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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1908
Page
3
The La Crosse Tribune publishes the sworn circulation figures for July 1908 showing daily counts around 6,300 to 6,475 copies. The record lists multiple entries with slight variances across dates and notes total printouts.
The St Louis Post Dispatch reports a June bug convention in La Crosse causing mass pedestrian blockage. Swarms blanket downtown lights and sidewalks as wagonloads of insects are hauled away for fertilizer. City authorities discuss methods to prevent recurrences including burning petroleum over breeding sites.
The Chronicle states John E. B. McConnell is not responsible for The Tribune’s remarks about his candidacy. It endorses McConnell in the primary as the most progressive candidate and would back him in the general if nominated, while opposing Mulder and supporting his Democratic opponent in that case. The piece also discusses county board disputes involving Mr. Conon and Supervisor Davis.
Long celebrated for its streets public buildings and elegant residence district La Crosse vies for renewed fame with a new bid tied to its beer heritage and civic pride.
The article notes women of rank in Salonica marching unveiled with a banner and many other females traveling alone in Monastir. It questions the impact of constitutional reforms on veiling and the potential cultural shift as Ottoman women adopt Western fashions and suffrage activism.
The piece notes Ottoman hesitations toward European constitutional models and unrest spreading from Persia through Asia. It highlights a widespread eastern awakening, with Japan China India and Eastern Europe joining the shift, and questions its ultimate direction.
The piece argues democracy and autocracy require the rule of law. It contrasts theoretical anarchists with those who claim power over laws, roaming with revolvers to enforce their will. It critiques self styled might over legal order.
Reader poem recounts a humorous fly tale of daring near death from cream and sugar. A mischievous insect barely escapes a maid and a dangerous cream bowl, then admonishes others to beware the tempting treat. A playful moral underscores clever balance and risk.
In this Bohemian excerpt Bessie frets about moving from Clarksburg to Salem West Virginia. She imagines what Salem might be and fears the unknown, while her prayer ends with Goodbye God we are going to Salem reflecting her apprehension.
A New England lawyer recalls a well regarded down east judge known for kindness and justice in a criminal court. A convicted thief begins to cry as he faces sentence. The judge consoles then declares the man will now be imprisoned, showing compassionate resolve. The piece also notes a quip about Miss Belle Towne’s fixed countenance.
A child’s remark about Mr Sheldon’s 1907 campaign finance footnote prompts a broader reflection on political contributions from individuals connected to corporations. The piece intertwines with life at Rough Island cottage where Vida and Phil share simple pleasures, and Dick Finnan offers bird lore and coastal wanderings that ease the characters away from political discourse.
A humorous Bohemian Magazine snippet shows a child Eddie asking who Total is and why he has more than anyone. He mistakes for a fan and imitates fanning. Other vignettes include a child querying where fire goes when out and a joke about a cigarette fit for a refined smoker.
In a Bohemian Magazine excerpt a man named Jones asks what his friend said in death. The doctor reports there were no last words as the wife witnessed the tragedy.
Willie tells his mother about a peacock seen for the first time describing electric lights across ferns and a turkey underneath in a playful, vivid memory.
In a country train ride a father places his four year old daughter in a seat facing forward. She fears motion sickness and asks if riding backward would mean they reach the same destination together.
In a humorous exchange Mrs. Stubb notes a fat man monopolizing the end seat for ten blocks and snoring. Mr. Stubb compares him to a stock market headline calling it “A Heavy Tone in Hogs.”
The Baltimore Sun notes irrigation transforms arid western lands and may push reclamation of swamp and other lands westward. If U S population reaches 500 million, under water areas could be needed for future growth. The west benefits from private capital and national funds, while the east and south await later influence.
The Philadelphia Record describes populism as raw democracy shaped by expanding national frontiers. It notes longer fringe influence as population and area grow and argues frontier daring challenges centralized power and wealth, urging a balance between novelty and stability.
A Boston Herald quip recalls a Bay State resident misreading a department change as a plan for a “less tomato.” The Iowa congressman jokes about sending seeds by return mail after the caller asks to raise some tomatoes.
A young man and a girl converse outside a doorway after an evening call. The father appears in night attire and cautions the couple to stop leaning on the bell so the rest of the family can sleep. The exchange is subtle and domestic in tone.
A London resident asked a distant lawyer about recovering a large debt. The lawyer replied that the debtor died a year ago and left nothing attachable except a widow.
Uncle asks what Tommy will do when grown. Tommy replies he will grow a beard to resemble Harper’s Weekly, prompting humor about likeness and manhood.
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