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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
9
A period advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cure for croup, whooping cough, and colds. It claims rapid relief, pneumonia prevention, and universal customer satisfaction, with a guarantee and free return if not as stated.
West Avenue Norwegian Lutheran church held a semi annual meeting to discuss a pipe organ campaign. Pledges total $1575 with $225 still needed to reach the $1800 goal. Messrs Strand and Knutson were appointed to raise the balance and, once secured, trustees will award a contract for building the instrument.
The Epworth League Union of La Crosse holds a quarterly meeting at the M E church on King Street tonight. After the ordinary business session a program will be offered led by Paul Austin from Tomah. Vocals by Miss H Sjolander and Miss Kellogg readings, plus musical numbers by Miss F Merrill and the Ladies quartet.
River forecast says ice will break up in early April on the upper Mississippi and the Minnesota river will clear a week later opening channels to Shakopee. Rafting may be short but freight and excursion business could rise with boats from Davenport and other points. The wagon bridge protection piers were repaired this winter and launch owners ready boats for launching in the next week or two.
An advertisement extols harmony at meals and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as improving digestion. It claims tablets mix with stomach juices, ease nervous tension, and support digestion, with the promise of a trial package by mail. It cites forty thousand physicians using the product and lists price as 50 cents.
A post office speaker urges careful addressing of letters and packages. He stresses clear handwriting, full town names, exact state abbreviations, and using money orders when sending funds. The talk highlights postal rules, forwardings, and the diligence of clerks and carriers, ending with thanks for attention.
Paris dispatches report intimates of deposed Venezuelan ruler Castro show no plan to return home soon. He remains active abroad with sizable holdings in Venezuela and Europe, though funds there have dwindled, making his lavish European suite unsustainable.
In Flint Michigan on March 26 authorities consider Harold Moon missing since February 27 may be dead or held by abductors. A citywide search plan gains support from businessmen, the school board, and anxious parents as river dragging continues without result.
Belgrade March 26 Crown Prince George renounces his right to the throne in a letter to Premier Novakovitch and says he will go abroad to escape rumors that he caused a servant’s death after an operation. Premier calls cabinet in special session with King Peter presiding.
The prince Kolakovitch died after an operation due to internal injuries from an encounter with the crown prince. Reports say the crown prince, 21, has been linked to multiple scandals and violence, with calls to disqualify him from the throne in favor of his younger brother Alexander amid rumors of mental imbalance.
The Bijou presents an amateur lineup headlined by Walter Schaldach a boy soprano and La Petite Mayme a terpsi chorean and vocal student. A local German dialect monologuist will perform with music and a spotlight as the bill’s surprise feature remains undisclosed.
Congressman John J. Esch may be recalled to Sparta Wisconsin to be at his aged father’s bedside as the father’s illness worsens. Esch says a telegram from Sparta reports his father is in worse condition and his return to Wisconsin may be necessary at once.
In Chicago the south wall of Swift and Company battering plant, toppled by a high wind a month after a prior fire, buried workers. Two dead and six injured were recovered, with survivors fearing at least six more men remain under debris.
An old health advert extols Samose as a flesh forming food and measures weight gains after use. It touts nine of ten should gain weight and praises O. T. Erhart, a druggist, for selling Samose with a money back guarantee. Only one dissatisfied customer is noted.
Matt Polic a 33 year old Hungarian traveling from Seattle to Hungary leaped from a Wisconsin Central freight near Schlessengerville after six failed suicide attempts. Passengers stopped him during knife attack and he later drank poison before leaping and dying beneath the wheels. He bore transportation papers naturalization papers and $40.
William Lane a city railway employee was halted by two highwaymen believed to be a bold Minneapolis gang in St Paul on March 26. They struck him with a pistol as he lay unconscious and robbed his watch chain and a $35 pay check.
Dr Callahan yesterday afternoon struck a telephone pole at Fifth and King streets and cracked it as if a pipe stem. His runabout sustained no injuries after he backed away and continued on his journey as the car swerved toward the curb.
A Philadelphia Record retells a childhood glimpse of Prince Edward Albert later Edward VIII. It notes his sense of importance, early curiosity about pictures of leaders, and a remark on Queen Victoria’s heaven. The piece highlights royal expectations and a child’s candid questions.
A concise quip notes that the idea of safety in numbers does not apply to policy decisions. The line implies risk and uncertainty in collective approaches.
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