Chicago Beats Michigan To Claim Western Intercollegiate Title
The unexpected victory by Chicago over Michigan altered the standings and crowned Chicago western intercollegiate champions though no clear straight-score dominance. Erkesall kicked a field goal against Wisconsin and Chicago scored a safety on Michigan. W. B. U. faced St. Thomas in a plucky defeat, marking La Crosse’s first year of big football.
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What Society Is In The Modern Sense
The piece critiques high society as money driven and insane, contrasting it with productive minds. It ponders garden party frivolities, social talk as empty, and labels the sane, work driven public as society’s true core. It cites Henry Watterson and Marie Coralli to illustrate the social madness debate.
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Marie Coralli
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles Observed
A fragmented verse ramble notes political intrigue with lines about a $10,000 paid up policy and a gubernatorial candidate withdrawal. Oil stock shifts from graft to insurance spotlight as Thanksgiving reflections and satirical verses close the piece.
Holiday Rail Specials Across States and Cities
Travel notices list November 27 round trip fares for Indiana Michigan New York Ohio Ontario Pennsylvania and West Virginia at one and one third fare. Thanksgiving rates apply November 29 30. Within 200 miles one and one third fare with a 21 day limit. December 4 and December 16 to 20 include Chicago NL International Live Stock Exposition fares one fare plus two dollars round trip. December 24 deadline.
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Advertising drives lower prices for modern stores
The piece asserts that modern stores spend on advertising and can sell goods cheaper than old fashioned shops that avoided advertising, likening the cost of a long tip on a trolley to a short one on a horse car as a metaphor for price impact. It emphasizes the business value of advertising in lowering consumer costs.
Life Advice and Sports Gossip From a Newspaper Page
A string of quotes offers self improvement thoughts about health, worry, and action. The note references a Philadelphia Bulletin piece and playful lines on football risks, political intrigue, and Michigan’s fortunes, with humor about Jerum K Jerum and a grand duke’s assassination attempt in Russia.
Costly Saves Girl From Burn Injury Heroic Rescue
Genivieve Costly, 12, daughter of Registrar in Probate Johnson Costley, narrowly escaped a fire when her clothes ignited while broiling steak. Her father, using crutches, rushed from the barn and ripped the burning fabric away in seconds, sparing her serious harm while suffering a hand burn and singed eyebrows.
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Mr. Costley
Very Low Excursion Rates to International Live Stock Expo
Excursion tickets to the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago go on sale Dec 16 to 20 with return allowed through Dec 24. Tickets available via Chicago and Northwestern Railway agents on the Northwestern Line.
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