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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1907
Page
2
Patent notice from O. T. Erhart states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law. It contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended for children and adults as a safe remedy.
Wisconsin prepares for Illinois football with the freshmen as the varsity battles to defend Camp Randall. Coach McCarthy returns from Champaign and teaches Illinois plays while Huff drills tactics to counter them. Over 1,000 tickets sold on opening day, with attendance forecast around 4,000. Dittman sidelined by injury but will play.
Reaction to college athletic reforms floods western campuses as the Intercollegiate Conference Association plans its fall meeting on November 23. Wisconsin Purdue Northwestern lead a reform front while seven-game western football schedules are anticipated for 1905, removing Michigan’s objection and restoring its role. Training table reinstatement is debated with Purdue Wisconsin Northwestern opposing, others favorable. Michigan Chicago Minnesota Indiana Iowa Illinois supportive. The gathering may seal the reform period as a reaction grows, following an incomplete test of new theories last spring.
A promoter has secured a 4000 seat pavilion near Chicago and plans a ten round lightweight bout between Jack O Keefe and Packey McFarland once transport is arranged. O Keefe trains for a Gary Indiana fight Wednesday night with Otto Sidloff. He says 135 pounds at 3 o clock is his best weight, which may bar him from meeting McFarland who weighs no more than 133 8 pounds at ringside.
New York Oct 22 A Giants shakeup is planned after a fourth place finish. Manager John J McGraw aims to replace several veterans with younger players McCann Dahlen Browne and McGinnity are named as likely candidates though exact moves remain unconfirmed.
Mrs. Thomas Herman of State Street found her two year old child had fallen from a second story window while playing on a low ledge. The boy crawled to the edge and fell but appeared uninjured as he came toward his mother with outstretched arms. This near tragedy occurred during a brief moment when left alone.
A special committee of the La Crosse Manufacturers and Jobbers Union met at the La Crosse club to draft a plan urging residents to patronize home industries. No definite plan was outlined yet but the union intends to push home goods purchases and will report findings at a special meeting next Friday evening to formulate a final plan.
The president favors a single major river improvement at a time, not pooling multiple projects. He argues that 14 feet of depth through the Mississippi from its mouth to Chicago is a large undertaking. If the federal government funds it, other river works above Illinois river mouth cannot proceed simultaneously.
A girl rarely begins to take life seriously until she endures one case of unrequited love. The outcome hinges on who receives it, shaping whether sympathy feels sweet or bitter.
Noted physician Geo Edmund Flood advises moderating heavy meals to prevent rheumatism and urinary troubles. He recommends soups milk water and daily open air exercise, but cautions prevention alone may not cure. He presents a home prescription with Cascara Aromatic Barkola and Aromatic Elexir and outlines adult and child dosages, then reiterates diet and exercise guidance after cure.
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