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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
12
Nomination blank required for Doerflinger's Doll Contest in La Crosse Wisconsin. Only one nomination accepted per candidate. Contest manager to receive the form at Doerflinger's. Address not fully shown.
A voter instruction item urges readers to cut out a blank form and send it to Doerflinger's either with their name or with the name and address of a preferred candidate. The note frames participation as a simple postal action.
A Wisconsin Republican insider predicts a 10 vote shift per precinct that could split the statewide vote evenly between Democrats and Republicans, signaling a record split ticket in Dane County. Rumors of Senator La Follette touring Milwaukee County suggest tensions with the state committee, though plans were not finalized.
Wisconsin's tame 08 class rush ends with the freshmen defeating the sophomores in a 26 minute spectacle. Notable injuries are minor with Charles Gannon suffering a bad ankle sprain and others with sprains or black eyes. Crowds flocked to watch as sophomores tried ropes and restraining tactics, but the freshmen prevailed and later celebrated on State street. President VanHise was away in the east.
The Wis. school board modified a rule to deduct nothing from salaries for absences caused by sickness or death in the family. They agreed not to deduct when no more than five days in a year are missed for such reasons.
The article extols the stomach as a strong muscle and explains how gastric juices digest food and nourish the body. It promotes Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets as restoring gastric juice balance, enabling meals to be eaten freely, and claims forty thousand physicians endorse the product with a free sample offer from F A Stuart Co., Marshall Michigan.
The article notes that the individual's view on the rush could not be obtained, leaving the perspective unavailable for inclusion. No further details about the person or context are provided in the readable text.
Plans by the Chicago and North Western Railway to establish freight depots and warehouses at the Calumet yards one mile south of Manitowoc are completed. Land Agent Cleveland and engineers surveyed the site to start construction while the city freight warehouses remain in use for smaller shipments.
John Brennan bagged both a partridge and a long snake, over twenty inches, on a hunting trip near the Culligan farm in Dedham, Superior. The feat drew interest as a notable double catch in a single shot.
A hunter or seller described finding a snake inside a partridge after washing and dressing the bird. The snake was likely swallowed earlier by the bird, as the head was missing and the fowl appeared to have swallowed it or the head had been pecked off.
Local police move to arrest Sam Moore and Mrs Duroe on magazine grafting charges after earlier light sentences. The Grace Hayward Co presents The Defaulter and The Devil at the La Crosse theatre, offering a two performance day feature tied to sensational bank robberies.
The statement notes that once prosecutions are finished, those involved are expected to have ample resources or retains, suggesting forthcoming access to funds or assets.
High school orchestra met for a Wednesday evening practice session. The brief fragment notes the group gathering and rehearsal activity, with no further details on pieces or goals.
Rev Henry Faville was elected to the board of directors of the home missionary society and to the committee of ministerial qualifications at the State Congregational convention in Madison He also served as toastmaster at a banquet held last evening.
The funeral of R. T. Dick Wilson was held at 2 15 this afternoon from the residence on South Sixth.
The text notes a procession starting at a temple at 2 30 and a street corner with pallbearers named Jori mer I H Moulton Willis Jance Will Iden J Goodlatt C H Shimmin.
In view of an ordinance requiring 8 percent milk licensed, cattle must be inspected before the first of the month. Dr. Killip, a known veterinarian at 711 Market Street, will examine dairy cattle in Dulé and surrounding areas. Tuberculin tests have been received and will be used in the examinations.
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