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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1909
Page
23
The piece praises Walter Rose and Captain Hanson for tackling a blaze against official reluctance, noting the fire was extinguished. It also mentions Minnesota’s impending cigarette law enforcement and Wisconsin’s existing statute, highlighting reductions in cigarette use among youths and the ongoing policy debate.
Spokane views a monumental plan by the National Irrigation congress to issue bonds at ten per cent for 100 years, raising five billion dollars to drain swamp lands, irrigate arid regions, improve roads, and conserve resources. Speakers envision a future of millions more homes, vast growth, and national prosperity amid wartime uncertainty.
A Chicago clergyman’s visit to New York led to a local woman’s arrest for winking at him. The woman, Miss Sutton, had broken an engagement with Mr Ham and may not pursue matrimony. May says she will continue to raise a tennis racquet.
Senators begin to explain their support for the tariff bill noting the need for clarity. The proposed elevated hosiery tax faces opposition and could provoke strong women's protests over the tax burden.
A large crowd gathered at the grounds of the new agricultural school in Ona Lacka for a Sunday picnic hosted by the La Crosse Lutheran Aid society. Principal M Johnson delivered an address while O R Skaar and James Thompson spoke, and the Onalaska streetcar line offered a five cent fare for the occasion.
Two anglers and a barefoot boy with gear and hopes fishless in a line from Boston Transcript. A white duck suit, a canvass boat, expensive rod, patent float, gaudy fly, and a cast end without a catch.
Mary Roberts Rinehart Prose excerpt reveals a tense household as Gertrude Halsey and Jack face murder suspicion after Arnold Armstrong’s death. The Traders Bank crisis and a looming scandal compound the peril as letters, telegrams, and alibis collide amid a murder inquiry and bank closure. The atmosphere tightens with secrets, threats, and shifting loyalties.
Four o ds Scotchmen the remnant of a club formed fifty years ago sit around a club room table at 5 am. Dougal asks Donald to notice Jack's peculiar expression and they realize he has been dead for four hours. Donald balks at breaking the revelry.
A scientist argues life originated from volcanic fire, a claim not widely embraced by laypeople who view such fires as more closely linked to destruction than creation. The remark frames the debate with cautious skepticism.
A Pennsylvan ia judge who also runs his home bank refuses payment on a stranger’s check after unsatisfactory ID. The man jokes that the judge sentences with little proof, but the judge quips about being cautious with cash, reflecting wary banking prudence.
Albert Westlund motorman and John T Buckley passenger were fatally injured in a Duluth street car collision. Westlund lost both legs and Buckley had both legs broken. Three other passengers were lightly hurt.
A sallow man asks for medical advice on cold feet and the doctor responds with a witty line about a ton of coal and a five dollar charge. The exchange appears as a humorous vignette in the New York Timers.
A famous baseball star’s younger sister proudly supports him but knows little about the national game. When a visitor asked her the player’s position she hesitatingly replied she wasn’t sure but thought he might be a batter. Lippincott's.
The excerpt depicts a butterfly admiring clothes and a bum'ly bee questioning labor as the butterfly boasts of style. A bullfrog interrupts, arguing that the world would be in real trouble if bees loafed and butterflies learned to sting.
A humorous Tit-Bits item notes a girl teasing Solvent Howell by asking his clothing price. Powell reframes it as flattering, arguing the word pay adds sting. The exchange underscores witty social repartee in a lighthearted column.
A stern parent recalls youth era saying when I was your age I worked as a clerk and salesman for 12 dollars a week. The heedless young man counters that business methods have changed and such pay may not be possible today per the Washington Star.
A brief exchange about seating in a corner reveals a witty social moment. The elderly woman and a gentleman discuss motives, ending with the notion that principle guides courtesy, not appearance, in a Philadelphia Public Ledger notice style.
A printed leaflet inside MARVEL FLOUR sacks proclaims its unbleached natural milling and government purity. It promises better baking with MARVEL FLOUR and offers a free Marvel Bread Kneader Cake Maker and Churn with purchase.
Des Moines reports show Albert B Cummins winning broad support from neighbors and receiving cheers as he spoke to about five thousand people at Lincoln school grounds. He defended his tariff votes, saying he would not sacrifice beliefs for votes and urged more scientific study of protection principles in Congress.
A Missouri Pacific fast train derailed at South Leavenworth Kansas while hitting 49 mph. The engine and several cars were demolished but no one aboard was hurt. The baggage car and two coaches left the track and narrowly avoided tumbling into the Missouri River.
Miss Nettie Matson announces placement at Studebaker Bros. Mfg Co in South Bend and urges enrollment at Wisconsin Business University La Crosse. The ad touts a record of success, warns against cheap education, and notes fall term begins September 7 with a catalog available.
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