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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1909
Page
4
New coat sweaters showcase broad striped designs in compact knot stitch with contrasting slim stripes. Nine hanks of Fleisher's Knitting Worsted yield a warm light garment, ideal for high school girls. Full instructions and fashion guidance appear in Fleisher's Knitting and Crocheting Manual.
North Side residents host meetings plan bowling teams with South Side rivals. Notable visits include Tebe Ender from North Dakota and ex manager Underwood’s Milwaukee road horses en route to Minnesota. Funeral for Vincent Nurley set at St James church with burial in Catholic cemetery. Several locals travel to Minneapolis and Mindoro for family events.
Railroads prep for a record crowd as registration opens next Monday at Standing Rock and Cheyenne reservations. Registrations run to October 22 at Bismarck Mobridge Lemmon Pierre Le Beau and Aberdeen. Drawings begin October 26 at Aberdeen and continue until all farms are allocated.
Frank Farnham a Mill Street barber received a medallion souvenir from Fred Keizer of New York City honoring the Hudson-Fulton celebration. The piece features the Half Moon and Hendrik Hudson’s ship with en graving. Some readers note the odd remark about stubborn eaters.
A brief notice states that North Side Advertising and News is being handled from this office. No additional details or dates are provided in the readable text.
Repairs on the German M E church at Clinton and Berlin streets are finished. Dedication services are Sunday October 3 with Rev B C Brandenburg leading morning worship at 10 30 and Rev T J Hirsh D D Charles City College giving the dedication sermon at 2 30 and speaking in the evening. The church has been enlarged and improved inviting the German public to attend.
Daily from September 15 to October 15 1909 the Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway sells low one way colonist tickets from its lines to Seattle Tacoma Spokane Portland Victoria Vancouver Butte San Francisco Los Angeles Salt Lake City Ogden and more. Stopovers allowed on these tickets and on the Montana Idaho Washington routes to the Pacific Coast. Descriptive folders available from F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
Mike Fischbach of 223 Rose Street, a Milwaukee Road switchman, suffered multiple rib fractures when a bumped car slid down a yard track and struck him in foggy East yards around midnight. He is reported greatly improved and able to move without pain, with Dr. Sutter attending and a recovery of about one week expected.
A captioned note questions common knowledge about how many toes cats have. It hints that people may misjudge the count and invites closer observation of paws and variations across breeds.
An article urges rapid fat reduction for women via Marmola tablets, claiming public disdain for fat and praising the product as a safe diet aid. It touts ease of use, portability, and a price of 75 cents per case, with mail order from Marmola Company, Detroit.
Mayor Ori J. Sorensen and City Clerk Jos Sieger received a State Fire Marshal circular urging fire loss reduction. It cites Wisconsin 1908 losses at $4,178,860 and lists leading causes from defective chimneys to gas and matches, arguing strict building codes and inspections could prevent most fires.
Ed Olson of West La Crosse was arrested this morning at French Island by Sheriff Duncan on a warrant charging vagrancy and drunkenness. He will be arranged before Judge Brindley in county court this afternoon.
In Viroqua Wisconsin on October 1 Arthur Henthorn of Sylvan Richland county was seriously injured when his coon hunting party, chasing a coon over a cliff, caused him to fall about twenty feet. Others escaped by grabbing roots and brush at the edge of the rocks.
Italian bandmaster Francesco Creatore wed Miss Irma Orphin Calamara in Detroit Michigan at Justice Teagan's office after a week of courtship. The ceremony followed his acknowledgements to listeners a week earlier.
A proverb-like reflection notes that understanding a woman’s thoughts remains tricky, as true intent often hides in what is not spoken. The brief meditation highlights perception gaps and the value of attentive listening.
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