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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1906
Page
4
The La Crosse Tribune is lauded as the most popular paper in the region after two years, surpassing rivals in local advertising and circulation. Critics note readers trust the Tribune, while opponents claim the paper inflames belief in its own reporting, labeling rivals as pirates.
A Chicago rhetoric piece notes the dominance of Chicago Sunday papers like the Record-Herald, Tribune and American, whose colorful supplements and world news overwhelm local Sunday editions in smaller cities, threatening church attendance amid rising circulation. Purple Hawley is mentioned.
In society notes a debutante is described as a girl coming out. feature muses on life and worries, plus a discussion of slang 23 and skidoo with tangled etymologies. The column cites Dickens and Macaulay, then quotes a long list of names and businesses. It ends with a polemic on saloon keepers and vice.
Tombstone Arizona reports its Temple Bar saloon keeper markets his business with a self described frank card. He prints a notice thanking patrons for past favors and pledges to continue selling a fine line of liquors, urging neighbors to support his store.
A proven claim states baldness results from dandruff germs proven by a rabbit study. The advertisement asserts Newbro's Herpicide destroys the germ in all cases, preventing baldness. It urges acceptance of the product and offers samples from The Herpicide Co. in Detroit with agent T. Erhart.
A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas writes that Foley's Honey and Tar is the best remedy for coughs colds and lung trouble and that it has cured consumption in the early stages. Sold by O. T. Erhart.
Mrs Ella Dearman faces ten days in county jail after striking Russell Taylor a fourteen year old at a shared house. The altercation began when the boy refused to control the child she cared for. Father protested but Dearman vowed to strike again if needed. She refuses a light fine and seeks a hearing, raising no money yet.
May 8 report says seven people were killed today in a Southern railroad wreck near Atlanta. Details were sparse but officials confirmed the fatal toll and investigated the incident.
Syracuse financier John Arch bold, a major backer, pledges more than one million dollars to Syracuse University. The donation comes as Day, who assailed Roosevelt, serves as chancellor.
Eight inches of snow blanketed Plainfield and the central region as cold air settled over the state. Local residents describe the weather as remarkable and note unusual conditions prevailing across the area.
The document lists financial figures including capital, surplus, undivided profits, circulation and deposits for a bank. It references Joe securing funds and notes a position related to the treasury and reserves. Details are fragmentary and primarily numeric.
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