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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
3
Thousands joined a Booster Day in La Crosse celebrating civic faith and future prosperity. Mayor Anderson and Congressman Stevens spoke in buoyant, unifying terms as the crowd returned home prouder and more dedicated to the city’s progress.
The secretary lays out a Roosevelt aligned platform as he would extend reforms if president. He positions himself as a loyal, influential adviser in harmony with the administration, stressing justice and lawfulness without targeting compliant entities. The piece contrasts his approach with Roosevelt’s methods while signaling readiness to pursue ongoing reform.
Nathan Bay Scott born December 18 1842 in Ohio. He attended Quaker City public schools and worked in a store before enlisting in the Union Army 1862 to 1865. After the war he settled in Wheeling West Virginia built a large glass factory and amassed wealth. He served in the West Virginia state senate from 1882 to 1890.
In a reflection on alcohol abuse and its toll on families a reader quotes a widow who asks not to be portrayed as mournful. She says the death from delirium tremens may end misery and implores reporters to spare false tributes, noting some lives are better ended. Mary Ann.
Massachusetts pioneers a wage earners life insurance via savings banks. Judge Warren A. Reed of Brockton chairs the board of trustees with ties to unions and savings banks, aided by ex-Governor Douglas. Two practical suggestions urge unions to stop premiums to Metropol itan and Prudential and switch to the savings bank program.
For the first time a woman has been appointed governor of the Irish National Gallery Institution. Lady Butler was chosen by the Irish Viceroy Lord Aberdeen, signaling support for women in prominent offices. London papers predict a future where Ireland’s British representation could be a vicerine.
Second Suburbanite Pond lilies j in my cellar Life
Wagenhals and Kemper announce the phenomenally successful comedy Before and After with Leo Ditrichstein leading. The play has 300 New York performances and global runs of 500 Berlin nights and over 250 in Paris and London. The tour brings the same cast and production to town as the laughing hit of the year.
E. J. Carpenter presents Why Girls Leave Home at the La Crosse theater on Saturday night August 24. The play is praised as well constructed with little bombast and avoids melodramatic excess, relying on solid stage settings over machinery.
The new melodrama Panama, a story of the great canal, premieres at the La Crosse theater on Sunday August 25 with both afternoon and evening performances. The production promises enhanced beauty and public enjoyment with careful staging.
The Donald Robertson company will begin a five night engagement at the La Crosse theatre on Monday Aug 26. Barrett Eastman notes Tesman in Hedda Gabler was portrayed with high quality by English actor Donald Robertson, who gave Tesman a noble, non contemptible portrayal. Tickets cost $1.50, with $1.00 sale Saturday morning at the theatre candy store.
A collage of lines from various classic poems and sayings appears, recalling Maude Muller dying in Algiers and Horatius at the bridge. The piece blends literary allusions with quips about weather, war, and social observations, set in a midcentury newspaper vibe.
A poem from Somerville Journal contrasts generous fantasies of abundant wealth with possible grimly selfish uses. The speaker imagines distributing wealth to help the poor and heal society, then questions whether wealth would corrupt real generosity and lead to self-serving schemes.
A London Globe snippet shows Reginald told by his father to stop pulling the cat's tail. Reginald responds with gentle reproach, noting his father’s repeated admonitions.
A committee hears a story about a home missionary fund where each participant contributes five shillings earned by hard work. The event reveals the quick earnings of one woman who says she got hers from her husband, prompting a wry remark about hard work. The unnamed London paper reports the exchange as a comic anecdote.
The article recalls Count Julius Andrassy known for smoothing his oily hair. A minister notes fingerprints on the latest Austrian document, implying Andrassy read it. A joke about tea or coffee and an egg follow in a Yonkers Statesman aside.
The manager announces forming a women's football team for the upcoming season aiming to field players recruited from bargain counters as the agent questions the source of talent.
A Rhine tourist jokes with a German innkeeper about wine type. The landlord replies that the wine depends on the labels he puts on the bottles.
In a saloon by the platform, Diana recovers from faintness as Bill and town cowboys toast Jim Carston, who is revealed as Diana’s rescuer. The Overland Limited train heads away while Jim and Diana share a final, unspoken confession before departure.
The imperial sultans kitchen is guarded like a fortress with seals and armor plated doors. Norman Duncan a young Ontario clerk questioned his five dollar weekly pay saying the work was light and his compensation unjust. The senior clerk did not raise his salary despite the argument.
A Perth bankruptcy examination cites a heavy item labeled laundry in the debtor’s accounts while he boasts daily wardrobe practices. The London Chronicle compares his routine to the German Emperor’s, joking he must outdress the Kaiser to claim the title of cleanest man on earth.
A wounded aeronaut, after escaping a wrecked balloon, asks a farmwoman for overnight lodging. He introduces himself as not an entire stranger, but notes he has lost his left ear three teeth and portions of his nose in the disaster.
A father tells his son Jimmy to mend a rip in his bathing suit himself. The boy protests that his mother will do it, but the father insists the boy should learn to sew because someday he may marry and have only a wife to rely on.
The ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar stops difficult breathing and heals inflamed air passages for hay fever and summer colds. It notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package and is endorsed by QO. T. Erhart.
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