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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1909
Page
4
From the Des Moines Register and Leader the piece argues pneumonia now outpaces tuberculosis in deaths in major cities. It attributes causes to crowded heated cars and coat collars, urging prevention with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy during colds and grip seasons.
A Clean Sweet Mouth Depends on tooth condition and saliva. a perfect tooth powder aids digestion. Try an can of Powder, claimed perfect in every way.
Thomas McFarlain a former S M division Milwaukee road engineer was severely injured in a wreck and now lies at a Seattle hospital at the point of death. Exact injuries not learned but reports from railroad circles indicate serious harm from the incident.
Public notice states Borth Side Advertising and News operations are being handled from the officer at 712 Clifton Street as listed for the local matter. The brief indicates procedural changes affecting oversight and contact points for residents.
Burlington officials report layoffs in the Q car and locomotive departments at Grand Crossing are temporary due to insufficient work. They expect the laid off workers to return once business conditions improve, and say the shutdown will not become permanent.
Kisselbach Stars avenge past losses by beating the Combinations two of three games on their George Street alleys. Cagle led scoring with 188 in a single game as Kisselbach posted a 2168 team total across three games while Combinations tallied 689 718 738 per game.
John G. Capers, commissioner of internal revenue, returned from Europe and recommended Congress extend the limit on farmers who manufacture denatured alcohol. The move would benefit farmers as denatured alcohol becomes a significant product for them.
In Moose Lake Saskatchewan a trapper’s five trained timber wolves turned on his three year old daughter as she ran to greet a traveling sled team. The father attempted to intervene with an axe but the wolves killed and devoured the girl before he could save her. five wolves were killed by the trapper.
The sixty first congress adopted rules with minor amendments. The Fitzgerald plan preserved speaker control, instituting a unanimous consent calendar and a fifteen member rules committee excluding the speaker. The clash pitted Champ Clark and Fitzgerald amid crowded galleries and sharp exchanges.
Stengrim Olson, 94, living at Fifth and Mississippi, stumbled from bed hitting an object on the floor and sustained a broken rib. Found by his 87 year old wife, physicians were summoned. Olson in precarious condition. He is a well known elderly resident with notable property.
The Burlington Railway company plans upgrades at its Second and Pearl streets depot. Golden oak furniture and chairs will be installed and a corrugated ceiling added in the waiting room. The public portion will receive additional improvements.
Mort Smith is promoted to general foreman at Sioux City Iowa and will begin duties immediately. Al Klumb, division master mechanic of the Chicago and Milwaukee division, will fill the traveling engineer vacancy.
Christ Anderson is sick at home with asthma on the North Side. Miss Mary Malay has recovered from bronchitis and can go out. John Miller is recovering from appendicitis. Several residents travel or move, including Brabant and Moe to Montana land, Barron to Sparta for a nephew’s wedding, and Schultze’s father ill in Burt, Iowa. W C T U met, others visited towns, and a local remark ends with a proverb about age and ancestry.
The sugar trust has sent a large force of agents to Washington to avert an expected tariff cut. The current bill lowers refined sugar duties from 1.95 to 1.90 per hundred pounds, aimed at preventing price rises on the Atlantic seaboard. Efforts seek to restore the Dingley rate to curb foreign sugar competition and restrain inland effects.
The notification committee informed President Taft at 10:30 this morning that Congress, after reviewing his proclamation, is ready to begin business in an extra session. The panel, including Senators Aldrich and Money and Representatives Clark Olmstead and McKinley, delivered the message.
A very young couple enters a tea shop in the upper avenue and is shown to a private room. They order tea and at once notice a service fault. The man asks for a spoon and the waitress replies she will not return for ten minutes allowing them privacy.
A dental era style advice piece extols diet and rest for dyspepsia and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills. A patient testifies to dramatic relief from stomach trouble and heart distress after using four boxes, noting regained appetite and strength. Pills priced 50 cents per six, $2.50 for a box of six, mailed from Schenectady, N Y.
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