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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
5
Mrs C C Gorkey of Northfield Virginia reports severe heart trouble for over five years with left side pain and breathlessness. After six bottles of Dr Miles Heart Remedy she claims full cure, urging others with fluttering or palpitations to try the product and seek money back if no benefit.
General Superintendent H B Earling of the Milwaukee road and Attorneys Wm Ellis and W C Domling attended a hearing in La Crosse. Commissioners Meyer and Raymond did not attend, one member sitting per case due to workload. Roemer travels to Milwaukee for another matter and says a full commission decision will follow with copies to interested parties.
A concise quip notes that when a man starts flaunting wealth many people take notice and gossip follows.
An advertisement promotes W. E. U. courses offering three career paths at La Crosse Gas & Electric Co. and a major milling firm. It urges immediate enrollment, claiming the program guarantees success and improves life prospects, with a start date on October 15.
Madrid reports King Alfonso horrified by protests over Francisco Ferrer’s Barcelona execution. Ministers blamed, cabinet offered to resign, palace guard doubled, troops mobilized. European backlash feared and anti-royal sentiment rising. Paris mob protests at Spanish embassy and calls to topple Alfonso.
William McKinley post G A R, likely the only post in the state or northwest, will no longer assess dues. Beginning after last night’s meeting members pay nothing to the post treasury, funds to be raised via socials and entertainments as needed.
Chicago dated report says Mrs. Henry Frankland widow of a man found murdered in Omaha the previous night collapsed completely upon learning of her husband's death. He had left Chicago three weeks earlier to seek work in the west.
An ad-style piece asserts sluggish blood causes most sickness and offers Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as a cure. It promotes the product as a pure malt distillation that strengthens circulation, advises a teaspoonful in milk or water, and notes price, bottle sealing, and a free medical booklet from Rochester, New York.
Police trace the suspect to Lamar H. Harris of Los Angeles after a bold bank robbery in Highland Park Illinois. Harris, who used the alias Wilson, died by suicide inside a coal shed after a pursuit that wounded Marshal Sheehan and led to the robber’s escape attempt.
Returns by rounds of the Johnson and Ketchel fight at the Empire saloon 117 South Third Street on Saturday evening October 16 with oyster stew served free and the grill room in connection.
At St Catherine's hospital in Brooklyn State Senator Patrick H. McCarren underwent surgery for acute appendicitis. He passed a fair night with improvement later in the morning though doctors caution recovery remains uncertain. A 11:30 a.m. statement noted slight improvement and no immediate danger.
From New York dated October 14 the Peary Arctic club rejects joining Peary in a public statement as he continues his solo attack on Dr. Cook. He publishes an affidavit by Burrill asserting Cook did not reach the peak and that the climb was faked.
The aviator aims to pattern his machine after wealth to ensure capability in all weather conditions.
A concise quip suggests that if premises resembled railway restaurant pie crusts, fewer would crack under pressure.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure with hundreds of testimonials. It invites readers to send name and address for a free trial package by mail and notes a future offer to buy boxes at 50 cents.
In a tense sixth inning battle at Detroit the Tigers pull ahead as Tom Jones is knocked out after a collision, Crawford and Delehanty produce key hits, and Detroit holds a one run edge through the late innings. Pittsburgh plates four runs in tentative shifts but falls short 5 to 4.
On her seventh birthday a girl with a sprained arm waits for eight friends at her party as her mother hosts a coffee party for a group of lads. The child wears a bandage on one arm and joins the celebration despite the fall yesterday.
A New York host and a Philadelphia friend discuss season’s delicacies. The Philadelphian admits snails are eaten in Philadelphia but quips they cannot teach the key “ky things.”
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