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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1908

Page

8

Best Peaches for Canning Are Here in Fine Shape

The article notes a bountiful fruit season with plenty of peaches from Colorado and Utah, plus limited Michigan stock. Elberta peaches favored for canning, with buyers urged to choose Elbertas. Pears from Bartlett Flemish Beauty and Howell praised for low prices. Grapes, apples, plums, bananas, oranges, cranberries, and melons also in good supply across California, Utah, Colorado, Washington, Michigan, New York, and Missouri.

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Stock trains heavy as west to Chicago markets move briskly

Stock shipments from the west through La Crosse to Chicago markets are the heaviest since Sunday and still growing. Local railroad officials say preparations made in advance put them in the best shape to handle fall traffic. Passenger travel is exceptionally heavy. trains run crowded with extra coaches and two sections in many cases.

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Cholera Confirmed in St. Petersburg Case

The existence of Asiatic cholera in St. Petersburg has been established beyond doubt. The body of a woman who died in the city from this disease was examined and cholera bacilli were found.

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Brain food feeds vanity in a man seeking ego nourishment

A remark highlights how mental sustenance can become a tool for self admiration and personal vanity. It suggests that choosing knowledge or intellect can reflect a desire for status. The quote frames brain power as fuel for ego.

American Beauty's Romance Fizzles at Majestic Arrival

A crowded White Star pier awaited the steamship Majestic with Maurice C. Menges of Sheepshead Bay among the anxious onlookers. He hoped to meet his daughter Rebecca Menges, now Mrs Halsey Corwin, but the report ends with her unresolved status.

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Arthur Hill and Wife of Capt Hill of the Irish Rifles

Mrs Arthur Hill is identified as the wife of Captain Hill affiliated with the Irish Rifles in a brief notice. The item notes her relationship to the officer and situates the family within the Irish military unit context.

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Squirrels Bite May Prove Fatal Case of Bubonic Plague

A bubonic plague case is reported in Los Angeles with a boy patient named Mulholland who was bitten on the hand by a sick squirrel three weeks ago and is now convalescing. Local authorities investigate the incident and monitor contacts as health officials warn of potential spread.

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Plague Declared After Sickness Spreads in Park Squirrels

In a city park a case of bubonic plague is confirmed by a physician after sickness appears in a squirrel. Additional park squirrels are found affected, triggering public health concerns and likely containment measures.

Trains Sever Legs in Minnesota Accident

Chris Nelson a 24 year old carpenter from Lakeville Minnesota was struck by a Rock Island train thirty miles below Farmington and had both legs amputated above the knees. After the train passed he was placed aboard and taken to St Paul city hospital for treatment. He was walking along tracks to work when the accident occurred and suffered severe pain on the way to the city.

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Passenger regains consciousness on train and guides crew

A wounded passenger, after being placed aboard the train, regains consciousness and speaks with the crew and sympathizers. He directs the crew to stop the bleeding and, in a casual moment, asks for tobacco to roll a cigarette.

Rattlesnake Bites Child Near Fort Pierre

Ruth Ellis, six, from near Fort Pierre, was brought to the hospital after a rattlesnake bit her. She is not expected to live as the injury was discovered too late for a probable recovery.

Father counsels youth on smoking in witty exchange

A father warns his eighteen year old son about cigarette hazards, the son responds with a witty retort about not advising him to start smoking. The quip plays on generational advice and irony in a brief dialogue.

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