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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
6
A reader extols P&G Naphtha Soap as miraculous and time saving. The writer notes washing now finishes by eleven o'clock, praising the soap for housework. It is advertised as available in most groceries for five cents a cake.
La Crosse employers report a stiff labor market for rail construction in the northwest as harvest migrants crowd town seeking work. Despite offers, only a fraction of the needed fifty and twenty five men were filled for Judith Gap Montana and Greenbush Minnesota. Harvesters remain in fields, saving money, delaying relocation until outdoor season resumes next spring.
Rev H Etzelmueller pastor of the Evangelical association and his wife depart La Crosse for Naperville to enter Evangelical college. He supported obedience to existing liquor laws while advocating anti-saloon reform. He will study English literature theology and related fields.
Denver reports a fabulously rich gold field found at Prairie, 200 miles northwest of El Paso. A town has sprung up at the site and hordes of gold seekers converge as the new field attracts attention.
La Crosse residents praise Kast as he nears departure after showing cures of rheumatism with Rheumaline. Mrs Haberlein praises the remedy, customers report daily improvements, and Kast notes many more cases. Rheumaline treats rheumatism and related pains with no opiates, price one dollar per bottle, capsules 50 cents, order by mail with prepaid shipping from Hoeschler's 123 South Fourth Street.
A large Democratic meeting is planned for Monday night at Centennial hall Third ward with Attorney C L Hood W F Wolfe John F Doherty O R Skaar Professor A H Shubert and other speakers. A new Democratic club is to be formed with a list of 225 prospective members and more expected. Aylward arrives at 5 30 PM by C N W train and will be escorted to Hotel Stoddard before addressing the audience. Wolfe will introduce him and discuss the Democratic platform. Headquarters are set at the former Red Feather Tobacco building on North Third street with telegraph wires for election night returns.
A promotion at Doerflinger’s offers a hundred dolls given away by popular vote. Customers receive one vote for each ten cent purchase, encouraging daily purchases and participation.
Starved to death thirty miles from habitation B. T. Pratt, a 60 year old miner, in the Inyo county desert. G. W. Lewis reported the finding after returning from a prospecting trip. A notebook described Pratt’s dying agonies in grim detail.
Two horses ordered sold by the board of public works were disposed of by H. J. Beckwith at auction in front of the fire station this afternoon. One horse fetched 61 dollars and the other 79 dollars. The 61 dollar horse was the police department mount and the 79 dollar horse served as a fire horse. Henry Linger purchased both animals.
Cambridge notice reports the death of Charles Eliot Norton philanthropist scholar and Harvard faculty member. He served as professor of history of art for 24 years continuing the work started by Longfellow and Lowell at Harvard and in Cambridge.
Watch repair ad promises thorough cleaning and oiling within 18 months to ensure reliability. Experts claim competence in handling complex movements and offer timely service at a fair price.
Taft arrived in Cincinnati from New Jersey and the east and will tour Indiana ending in Indianapolis. Ohio Republican disarray prompts national committee to remove Arthur I. Vor ys from campaign direction. Hitchcock to lead with top speakers. Bryan accuses Vanderbilt system of coercion. Taft speeches scheduled in Cleveland and Youngstown.
Government steamer David Tipton navigated a very low water Mississippi run from St Paul to Clinton Stillwater Fountain City La Crosse before winter quarters at Keokuk. Major Richie praised four foot minimum depth and river improvement work over five years, noting no major difficulty where channels changed.
La Follette will be the chief speaker at a La Crosse meeting tonight. West Salem, Bangor, and other communities will send large delegations to hear him. Kreutz’s band will parade and perform near the auditorium prior to the speech.
A terse observation notes how many men stumble in haste while striving to present a favorable front. It reflects on vanity, risk, and the urge to impress in a high pressure moment. The line hints at caution against impulsive actions and the cost of overreaching.
In Lamar Colorado on October 21 a buggy overturned in Big Sandy creek. Hazel Downing was rescued after clinging to tree branches for 24 hours. Mrs Jas Hoselton Charles Morris and Hazel Downing were believed to have perished in the flood that swept the Arkansas valley Monday and Tuesday. Three Mexicans also died in the Arkansas river.
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen will host a members only banquet Thursday night in Coren hall. The event is described as a ladies by the gentlement gathering.
The Tabernacle Baptist church ladies will be entertained by Mrs Charles Blanchard at the church parlors Thursday afternoon and evening. The annual dollar social will be held in connection.
The Rosebud land drawing concluded this afternoon after three days of activity. The final number drawn was 6,000, selected by Morris J. Morgan of Insworth, Nebraska.
A short quip notes that a man earns his reputation as a good fellow only when he is headed to bed, implying character judged by late hour behavior. The remark frames nightly conduct as the measure of a man’s standing.
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