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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
5
Local store touts a new Dark Room and Chandelier Parlor as a superior display to showcase lighting fixtures. It invites the intelligent public to inspect at night and offers wiring estimates by seasoned experts to ensure accurate home appearance.
Pension Agent E. D. Coe of Milwaukee reports a new order from the commissioner of pensions requiring all pensioners on the roll under aliases to sign their true names. Aliases on vouchers will be discarded and vouchers sent under the recipient’s real name. The change takes effect with the April quarterly payment. The aliases were mainly used by young men seeking to enlist to avoid parental trouble or recall.
John T. Powers, president of the Wisconsin Baseball League, held a meeting in Eau Claire with business men to discuss substituting Eau Claire for one of three proposed towns on the league list. Prospects look favorable.
The ad urges stimulating stomach liver and bowels without irritation using Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup. It claims mild pleasant action without nausea or griping and notes availability from O. T. Erhart.
Capt G S Nichols circulates a pardon petition for J M Childers former jail turnkey who was sentenced to a year at the house of correction for aiding the escape of Cunningham and Trainer two post office robbers from the county jail The petition will be sent to President Roosevelt
A warning warns that neglecting a cold can lead to pneumonia, which is often fatal and weakens the lungs for consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised to stop the cough, heal the lungs, and prevent pneumonia, sold by O. T. Erhart.
A mixed page lists property sale in Rockland, city auditing progress, local visits by professionals, National Guard return, bank construction contracts, plumbing and electrical services, and community notices. It notes obituaries, weddings, health ads, and delayed curfew updates with various vendors and officials named. Local travelers and speeches are recorded alongside insurance and legal notices and public works updates.
Fragment mentions lack of pneumonia and refusal of substitutes, with sales by O. T. Erhart.
A salesman touts Gray's Yerba Santa as the best remedy for a bad cold and cough. The exchange suggests high sales and customer trust, noting the product as a leading remedy in the shop. The text ends with “The home of this remedy is” implying a forthcoming return.
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