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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1907
Page
10
President J P Bird of the Western Wisconsin Teachers association reports that all Sparta teachers will attend the annual convention opening Friday morning. Confidence runs high that attendance will exceed the 500 from the last convention, including citizens paying entrance fees for leading lecturers.
A brief aphorism contrasting mercy and malice by noting the old saying about heaping coals of fire on the head versus throwing ashes in the eyes. The line reflects caution about how actions toward others can backfire.
Wisconsin tobacco growers announce a plan under the American Society of Equity to shear unsold leaf after January 15 1908 and sell it at set prices via equity centers with bank loans if needed. The two day convention drew over 150 delegates from 223 local unions and projected nationwide and even world impact.
A special meeting of the Wilson Colwell post of the G A R will be held Saturday October 12. The meeting will be addressed by the department inspector.
Simple prescription to tone the stomach and aid digestion. Compound Tincture of Cinchona one ounce Prosene Compound one ounce Sherry wine half a pint. Take one teaspoon before meals and at bedtime in water. Drugstores can prepare this remedy. Prosene Compound adds digestive ferments and tonics to boost gastric secretions and digestive power.
Railroads through La Crosse are handling a surge of traffic as all commodities are offered for shipment and western demand grows. Lumber shipments are rising ahead of a October rate increase, coal cars remain in tight supply despite free movement, and grain receipts improve though weather remains poor.
A deed filed with Register of Deeds Frank Aiken transfers the La Crosse Threshing Machine Manufacturing plant at 1800-1830 West Avenue South to Vote-Berger Co. W. W. Cargill and Henry Gund sign for the buyer. Dated Sept. 30, the nominal $100 transfer is reported amid negotiations that reportedly reached about 35,000.
Alex Einer, a Listman mill worker, was injured while defending a scaffold inside a chimney under construction. A brick dropped from the top, striking him in the lip and injuring teeth. He was taken to a doctor where wounds were dressed and a scar is feared.
Philip Schwenker of the 1903 La Crosse High School class is appointed major of the Second Battalion of the Wisconsin University Cadets at Madison. Captain Ralph McCoy lists commissioned officers for the year, with Schwenker as major second battalion and several other named cadets. The first drill is set for Wednesday.
The division of state money distributes funds for school aid in Minnesota. Houston County receives 7,802.50 for 3,121 pupils, Fillmore County 14,330 for 5,722 pupils, and Winona County 14,2 50 for 5,772 pupils. The state superintendent of public instruction in St Paul announced the division and noted enrollment fell by about 3,000 in the past year.
There will be no meeting of Tericony Camp No 4121 Royal Neighbors tomorrow evening as most neighbors plan to attend a class adoption and union meeting in Sparta Wisconsin.
Mrs L J Martin and daughter Kathryn returned from two months in Iowa. Mark Bennett came back from a two month Dakotas trip. Edmund Kilmar of Tomah visits friends, Isaac Silbaugh returns to Gettysburg S D after a month nearby. Real estate transfers noted includes several house and lot deeds. D F Mains visits Vida. Mrs Shannon and Mrs Rude shop in Westby. Margaret Demander returns from Tomahawk trip. Mrs Geo Hall to Buffalo City for extended visit.
A terse reflection on facial expression and social dynamics suggesting that universal charm masks unequal sentiments. The statement implies skepticism toward uniformly pleasant appearances and hints at hidden motives or varied inner states. The line stands as a concise, cautions note on social performance.
Eastern breweries have raised prices from 50 cents to a dollar per barrel and western brewers may follow if material and labor costs stay high. Retailers could cut beer measures in pails and glassware to offset higher costs, reducing quantity per sale.
An old advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills regulate the liver to prevent appendicitis and improve bowel regularity after constipation. It mentions a price of 25 cents at O. T. Erhart’s drug store.
C S Van Auken received a telegram announcing his mother's death at her home in Phelps New York after a lingering illness from heart trouble. She was 70 and left him and two daughters residing at home in this city to mourn her loss. Mr Van Auken left for Phelps last evening.
Banana producers use electric heat and light to ripen fruit. Blue bunches are hung in airtight compartments heated with incandescent lamps to accelerate maturation.
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