La Crosse Saengerfest taps home talent to balance costs
The German societies plan to use local talent for the saengerfest feature work to control costs and rely on weather for revenue. Miss Anna Hickish the celebrated soprano and Miss Fanny Losey will contribute, with the aim of avoiding extravagant star payments while delivering a grand musical convention for La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Anna Hickish
Fanny Losey
Miss Hickish
Losey
Their Riot a Symptom of Civic Disease in Kentucky
The Princeton Kentucky tobacco factory raid reflects radical local sentiment and mob action. The piece argues such violence signals systemic trust evasion and calls for constitutional measures and strict law enforcement to cure the civic disease.
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Princeton
Tobacco Trust
Kentucky
Trustdom
Dollar That Never Repaid Its Debt
Louis Seaman former North American Telegraph manager now Postal manager in Wichita sends a clipping about a farmer who marked a dollar, spent it, and watched it circulate to merchants and neighbors over years. The last receipt led to a mail order house and the dollar vanished, never to pay school or road tax again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Louis Seaman
North American Telegraph Company
Postal
Wichita
Editorial Echoes on Unions and Labor Conduct
The piece criticizes dishonesty within unions during court exposure of Shea in Chicago and warns unions to vet leaders to prevent graft. It argues strikes harm workers unless justified, notes educated union members resist fraud, and mocks a $5 banquet idea while lampooning lavish labor-circle excess. It also cites a Texas editor breaking two bones and jokes about a new Russo Japanese war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shea
Chicago
Leading Roles Cast in The Spoilers and The Eastman Case
Ralph Stuart to star in The Spoilers under Daniel Frohman. Charles Cartwright to headline Keegan's Pal retitled The Eastman Case under the Shuberts.
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Ralph Stuart
Daniel Frohman
Paul Wilstach
Charles Cartwright
The
Shuberts
Keegan
Eastman
New vaudeville star Charles Warner opens at Colonial New York
Charles Warner the English actor who toured America as Dring debuts today in vaudeville at the Colonial in New York. Announcement says Thomas Jefferson will present Rip Van Winkle in Paris next summer in French with a French company. Neptune's Daughter premieres at the New York Hippodrome and Elien Terry begins her farewell tour January 28 in New York, starring as Lady Cicely in Captain Brassbound's Conversion and Portia in The Merchant of Venice. The Shuberts now control six New York playhouses including Lincoln Square Theater, Broadway and Sixty-sixth Street, while Belasco's The Rose of the Rancho and The Darling of the Gods remain popular. New opera season opens at the Manhattan Opera House making New York the only large city with two grand opera companies.
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Charles Warner
America
Cicely
Shaw
Captain Brassbound
Portia
Lincoln Square Theater
Broadway
Sixty-sixth Street
New York
Shuberts Nutibers
Boston
Belasco
New
Manhattan Opera House
No clear event in stray text to headline
Fragmentary line discusses behavior toward possessions, implying differing personal approaches to taking items at home or while traveling. No named entities or concrete facts to anchor a news-like item.
Fortunate is the man who knows his limits in folly
The saying praises self awareness in folly and notes that luck favors those who recognize how far they can go without attempting. It implies prudence in restraint and warns against reckless overreach.
Hen Sits On Eee and Hatchet Scene Stirs Comment
A puzzling line about a hen resting on an eee and a hatchet drew attention in local notes. The quirky image sparked laughter and speculation about its meaning and origin in the community.
Life Proverb Parodies and Local Scandal
A local column airs rehashed proverbs with biting wit about honesty insurance agents and the miserable self. It mocks a Cashion entertainment scam at the opera house charging 25 cents and condemns trashy shows. Madrid gossip hints an heir to the Spanish throne may arrive soon.
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Cashion News
Norwalk
Madrid
the Gazette
Revival sparks a scramble to bill deadbeats soon after
A jumble of notes reports church revival prompts creditors to rush bills to deadbeats. The Free Press criticizes Tillman style oratory. A Fond du Lac man must pay Mary Salbert 15000 for breach of promise and face trial for a statutory offense. Standard Oil objects to dissolution. Milwaukee attorney seeks 2-cent fare after 4-cent rates. Paul urged to gain popularity. Chester Gillette may claim innocence. Sears Roebuck to drop grocery dept due to pure food laws. A fire at Borgenson's restaurant is contained after water application. Cashion news notes.
The Charm of Theories: Most Work Like Charm
A concise note contrasts theories that usually work well with rare cases where a charm fails. It hints at reliability versus occasional ineffectiveness and invites scrutiny of assumptions behind successful models.
Mansions in the skies on the installment plan
The passage mocks men who expect heavenly rewards with small weekly contributions, likening their penny offerings to installment payments on a mansion in the skies. It comments on religious giving and speculative faith.
Insanity Plea Used Against Bigamy Suspect
A legal note from a court report points out that almost any bigamist can escape conviction by claiming insanity, highlighting potential defense strategies and the challenges they pose to the justice system.
Style and Comfort in Interior Design
The text argues that correct style and comfort are not synonymous. A room can be stylish and elegant yet uninviting, lacking personality and livability. It asserts true comfort and artistic design should coexist with warmth and personal character.
Sleeve Pattern Alteration Instructions and Tucks
The text advises measuring the arm from the Scye to the wrist and from the back of the arm to the elbow, then to the wrist to adjust the sleeve pattern. If the sleeve is too long between the arm top and elbow, insert a tuck at the pattern, and if the length between elbow and wrist is too long, place a tuck there as well.
Shortcuts Drive Flexibility in Pattern Length Constraints
The note suggests trimming only where needed to meet length targets, whether by moving above or below a boundary. It emphasizes maintaining essential information while creating space for the desired overall length without compromising core meaning.
Cleaning wallpaper with cheesecloth mop and powder rubs
The method advises making a mop from cheesecloth strips on a light handle to clean walls. It prescribes twice monthly brushing and biannual powder rubbing with corn starch whiting and fuller's earth, followed by a damp flannel wipe in long straight strokes, changing the flannel when dirty.
Reusing Lace Remnants for Elegant Cushion Covers
A clever device for utilizing fine lace curtain remnants is to cut out raised work rings and wreaths where the net has worn away. Apply these motifs to velvet or satin squares to create cushion covers in olive or metallic greens or soft wood browns.
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Joyce
P. & W. Cigar CO
Adam E. Forschler
LA Crosse Tribune
Et Main St
Wis
écongiGem
W. V. Kidder
Mail
Tribune Publishing Company
W.s
Payge & Young
Marquette Building
New York City
Potter
Saengerfest
Board of Trade
Texas
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Aan
Frank &. Long
la Crosse Theater
Frank FE. Long
Nana Sullivan
Metropolitan Players
Middle West
S. M. Brenner
Julian Edwards
Jefferson de Angelis
de Angelis
Seville
Eivery
Free Press
Tillman
la Follette
Standard Oil Company
Tom Lawson
Milwaukee
Rate Commission
Paul
Chester Gillette
Grace Brown
I & . Shea
Chicago Teamsters’ Union
Sears-Roebuck
Borgenson’s
Norwalk Star
the Girl and
the Covernor
Wisconsin
Main St
Pitzner
Dying and Cleaning Co
State Street
Astrakian
Krimmer
Manufacturing Furrier
Main Street
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