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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
14
An old sale ad lists furniture items with prices: Mission Rocker at 5.50, Dressing Table at 8.75, and several totals ranging 13.00 to 26.00. The tone resembles a brief catalog snippet from a bygone advertisement.
Frank Moran, resting before the big fight, vows to strike quickly when the chance comes to swing at Jack Johnson. Johnson, confident, says Moran has no business with him and urges bets on his victory despite detractors.
Cautionary note on eating raw potatoes states that solanine, a poisonous alkaloid in potatoes, can cause illness. The compound diminishes with cooking, reducing risk when potatoes are prepared properly.
Poughkeepsie June 26 six crews vie for the Blue Ribbon in the intercollegiate championship. Syracuse rises as a dark horse while Cornell Columbia Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Washington field strong crews. Varsity eight race on four miles slated for 6 15 p m with crews listed by weight height and age.
Extract juice from one quart of berries and strain. Dissolve one pint of sugar in the juice, add the juice of one lemon and half a pint of water, then freeze.
La Crosse Athletic Club presents a July Fourth boxing card at the La Crosse theater with four fast matches starting at 2 30 PM and a 30 round total. Local fighters Eddie Foy Bud Williams and Young Sampson meet Joe Minnie with Sampson facing Minnie at 135 pounds. Pete Childs and Willie Schaefer headline the finale, with State Inspector John Moore and Referee John Duffy officiating to ensure compliance.
A recipe for Raspberry Whip requires one and a quarter cupfuls of raspberries one cupful of powdered sugar and the white of one egg beaten stiff. Serve with a sauce made by beating an egg and yolk add three tablespoonfuls sugar salt whip, then stir in hot milk over a double boiler until thickened strain chill and flavor with vanilla.
The Torre della Fame or Tower of Famine in Pisa is recalled for its grim history. Count Ugolino della Gherardesca, a Guelph leader, was imprisoned with his sons and grandsons by a Ghibelline rival, who starved them to death. The door was locked and the keys cast into the Arno.
A humorous exchange features two men discussing compliments to ladies. One, with a wart and hair lip, vows to scatter sunshine at no cost. The other, with neglected whiskers, says he was cured by breach of promise suits, noting a half way promise harms more than none.
Three big horse races are planned at the fair grounds oval on the Fourth of July afternoon under the La Crosse Driving Association led by Frank H. Aiken. Eight local entries are expected in the free-for-all trot and pace, 2:30 trot and pace, and green trot and pace with several noted horses and mares including 2.06% and 2.19% marks. The 2:30 trot and pace already lists nine entries from Sparta, Viroqua, and nearby towns, with a green trot and pace featuring horses with no prior record. All races will be conducted in three heats, and gate receipts will be divided among starters after expenses.
Three sailors were killed at New Quay when a launch was hoisted aboard the warship Monarch. The incident occurred on June 26 as the vessel prepared for action aboard the Dreadnaught Monarch.
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