Wisconsin liquor fight to begin on Tuesday
Madison reports that the senate committee on state affairs will hear the Marsh county option bill Tuesday at 2 pm. Hundreds signed petitions for and against the measure as Milwaukee brewers and anti-saloon advocates prepare arguments. The hearing may extend into the evening.
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Madison
Wis
Senate Committee Ontate Affairs
Milwaukee Brewers
Anti-Saloon League
John F. Baker
Joint Committee On Roads and Bridges
Jones
Sparta
Browne
Waupaca
Highway Commission
State Geological Survey
Hull
Committee On Manufacture and Labor of
Assembly
Ledvina
Labor Commissioner
Charitable and Penal Institution
Bancroft Deliberates on Committee Selections for Bank and Tax Panels
Speaker Bancroft plans a careful approach to naming 28 lawmakers for four new committees on guaranty of bank deposits insurance income tax and water power franchises. He will spend about ten days evaluating merit and fitness to ensure capable members who will study questions and report ready for passage.
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Madison
Wis
Bancroft
Assembly
Senate
Nearby Villages and Towns News Highlights
McGregor Iowa notes report visitors and departures from Elroy Wisconsin Elkader Dubuque and Winnebago areas. Smallpox cases in Giard township. Local dances, travel to Chicago Des Moines Freeport Mason City and Spokane. Dozens of residents and relatives mentioned with birthdays schooling and business moves.
Glow of Doom Red Face Boy Cured by Bitters
The little son of H M Adams of Henrietta Pennsylvania suffered eczema for five years with poisoned blood affecting his lungs. His mother says seven bottles of Electric Bitters completely cured him. For eruptions eczema salt rheum sores blood disorders and rheumatism Electric Bitters is supreme. 50c guaranteed by O T Erhart.
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H. M. Adams
Henrietta
O. T. Erhart
Lincoln's Birthday Appears Likely as State Holiday
The legislature may make February 12 a legal holiday. A bill to establish Lincoln's birthday as a state holiday was revived by Assemblyman Le Roy and supported by Speaker Bancroft. The measure, referred to committee, faces vote next Wednesday amid opposition over two February holidays for school children.
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Madison
Wis
Lincoln
le Roy
Bancroft
Religious Author Endorses Foley’s Kidney Remedy
Rev. Joseph H. Fesperman of Salisbury North Carolina, author of several books, describes years of kidney trouble. After a severe winter attack, eight days bedridden, he began Foley’s Kidney Remedy. Pain eased, urine normalized, and he endorses the product. By T. Erhart.
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Joseph H. Fesperman
Salisbury
N. C
Foley
T. Erhart
Showers hardware stock sold to John White in Viola
John White of this city has purchased the Showers hardware stock at Viola and will take possession soon. County Treasurer Henry Rentz is active again after pneumonia. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Slack on Thursday. Several local residents hosted visits and dinners including Rev L C Jacobson and Mrs. E J Ogden.
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John White
Viola
Thomas Lindberg
Olga Lindberg
Stendahl
Coon Valley
Henry Allen
Henry Rentz
Leslie Slack
Stretchberg
J. H. McLees
Sparta
L. C. Jacobson
E. J. Ogden
Wright Parcel
Tola
Kan
W. Webb
Prairie du Chien
F. C. Bunn
Westby Times
Sentimental Fellows Find Vein of Feeling Futile
A thoughtful line reflects on how men with strong sentiment often conclude their emotional impulses prove ineffective. The remark weighs on the nature of feeling against practical outcomes, suggesting sentimentality rarely yields lasting results.
Lane's Family Medicine Tea Restores Faded Beauty
An advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine or Lane's Tea fully preserves beauty and restores roses to faded cheeks. It urges purchase at druggists and dealers for 25 cents, portraying no limit to a woman's efforts to regain her looks.
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Lane
Cardui Praised By Atlanta Woman For Female Trouble Relief
Mrs Mattie Christopher of Atlanta Georgia says Cardui works like a charm for female trouble after 20 years of suffering. She reports irregularity, relief from pain, and overall improvement since using Cardui and endorses it highly.
