Wanted Him Classified
Quirky dialogue hints at personal tastes and social expectations among suitors. Witty contrasts suggest a humorous piece on relationships and money, ending with a rural adage about differing appetites and loyalties.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
8
Cavendish Hotel Chief Cook Rosa Lewis Noted
Mrs Rosa Lewis head chef at the Cavendish hotel in London earns about 15000 dollars a year, a salary cited as larger than any other female cook. The piece notes graduates from her kitchen reliably find good jobs. It also contains unrelated adage-like lines on sport and argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Lewis
Cavendish Hotel
London
Sewing Circle Delayed by Mrs Buggins Cold Whisper
Dialogue notes Mrs Muggins questions attendance while Mrs Buggins explains a severe cold prevents speaking aloud. quiet plans for the sewing circle are implied as affected by illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Muggins
Mrs. Buggins
Special Grocery Deals Tomorrow at Pure Groceries
Tomorrow offers include 3 for 6 bars of Sweet Home laundry soap, 10 for 4 full Royal Blue C Matches 500 count, 6 fancy California Naval Oranges for 10 cents, 3 for 6 fancy California lemons, new Sairs Dates by the pound, Uneeda Biscuits at 5 cents per package, Graham crackers at 8 for a package, Long Branch Wafers at 12 for a package, Hengal brand breakfast food 0, 16 oz table mustard at 115c value, and Batavia Maple Syrup 4 for a quart bottle.
Philosophy and humor on human folly and social quirks
A witty collection of observations on human behavior. It notes indolent people meet more unavoidable circumstances, appearances deceive, policemen seem to be in safe places, and getting something for nothing leads to trouble. It contrasts trickery, diplomacy, and shared judgments in marriages and mislaid confidence.
Blissful Ignorance About Thanksgiving Turkeys
A whimsical poem contrasts a turkey's blissful ignorance with human awareness of the holiday fate. Children dream of a grand feast while the bird remains unaware as preparations and danger loom, hinting at mortality and the fickleness of fortune.
Greene Marriage Echoes Old Friends Far and Near
A brief notice notes the marriage of a woman to a man named Greene. The exchange hints at a playful nod to familiar acquaintance and the enduring ties of community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Long Green
City paper blasts stage farmer party as inappropriate
A major city paper condemns a local society event where attendees wore bunch grass whiskers and stage farmer makeup. The author argues the real farmer, aware of rising egg prices, would not be angered by the spoof and sees the joke aimed at the other man rather than him.
A Woman Plans After Divorce Over Alimony
A dialogue reveals a woman considering divorce from a rich but disagreeable husband to secure a future alimony. The man’s generosity contrasts with his brute behavior as she weighs her options and the potential financial settlement.
Gossip and Jests on a Scheming Couple
An exchange hints at a sharp wife who endures a harsh husband by keeping busy pretending he is eccentric. The dialogue skewers domestic life with wry humor and pointed remarks.
New Language Banned Cuss Words Seen In Plausible Talk
A character asks about a fresh language without curses and another doubts practicality. The exchange notes the limitation that such a language could not be used to drive mules, illustrating a joking practical hurdle.
Improvement Sought on City Streets Tonight
The special streets improvement committee will discuss spring and summer paving plans for Market and Cass streets. Options include brick and creosote block. several routes from Third to West avenue, St. James to St. Cloud, and area roads such as Caledonia and Vine are listed for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market
Cass
Third
West Avenue
Caledonia
St. James
St. Cloud
Mormon Coulee Road
Eighth Street
Sixteenth
Vine
State
la Crosse
Eighth
Main
Fifteenth
Nineteenth
Clinton
Avon
Kane
Hagar
Windsor
Oakland
Myrick Park
Logan
Sill
Seventh
North
George
Sixth
Copper stock drive for North Verde mine in Jerome
Mrs. M. W. Gainey, state agent for North Verde Copper at Jerome Arizona, promotes stock in the north extension of Senator Clark's United Verde mine. The mine reportedly yields about one million dollars in copper and gold ore monthly. Shares cost 50 cents each. more details at Hotel Stoddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Gainey
North Verde Copper Company
Jerome, Ariz
North Verde
Senator Clark
United Verde
Jerome
Ariz
Stoddard
Portraits of a Humble Family Amid Scandal
An ironic meditation on aristocratic pride and public scrutiny, contrasting cloaks of arms with private misdeeds. The piece reflects on social inequality, hunger, and the mismatch between virtue rhetoric and everyday hardship.
Wilson Colwell Post No 38 G A R Election and Inspection
Wilson Colwell Post No 38 G A R sets its annual election and inspection for Thursday evening December 6 1906 all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Colwell
Biggest boy in the United States claimed by Summerfield youth
Carl Shaklees, a six foot two inch boy from Summerfield, C, declares himself the largest boy in the United States. At six forty eight, he weighs 488 pounds with a 74 inch chest, 72 inch waist, 26 inch thigh, and 24 inch calf. He wears a No 10 shoe and 7% hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Shaklees
Summerfield
United States
Carl
Tribune
Germanic museum gains 13th century sandstone pulpit
King Friederich August of Saxony presents Harvard's Germanic Museum with a full size reproduction of Wechselburg church pulpit near Leipsic. Considered the museum's most significant gift since the emperor sent the cast collection. The pulpit dates to the early 1200s, stands fifteen feet high, and rests on Romanesque columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friederich August
Saxony
Croker Offered 100000 for Autobiography Return to New York
Richard Croker, the old Tammany chief, plans to return to New York and is said to have received a $100,000 offer for an autobiography. The piece notes his freedom to spell as he pleases and comments on women’s views of curly hair in widows as an unfair advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Croker
Tamany
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clark & Clark
St. Nicholas, Jr
Seceni
Crystal Cave
Toyland
Santa Claus
Doerflinger
Quien
Kestner Patent
Bisque
Kid Doll
Dollville
California Naval
California
Sairs
Uneeda Biscuits
Graham
Batavia
By Duncan M. Smith
W. J. Davidson
Main St
Margery Sill
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