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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1909

Page

4

North Side in Brief Local social and transit notes

In La Crease Cigar Box Co work opportunities and Ladies Aid sew for bazaar meetups at Caledonia Street M E church. Train No 3 was 25 minutes late. fast mail arrived late. Various residents return from Aberdeen S D Lansing Ia Milwaukee and Gettysburg S D. several moves and visits noted.

la Crease Cigar Box Co Lean Ladies’ Aid Society Caledonia Street M. E Warrens L. E. Scott Gillett Street John Garrett Aberdeen S. D Charles Mosher Avon Street Ladies’ ‘Aid Society Milwaukee Road John Miller Burlington Grand Crossing P. A. Appli Harry Richmond Rose Street Davenport Louis Daniels Portage Carl Gifford Gettysburg Earl Eva Gifford P. H. Roggensack George Street

Franklin Club Skips Meeting For Booster Address

The Franklin club will not meet tonight to allow members to attend the booster meeting at the opera house where George Blackstone Irving will discuss a greater and better municipality. The planned debate on Taft's Winona speech was to argue it in the party's best interests with John Mulder for the affirmative and Rev. A. A. Randall for the negative.

Franklin Club Opera House George Blackstone Irving Taft Winona Republican Party John Mulder A. A. Randall

Death of Major General Elwood S Otis near Rochester

General Otis, U S Army retired, died at his Gates home early today of heart trouble. He was with his wife, daughters, his brother and the brother's wife at his side.

Rochester N. Y Elwood Stephen Otis Gates

Burlington Route Adds Through Trains to Portland and Improved Onboard Service

The Burlington Route announces through trains from Chicago to Portland via St. Paul and the North Bank road, adding through sleeping cars and observations. The Oriental Limited and Northern Pacific Express will maintain schedules, Portland arrival times shift slightly, and a faster Chicago to Denver time is introduced. Cafe-club cars will serve meals onboard all day trains, replacing en route eating stations.

Burlington Chicago St. Paul North Pacific Coast Seattle Tacoma Great Northern Northern Pacific Express Northern Pacific Puget Sound Portland Cicago New North Bank Road Spokane Columbia River Oriental Limited Denver Colorado Limited Omaha Kansas City St. Joseph

Switchmen seek 6 cent wage increase across western railroads

Switchmen from the Northwest press for a wage raise to equalize pay. Night foremen earn 37 cents, day foremen 35, night helpers 34, and day helpers 32, with talks to occur at St. Paul on November 15. Management argues night workers deserve higher pay, and a general strike is unlikely. Also mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as health advice.

St. Paul West Myers Milwaukee Road Twin City Pacific Coast Switchmen of North America Milwaukee Chamberlain

Railroaders Jolly a Wedding Party

William Roberts a Milwau kee road brakeman and Miss Rosella Altman were married in Milwaukee. The couple arrived in La Crosse on No 5 and were greeted with a reception at Hotel Jefferson as jokes were played. They planned a five day wedding trip to Minneapolis before settling in Milwaukee.

William Roberts la Crosse Milwaukee Road Roberts Rosella Altman Milwaukee No. 5 Hotel Jefferson Mrs. Roberts Minneapolis

Trinity to Burn Mortgage Sunday at Avon Street church

The Trinity United Lutheran church on Avon Street holds its annual fall festival Friday with dainty refreshments and vocal and instrumental programs. Sunday services feature several visiting clergymen and special music. A highlight of the evening is the burning of the mortgage. An offering to the mission is planned for the forenoon session.

Trinity United Lutheran Church of Avon Street

Walter Grabhorn Hurt at Voie-Berger Plant

Walter Grabhorn of 1913 South Sixteenth Street was seriously injured at the Voie-Berger plant while feeding a board into a rotary saw. A board struck his abdomen, rupturing intestines and causing general peritonitis. He was taken to La Crosse hospital in serious condition.

Walter Grabhorn South Sixteenth Street Voie- Berger Company Grabhorn la Crosse Hospital

Poor Girls Said To Be More Affectionate Than Rich

The young men claim poor girls are consistently more affectionate than rich ones, reflecting social attitudes about romance and class in the community.

