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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1909
Page
9
The advertisement touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as curing colds and grip and preventing pneumonia. It claims effectiveness for acute diseases, croup, whooping cough, and as safe for babies and adults since it contains no opium or similar drugs. The piece emphasizes ease of taking and widespread use.
In Paris on March 22 Premier Clemenceau kept M. Semvan as undersecretary of posts and telegraphs while strikers refused to return unless the secretary is dismissed. The chamber of deputies refused to investigate the strike, leaving the deadlock intact as unions pressure a yield.
A fragment from a Boston Transcript page shows a brief exchange about gambling at a club. One speaker notes occasional play for small stakes while another downplays the activity as merely hoping for something to eat.
Madison March 22 expert shorthand reporters and three assistants transcribe the Wisconsin senatorial investigation. The record now totals about 4140 pages of typewritten testimony with Fridays reaching 273 pages. Dictation runs at 250 words per minute as two reporters alternate takes and four phonographs speed the process.
State board of health compares October, November and December 1908 deaths with 1907 figures showing 88 more deaths from tuberculosis, 19 fewer from typhoid, 38 more from diphtheria, 6 more from measles, 5 more from whooping cough, 56 fewer from pneumonia, 54 more from cancer, and 48 fewer from violence.
Voters face two ballots with Democrat and Republican tickets. Polls run 6 am to 7 pm Tuesday as candidates court support citywide. Democrats contest most offices except mayor and controller. Republicans seek council control with key posts in play amid salary talks for aldermen.
Madison March 22 Women’s suffrage will be given a hearing by a legislative committee this week Senator Stout has introduced a bill to determine if fees allow women to vote as men at all elections A similar resolution was introduced in the assembly by J H Kamper Racine A hearing is scheduled Wednesday with a large delegation of Wisconsin suffragists expected Olympia Brown of Racine president of the Wisconsin league will attend along with women from Milwaukee Janesville Broadhead and Madison Talks also center on a ten day Easter recess and a possible vacation to cover spring election period with steering committee reference Some lawmakers oppose delaying the session beyond May hoping to end it sooner
A brief exchange in a Tit-Bits item shows two poets joking about poverty and poetry in a Fleet Street setting. The very Minor poet admits writing only to ward off hunger while his friend mocks the idea of a wolf reading poetry.
Tomah Wisconsin prepares to host the Seventh District Wisconsin State Federation of Women's Clubs on March 24 and 25 with an opening banquet at McCaul's hall. Mrs. F M Hart leads the planning as delegates tour the U S Indian School and hear talks on library conditions and federation history.
The New York Times recounts a quip about Noah and the ark in which an editor asks where the other is and a contributor notes that there isn’t any other. The joke hinges on the biblical pairing of animals and the idea of taking two of each kind.
State Treasurer A H Dahl believes a new law allows pursuing former insurance commissioner William A Fricke of Wausau for fees allegedly retained while serving the state. The dispute hinges on whether the existing statute of limitations can be tolled for a resident abroad, given Fricke lived in New York after his tenure. The attorney general is already suing Emil Giljohan over a related claim from a decade ago.
Madison Wis March 22 The Senate judiciary committee introduced a bill to repeal a 1905 law that let the state tax commission order a full district reassessment after a complaint if local assessments are found not in compliance.
West Salem residents Gullickson and E Kinney spend the week in Madison. Otto Kermsen travels Tuesday to West Bend to visit relatives. Rev A L Shute of La Crosse will speak on the license question with the high school orchestra providing music. W H Zirbel plans to relocate to Portland Ore. La Crosse Agricultural association elects Richard Meinking president D W Marshall secretary and D W Brown treasurer. Fair dates set for Sept 14 15 16 1909. Maybel Thompson sick with la grippe. Family joy at Dudley home with the arrival of a son. H D Griswold returns from Mondovi after farmers' institute closing.
A Washington Herald excerpt shows a father telling his son he leaves only debts, then urges diligence to grow his inheritance. The exchange frames thrift and perseverance as the path to future wealth.
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