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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1908
Page
3
Judge Ray Reid travels to Washington to urge the president to halt water power concessions. The goal is to conserve natural resources and block private interests from stripping the state of valuable concessions, a plan that could bring Reid substantial long term pay.
Griswold backs Dr Russell for West Salem site citing proximity to farming, creamery, and land quality. Letters from H L Russell and Prof Moore praise locating the school in West Salem near La Crosse County’s major agricultural district with strong local farming institutions.
The piece notes a navy officer racing home from the Philippines to court Katharine Elkins, following her separation from her father to clear a path for the Duke dAbruzzi. It lauds him as the better match and wishes him luck in the affair amid political intrigue and protective sentiments about management and schedules.
A brief note urging voters that polls close at 7 o'clock and time remains to cast ballots for the named candidate. The text emphasizes urgency without details on location or event.
A historical sample ballot instructs voters to mark four delegates at large and two district delegates for the Republican National Convention. It lists named delegates such as William C Brumder Henry Allen Cooper John M Estes Hiram O Fairchild Adolph Homstad Atley Peterson Isaac Stephenson Frederick C Winkler for at large and Alexander A Arnold DeWitt C Clark Edwin M Wing for district delegates with marks to indicate selections.
Eleanor Robson draws praise for charm and stage poise from friends and colleagues. She stands as a leading American actress whose triumph spans New York and London. She will perform on Wednesday April 8 in her latest comedy Nurse Marjorie by Israel Zangwill.
A fashion notice describes gowns with smooth hip fit and plain waistlines. It notes petticoat fullness for comfort, corset cover fullness at the front, and suggests fabrics like lingerie batistes and dotted Swiss. Pattern 5956 covers busts 34 to 42 inches, with yardage specifics and mail order from the paper’s Fashion Department for ten cents plus postage.
In a London setting, two conspirators plot to ruin Samuel Statham and his family using extortion and exposure. A hunchback vows to expose the Statham empire while the other plots torture by fear, aiming for public scandal and financial ruin as revenge for past wrongs. A young ally, Max Barclay, is viewed as useful but naive.
A Circle Magazine excerpt describes a Black voter asked about the writ of certiorari. He replies he does not know, but says it’s enough to keep the nig** from voting, illustrating racial prejudice surrounding political participation in the segregated South.
Quips and cranks and wanton wiles echo a hopeful song of soon coming better days. The narrator imagines winter’s end, roses budding, streams laughing, and a riverbank scene with ferns and violets as a dream of fishing joy and contentment. Washington Star notes this reflective verse.
A brief dialogue shows a missionary asking for money for foreign heathen lands and a millionaire confirming donations. The punchline notes both of his daughters married foreign noble men, as spoken by a judge.
Kadley confirms engagement to Miss Poorley while Pepprey quips about thrift. The Philadelphia Press notes the exchange reflecting social attitudes toward marriage prospects and family approval in a curt, witty dialogue.
The Detroit News notes witty quips about poverty and odd pairings, contrasting poverty with humor in a Welsh rarebit joke. The piece reflects on how hardship and odd combinations provoke curiosity and laughter in daily life.
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