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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
4
Citizens anticipate a heated discussion over the justification of Isaac Stephenson's campaign fund as local officials prepare to hear arguments for and against the issue. The national context spans thirty years of experience and affects the upcoming move of a family to the city.
The Franklin club meeting is postponed due to Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver delivering a lecture at the YMCA auditorium tonight. The postponed debate now moves to next week with the Brew ers' association saloon regulation proposal as the new question.
Mr and Mrs Charles A Siede of 522 Berlin street will move to Minneapolis where they will make their home. He is a brakeman on the C B Q and his transfer necessitates the change. In four years on the North Side he has gained many friends.
M. C. Clarke of Providence Rhode Island yesterday assumed duties as manager of the La Crosse rubber mills at Indian Hill succeeding J. T. Hart who becomes superintendent of the factory Clarke is one of the most prominent men in the rubber manufacturing industry of the United States.
Graders are at work on French Island constructing a new macadam road from the main north and south road past the shooting park to the western end near James Sokolik’s saloon. Crews expect to lay rock next week.
The Calloway music house on South Fourth street sells to John Andre and Eugene Haskins. It will be renamed Andre Music House and stay at the same location. The new owners plan stock expansion and improvements.
Beginning this week all firemen as well as engineers on the Burlington road must carry standard watches to be inspected twice monthly. Officials announced on Monday.
In Flushing on May 6, Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. is described as suffering from an impulsive mania at the time of William E. Annis’s death. The defense contends this, while the state plans to argue the captain endured incurable circular insanity.
Arbor and bird day will be observed in all La Crosse public schools tomorrow. Special programs on plant life and bird lore have been prepared, and children will invite parents and friends to the exercises. Where the grounds will permit.
Madison reports state board of assessment sets railroads tax at 3,142,886.73 for the year, up from 3,083,720.63 last year. Telegraph company taxes fall to 21,409.96 from 22,499.12 due to equitable valuations. Northwestern railroad property valued at 88,000,000 up from 86,500,000, raising tax from 995,820 to 1,005,913.96.
Six men from the steamer Batavia were rescued mid lake near Manitou Island by the Sharples and landed safely in Michigan after last week’s storm. The Batavia crew were unharmed and in port at Batavia’s tragedy.
An aphorism about aging and memory notes that some truths are learned through effort rather than luck. It suggests that luck yields to persistence and disciplined work, while forgetting may be preferable in certain cases.
An expert replies that height cannot be increased and urges contentment with one s appearance. The reader receives skin care tips using Almozoin cream jelly to clear pores and treat pimples, plus a quinine hair tonic recipe to combat dandruff and promote hair growth.
A newspaper note describes a skin care recipe using hot water glycerine spurmax to whiten and brighten the face and hands. The method claims to treat sallow oily skin and even cold sores, with the mixture rubbed until dry for a beauty result.
Ellen R says dissolve an ounce of crystal in a pint of water to make an eye tonic for tired weak or inflamed eyes. It will not smart or burn and it strengthens the sight. Drops may be used in each eye.
A dubious health note advises Grace J to buy kardene and alcohol from a druggist. It prescribes mixing sugar with boiling water and consuming the solution, illustrating a fraudulent home remedy for liver issues.
The article explains an inexpensive shampoo using pure canthrox dissolved in hot water. A teaspoon in a cup of water creates a fine lather that cleans the scalp and leaves hair soft. It claims the preparation costs less than one cent per use.
A reader letter advises that exercising and dieting help many but if unable to exercise or dieting weakens you, try a mixture of parnous and warm water. Dissolve 4 ounces of par notis in a pint of warm water, shake, and take a tablespoonful three times daily before meals. Claimed as a harmless flesh reducer.
A guidance note explains eczema often comes from housework and exposure to heat. It recommends a prep of luxor four ounces mixed with a pint of water and four tablespoons of alcohol, applied to the skin several times daily until irritation clears.
Unbroken chilblains respond well to rubbing with common table salt. Add just enough water to make the salt damp and apply as a remedy.
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