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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1909
Page
4
An advertisement claims Favorite Prescription strengthens worn-out women restoring vigor, regulates female functions, eases pain, and improves overall health. The copy positions it as the most effective remedy for break-down and fatigue in women.
Burlington workers must present an identification slip signed by officials and employers before receiving pay. The measure aims to curb fraud by proving workers are entitled to their wages.
A line worker sustained a head wound described as a bad gash. The injury occurred during a payday changeover and was treated in Winona, with the man now resting easily.
During a pass by a freight train at Homer Minnesota engineer Tilden of the Milwaukee River division was struck by a timber protruding from the side of another car. The report notes a cautionary tone about personal beliefs amid the accident account.
The La Crosse Gas & Electric company asked the city to renew its ten year street lighting contract at $60 per lamp, ten dollars below the current rate. The company argues a private plea to counter municipal plant plans while urging a business, not revenge driven, decision.
A carload of Nicholson-Scott merchandise from Chicago on the C B & Q was entered and silks and dry goods burned after a tramp allegedly dropped a match in the case. The car had already left La Crosse before the crime was discovered. About $100 worth of goods were destroyed. Burlington detectives are searching for the suspect.
Arrangements for driving the golden spike mark the completion of the Milwaukee road Pacific coast extension from Evarts to Tacoma and Seattle. A. J. Earling travels west to seal details with a ceremony likely April 2 at Gold Creek Washington. Full transcontinental status comes after further ballasting and safety work before regular service around July 1.
The piece recounts Beaumont’s pioneering stomach experiments on Alexis St Martin at a Michigan post, shaping modern physiology. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as natural digestives, claim broad physician use and nationwide sales, and offers a mail order trial priced at 50 cents.
Rev. G. W. Fogg at Tabernacle Baptist Church preaches on the lure of modern life and the dangers of worldly reform. He compares Lot’s move from paradise to a city of destruction, warns of downward steps from liquor and theaters, and notes the lasting impact of environment on faith.
John Kessler ten year old son of Fred and Mrs Kessler of 426 Sumner Street died Sunday night at St Francis hospital after two surgeries for a bat case of appendicitis. Funeral from St James church Thursday at 9 with Father Murphy officiating. He attended St James parochial school and was well liked by classmates.
Ross Jones, a longtime La Crosse baseball figure, will not appear in the upcoming game. The local fans known him as a familiar face but he will be absent from the diamond.
A pastor closes with reflections on character shaped by associations. He cites a saying that a man is known by the company he keeps and notes that a person’s present self may align with their reputation. He evokes the Land of Canaan as blessed, with God's promises to dwell there.
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