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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1909

Page

7

Training Camps Open at Frisco For May Fights

Two training camps are in full force in Frisco as Bat Nelson and Mike Sullivan prepare for upcoming bouts. Sullivan sharpens for a May 25 clash with Kyle Whitney, while Nelson begins camp for a May 29 bout with Dick Hyland. The piece notes the high cost of losing sympathy for sorrow.

San Francisco Cal Bat Nelson Mike Twin Kyle Whitney Nelson Dick Hyland

City Health Officer Lifts Last Diphtheria Quarantine

Health Officer Anton Murphy reports La Crosse is in good health though vigilance remains high. He describes quarantine work, family disinfection, and the need for nursing support to prevent contagion, noting missed opportunities to treat tubercular cases before death and the value of negative throat cultures to curb epidemics.

la Crosse Anton Murphy Health Department Rushford Minn State Laboratory

Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Tonic Vitality

O. T. Erhart advertises Foley's Kidney Remedy as a spring tonic for the kidneys after winter strain. The medicine supposedly purifies blood by stimulating kidney function and eliminates impurities, imparting new life and vigor and being pleasant to take.

Foley O. T. Erhart TER

Own a Dairy Farm in Round Lake Country Wisconsin

A Wisconsin land promotion touts Round Lake country as ideal for dairy farming. It claims pine timber sales funded past profits and cites Sawyers County case studies showing farm income from dairy, crops, and livestock with low upfront costs and multi‑year payment plans.

Round Lake Country Wisconsin America American Immigration Co Sawyer County John H

Free town site lots offered with 80 acre sales at Round Lake

A firm Adds three town site lots in Round Lake to the general farm offer. Free to the first three buyers of 80 acre sections, the 5-6 acre lots sit near the Sea Railroad extension. Visit the office for maps pictures and testimonials and reserve an 80 acre section today.

Farma Round Lake Sea

Hatfield Near Deserted As Dam Work Moves Upstream

Hatfield once bustling due to the power project along the river sits largely deserted while crews shift to the new Dells Dam site a few miles upstream. Only scattered activity remains loading equipment and finishing grading. Engineers and merchants relocate offices and stores to the new works with Hatfield to rebound later as a summer resort area.

Hatfield la Crosse Dells Dam S. Wood A. J. Swope and Co New Works Green Bay Road

New Depot Aims to Improve Town Appearance This Summer

A planned new depot will be built this summer to fit the area and greatly enhance the town's appearance. The project signals growth and civic improvement for the locality.

Daylight law ends Saengerfest in Omaha

The Sackett daylight law forces Omaha saloons to close at eight. President Ernst of the Omaha Saenger chorus laments the cancellation of Saengerfest next summer after spending over $15,000 to organize it. He notes singers cannot be kept awake to eight with their touring plans.

Omaha Sackett Nebraska Ernst Omaha Saengerchor Nebraska Tribunen Westliche Presse

Dr Roller Sick at Kansas City

Joe Rogers arrived from Kansas City with news that Dr. B F Roller lay dangerously ill there from cocaine poisoning. Physicians at the big athlete's bedside telegraphed his Seattle wife to hurry to him. Roller's matches have all been cancelled.

Chicago Joe Rogers Kansas City B. F. Roller Rogers Seattle Dr. Roller

Daughter Arrested in Slay of St Paul Butcher

Louise Arbogast, daughter of a St Paul butcher murdered in his home last Thursday, was arrested on a first degree murder charge.

ST. Paul, Minn Louise Arbogast

Nurse at Sanitarium warned Arbogast family about girl

Police allege a nurse at Louise Arbogast’s sanitarium warned the Arbogast family to watch the girl when Arbogast was confined there.

Louise Arbogast Arbogast

Curley to Run Big Arena at Seattle

Promoter Jack Curley, famed for Gotch-Hackenschmidt and Mah- mouth bouts, accepts Seattle offer to manage major athletic shows this summer in a new 8,000 seat arena. The arena will be open for the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific exposition.

Curley Seattle Chicago Jack Curley

Question of Enjoyment Among Georgia Clergyman Exchange

At a Pittsburg gathering of gospel ministers a Georgia clergyman disputed a local claim about statewide prohibition. A local pastor pressed him on the remark. the Georgian corrected him saying he had told nothing of the sort.

Pittsburg Georgia Blank

Georgia and statewide prohibition questioned

The Pittsburg Gazette records a witty exchange where a local man stammers as a Georgian teases him about whether Georgia enjoyed statewide prohibition. The remark highlights regional attitudes toward liquor laws in the era.

Georgia Pittsburg

No shade of discontent would creep o er any nation

A quip from the Washington Star on how universal cheap food would ease social tensions by making meals a common topic of conversation. The remark envisions a peaceful society where affordability of sustenance reduces grievances and fosters better dialogue.

Washington Star

New Souvenir Spoons At Jewelry Store

Mrs Nurich browses a jewelry shop display of newly arrived souvenir spoons. The clerk presents a tray for inspection as she exclaims she must have some, noting her cook makes lovely souvenirs.

Earthquake Shocks Stun Western Canada Towns

Reported from Winnipeg on Saturday night, a series of earthquake shocks of varying intensity swept western Canadian prairies around 10:20 pm central time. Dishes rattled, doors banged, windows shook as residents fled outdoors. In Wilseley the electric plant well cave‑in darkened the town, and at Regina hospital patients were shaken from beds.

Winnipeg Wilseley Regina

Women draw to faith believing men seek religious wives

The idea suggests that women's religious motivation partly stems from a belief that men prefer devout wives, even if women themselves feel indifferent about religion.

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