. The note ties Orchard to the plan to murder Steunenberg, matching his witness statements. Sheriff Jasper Nichols testified about an unsigned note copied by him, later claimed as Pettibone handwriting, and Orchard’s claim he wrote Pettibone for a hundred dollars.
Readers urged to push products with confidence and craft, promoting entrepreneurial effort. The note emphasizes resilience and practical preparation for selling goods to sustain business.
A historic medicinal ad touts a tonic that allegedly cures biliousness headaches sour stomach torpid liver and chronic constipation. It emphasizes pleasant taste and ease of use as key selling points.
A speaker attacks city officials over a biased bidding, claiming Des Moines plans were favored, La Crosse Bridge was excluded, and contractors were kept from full participation. He alleges lack of true specifications, unsafe plans, and excessive costs, threatening to halt work for a fair re bid set.
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