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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1908
Page
5
Word arrives that Mrs I G May, a former La resident, has died at her Ashland home. She left the city for Ashland about ten years ago. The funeral will be from the Jew Synagogue on South Fourth Street Wednesday at 10 a m. Rabbi Joseph Gutman to conduct the service and burial will be at Oak Grove cemetery.
If you contemplate buying a diamond you must see our stock. Finest diamonds at savings of 15 to 20 percent. Diamond rings priced at 25 30 50 dollars are the best value offered, fully 5 to 10 dollars under the regular price.
A storefront advertises high grade watches, rich gold jewelry, sterling silver pieces, and cut glass items, inviting patrons to browse luxury items and gift possibilities at reduced prices.
Loyd Richardson of Fairview Montana married Maud Joliff of the same city. The groom is known as a Bangor boy. George Eastberg, a county asylum worker, was injured by an inmate who struck him with a pipe wrench. The free bridge ended Sunday and resumes next spring. The Bangor fire department reported a quiet October with nine alarms, none serious. A charity ball will have special car service to and from the event.
A vivid October poem from the Washington Star extols autumn leaves gum tree and maple color, river sparkle, sunbeams, and civic bustle. It reflects on worries and the sky, praising the world and breezes carrying a message of joy.
Sunday morning at 10 o clock Louis F Hoelzer and Miss Lila Isbell were married at 108 North Sixth Street. The ceremony was witnessed by a few friends and relatives. Hoelzer works as a wood worker in La Crosse and the bride is noted as a popular talented young woman. They will reside in the city.
Friends gathered at 1321 Denton Street Saturday evening to celebrate Miss Bertha Craft. Prizes were won by Misses Matylinki and Sikorski and Messrs Rach and Wielinski, followed by refreshments. Attendees included Kuhn, Christian, Grabarsky, Galata, Hejitski, Kein, Matylinski, Karst, Metz, Thompson, Poybiski and Krast family members.
Miss Viola Albrechtson hosted a Halloween party Friday evening with corn husk and pumpkin decorations. Prizes were awarded in two contests: Mabel Dahl won the peanut contest and Harry Heft won the candy chewing contest. Guests included Mabel Dahl Hela Peterson Clara Knutson Marie Olson Selma Olson Marie Bue Jeanette Mae Agnes Bertelson Viola Albrechtson William Haller Walter Benjamin Earl Watterman Walter Krenz Bennie Anderson Emil Albrechtson and Oswald Halverson.
Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Calvin Baker entertained at a private Stoddard dining room anniversary dinner marking their sixth wedding anniversary. Sixteen guests attended with Gibson head place cards and a candelabrum centerpiece as a delicious menu was served. Guests included J B Funke S Van Auken Charles Noble E J Evans John Bayer A L McIntosh Charles Farrand Miss Dorset and Miss Helen Dorset.
Mrs G C Hixon left yesterday on the Burlington for Chicago and will be absent a week or ten days. Mr C H Greenwood, returning from Maine, has come back home. Mrs Edward Bart hosted a 5 o'clock tea this afternoon. Mrs Andrew Boyd and Miss Isabelle Boyd issued invitations for luncheons on Wednesday and Thursday at Mrs Boyd's home on State Street.
Victor Wells records the top score for October at Hunt earning a $3.00 prize from Continental. Other scores include Wm. Hickisch 403, E. Hunt 275, Jay Rais 203, Livingston 236, Miller 202, and J. G. Johnson visiting from West Salomy on business.
A home remedy recipe promotes a simple pine extract and sugar syrup formula. It claims to wipe out colds or coughs with one to two doses, costing about 54 cents for a pint, and notes the syrup is pleasant for children. The article extols Pinex as a valuable Norway pine extract for lung and throat issues.
Congressman James Tawney argues in a two column Winona Republican Herald interview that powerful Chicago interests conspired to defeat him by releasing Mrs. Minerva K. Daugherty's stock story. He claims the Chicago Record-Herald and Chicago Examiner published her statements after he refused to buy stock, while reporters in La Crosse and Houston county provided context showing the advance copies claim is unfounded.
Local notices list election returns at Bijou and The Bard venues with refreshments, plus a wide roster of residents visiting, traveling, or conducting business. Mentions of doctors Powell and Fraser, Inspector Frasier, and various social events at churches and the Masonic Temple.
Foley’s Honey and Tar promises to clear air passages and stop throat irritation while soothing inflamed membranes. It claims to erase a stubborn cough and heal sore lungs and expel the cold from the system with the genuine yellow package.
Over the past week thieves took two skiffs in North Side. One belonged to E. J. Brown of 607 Mill Street and the other to John Schomers.
Meyer notes the 2-cent rate to Great Britain will boost postal business and cause fast mail bag fill. He cites a humorous tale from Nola Chucky about a slow postmaster who delayed sending mail until bags were full.
An advertiser from 503 Main St proposes a money back guarantee for Gray's Yerba Santa Cough Cure. Buyers may try half a bottle and return it if no relief, with the $1.00 family size containing about three 50 cent bottles.
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