LOOKING IN ON LA CROSSE SOCIETY SKETCHES
A new Saturday night feature in The Tribune will present character sketches of prominent La Crosse women under the caption LOOKS HERE. The column aims to entertain with personal details and society chatter, including letters from a La Crosse matron and a university student, with a cash prize offered for identifying the sketch subject.
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Partly Personal Prattle and Local Comment
A column promises brief remarks on prominent local figures and their ties to current events. The piece indicates future features and potential additions to the page.
Railroad presidents urged to hear Brandeis on efficiency
Chicago Tribune argues that western and eastern railroad leaders should meet with Louis D Brandeis to hear his scientific management ideas. It cites Santa Fe shop dispatching saving 1200 engine days and says Brandeis offers costly gains without seeking pay, urging an open minded conference for public benefit.
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A Place for a Wife Tea Talk Quip
A humorous Life item notes Mrs Hatterson asking about being home for an afternoon, while Mrs Waterly jokes she will not because her husband is hosting an afternoon tea. The quip captures domestic social tension in a concise salon moment.
Fables as Prevention of Cooling Love Warned
A brief aphorism from Lippincott's notes that a set of fables in good time proves fairly effective at preventing rapidly cooling love. The remark reflects moral guidance and timely storytelling as a social device.
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
A Washington Star poem satirizes vanity and pride as a roasted fate awaits any who boast without substance. The verses mock showy pretensions and suggest true worth is proven only after judgment or downfall.
The Way of a Woman in a Quarrel Over Suspected Gift
A couple quarrel when a husband tries to smooth tensions by insisting a package is for his loved one. Jessie shows little curiosity and resists, while the husband hints at gift items like suspenders as a peace offering.
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Insurgent Run Emerges After Parent Endorsement
A political exchange notes a candidate considering an insurgent bid after a parental endorsement favors another young man. The Houston Chronicle captures the clash of loyalties and the bold decision to enter the race.
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Fair Proposition
A genial man sought an empty bottle to mix a solution and visited a chemist. The shopman offered the bottle for a penny or a full bottle for free. The customer agreed and asked that a cork be included.
No Reason For Pride Dispute Over Manuscript Printing
A playful exchange between an editor and a contributor from Tit-Bits. The editor refuses to print the manuscript with a boastful remark, prompting a sharp retort about censorship and editorial pride.
Wasted Energy on a Crowded Car
A tall lanky man inebriated boards a crowded car. He leans on a billboard and falls between the rails as the car moves. A conductor reins him to a window bar. The man questions the crew with garbled phrases and asks if the wheel is broken, then mutters of regret at not getting off.
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Restorative home treatment for nervous exhaustion
A vintage health ad promotes a home remedy for nervous exhaustion with symptoms like insomnia cold extremities and melancholia. It instructs mixing syrups and tinctures from leading druggists into a compound to be taken after meals and at night, claiming no opiates or habit forming drugs.
Extravagance in Evening Plans Not This Society
A quotation from Lippincott's shows a playful exchange about extravagance and evening hospitality. The speaker, Mr Closephist, denies heavy spending on personal leisure while responding to a request for weekly evening calls.
Overcoat Theft Echoes Noted Divorce Case Intrigue
A London Chronicle tale recalls a stolen fur coat from a witness in a famous divorce case. The coat’s whereabouts in Harley Street and a thief’s rush to the doctor’s house to obtain the fur for court use are described in brisk, period‑tone narration.
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Kate Bragson Refuses Gus's Marriage Proposal
The Boston Transcript recalls Kate That Bragson bragging of a thousand refusals to marriage. Ethel confirms the boast noting Gus asked for her hand and she answered a thousand times no.
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Clergy Man in Nebraska Wins Pulpit Praise
The Nebraska clergy member Dr Carroll is praised for bold preaching on rights and wrongs yet reserved at home. When visiting a neighboring town the local paper noted his presence and quoted the editor saying he acts as he believes right with the caveat his wife is not with him.
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Jade bracelets and a Tokyo dawn in love and spying
In a limpid Tokyo night, Barbara faces a split romance as Daunt professes love while Austen Ware seethes with jealousy unseen. A jade bracelet plot twists into Ware's hunt for Phil, the elusive link to the embassy and a hidden balance of power.
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The Coming of Austen Ware In A Tokyo Social Scene
A masked plot unfolds as Austen Ware, arriving in Yokohama, attends a reception in Tokyo. Ware, wary after a past affair, joins a party including Baroness Stroloff and Count Voynich amid talk of European naval visits and Tokyo’s diplomatic buzz. The new American painter arrives, drawing intrigue and speculation about his intentions.
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An Object Lesson in a Railway Romance
A sharp voiced wife reminds Charles of a past romance in a railway carriage. She recounts gifting slippers that fit perfectly and led to their marriage, sparking a quiet, amused reaction from a young man nearby.
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What to Do for a Sickly Child Trial Free
A column promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the remedy for sickly children with constipation. It claims the laxative is gentle, non griping, and tonic, and offers free samples by writing Dr Caldwell at 541 Caldwell Building Monticello Illinois. It cites Mrs Williams of Wathena Kansas and Mrs Blakenship of Bedford Indiana as users.
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