Trainmen Ordered to Aid Mail and Express Handling

Due to laxity among Milwaukee road employees over three weeks trains ran late at various times. Brakemen must assist with mail and baggage and conductors must relay orders quickly. St Paul express offices notified to ensure help at stations or trains may depart with unhandled express. Brakemen ordered to assist at St Paul station as much as possible.

Milwaukee Road St. Paul

C E Gauss Offers Free Catarrh Cure Trial

C E Gauss invites anyone with chronic catarrh to test his original local and constitutional treatment at his own expense. He claims to have treated over a million people and promises quick, complete relief by ridding the system of germ-causing poisons. Send name and address to 6350 Main St Marshall Mich for the treatment.

C. E. Gauss Main St Marshall, Mich

Paderewski's Find Donald Johnson Heads to New York

The Centerville Wis. boy with one hand, Donald Johnson, travels via Chicago to New York to study at the Damrosch Institute under Sigmund Sto jowski. Paderewski funds set two years of free instruction. the journey marks the turning point in a hoped for musical career.

Donald Johnson Centerville Paderewski Chicago New York Inter Ocean Wis Ignace Jan Paderewski New York City Damrosch Institute of Musical Art Sigmund Stojowski America Wisconsin Switzerland Mr. Paderewski la Crosse Donald

Boy Crippled by Misery Finds Hope in Paderewski Concert

A discouraged boy pleads for understanding and is consoled by Mrs. Paderewski. After a concert, Paderewski invites the boy to a private car piano where he plays Wagner and Mendelssohn, earning the maestro's admiration. A letter promises further study in New York.

Mrs. Paderewski Mr. Paderewski Donald Wagner Mendelssohn Paderewski New York

Alfred James Signs with Franklin to Sell Cars in City

Alfred James has signed with H. H. Franklin Manufacturing to handle Franklin automobiles in the city for the 1910 season. Franklin cars offer air cooled engines with a laminated wood chassis, full elliptic springs, large tires and aluminum bodies. Models include 42 28 and 18 horsepower ratings with touring cars runabouts closed body cars limousines landaulets town cars and taxicabs.

Alfred James H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company Desier Franklin

Fire Costs Millions In Dayton Scale Plant Blaze

A destructive fire at the Dayton Computing Scale Company plant last night swept three large business blocks in Dayton. Loss estimated at about one million dollars with extensive damage reported.

Dayton Ohio Dayton Computing Scale Company

Old-Time Sage and Sulphur Hair Tonic Updated

An ancient remedy for darkening hair and promoting growth is now sold as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur. Packaged in modern labs, the product is available through druggists for 50c or 1.00, with direct mailing from Wyeth Chemical Co. and local seller O. T. Erhart.

Wyeth Wyeth Chemical Company Cortlandt St New York City O. T. Erhart

Milk inspection ordinance not enforced says Dr McKillip

Dr McKillip, a veterinarian, states the milk inspection ordinance has not been enforced for two years. No inspections or tests were conducted last year or currently. He claims new stock is brought from Minnesota and milks are disposed of without inspection.

McKillip Minnesota

Telegraphers Seek Raise From Chicago Railroads

Telegraph operators from major lines based in Chicago have petitioned for wage increases. Grievance committees representing the order of Railway telegraphers are in Chicago conferring with officers of several railways, including Northwestern, Illinois Central, Burlington and Milwaukee, on this wage demand.

Chicago Order of Railway Verie Wl Northwestern Illinois Central Burlington Milwaukee

Vanity as a Mirror of Self Deception

A reflective essay notes vanity can mislead a man into believing he is not vain revealing how self view distorts judgment and self awareness.

Develops the Bust and Neck with Home Treatment

An old remedy notes a six inch rise in bust size after a month’s treatment. Instructions call for glycerine, mest water, tincture of cadomene, borax, and rosewater mixed and applied twice daily then washed away. continued use promises noticeable development.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Figgie N. E Third King V. Tausche Hardware THE LA Crosse Tribune North Side Office Clintean Street W. J. Schults North Side Lansing Nic Birnbaum Gillette Street Julius Roggensack Gibson Tabernacle Baptist Church Ed. Betzel Berlin Sireet Lemmon George Hickey Wood Street Fred Briebach de Soto T. H. Schreuder Hudson Waite Kane Street Mass Meeting Gen. Otis Postum Cereal Co., Ltd Battle Creek, Mich Trinity H. C. Evenson Franklin Autos McKilip Ogy Spection
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