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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1908
Page
3
The school board proposes installing drinking fountains in grammar schools. The plan aims to curb disease spread from shared water pails as crowds of thirsty children gather. Artesian water shortages may be reprioritized to serve schools, with support for improved sanitary conditions.
A discussion on municipal beautification and the park board in La Crosse mirrors Milwaukee’s river front beautification push. The Free Press highlights civic patriotism and local identity as drivers of aesthetic urban progress, contrasting American vs European approaches and stressing city pride over national.
The text argues that German civic spirit, fused with patriotism, drives municipal advancement in cities, contrasting with the American focus on money and commerce. It contends American cities lack long term identification and aesthetic perception, leading to riverside blight. It urges civic pride to transform cities into beautiful, inspiring monuments of human effort.
The piece critiques American socialites marrying insalubrious European nobility and scandalous French partners. It praises some love matches like the Shonts girl while warning of moral deterioration among the idle rich. It notes Groom Nicolas and the Vanderbilt circle amid gossip on divorces and widowhood.
New York Democrats press to loosen control held by Murphy ally Tam as the party faces a delayed but hopeful push. Public sentiment signals cautious support for action seen as timely despite the slow pace.
Pink's champions opened the season with strong performances as each section of the team defeated a tough opponent yesterday, signaling early depth and momentum for the squad.
A painter praised John G. Johnson for his refined taste and gallery. When Johnson declined to buy a young impressionist's work, the artist retorted. Johnson replied with a quip about knowing a bad egg but never laying one, ending the exchange with polite humor.
A thinker argues that optimism masks discontent by claiming to enjoy life while awareness of true feelings persists, exploring the tension between hopeful mindset and inner dissatisfaction. The piece reflects on perception, emotion, and the choice to project happiness despite reality.
Spotlight on Singin Skule with Jere mire Robkins and Arabella Robkins. About forty locals will stage the show on April 30 under Y P C U auspices at the St Pauls Universalist church hall. Mr and Mrs J Bassett Willard lead with Skollars and visiting committees. Past productions in Cincinnati Indianapolis and Chicago drew large crowds. Seats on sale at Hebberds drug store Wednesday morning.
May Manton presents a three quarter or long sleeve breakfast jacket for girls aged 14 to 16. Describes a large collar, versatile fabrics from challis to silks, and washable prints. Gives yardage for size sixteen and pattern 5936, with mail order details and a ten cent pattern price plus optional two cent stamp.
In Salem Massachusetts Harry Lebaron 17 shot his wife and then killed himself leaving notes stating they wished to die together. The note was pinned to an embroidered shirt waist and addressed to elder Mrs Lebaron. Despondency over unemployment cited as the motive. Mrs Lebaron shared the husband’s age.
Max worries over a friend's disappearance and rumors around Sam Statham in Park Lane. Charlie Rolfe resurfaces with hints of a secret, including whispers of a hidden wife and a mysterious body carried from the house. The two men exchange wary clues as truth or untruth lingers.
A police officer and a judge recount a chaotic baseball game incident. The prisoner claimed insanity while hurling his watch at a player to provoke a foul. He shouted through the grandstand, toppled hats, and then jumped the diamond, assaulting the umpire before the umpire ruled a three-base hit foul. The judge discharged the prisoner.
A Teutonic resident of Hoboken recalls Minna's wedding where drunken Mike O'Holligan allegedly caused a disturbance. The witness mentions he and his brother Fritz cousin and friend Luie Hartman almost kicked him out, reflecting xenophobic mood in the anecdote from Everybody's Magazine.
A curious quotation about Weekle-So as a default er and Weekle-By George, noting a habit of saying thank you pleasantly after a deposit. The excerpt presents a playful, archaic tone with bemused reflection on wording and manners.
Grace Margaret Gould notes in Woman's Home Companion May issue that bold trimming dominates this year's styles for women. Braids in white and dyed hues, tassels, laces, and narrow satin plaitings adorn gowns and coats, with trims extending into bodices and tunics. Buttons appear abundantly, including fabric covered and pearl bead options for lingerie waists.
The Wisconsin direct nomination system tested Taft's strength for the Chicago convention. Taft's effort to gain the Wisconsin delegation was defeated by 60,000 votes, suggesting weaker support there than in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, or Indiana. The New York Press notes Taft avoided similar tests in those states to hide a record of diminished votes.
A Detroit Free Press verse piece imagines summer delights and woes. It contrasts picnic pleasures and sticky meals with playful ironies about flies butter and boiled eggs by the shore.
A brief exchange notes that a man has entered matrimony and is now traveling in Utah. The playful line suggests curiosity about his marital status and current whereabouts, capturing a light social remark.
A fragment from the Kafisas City Times describes a rhythmic carpet beating sound repeating with a breathing pause, returning with renewed force before fading again, as chronicled in a local column or item.
In a city court sentence day scene a man serving two years for larceny sobs while a fellow inmate bound for seven years for bigamy jokes about leaving his family. The exchange underlines personal regrets amid legal penalties.
Harper's Weekly notes that thirteen marks appear on a quarter dollar including thirteen stars thirteen letters in the scroll in the eagle’s beak thirteen marginal lines in the shield thirteen horizontal bars thirteen arrow heads and thirteen letters in its name, warning that thirteen is an unlucky number in this context.
In 1923 the Syndicate building project faces delays as contractors must raise the skyline by three or four feet to complete the 410th story, according to Harper's Weekly.
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