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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
9
An old newspaper ad declares kidney and bladder troubles plague both women and men and claims Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root offers quick relief. It promotes sample bottles and a pamphlet from Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton NY, urging readers to mention the paper.
Five leading professionals in speed skating compete at Elyseum rink Cleveland in a pivotal championship event. Participants include Johnny Nilsson Minneapolis Norval Baptie North Dakota Morris Wood New York Peter Sinnerud Norway and Rankin. This showdown carries world championship implications with Nilsson likely making a final public appearance.
Cincinnati patient Arthur Hotchkiss warns ex president Roosevelt to avoid West Africa on his hunting trip. He claims black water fever, contracted from stagnant well water, has a deadly track record and could threaten Roosevelt even with doctors. Hotchkiss notes his own experience surviving two attacks in Africa.
The mention of Maren marks spring drawing nearer and suggests bold optimism. The note asserts that anything is possible for those undeterred by the impossible.
Pittsburg sees A B C meeting report, August Herman presiding. Detroit’s bid for the 1910 tournament hinges on securing Wayne Hotel pavilion lease and a $6000 bond. Frank Bruggeman leads individuals with 691, Lipmans top five-man, Toledo duos lead two-man events. eighteen cities compete for prizes. Johnson fights hotel full woes in Vancouver as he pursues Jeffries, ready to sign on three weeks' notice.
Rev Joseph H Fesperman of Salisbury NC says he suffered years of kidney trouble with severe pain bed rest and abnormal urine sediment. After using Foley's Kidney Remedy the pain eased and urine returned to normal, prompting his cheerful recommendation. Obvious testimonial.
Chicago Heights light weight Jack Drumgoole KOed West Pullman’s Johnny Herrick in the first round of a ten round bout at Hammond last night. Herrick was knocked down six times and did not land a punch.
Twenty one cars sped from Columbus Circle at six this morning in the annual mid winter automobile race to Boston. They started one minute apart and were escorted by the motorcycle squad to the city limits. If past records hold, the first car should reach Boston by six thirty this evening.
A Watertown man recalls how Bucklen's Arnica Salve ended ten years of skin trouble after 15 doctors failed. The ad touts the salve for skin eruptions eczema salt rheum boils fever sores burns scalds cuts and piles and notes it costs 25 cents at O. T. Erhart's.
Philadelphia March 11 Attell featherweight champion delivered a knockout blow that traveled under six inches ending the bout with Young Pierce of Philadelphia in the sixth round. The finish came just as the fighters broke from a clinch and Attell landed a right to the jaw for the victory.
The University of Chicago baseball team wrap up a long indoor campaign and head to outdoor workouts as weather improves. Several players have emerged as stars after a winter of cage sessions, with many in mid season form.
Mrs. A. E. Brown, chief of the Treasury's mutilated currency division, with 34 years of service, leads a small team that identifies the most damaged bills. They handle about a million dollars daily, solving cases that preserve owners' savings hidden in secure but risky places.
New York March 11 Interest lags in the international six day go as you please race as the French team Cibot and Orphee look likely to win. At 8 a m the leaders were Cibot and Orphee 453.6 miles, with Davis and Methus 437.1 and Dineen and Prouty 416.7 in a field reduced by dropouts from 26 to ten teams.
New York March 11 The old master Joe Gans Baltimore Negro widely regarded as one of the best lightweights outside Battling Nelson returns to action next Friday night in a ten round bout against Jabez White English fighter Gans is favored to win and earn a shot at Battling Nelson in another ten round bout The contest is expected to be highly scientific with both fighters noted for two handed style and clever defense
Sam Wallach for Leach Cross and Harry Gilmore Jr for Packey McFarland arrange a ten round 135 pound bout at the Fairmont Athletic club on March 23. Weigh in is at 3 pm. Cross trained yesterday at Cannon's roadhouse in Westchester. McFarland to begin training in a couple of days.
The Y M C A team defeated Germania 43 to 15 showing stronger teamwork and offense. In a preliminary game Company B edged W B U 18 to 16 as Woesner and Wendling starred. next the Y M C A meets Winona, promising another exciting contest for the season.
Johnny Coulon will not box Monte Attell as his father and manager say Abe’s brother is too heavy. Efforts to match the fighters on the coast continue with Coffroth wiring a possible San Francisco bout. Coulon, back in Ohio for a Dayton engagement March 19, may face Joe Coster in New York afterward.
Troy, N Y March 11 Johnny Evers former Chicago Cubs second baseman has become a fight manager His club Star Athletic Club of this city has matched Johnny Marto for ten rounds on March 23 Cy Smith from Jersey is also in the card The winner will meet Young Corbett a week later
Geneva March 11 Count Zeppelin plans a transatlantic crossing in a new airship. Jos Brucker, ex editor of Staats Zeitung Chicago, signed a contract to back the voyage with a large sum plus expenses. The craft would depart from Cadiz on July 25 and take about a week, following Columbus’s route, with several noted German aviators aboard.
A concise reflection notes that a man more commonly favors women in general than a single woman, implying broader affection toward female companionship over exclusive partnership.
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