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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
3
The La Crosse Chronicle backs Ike Stephenson for senator and Mulder for assembly, accusing the paper of pro-corporation influence. It warns that Mulder’s election could revive railroads favored by Gaveney and Durland, urging a McConnell assembly win to repudiate the pro-corporation bloc.
Foss and Mason, rival candidates to Hopkins, threaten to ignore the new Illinois primary and press the fight to the legislature. The piece warns the legislature must decisively defeat or repeal the law if the men pursue repudiation. Foss is the progressive candidate while Hopkins faces political undesirables status.
In La Crosse today Mr. Hatton presents as unassuming and alert, giving the impression of clean citizenship. He talks little but has a proven record of action, and supporters say he is big enough for the senate, unlike his opponents. If every voter in La Crosse County could meet him today, they would hear his case directly.
A terse remark states the campaign in La Crosse County would be finished to that gentleman's entire satisfaction and that he is his own best campaign document.
The New York Globe notes that Persia and Turkey have largely missed the global shift toward liberty, while Franklin’s influence in Pas-Sy helped popularize American constitutional ideas. It traces how American liberty inspired French revolutionaries and European thoughts, now shaping the Near East’s path.
The article argues that motor cars are here to stay and can travel up to seventy five miles per hour in emergencies. It stresses the need to balance speed with road safety and the rights of all users, opposing Austrian prohibitionist laws as too drastic. It calls for practical measures to harmonize interests on the highway.
In a Harvard Lampoon piece the carriage is described as waiting without various missing parts and components. The dialogue humorously lists left-hand running board chauffeur gasoline brakes and other parts while noting the car has been repaired and returned in “perfect shape throughout.”
Advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar for hay fever and summer colds. It promises immediate relief from difficult breathing and healing of inflamed air passages with a genuine yellow package, by O. 7. Erhart.
Washington dispatch lauds the world voyage as proof the United States sits between two great seas and can project power by sailing thousands of miles to protect commerce. The feat underscores U S strength and prompts global respect.
A Sunday school scene shows a line toward heaven where a man grows larger until he cannot enter. The superintendent laments the man’s sin while a child quips to try him sideways, delivering a sharp, humorous aside from the infants’ department.
A London Globe quote depicts a barber asking a customer for a shave while the man laments odds of escaping the chair as lethal danger looms. The exchange captures a tense, morbid humor about a life threatening situation in a barbershop.
A three year old girl with a pench habit snips her baby brother’s curls while alone. The nurse asks how he did it and May says he stood on a stool as the curls fall, a wry Philadelphia Ledger quip on the mishap.
Yonkers Statesman quotes a poet and his wife debating sales of poems and the fate of manuscripts returned, reflecting literary frustration and a newspaper voice from a regional timeline.
The piece argues for a national style of policing, noting slow change under state and local divisions. It asserts a need for an efficient rural police in constant service and closer police city relations to better suppress crime and protect life.
A humorous newspaper snippet notes a wife reading an ad in the Philadelphia Inquirer about a mangy lapdog named Fido. The lost pet is described as overweight, with one eye and no tail, and the owner promises a large reward if returned stuffed.
A Washington Star quotation captures Plodding Pete remarking that well meant work cannot be made appealing by lengthy phrasing. The line reflects a folksy view on labor and job readiness.
Kipling urged students at McGill University to disdain vanity and pursue more meaningful pursuits. He recounted a story of a dry goods clerk who replied to a lady about rain, highlighting how cleverness can misfire and mislead.
W E Grange cites a modern cynical view of love from a Boston lecture. He recalls a bricklayer and a plumber debating love in a smoking car with contrasting ideas on curing love by running away. The anecdote highlights time tested viewpoints on romance.
The Canadian government allocated six million dollars between 1896 and 1907 to advertise the benefits of living and working in Canada and to attract immigrants to the dominion.
A promotional piece for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription advocates critical thinking about medicines for women. It asserts no alcohol or narcotics and claims broad professional endorsements for its listed ingredients. A booklet of ingredients and endorsements is offered free by mail from Buffalo New York.
In Kirktown miners endure daily routine and danger while Vida Bryan's down pit visit unsettles factional ties. James Kahn, the Serb intriguer, schemes to use Vida to reach Jacob Romer, threatening to unleash vengeance if thwarted, as No 2 Pit bears witness to loyalty and fear among the workers.
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