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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1909
Page
3
The article discusses Senator Thomas Morris backing a fair method to gauge party opinion before candidates run. It notes pro gressive leaders proposed a conference to determine support, with figures like Lieut. Gov. John Strange and other tentative candidates involved, while Morris and supporters weigh the plan's viability and timing.
A La Crosse board of trade meeting will explain an upcoming Industrial Corporation organized by a committee. The plan emphasizes investment profits, director oversight, and safety guarantees. It promises dividends from 4 percent upward and cites successful similar ventures to attract new industry and boost property values.
The Tribune calls on party leaders and candidates including Morris McGovern Lewis and Strange to accept a majority will and pursue a fair settlement plan. It warns that any candidate who rejects such a conference risks displeasure and distrust from reform-minded supporters and advocates prompt, inclusive action.
A La Crosse business report highlights substantial investor support and a powerful organization driving immediate and sustained expansion. The piece stresses the pivotal role of this group in fostering rapid growth and long term impact.
The Tribune cites La Crosse's tuberculosis death rate per cent over Milwaukee and cites Stoughton’s water curb as a model. It urges rapid action to fund anti tuberculosis stamps and establish a white plague sanitarium in La Crosse county. Public appeal requests citizens to order and buy stamps immediately.
The text argues for full protection of citizens abroad and firm punishment of rights violations, while warning against harsher treatment of small nations than powerful ones and against letting corporate interests override individual rights overseas.
Local businessmen urge two streetcar companies to adopt a reasonable attitude toward a potential La Crosse interurban line. They seek a settlement satisfactory to the city council, noting distrust between rivals is natural but cooperation could benefit the region.
The town thanks volunteers who have worked hard on the effort to purchase and preserve Granddad Bluff, describing it as a priceless heirloom that cannot be fully compensated or replaced by destruction or natural restitution.
The piece argues resumed business activity could be halted by a paralyzing strike. It suggests underpayment during times of high prices for necessities may render protests inevitable and acceptable as a response.
Senator Moses Clapp opened the Milwaukee campaign event endorsing La Follette amid broad popular sentiment. The missive highlighted unity behind the candidate and aligned with ongoing reform currents observed in Wisconsin politics.
A shifty arrangement relies on ongoing funding from undisclosed backers to sustain salaries. The scheme hinges on a steady bankroll to cover costs and avoid exposure.
Public health note advocates a simple home laxative cough syrup to treat colds and coughs. It lists ingredients wild cherry bark cardial essence and white pine syrup, with dosing of twenty drops every half hour for four hours then smaller doses daily, adjusted for children.
A reader asks about their own memorable period calling it the time of their life and inquires when others experienced such a peak moment. The note appears as a reflective prompt inviting responses from the community.
The La Crosse Williams Hughes Dramatic company faces a curious incident from a prior city when a man questioned advertised animals. He recalled paying for Lion and Mouse promises without seeing any animals, prompting the manager to insist on no ads unless items are present. Tonight all seats are 10 cents up to 6 pm, then 10 20 30 cents.
A compact poem laments worn gowns and weary lives. It imagines a future resting in a golden chair away from fashion schemes and fancy contraptions. The speaker envisions a plain, sensible life with honest work and unornamented gear.
The railroads serve as barometers of business with the New York Central Lines expanding for prosperity. They add trains and equipment, including the new New York Central Number Six from Chicago LaSalle Street at 4 15 a.m. arriving New York at 9 15 a.m. the next day, linking with western services and daylight routes.
A Scottish advocate mispronounces enow to mean enough during pleading. The judge jokes about not understanding the Scots, remarking enow and enuff. The exchange involves a subdivision of land described as a pluffland and pluffman. Tit-Bits notes the humorous exchange.
A fleeting exchange recalls a tourist bargaining with a charming peddler style souvenir vendor at a mountain fair as he thanks for the keepsake. The scene captures a playful postcard vibe from the Meggendorfer Blaetter.
A Houston Post note quotes a conversation about marriage proposals and caring gestures. A man promises to bring flowers daily while his partner remains in the hospital, reflecting intimate vows in a domestic snippet.
The W. B. U. debaters held their first season discourse on excluding Japanese immigrants. The jury sided with the negative, with Youngstrom Kelly and Styer for the affirmative and Fogo Miller and Lowe for the negative.
President T. Day of the board of public works will not sell the old pile driver barge. He will beach it and use the planking for repair work. An offer of 12 dollars was rejected as insufficient for the 3,000 feet of lumber aboard.
In a Baltimore News item Col Peterby questions Jim Webster about married life. Jim admits doubt after marriage as he recalls his fiancée dahulu called him eyesore and now demands boot cleaning before entering the door, reflecting a humorous yet harsh exchange.
The late William Preston known as Billy Preston faced a county attorney famed for bullying. During the trial the county lawyer mocked his size and claimed to swallow him whole. Preston countered that the other would have more law in his stomach than in his head.
A brief exchange from Boston Trans script features Hubbite joking about English humor and a quip about King Edward with a sly tone. The dialogue highlights cross cultural banter in a clipped, humorous exchange.
Arrangements completed in Paris for an auction sale of Abdul Aziz s jewel collection, valued around a million dollars. The deposed Moroccan sultan pawned the gems, with about $225000 realized so far as prospective buyers arrive from Europe and Asia.
In Lewisville Indiana Otto Schoen a mail clerk from Indianapolis is in serious condition and five others are seriously injured after Pennsylvania Railroad train No 11 a new fast New York special derailed or wrecked near the town on December 6 1930s era report notes the line and train numbers with emphasis on injuries and location
A New York Herald excerpt laments steadily rising costs as milk silk clothing and meat grow dear while cash on hand sinks to zero. The verse ties price hikes to broader economic pressure and consumer hardship.
Andy duller produces no new jokes or epithets in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
An auction-like ad from Scott's Emulsion featuring We c. lists The paper name and promotes a savings bank and a Child's Sketch-Book. It mentions Scott & Bowne on 409 Pearl Street New York and a Good Luck Penny in the bank offer.
In Turner Court House South Carolina Appleweight guard is held and Ardmore plans an Ardsley prisoner exchange at five. A note from Ardmore to Jerry signals armistice talks while the exchange looms and the corncrib prisoner memory lingers among the ruffians and patriots.
Mrs Atchison announces a visit from Miss Osborne daughter of the South Carolina governor and president general of the Daughters of the Seminole War. Jerry Ardmore vow to treat her with kindness while reporters swarm the Ardsley estate and clues mount about missing governors and a jailed target in Dilwell County.
In a staged suspenseful scene, Ardmore and allies choose a modest red bungalow as the meeting place to discuss postwar talks while wary North Carolina flags and armed guards mark the approach. Griswold arrives with South Carolina officers as tension rises.
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