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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1905
Page
3
The Morning Chronicle and Leader-Press urge full investigation of city departments amid graft accusations. Citizens and officials call for action regardless of political lines, while The Organ and The Tribune clash over accountability and alleged bias.
The Journal recalls a rattlesnake exhibited by Dave Young that bit him on a finger. Dave treated with home remedies before a doctor, the snake surviving. The piece then shifts through local remarks about a park, fountain plans, a police judge, grand juries, Roosevelt, and town personality gossip in a satirical tone.
Excursion tickets to the county fair at Galesville Wisconsin via the North Western Line are offered at reduced rates from August 28 to 31 inclusive with return allowed until September 1. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry.
The Spectator reports an annual Isaac Walton gathering on French lake near La Crosse with large crowds of fishermen and fisherwomen. Boats collide as anglers share fish, minnow shortages lead to shore treks, and fish are exchanged or eaten by all before evening. The writer notes a three quarter pound bass and hints at a larger catch unseen. Plans are made to return next Sunday.
Chicago dispatch lists results with League games in Philadelphia Brooklyn New York and Boston St. Louis scores. American League shows Detroit and Boston split pair in two games while Chicago New York and Cleveland Washington also noted. Association and Western results include Milwaukee Toledo Minneapolis Indianapolis Kansas City Columbus Louisville St Paul Pueblo Des Moines Sioux City St Joseph Denver Omaha.
North Western Line offers half rate excursion tickets to Chippewa Falls for the Northern Wisconsin State Fair from Aug 27 to 31 round trip. Apply through Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
If you like large homes you can imitate the lifestyle by taking a ledger approach to rent. Advertising promotes this idea as a straightforward path to residence.
The item cites quips from New York Journal and Brooklyn Eagle about act repetition and a boastful insult. A Chicago News snippet notes a pingping ankle joke. The passage reflects comic patter and slang from early 20th century papers.
In a witty exchange cited from the Chicago American a painter’s attempt to dress subjects in black is mocked as a mere artistic fancy. The remark questions the motive and ink supply behind a supposed mourning portrait.
A brief cartoon caption shows a trained nurse glancing at her watch and noting twenty to one, while a delirious sick bookmaker bets at long odds, reflecting workaday casino tension in New York.
City drag line and transfer service operated by Ryan and Tobin under the hack stand at Henry and Frank's restaurant. Old phone 129 for orders. hard wood for sale with prompt attention to phone orders.
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