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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1909
Page
3
Special emphasis on education about tuberculosis in a Saturday evening talk at the high school auditorium. Harvey Dee Brown will deliver the lecture with an exhibit highlighting prevention and care. The aim is to inform the public about disease habits dissemination and how to wage effective battles against the plague.
A Washington newsletter reveals Senate Democrats and Republicans align with Rhode Island’s Aldrich on the tariff. Elkins of West Virginia admits voting as Aldrich directs while trade talks depict a broader pattern of backroom bargaining and selective protection for local products.
The speaker muses on travel and home, vowing a restless journey yet always returning to a steady base. He names companions and places from literature and memory, imagining nights with Stevenson Kipling and Mulvaney. The verse ends with fatigue and a held holiday after seeing the world.
The article urges the public to attend a lecture in La Crosse about a foe stronger than war and more costly to humanity. It calls for community action to stamp it out and explains how the city can play its part against this relentless threat to human life.
Few figures have gained quick widespread confidence in La Crosse as Prof. W. Earl Flynn the health evangelist. His earnestness fairness and restraint in claims have earned broad public approval.
A local notice extols a community worker’s great efforts to bring health and happiness to many families. It teases a Woodmen picnic excursion and urges advance planning to avoid any interference with attendance.
A Georgia case involves a mule beaten by a Black laborer, with the defendant appealing in Tally v State. The appellate court upholds the cruelty conviction, stating the law protects animals from wanton mistreatment by drivers of laboring mules. The text notes a verse-like defense and the court’s firm stance against cruelty.
La Crosse readers laud Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble relief. Mrs. Theodore Segler testifies the pills from Schart's drug store eased dull pains in hips loins and back. Ad notes 50 cents and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U S agents. Remember the name Doan's.
John D. Wells notes a plan to return home amid plans and companions. The Buffalo News snippet shows a character named Mary and a group traveling in a steamer style setting.
Calvin Demarest, the amateur billiard champion, recalled a summer storm night in the country when he and a companion sheltered in a tavern. The landlord brought out an old table with three white balls, and Demarest learned to distinguish them by shape as they played for hours.
Miss Ethel Barrymore recounted fooling reporters about her nuptials during a Boston luncheon. A pretty girl pretended to be the groom in a blind man’s bluff prank, claiming Uncle Jabez Carpenter when the true figure was Aunt Annie Plummer who disinherited her. Mariage changes a man’s views quickly.
Vera Cruz May 19. Harold Sanborn, in his western ranch life, has been involved in a shooting incident with Mexican men. Sanford, a unique border figure, turned himself in to authorities and awaits trial. He runs his father’s ranch and is hei to wealth, now president of Sanborn Lumber and Development.
John Shil rushes to Gorehaven with Dowsett through a gale to fetch Dr. Hardy for Laura Dowsett. The physician discovers brain fever and plans to stay, while Shil guards her secret marriage and fights to protect her from her husband.
Fargo North Dakota May 26 A jury is being empaneled to try Edward Simpson on murder charges. Simpson is described as a Negro and alleged to have killed another Black man shortly after his release from jail on a prior charge.
Anecdote about Dr. Y. T. Bull shows his skill and kindness. A poor east side girl’s operation was performed without charge after he cleared the room for the procedure. The grateful father forced a quarter into his hand, and Bull felt richer than any fee. News account from New York Press.
An elderly hod carrier slipped near a third story and plunged to the ground. Passersby feared death, but he survived after bystanders gave him whiskey. He regained consciousness and replied that he felt all right after the fall.
In a dinner scene from Tit-Bits a boy named Tommy chooses tart over pudding. His father, recalling manners lessons, asks tart what, prompting a firm “Tart first!” from the boy as he gazes at the pastry.
A brief note from the Christian Advocate asks if Ras tus living across the road keep chickens. It cites Rastus Dey as keeper of some fowl and records local curiosity about farm animals.
The speaker expresses respect for missionaries as good people but notes they would not be pleasing to eat, using a humorous or satirical observation about the missionaries.
A reflective line notes that those who view life as an empty dream can cause pain to others by turning it into a nightmare.
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