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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1909
Page
6
An appeal to women explains kidney trouble often causes multiple symptoms and urges readers to try Swamp-Root, a kidney liver and bladder remedy from Dr Kilmer and Co. A free sample offer is extended by mail from Binghamton New York, with bottles available in fifty cent and one dollar sizes at drug stores.
An advertisement claims graduates of the W. E. U. gain three job options with La Crosse Gas & Electric and the world's largest milling company. It promises success, urging readers to enroll today or tomorrow morning October 13, and asserts the program is worth ten years of effort in business success.
The Baldwin piano contest ends at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Participants are reminded to submit their entries before the deadline.
L J Wilson of the New York Life reports from Valier Montana that the land lottery drew thousands and promises a boom with a modern stone hotel, at least sixty residences, and new stores. Cargill Withee irrigation project, dam, canal, lakefront views, and a round up by cowboys are highlighted along with hunting and saloon zoning near the new town.
The storm battered Key West and nearby islands leaving towns wrecked and martial law in force. Soldiers will shoot looters as rescue workers assess a toll of hundreds feared dead and property losses near 3 million dollars in a city of twenty thousand.
Annual meeting of the Teachers and Parents Association convenes in the high school auditorium. Professor Benezet previews an excellent program with Miss Mathews speaking on compulsory gymnasium work for girls and Mr. Charles Schweizer addressing modern tendencies in our schools. Officers to be elected. light refreshments served.
The Ladies society of the English Lutheran church will meet at the church parlor tomorrow afternoon. Refreshments will be served by Mrs. A. W. Larson.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure with hundreds of testimonials claiming relief from piles. It offers a free trial package by mail in exchange for name and address, then suggests ordering further boxes at 50 cents each if proven effective.
Public notice invites readers to mail a filled coupon to Pyramid Drug Company in Marshall Michigan to receive a trial package of Pyra mid Pile Cure at no cost. The form requests name street and city state for mail delivery.
The Batavian National Bank received 29.50 on the first Saturday, 48.92 on the fourth, with 21 depositors again last Saturday at Exchange State Bank. Children now hold 245.21 in deposits, part of a school savings scheme shaping thrifty, businesslike future citizens.
The La Crosse School of Music has formed a choral club to be called The La Crosse Choral Club. Two concerts are planned with outside talent, directed by Miss Anna L Beebe and with Prof Lyle E Gorton as accompanist. Local business leaders back the venture.
The University of Wisconsin baseball team defeated Rio College 9 to 9 today in Tokio. The Americans sail for home tomorrow.
The Tribune reported the hold up likely a mistake and the mayor said recent burglaries are typical for a city of this size. He noted extra patrols beyond charter limits, with seven of fifteen on the north side, and suggested officers settle the dispute among themselves. The article shifts to game play by Detroit and Pittsburg with Mullin’s notable hits and numerous fanned batters as cold winds and lap robes shape the day.
The Masquers drama group of Breezy Point High School selected Breezy Point as their next production. The comedy centers on Eleanor Pearl with a cast including Aunt Debby Dexter Maud Neprud and Ashrael Grant among others. Rehearsals start now with Mrs Ross coaching. show possible after Thanksgiving.
The Retail Grocers association will discuss licensing street pedlers and vendors at its evening meeting. President J B Murray says untaxed peddlers should pay for a license to sell produce on the street and expects the group to urge council action to pass an ordinance. Regular business items fill the rest of the agenda.
The Artemis club at the high school will host a stereopticon lecture next Friday evening October 16. Dr Edward Evans, who traveled in Italy last summer, will discuss his trip with illustrated slides. The event is expected to draw a large audience.
For the purpose of adopting a constitution to govern the Booster, the official newspaper of the school, the classes of the school were asked to meet this afternoon after school. Besides voting on the constitution a Board of directors was also chosen.
Chief Clerk Fawcett of the state civil service commission spoke to normal school students this morning at the session opening on civil service and its operation.
Chicago Oct 12 The league annual meeting opened without Richard Kinsella of Springfield Ill delaying key business to a follow up meeting next Friday due to his absence.
Wagner outguessed Mullin drawing four balls while Miller missed short attempts. Wagner moved to second. Abstein reached first on Delehanty play as Tigers keep win hopes alive late.
Hughey Jennings Tigers and Fred Clarke Pirates faced off in the fourth World Series game on a damp windy Detroit field. Fans braved pneumonia weather as winds howled and snow specks flew while hundreds from out of town endured cold to watch the legal holiday clash amid numerous misplays and errors from the benumbed players.
Ad claims Foley’s Honey and Tar soothes throat irritation and inflamed membranes, stops persistent cough, heals sore lungs, and expels the cold. Warning to refuse imitators and to trust the yellow package.
A short note sketches a girl’s preference for an outing hinging on the arrival of the suitable young man in the scene, implying social expectations and romantic interest.
A reflective note on weighing duties and the pull between what is easy to believe and what seems unlikely. The author contemplates responsibility when faced with the extraordinary.
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