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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1909
Page
3
Public appeal calls on La Crosse residents to attend an anti tuberculosis lecture by Harvey Dee Brown at the high school auditorium on Saturday June 5. The notice frames the disease as a dire national threat and urges broad participation from men, women, parents and communities to combat the White Plague.
The text argues for extending park supervision to school grounds and public spaces. It supports giving the commission full authority to plan and execute improvements, noting current jurisdiction over parks water fronts and boulevards is insufficient for a complete, evolving system.
The school board is urged to support park commission efforts to beautify and widen open spaces. It is argued the commission should control funds and be allowed to advance the playground and school ground development with strong backing.
Death has claimed Judge J J Fruit a scholar jurist and beloved man. The community mourns a devoted duty bound figure whose conscience is clear and whose long life of service is praised as a model of integrity and piety.
The New York Tribune laments the end of era when "Ben" Tillman and John C. Spooner sparred in the senate. It urges Tillman to engage more, notes Wisconsin figures La Follette Stephenson and Dolliver Cummins, and critiques tariff views on lumber and Canadian competition.
The Chicago Record-Herald praises Illinois for delivering Dolliver and Cummins to the Senate while noting Illinois has scant representation on tariff matters. The piece highlights a vigorous defense of senate progressives and mentions hundreds of letters from Illinois business men supporting Dolliver’s stance on revision and consumer justice.
An advertisement promotes Rexall Kidney Remedy as a comprehensive treatment for kidney and urinary issues. It guarantees satisfaction with a risk free trial, offering two sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar, and is endorsed by O. T. Erhart.
Doan's Kidney Pills touted as a cure for kidney trouble in La Crosse Wisconsin. William P. Delphenick, a mechanic, endorses the remedy after relief from backache and urinary ills. Pills priced 50 cents, sold by all dealers, Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo noted as sole U.S. agents.
The Menasha Record and Appleton Crescent criticize state politics as Stone and deputy game wardens face alleged electioneering, with a $1 200 fund linked to influence the governor. The piece suggests restitution may follow after months of investigation.
A broad overview notes a busy year in La Crosse with growth and betterment across many endeavors. Citizens are urged to view events including the Harvey Dee Brown anti tuberculosis meeting Flynn health crusade the board of trade new idea dinner Woodmen excursion to Sparta manufacturers and jobbers excursion to Lanesboro and the Green Bay excursion to Trempealeau valley.
The Senate backed Aldrich on the tobacco schedule after Senator Bradley exposed the trust’s influence and its tie to night riders and unrest. Representative government.
The board of trade dinner and business meeting Tuesday night is described as vital to La Crosse business men. It calls on every eligible man to attend to support the city’s future growth and prominence.
La Crosse fans renew support for the city’s baseball club. The team, drawing steady crowds, headlines local sports chatter as optimism grows for upcoming home games.
An informal remark about Flynn draws attention as observers recall his reputation and influence. The comment hints at a larger debate about leadership and power within the community.
Horace Seymour Keller reports in the New York Times that a farm near Uncle Lem’s will not welcome city visitors this year. Cindy, Jake, and the narrator will stay, pausing farm life as they retreat from boarders, carts, and the bustle.
A Los Angeles police court case features a driver who hit a dog with a car. A Chinaman witness cannot understand English, prompting a court interpreter. The judge jokes about needing an interpreter as the exchange reveals the witness and interpreter stating times in different languages.
A playful exchange features a small boy and sailor asking about whale encounters shipwrecks and desert island castaways. The boy dismisses dangers and quips that truthful talk would spare people from stalking, ending with a line from The Throne.
Advert shows youths urged to pursue traveling salesmanship with promise of high earnings from 2000 to 10000 dollars yearly. Bradstreet System claims six week training and job placement, offering free book from president, address Rochester New York.
An article warns that plants and hair illness stem from the root cause. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide as a germ-killing treatment to prevent hair loss and claims canker or disease cannot be cured by surface applications alone. The ad notes samples for 19 cents and lists Detroit and Hoeschler Bros. as agents.
A heated exchange in the Boston Transcript features a father threatening to cut off his son if he marries an actress, while a legal adviser proposes telling the girl about the plan.
An old German man wearing a faded blue coat and campaign hat limps into a palatial dog and horse hospital bequeathed by a human millionaire to X. He insists he should be admitted claiming heart trouble and veteran status. The superintendent explains it is a veterinary facility, not a human hospital. The man retorts he is a veteran and cites Gettysburg.
Dr C H Parkhurst at a banquet laments misinterpretation of charity and quotes a journal entry criticizing the idea that giving should extend beyond one’s coat. He relates a hostler stealing potatoes and says he has given him the sack. Remarks quoted from the New York Tribune.
The superintendent finds the storekeeper pulling a large case. He retrieves a book to prove brain power, shoves it into the case, and falls into rubbish, blaming the loose handle. The storekeeper coldly confirms the excuse with a straight face.
Humorous exchange from Harper's Bazar features a camel laconically claiming it can go eight days without water and Freddy joking he could too if allowed to.
The C A Goodyear lumber mill at Tomah Wisconsin is shut for repairs and likely won't restart until mid August or early September. The facility is being remodeled with new boilers and machinery, the pond cleaned, and a nearby railroad line expected to aid log shipping. Tag Day proceeds totaled 225 dollars for a new drinking fountain.
A man eagerly plans a family summer trip if he stays home. The piece mocks overly critical praise for minor faults, jokes about a college magazine and the sultan, and notes a bride’s anticipation of newspaper attention as Mrs. on her wedding day.
In a tense confrontation at Black Hall, John Shil refuses to reveal Laura’s whereabouts and warns Sir William Tankerlane against approaching her. Tankerlane threatens, but Shil vows to protect Laura, planning a dawn departure for Conasea Island while arranging night surveillance to thwart pursuit.
Twenty six years of bladder and kidney trouble allegedly cured after eight bottles of Peruna and three of Manalin. The testimonial notes catarrh as a frequent kidney disease cause and promotes Peruna as an internal systemic catarrh remedy. Another Texas reader also endorses Peruna after a bowels inflammation.
The narrator weighs escaping to meet Laura while evading Tankerlane and questions if Laura is alive or dead. He plans to leave after dinner, drift down the creek on the ebb tide with night, wind from the west, and the cover of darkness. He reasons a duck shooting night and a gun could aid his journey.
Appellant sought a sensational article using a woman of ill repute and requested a photograph from her family. Two images were supplied, a tintype and a button photo, the latter depicting the respondent and published. The disparity misled readers and the respondent won punitive damages. prior New York ruling allowed admissibility of a photo for comparison in similar cases.
A reflective line notes that current events rarely align with prior ideals. The statement contrasts practice with theory, suggesting a gap between expected and actual outcomes. It emphasizes hindsight about progress and the reliability of plans versus lived results.
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