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Cardui
Mattie Christopher
Atlanta
Local Social Notes and Visits Roundup
Mrs J M Whitlock returns from visiting daughter Mrs James McDonald while Mrs Wallace Cameron of La Crosse visits friends. Miss Ida Fagely from La Crosse visits Mr and Mrs William Helsaple. The Ladies' guild meets with Mrs Jake Cowe Sr with a large crowd. Dr C E Wilson travels to La Crosse on business. Ross Helsaple and family visit his parents. John Strupe returns from work near Houston. Perry Brown helps H Denes. Len Lockwood travels to North Dakota seeking a location. Mrs Jessie Miles is seriously ill. May Beach moves piano to McKown's. Mrs Perry Brown recovers enough to go out. Ben Dodge buys a fine cow from Wm Richmond and sews carpet rags with his name in center. Ball event described with unwinding and supper. ball weighs a half pound. all enjoy rags to burn. Farmers improve sleighing on March 17 and road to La Crosse crowded with teams. W L Emily continues lamp burner project aiming at goal success.
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Elroy
Wis
J. K. Gray
G. A. Anderson
Sullivan’s Opera House
J. D. Bickel
Chicago
Stella Kelleher
Elkader
Giard
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F. C. Parnell
Independence
Henry Leathe
Des Moines
Henry Miller
Postville
Henry
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Wonnewoc
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St. Paul
Abe Bergman
Charlotte Kossack
Dubuque
Viola Coffman
Clark Hospital
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Freeport
Ill
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Will Scott
C. H. Barron
L. Jennings
C. W. Cowles
Methodist Hollow
Floyd Morse
Frederick Helen
William Walters
Jacob Kramer
Ida Townsend
Olive Rice
Emma B. Farham
Ida Long
Charles City
Wm. Cody
C. M. & St. Paul
J. M. Whitlock
James McDonald
Wallace Cameron
la Crosse
Ida Fagely
William Helsaple
Ladies’ Guild
Jake Cowe
C. E. Wilson
Ross Helsaple
Wm. Helsaple
John Strupe
Houston
Perry Brown
Richmond
H. Denes
Len Lockwood
North Dakota
Jessie Miles
McKown
Ben Dodge
Here
W. L. Emily
St Patrick's Party at Masonic Hall Noted in La Crescent
In La Crescent Minnesota a St Patrick's Day event at the Masonic hall on the evening of the 17th drew many attendees though details are sparse. The piece also mentions Dick Nagel returning from Montana and notes a funeral service held for Clark Thomp with several Masons in attendance.
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Masonic Hall
Dick Nagel
Montana
Clark Thomp
Family visitors and illness dot Hokah town notes
H. A. Brown of the C. M. & St. P. railroad at Mabel Minn. visits his parents J. M. Brown and wife in Hokah. Mrs. Davis from Iowa attends the funeral of her sister Mrs. Lilly. Felix Bumgardner is bedridden with pneumonia and his age makes recovery doubtful.
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Hokah
H. A. Brown
Mabel
Minn
J. M. Brown
Davis
Iowa
Lilly
Felix Bumgardner
Simple Remedy for La Grippe
La Grippe coughs can lead to pneumonia, warns an advertisement. Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted as stopping coughs and strengthening lungs, with claims of no harmful drugs and a yellow package, urging to refuse substitutes.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
Director of Harriman System Reveals Rail Network Links
The Harriman system director testified to secret long standing agreements among major railroads. He stated E H Harriman and associates control Union and Southern Pacific, plus Canadian Pacific and Panama railroad. He described traffic allocation and freight differentials from ten to thirty cents New York scale.
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Stubbs
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stubbs Sensation In Harriman Probe
The government sprung a surprise during the Harriman merger probe morning session as J. C. Stubbs testified about traffic relations and related issues. The testimony added a dramatic turn to the investigation unfolding in Chicago.
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Stubbs
Harriman
Chicago
J. C. Stubbs
Traf
Fire Explosion Damages Minneapolis Drug Building
An explosion on the sixth floor of the Minneapolis Drug company building Friday afternoon caused fire and smoke damage, stopping only after extensive damage to the building and stock estimated at $100,000.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis Drug Company
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