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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1908

Page

7

Gloves Ready For Holiday Gift Season

The store announces ample glove stock for the holidays, inviting customers to shop now for gift purchases and ensure availability during the peak season.

Sailor Suit Pride and Shifting Labels Touch Royal Childhood

A fragment depicts a boy in a sailor suit tied to pride and maternal views on work and obedience. The text contrasts old beliefs with modern ideas as the boy grows into a figure called VIL, king of Great Britain and emperor of India, while others dub him grandfather. The snippet ends with a note on Reitzel's advertisement.

Great Britain India

Damp weather prompts tobacco harvest moves and watchful handling

Damp weather last week pushed hanging tobacco into cases as farmers strip and place crop in bundles. Warm conditions raise risk of heating. dealers expect to begin removing and warehousing in December, reviving packingPoint labor and local tobacco trade. A separate note urges cross party alliance between prohibitionists and brewers to clean up liquor traffic and form a stronger party through cooperation.

Edgerton Tobacco

Wagon Bridge Pier Repaired

The La C wagon bridge pier is being torn down and rep aired with new piles. Engineer A Sieger leads a crew replacing decayed west pier timbers from a barge and driving in fresh piles to strengthen the structure.

Engineer A Sieger

Squabbies Retort Cited In Philadelphia Press Cartoon

A humorous dialogue between Mrs and Mr Squabbies appears in the Philadelphia Press cartoon panel. The strip plays on marital banter with a clever line about cleverness and marriage.

Ernest Schrader Escapes Ice Hole on Black River

Ernest Schrader skated onto weak ice in the Black River channel and fell into a hole. He surfaced with help from friends who threw a timber. he was cold and numb but crawled home with assistance after several minutes in icy water.

Ernest Schrader Black River Mr. Schrader

Cargill Herd Wins More Prizes at Exposition

Chicago December 4 Special Cargill and McMillan captured multiple awards at the International Live Stock Exposition. Senior yearling heifers took first, junior yearling heifer second, junior yearling bull first, senior bull calf second, junior bull calf third, three year cows third, and two year cows second and seventh placing.

Chicago Cargill and McMillan

Prohibition Party Alliance Idea From Myron Fagin

Milwaukee writer Myron T. Fagin proposes an alliance between the prohibition party and brewers to curb liquor in the south. He cites districts controlled by prohibition where he found dives and unruly resorts owned by the worst class, contending the movement appears a farce.

Milwaukee Wis Prohibition Party South Myron T. Fagin

Meeting of Old Schoolmates Sparks Campus to Southern Lectures

White of 214 Caledonia Street and Prof. Gates, longtime boyhood chums, met yesterday after years apart. Gates travels to Southern Minnesota to deliver a lecture series, leaving last evening on the 8:35 CM & St. P. Railway.

It Does Not Take a Contortionist to Pat Back

A terse remark suggests self praise is easy and common. The line humorously downplays effort in praising one’s own accomplishments.

Hats Vary Widely in Quality and Price

Some stiff hats cost little while others, softer styles, fetch high prices far above basic costs. The contrast highlights how material and structure influence value in millinery markets and consumer choices.

Emancipated Wife Keeps Night Key While Husband Lacks One

An Atchison wife has become so far emancipated that she carries a night key, while her husband does not. The unusual move highlights changes in marital autonomy and property access within the household.

Atchison

Gentleman Buys Blouse After Hearing Silent Bust Question

A man tries to buy a blouse for his wife and is puzzled when the shop assistant asks about the bust. He replies I didn’t hear anything, highlighting a humorous miscommunication in a small retail scene.

After Twenty-One and Living at Home Joke

A quip notes that once a boy reaches age twenty one and remains at home people joke he is old enough to live in a hotel. The remark reflects social expectations about adulthood and independence.

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