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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
8
The early history shows Chamberlain's Cough Remedy rose from local beginnings to wide acceptance over thirty five years. It gained sales as families trialed it, with science and medicine yielding no better cough remedy. The product is trusted in thousands of homes for croup and colds, praised for prompt relief and pleasant taste.
Coroner's jury near Kenosha returns a verdict on the unknown man found in a Riley farm thicket but provides no identification. Initial belief linked the body to Frank Clope of Racine, yet the jury voided that identification. The deceased carried about $4,000 in life insurance with several fraternal companies, likely prompting the widow to sue if insurers delay payment pending verification.
John Smith was convicted of criminal assault on a 13 year old girl after a two day trial in Waukesha. He held a revolver to her head and forced her upstairs, then shot the girl’s mother and Sheriff after the attack. Sentence carries up to 35 years. a new trial motion will be argued Thursday.
The Rev. George E. Hunter of Christ Presbyterian church stirred the audience in Madison on November 18 by saying there are few truly sane people in the pews and that many men neglect their children while worrying over their chickens. He urged better focus on family duties and common sense.
Oconomowoc Wisconsin Nov 18 Hiram F Like died here of heart failure at 77 He was long time in local furniture business and member of Wisconsin consistory Oconomowoc chapter Loyal Legion and a lieutenant of Company F Twenty eighth Wisconsin Civil War He leaves wife four children a sister Mrs E M Dupuy South Milwaukee and a brother in California survive him.
A terse remark notes that a debtor often claims prior payments were not credited when confronted with a due bill. The quip captures a common complaint about unpaid debts and disputed receipts.
Recent hospital reports note a rise in rheumatism nationwide and describe it as a severe symptom of kidney trouble caused by clogged eliminative tissues. A home remedy using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla is offered, with dosage guidance and claims of relief for backache and bladder issues. An incident mentions E. Spencer injuring an ankle after a fire hydrant collision as guests evacuated. fire damage totaled $200.
Appleton Wis Nov 18 The marriage of Daniel Newton and his 18 year old wife, an Indian woman from the Menominee tribe, ends in court with Judge John Goddard granting a divorce. Newton, a white man, sought reconciliation with his child wife who fled to the Keshena reservation, amid tribal disdain for their union.
In Racine Wisconsin the county board narrowly reversed a city curb on wagon stops in front of the courthouse. The 13 to 12 decision allows expressmen to continue blocking traffic as arrests and fines recorded earlier are negated. The board plans to seek William Schenkenberg, a trustee of the county insane asylum.
In Racine on November 18 a fire in an air shaft caused a hotel panic at the Budar. Porter Jack Vance ripped off two screen doors and hurled pool balls through windows. One ball struck a man on the head and another hit a woman before officers restrained the man. FE Hopkinson, a shoe merchant, came down in his night clothes during the incident.
Madison reports show Wells M. Ruggles spent 864.50 for campaign purposes while Thomas Morris is re elected state senator and D B Stevens is elected assemblyman. Racine residents contest a 4000 paving assessment. Other items include a murder case in Racine, a switch engine mishap in Appleton, sanity exam in Colby, Alfred Rudolph killed by a falling tree, a back yard shooting incident in Merrill, estate administration in Onalaska, bonds for a county insane asylum in Superior, and a Milwaukee freight train derailment near Beaver Dam.
James Cale, free on $1,000 bail for highway robbery in October, faces arrest for allegedly stealing $2,000 worth of silverware from a Fond du Lac home last summer. His father Thomas Cale once served as Fond du Lac county sheriff and is now territorial representative from Alaska.
A compact aphorism notes that lack of true character makes a man fret over dignity.
A New York Tribune discusses moral and religious views on animal life. It contrasts Darwinian thought on animal perception and suffering with the primacy of human needs, condemning needless pain but justifying animal destruction when welfare of humans requires it.
The snippet describes an average man taking advantage of wartime allowances, cutting his family's sugar and coffee supplies to fund personal leisure. It suggests strain on household rations during the period.
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