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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1908
Page
6
A sly exchange between a wise guy and a simple mug unfolds as they joke about believing only half of what one hears and forgetting half of that. The quip captures a streetwise humor and casual philosophy in two brief lines.
Madison dispatch reports all U S senate candidates have filed expense statements except Senator Stephenson who cites AG guidance and may withhold. others show varied totals from Hatton 26 413 08 to Cook 29 090 and Neal Growa about 1 000 while McGovern spent 11 060.
East has come to La Crosse with a remedy that claims to transform despair for rheumatic sufferers. Rheumaline purportedly cures all kinds of Rheumatism including Lumbago and Neuralgia by attacking the cause and stopping its formation. Sold at Hoeschler's Drug Store 123 South Fourth St for $1 a bottle and 50c for capsules with a guaranteed cure.
In Minneapolis on October 2 a hundred students from across Minnesota joined the Bryan Republican club as the Taft group grows to 25 members. The article notes fundraising for the Republican campaign and lists campaign itineraries for Gov. Hughes with stops across Illinois Nebraska Missouri and Iowa. Sherman and Longworth visit Rock Island with a speech at the ball park near the exposition grounds.
The article reports local business suspicions about Gas Transport Co promoters who allegedly solicited stock by misrepresenting Mr Easton as a stockholder and prospective director. Police surveillance followed. two promoters left for Dubuque, Iowa after interviews. Webber is said to have sought to interest shippers and contract for twenty eight steel freight barges, with two passenger boats and Glasgow built vessels claimed as in process, though not yet specified.
Two cases of bubonic plague were found in the Khedive’s palace in Alexandria Egypt on October 2. An European coachman and a groom contracted the disease prompting alarms for the Khedive’s safety.
Omara of North Cambridge wins the marathon at Brocton fairgrounds with a time of 2 35 24. Fifty one runners start from the Boston Athletic Club for the event as roads run heavy from rain, likely keeping times down.
In New York on October 2 the grand jury considered murder indictments against the Hains brothers. The district attorney asked the grand jury to return a first degree murder indictment.
A meeting in the office of District Attorney Otto Bossard this afternoon aims to elect the La Crosse county Republican executive committee and launch the campaign.
Hundreds of Chinese entrants driven by corruption prompted a shakeup at the immigration department in San Francisco as statements printed here outline the issue and its impact on policy and enforcement.
The Vote-Berger Bears meet the Firemen Saturday afternoon at Fifth and Site streets. Lineup includes E. Lundgren pitching Burke catching O Lundgren at first J Pfeiffer in second Rees at third Miller at short Frederickson in right Roggensack in left Shelbe in center.
A Sunday evening parlor gathering typically starts with a hymn. The meeting then proceeds with familiar prayers and shared reflections among attendees.
About 4 000 paid admissions mark the Galesville fair with a homecoming and speeches by old residents. Jollification day features free carnival shows and more races including the 2:16 pace, with results from yesterday noting Little Marx and Bonnie B. winning in respective divisions.
Auditors from the Wisconsin-Illinois league and clubs meet in Milwaukee to audit books ahead of the annual league gathering. Fond du Lac posts the heaviest deficit at 6000 dollars, with other clubs showing losses down to 1600 dollars. Reserved players list released for next season includes multiple clubs amid suspensions.
A tersely observed line hints at social satire as a loafer muses on what constitutes a simple life beyond labor. The brief suggests a wider theme of class and happiness, inviting readers to question normal workaday roles.
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