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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
10
The La Crosse Automobile Association will order and install guide boards along the road between La Crosse and Baraboo. The boards will direct tourists toward La Crosse and will be placed at regular intervals before the upcoming Glidden Tour.
A long analysis explains how ten years of lumber removal left Wisconsin cut-over lands ripe for cattle farming and dairying. Second growth and increased land prices, plus tax-free timber sales, lowered costs for buyers. Automobiles and road improvements discussed by local clubs as tours approach.
Huntington West Virginia resident Rev I W Williamson testifies he used Foley's Kidney Remedy for nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and is free to say it will do all claimed. The remedy has restored health and strength to thousands of weak people and contains no harmful drugs. O T Erhart.
Catherine Livingst on Caine, a Wauwatosa girl, filed for divorce from Elmer E. Caine in Milwaukee county citing cruelty and non support. The couple married after a Chicago elopement and lived there for weeks with the wife reportedly begging for money. She was arrested for stealing, and Caine a former stembler man and township assessor was jailed. they married before his release.
A light novelty item suggests men may adopt a hair mattress style when women’s hairstyles fall out of fashion. The quip implies a humorous shift in fashion trends from mothers and daughters to fathers.
Homer Minn Supt William A Buggs visited the school and Arbor Day was observed Friday afternoon. Local residents Mr and Mrs E C Cornwell called in town Sunday. Walter and Oscar Nelson went to Winona to watch the ball game. Elsie Kimble spent Saturday in Winona with relatives. L Mettille recovered from a grip and could be out again. M G Hill lost a horse last week. D W Nash returned home Saturday to spend Sunday. Coffin, new part owner of Withrow farm, is planting cherry trees. Mrs J M Whitlock and Miss Daisy Warner visited Homer Ridge Sunday. Cause of Caleb Bourne’s Seattle death reached. survived by widow, one son in Manila, one daughter at home. F L Tainter, sawing lumber at Wisconsin, spent Sunday at home. Northwestern Telephone changed service for patrons on their line Tuesday.
Treasurer Jones of the Mary Jane's Pa company devised a scheme to sidestep the child labor law by making any child actor or actress a partner in the firm. Jones was cited by the state factory inspector for employing Gretchen Hartman, a minor.
A reflective note on insincere manners where some individuals demand formal proof of respect to validate courtesy and obligation, implying social performance over genuine regard.
Milwaukee officials report the Alice Burnham Fellows school at 4903 Newberry Boulevard in upheaval after eviction actions last Saturday. F Carleton Smith and associates entered, moved furniture into the hall, and disconnected a gas stove. Smith holds a lease and has obtained an injunction, while Miss Fellows accuses him of displacing furniture and causing distress to resident children and staff.
May 20 report says Rudolph Nelson a 16 year old high school student was murdered. Five men are jailed or held including a suspect known as the Cowboy who pawned a revolver hours after the crime. Others named are Sam Jones Paul Lippett Emil Antela and Charles Sobolski. Police scour surrounding woods for clues.
Milwaukee police seek Michael Brzonkala former city attorney of Cudahy and Milwaukee attorney on a charge of embezzling 299 dollars from Jacob Kunda. A warrant was sworn Wednesday morning and Brzonkala is believed to have fled toward Superior. The theft reportedly occurred on April 25 from the St. Kasimir church society sick fund where he acted as Kunda’s attorney.
Ernest Kohler a 24 year old cement block maker in Hartford receives news he is heir to 112067 from the estate of his aunt Mrs Anna Marti Haeberle who died in 1907 in Switzerland. Kohler, nephew of a former Swiss president, arrived in Hartford recently after travels from Africa and Egypt.
A humorous Boston Transcript quip about authors starting novels mid narrative. The exchange features a woman insisting she begins in the middle to tackle two core problems endings and beginnings.
The spring term of Crawford County court convenes Tuesday May 25 with six criminal and eight civil cases on the docket. Unclaimed freight sale continues at the C M and St P warehouse in the Fourth ward, drawing merchants and visitors from nearby towns. Notables in town include J H Savage Sr of Minneapolis, ex-Sheriff Arthur Stowell from Gays Mill, and Viroqua grocer Charles C. Thompson attending the sale. Various social events and visits are noted from local residents and visiting dignitaries amid the freight sale atmosphere.
Miss Jessie Dennis and Martin Jasperson were married at the Dennis home with Rev. Smeby officiating. The bride wore cream satin and carried cream roses. Belle Jacobson was bridesmaid and John Henry acted as best man. The couple will reside in Viroqua.
The Union Pacific announced a regular quarterly dividend of 2 percent on its common stock. Directors also formed a committee to draft resolutions on the death of H. H. Rogers.
An offhand remark about wealth triggers a retelling of a family legend about a great-grandfather who reportedly eloped with a horse in a neighboring county, reflecting on inheritance and reputation.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to medicine for catarrh a constitutional disease. Internal use targets blood and mucus to destroy the disease’s foundation and build up strength. Proponents offer $100 for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists 75c. Also Lake Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Frisco passenger train derailed two miles south of Chelsea Oklahoma shortly after 10 PM injuring four and killing one. The engine and five cars overturned as responders mobilized at the scene.
Sultan Mehemed V took the oath to support the constitution before parliament. Deputies also swore allegiance to the constitution and to the sultan in the historic session in Constantinople.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is claimed to cure weak stomachs wasted bodies weak lungs and lingering coughs. It supplies building materials to tissues and muscles aiding digestion and nourishment to restore digestive organs blood and nerves for sound health.
We extend our thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness after the death of my wife and our dear mother. We especially thank those who contributed flowers and the calipers and Rev J Gamm and Mrs Theodore Mann stedt.
An Eyesight Specialist from Fifth street near Hoeschler's Drug Store claims a wide client base from St Paul to New York. He cites 6500 cases in six years and emphasizes investigation, study, and daily practice as his service strengths. Contact via phone 60 R to schedule.
Certification states all druggists may refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure cough or cold. Claims it stops coughs, heals lungs, prevents pneumonia and consumption. No opiates. Genuine product in a yellow package. O. T. Erhart.
In a tense dialogue Miss Stubbbles and Henry navigate love and bereavement. Henry faces poverty after his uncle's death as he seeks commitment from Genevieve who questions sincerity and fate. The confrontation ends with Genevieve fainting amid emotional stakes.
In a staged exchange, Orme complains of sameness in Jack's dancing style while Jack asks how to vary it. Orme suggests Jack step on his left foot occasionally to create change.
A short humor item notes a teacher asking students to calculate age from birth year 1875 and a pupil’s witty demand to know the gender of the person born then, reflecting a light classroom exchange.
May 26 report shows J. H. Von Schroeder and his wife, formerly Marr Ellen Denom, as defendants in a Security Save bank foreclosure suit for a $150,000 mortgage on city realty. They aim to sell California real estate assets and return to Germany.
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