Booster Day urged as annual civic aid in La Crosse
An editorial lauds Booster Day in La Crosse as a unifying, selflessly supported public enterprise that boosts civic spirit and investment. It argues for making the event an annual holiday, praising participants and stressing capital labor synergy, while noting minor disputes should be resolved quietly. It contrasts boosterism with capital timidity and cites President Roosevelt defending enforcement of laws against dishonest wealth.
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la Crosse
Roosevelt
Financial Journal
Wall Streetiaw
The
Capital
Skittish Billions Sketch in New York Journal
A New York financial journal runs a fanciful sketch under the headline If Capital Should Strike, noting that individual capitalists have struck in the past but capital as a whole remains elusive in the discussion.
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New York Financial Journal
Men of Note Homer Davenport Early Life and Career
Homer Calvin Davenport born in Silverton Oregon on March 5 1867. He worked on a farm as a youth then rode as a jockey served as a railway fireman and clown in a circus. In 1892 he joined the San Francisco Examiner as a cartoonist, moved to New York with Hearst, and worked for the Journal in 1895, later creating his famous trust satire in 1899.
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Homer Calvin Davenport
Silverton
Oregon
Davenport
San Francisco “Examiner
Mr. Hearst
New York
Journal
Trusts
Triumph of Youth at La Crosse by Paleron
Edouard Paleron's Triumph of Youth arrives in La Crosse staged by Donald Robertson's Players. A Paris suburb drawing room farce of flirtation, assumptions, and mistaken loves centers on Clotilde and the Marquis de Simiers as three Paris women vie for his heart and the innocent White Mouse finds unexpected fortune.
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Donald Robertson
Company of Players
la Crosse
Paris
Clotilde
Waska
Marquis de Simiers
Monsieur Mosand
Monsieur Moisand
Martha
Politeness and Professional Etiquette at Work
An anecdote on how busy men in business neglect courtesy toward employees and the lesson from a girl who faced curt instruction. The piece argues that practical aid beats drawn out manners and suggests women seek practical support, not adoration, in the workplace.
JUST LIFE How to Get Rich
A provocative Tribune column claims wealth comes from accumulating, selling what you can, and avoiding costly purchases. It asserts a thirty year path toward riches and warns of social hostility from others as a consequence.
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Britt Tribune
Ohio man claims credit for new national railroad law features
Mr. Foraker of Ohio states he is responsible for all meritorious features of the new national railroad law. He asserts this achievement provides a sufficient record to retire on.
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Foraker
Ohio
Booster Day Picnic Divides La Crosse Tug of War
The event failed to form a tug of war as participants pulled in line with La Crosse. Those who objected at Booster Day were urged to restrain themselves and close their mouths about the issue.
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la Crosse
Marriage license records draw Roosevelt's distinguished approval
The county register notes marriage license records that invite the distinguished approval of Theodore Roosevelt.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago Man Seeks Divorce Over Poker Playing Wife
A Chicago man files for divorce claiming his wife’s poker playing is intolerable. He asserts marital strain and cites her gambling as a core issue affecting the household and their relationship.
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Chicago
La Crosse's fortunes rise as it grows stronger
The note hints at ongoing improvement in La Crosse, suggesting steady growth and strengthening prospects. It frames the city as improving over time, with optimism about its trajectory.
A Wager in a Quip Between Sappy and Chappy
A brief witty exchange from Smart Set features Sappy praising a mouth as the prettiest in the world while Chappy doubts and offers a humorous retort about matching it.
Why Girls Leave Home Play Debuts in West
A La Crosse theatre presents a drama in domestic life titled Why Girls Leave Home. The production, premiering tomorrow night, explores the question from one viewpoint and offers an answer, marking its first western presentation.
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la Crosse Theatre
la Crosse Theater
Be a Booster Booster in Town Speech
A mayoral speech exhorts residents to be proactive boosters for their towns. The verse encourages community members to promote local growth, support boosters, and keep momentum even when others hesitate. The speaker urges action to avoid a downturn if progress stalls.
Peek-a-boo waist fashion quip from Harper's Weekly
Waukon Democrat notes a humorous, risqué exchange from Harper's Weekly about peek-a-boo waists. Elkader Argus editor Fred Wolf comments on sailors and fashion, joking that men would laugh at sealskin styles.
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Waukon
Minster
Fred Wolf
The
Elkader Argus
Dramatic stage piece by Fred Summerfield touring group
A dramatization by Fred Summerfield explores domestic friction and its toll on the household sister and daughter. Scenes aim for restrained pathos without melodrama, portraying both mental and physical suffering. The touring company is billed as among the nation’s best, with elaborate scenic investiture.
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Fred Summerfield
Panama melodrama draws crowd at La Crosse Theater
The Sunday showing of the original Panama melodrama at La Crosse Theater attracts loyal citizens. The piece highlights the Panama Canal project as a universal topic and depicts the canal zone’s beauty and improved sanitation, promising an afternoon and evening performance on August 25.
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Panama
Panama Canal
United States
Canal Zone
la Crosse Theater
Maverick Saloon Shootout Lands Jim Carson in Custody
In Maverick a gunfight erupts after Cash Hawkins confronts Jim in a saloon. Hawkins is killed, Sheriff Bud Hardy takes Jim into custody, while Bill and the crowd fear vigilante action. The proceedings stall as Hardy plans jail transfer and Bill counsels patience amid a wary crowd.
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Sadie
Shorty
Nick
Jim
Will
Nat-u-rith
Twain
Cash Hawkins
Cash
Hawkins
Bud Hardy
Big Bill
Andy
Grouchy
Pete
Hardy
Jim Carson
Bill
Bud
Maverick
Jansen
When the boss is away the clerks get gay
A brief humorous note records morale and behavior changes among staff during leadership absence, noting a lighthearted shift in workplace atmosphere and implied social dynamics without sensational detail.
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles A Summer Wail
A humorous verse from the Detroit Free Press laments daily meals from canned goods. The narrator endures beans sardines and salmon while his wife is away, seeking a cheerful outlook and gratitude for daily bread despite the canned diet.
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Detroit Free Press
The Thoughtful Landlord and the Four O Clock Wakeup
A New Yorker recounts an amusing country hotel experience in the Carolinas. The landlord promises extra accommodation and wakes him at four o clock. The incident highlights the eccentric hospitality and comic misreadings that color travel anecdotes of the era.
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South
Carolinas
Harper’s Weekly
Druggists and Scrooge Menace Summer Sale Scene
A comic scene from Fliegeade Blaetter depicts two druggists exchanging a pun about a dog named Tonic while Scrooge and a tiresome wife appear. Mrs Scroge pulls her husband to a shop where costly summer gowns are on sale as a buzzing phone interrupts a fleshy suitor’s proposal.
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Mrs. Scroge
Fliegeade Blaetter
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New York City
Wisconsin
Homer Davenport
Edouard Paleron
Julie Opp
Faversham
Harper & Bros
Lan
Dont
Earth
Mr. Easy
Mr Peck
Mr. Peck
May Major
Fashion Department
Marvel
ALL Grocers
Grace
Gotsa Golde
Darling
Main Street
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