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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
12
The Chicago Examiner reports Dr J E Currier touts a new cure for eczema tetter ringworm and skin ailments using citrox dissolved in hot water applied twice daily. He cites rapid improvements in a six month tetter case and a pustular back eruption plus a wife’s accidental discovery of the remedy.
Undersheriff Hensel visits Arcadia area to track Jack Kline who escaped the Whitehall county jail last Saturday. Authorities say he acted alone and may have fled toward timberland near Whitehall, with unverified sightings around Marshland.
Reports from Dubuque to La Crosse warn of an organized gang posing as respectable workers who visit boarding houses. While the mistress shows rooms, a second man rings the bell and the trio steal watches and jewelry during a rapid raid, using well dressed appearances and a chosen labor claim to gain access.
Harley Bright 24 is dead and Esther Cook 15 fatally wounded in a Shenandoah home. Neighbors heard shots and found Bright dead with a bullet wound and Cook shot in the eye. A repeating rifle lay beside Bright, with two empty shells. The couple reportedly quarreled over Bright's attentions to another girl.
Mrs. Maret Sorenson aged 82 dies at the home of her daughter Mrs. George Johnson in Onalaska Wednesday at 2 o'clock from apoplexy. A longtime Victory resident she had lived with her daughter for two years. Body shipped to Victory yesterday noon by Fessler and Dahl. Funeral set for Saturday afternoon in Victory. Our idea of a good man is one whose children cry after him every time he leaves the house.
Caledonia Minnesota October 16 A fire caused by sparks from a threshing engine destroyed a barn outbuildings and eighteen stacks of grain on Louis Mechtel farm four miles south of Caledonia He saved the farmhouse and had no insurance Leonard Hill sold Caledonia House to Henry Koenig for 5000 Koenig to take charge soon after three years of Alex Schleicher running the hotel
Winona high school football aims for a tough game against La Crosse tomorrow after grueling nightly practices. Coaches Kremer and Sandt show confidence, citing a crushing win over Rochester and anticipating a heavier opponent in La Crosse.
A concise line noting that speed must be the essential feature to cope with a formidable foe, emphasizing urgency and direct action without additional context or details.
Austro Hungarian government acquires two gasoline propelled boats for Danube duties. Vessels measure sixty feet by nine with two foot eight inch draft, five seventy horsepower motors driving three screws, armor plates, rotating stern gun, and crow nest. Tests show 22% knots speed and 500 nautical miles range at eleven knots, far outperforming steam. Each boat rooms six men with one operator. November Technical World. State funds audited show expenditures of 25 176.16.
Madison leaders Dr. Rasmus B. Anderson Charles N. Brown Senator George Burrows Frederick Conover Burr W. Jones J Howard Palmer John B. Parkinson N B Van Slyke Emil Baensch Alfred A Jackson John Luchinger Archbishop S G Messmer all named curators for three years. One year terms to Rev J M Naughtin and to BE Brittingham. Burr W Jones elected vice president. Treasurer L S Hanks reports private funds total 57217.05 for year ending June 30 1908.
Sawmill and planning mill workers were ordered to battle spreading fires on the Bad River reservation at Odanah. Hundreds of Indians assisted with aid requested from Ashland to confront blazes endangering farmers by White River. many bridges burned and conditions worsened with high winds and dense smoke across Lake Superior shores.
An informal dialogue notes a man’s hesitation and a woman’s guess about whether he will propose. She wonders if he lacks courage, while he speculates he might choose not to propose, reflecting a light, playful town scene.
The article describes a tomb on the Potomac slopes near George Washington’s estate. It portrays the resting place as charming yet tenuous, honoring the first president. Tourists visit the site once linked to his youth and service, amid trees and flowers as a symbolic mecca.
Fragmentary text from a historic page references Milwaukee and a game or device. Readable elements include names and numbers are absent, leaving unclear teams, dates, or outcomes. The passage does not provide a coherent event or report to summarize.
A partial OCR fragment describes a Thursday event in M Town with mentions of survival count and districts. The text references forest areas, mills, care, and miles with unclear names such as Pickfo and D. It hints at gang indicators and a possible overtime or recent incident but lacks clear details.
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