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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1909
Page
6
An advertisement touts Electropodes metallic insoles to energize nerves and organs, promising quick improvements in fatigue and various ailments. The Lima Ohio company offers a 30 day trial with money back guarantee, asking buyers to specify for lady or gentleman.
The Tabasco flood region appeals for national and federal aid after a cloudburst and twenty days of rain. Property loss is estimated at five million dollars, with crops, livestock, and homes destroyed across rural and urban areas.
The advertisement markets Scott's Emulsion as the original and superior product for thirty five years. It warns against imitations and claims the original is thick like heavy cream while rivals are thin. It invites purchases at druggists and offers a savings bank and sketch book as a promotion.
The La Crosse public library, plus its new educational department serving La Crosse schools, the Normal school, and the county agricultural school, plans to ask the city council for a further $2000 in funding. The expanded building has quadrupled in value and the children’s department now circulates large numbers of books with daily repair needs.
A La Crosse society satire recounts a dispute over a pink silk dress in the rehearsals for Up and Down Broadway a charity opera for the Home of the Friendless. Director Donald MacDonald dictates color schemes prompting laughter at the worktable.
A woman is described as the catalyst who started a cycle of trouble and has maintained it since, according to the report.
Chronic constipation mirrors dyspepsia and indigestion and often precedes appendicitis. Physicians note most cases start with long standing gastro intestinal indigestion and urge treating the root cause rather than laxatives. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are marketed as a remedy to cure indigestion and relieve constipation, reducing appendicitis risk.
James McMahon confessed to killing his two sisters, brother-in-law Alonzo Van Royen, and Rose McMahon in Wyandotte County Kansas. Sheriff Becker reviews evidence seven days after the triple tragedy discovery and says McMahon led to the hiding place of the revolver used in the killings.
Wm J Engle of Butte Montana who drew first in the Cheyenne and Standing Rock reservation farm distribution was disqualified three days ago after filing a homestead in Tripp County South Dakota. The law forbids a second government land filing.
The ad argues that mortgages trap buyers in long payments with no equity gains, while placing the same funds in diamonds yields real, depreciation-free growth. It claims diamonds as a guaranteed investment with substantial interest and invites readers to view its diamond stock.
Phillip Allen the Mineral Point bank wrecker, held in Madison jail for safety by federal officers, may be brought to La Crosse to face a grand jury arraignment. The grand jury is busy with liquor cases and may take up Allen after current matters. Deputy Marshal Kelley who escorted Allen to Madison will likely accompany him to La Crosse if indictment is deemed advisable.
In Viroqua Wisconsin on October 27, the fourth member of Andrew Jasperson Sr. family dies from tuberculosis. Andrew Jasperson Jr. aged 46 had worked in lumber yards in McKinzie and McDonald yards and with John Paul Co. of La Crosse before buying a Franklin County farm. He is survived by his wife, daughter of Peter Jerman, and seven children.
In New York on October 27, Charles S. Whitman and George Gordon Battle pledged to expose those behind the so called white slave traffic if elected district attorney and Tammany candidate respectively. Betting on the election shows Gaynor favored with Kings County votes stirring large wagers.
In Muscatine Iowa two men Charles Barney and Elmer Ryan hauled a suspected seventy five pound sturgeon from the river near the Kaiser saw mill. The massive fish, about four feet long, fought as they pulled in the trot line and was placed in a life box at the Kaiser box factory for exhibition all day.
The claims committee of the county board will meet on Monday November 1. All parties with claims against the county are urged to file them with the county clerk by that date.
LaCrosse Stamping and Tool Co loses patent window lock claim against C. F. Mason after a two day trial. E Higbee pursued the suit for the plaintiff while Bunge and Bosshard defended. The court then took up the Holcek versus Western Bohemian Fraternal case, but at noon the judge ruled for the defendant in the lock case.
Fordham's gridiron prominence this season is credited to Jim McCarthy and Frank McCaffrey, two ends whose open play and quick ball control have outpaced opponents. Their experience on Fordham's baseball squad helps them catch and throw passes with precision as they pursue outside kicks. Fans will see Fordham face Swarthmore at home this Saturday.
Hirokami Ito, son of the slain Japanese statesman Prince Ito, calls Koreans to view his father's death as a grave error and praises Ito as Korea's friend in Japan’s public life. He plans to join his mother in Japan as Tokyo faces a shift in Korean policy.
A mob of 200 armed men stormed Floyd jail and seized Joe Gilford and Alexander Hill, two Black men accused in the M. G. Brock case. Both men died in the related incident as authorities investigate the mob action.
Robert Baxley, 45, wrote a farewell note to his daughter before shooting himself in a saloon back room. He had warned that suspected thieves who took his hogs and alleged bad company drove him to despair, ending his life.
A reader quotes a New York Herald item noting a couple eating in silence with the husband devouring a full meal without opening his mouth. The remark suggests an intense yet unspoken tension between John and Grace in a humorous anecdote.
A man who guides his blind wife through daily life relies on tactile cues to navigate routines and maintain independence. The couple's routine centers on adaptive methods and mutual support as they cope with her disability.
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