City council debates street paving and sewer plans in La Crosse
Alderman Smith says granite screenings wash into sewers while Falk confirms. Council re refines street improvements and awaits engineer Wood’s explanation. Miscellaneous items include bulletin boards, G A R hall use, Labor Day circus ban, higher insurance on schools and city hall, bridge bid sale, water bonds, and new horses for the fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
Smith
Falk
Board of Public Works
Hirshheimer
Harry Palmer
Westavéfice
Wood
Grover
Old Soldiers’ Association
la Crosse
Union Labor Societies
West Channel Bridge
Auto Rapid Transit Company
Charles Street
Logan
St. Paul
Berlin
Kane
Caledonia
Sill
Gillette
Sewer Committee
Fire Department
Bradfield
Eleventh Street
Committee On Water
Worship and Advent Services At Local Churches
English Lutheran Church on West avenue and Ferry streets lists Rev J J Clemens as pastor with services at 10 45 am and 7 45 pm, Sunday school at 9 30 am Luther league 7 pm third Sunday in Advent features Rev F S Beistel preaching morning and pastor evening. First Church of Christ Scientist on King street offers 10 30 am service with Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force and daily reading room 2 to 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
West Avenue
First Church of Christ, Scientist
King Street
Christ Church Sunday Services and Choral Selections
Christ Church schedules Matins at 10 30 with Ven ite Benedicite and canticles by Brewer Benedictus in E flat and others. Evensong at 7 30 features Magnificat Nunc Dimitis in D Marks and Sun Shall Be No More by Woodward with recessional 432.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Brewer
Babylon
Dimitis
Woodward
Sermon and union services announced at local churches
St. Pauls Universalist Church on Fight and Cass streets led by Rev J S Lowe will preach at 10 30 a m on What Does it Mean to be Saved Sunday school at noon in the afternoon union evangelistic services with Dr Biederwolf at the Congregational church and Rev Fowler preaching at the Methodist church in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Universalist Church
Fight and
Cass Streets
J. S. Lowe
Union Evangelistic
Biederwolf
Congregational
Fowler
Methodist
German Methodist Church Announcement and Union Services
The German Methodist church at Seventh and Ferry streets led by Rev. J. L. Panslau schedules Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. and sermon at 10:30 a.m. with the theme No Man Careth For My Soul. Union services with the Congregational church are planned for Saturday at 10 a.m. catechism and German instruction. Sunday school board meets at church parlors Saturday night, Dec. 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Methodist Church
Seventh
Ferry Streets
J. L. Panslau
Congregational Church
German Baptist Church Events Schedule and Services
German Baptist church at corner Seventh and Winnebago streets lists preaching at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. B Y P U devotional at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday service at 7:30 p.m. German reading and industrial school Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. Ladies missionary society meets Thursday with Mrs. Koblitz at 3:00 p.m. Pastor Benjamin Graf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Baptist Church
Corner Seventh
Winnebago _ streets
German Reading and Industrial School
Ladies Missionary Society
Koblitz
Winnebag
First Methodist Church Services and Meetings Shared
Class meeting at 9 30 led by A D Jackson of Rochester N Y Morning worship at 10 30 with sermon Loyalty to the Church Sunday school at noon Evening worship at 7 30 and separate meetings for ages 14 to 35 at the Congregational church by Dr Bied erwolf and for others at this church by Dr Fowler pastor of the First Presbyterian church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Eighth and
King Streets
James W. Irish
A. D. Jackson
Rochester
N.Y
Congregational Church
Biederwolf
Fowler
First Presbyterian Church
Worship and Talks at First Congregational Church
The First Congregational Church at Main and Seventh streets invites worship at 10 30 a m with Pastor Rev Henry Faville preaching on How May We Know We Are Saved The speaker Dr Biederwolf follows at 3 00 p m on Amusements A youth meeting for ages 14 to 35 is addressed by Mr Biederwolf A Sunday school session occurs at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Main and
Seventh Streets
Henry Faville
Biederwolf
Union religious services announced for Sunday
First Presbyterian at King and Sixth hosts Rev J K Fowler in the morning. Sunday school at noon. Union meeting at 3 pm in the Congregational church with Dr Biederwolf on Amusements. Evening union services feature Dr Biederwolf for young people 14 to 35 at Congregational church and another for all others at First Methodist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
King and Sixth Streets
J. K. Fowler
Congregational Church
Biederwolf
First Methodist Church
First Baptist Church Revival Schedule
At First Baptist on Sixth Street between Main and King, Rev. John Wellington Hoag leads an early prayer meeting at 9 30 lasting 45 minutes. A 10 30 morning sermon follows on The Christian a Light. Bible school is at 11 45. Afternoon revival services join Congregational church and continue at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Sixth Street
Main
King Streets
John Wellington Hoag
Christian A. Light
Bible School
Congregational Church
Winter’s jabs fall flat on a weary justice of the peace
A satirical verse complains about winter’s dreariness and rough treatment, yet the speaker, a justice of the peace, rejects the season’s appeal and imagines a calmer fate after thirty days. The poet mocks weather personified as a showy adversary.
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Police
Flying Solved and the Promise of Flight
Santos-Dwinant proclaims flight simple and near. The piece envisions widespread flying replacing autos, with dreamlike scenes of future leisure, travel, and financial shifts as people abandon railways and creditors look for new prospects.
All Marriages Not Made In Heaven Joke
A humorous fragment contrasts marriages with the devil loving old bachelors. The punchline menaces that bachelors avoid study of punishment and arrive unrepentant, implying eternal consequences.
Quotable Lines on Inventors and Visionary Work
A collection of remarks contrasts practical and visionary inventors. One cites a revered engineer as among the day’s greats, while another questions whether some creators pursue useful aims, noting a humorous jab about inventing new cuss words to spur mules.
The Same One Maybe
A lyric fragment contrasts two lovers as time passes and a change in beauty is hinted at, with playful reflections on love and farewell as an evolving relationship.
Con Man Peddles Gold Brick Dream in Mock Investment
A notorious swindler touts a scheme to make bricks from straw into gold, promising high returns. The scam hinges on fake bricks and false assurances, drawing in investors with grand profits and showy demonstrations. Local authorities warn the public to avoid the ruse and report suspicious activity.
Lazy talk and lofty cant about honesty and wealth
The passage skewers temperament and misers while critiquing the pursuit of wealth. It notes that some bachelors are wise, laments people chasing a million, and jokes about clubs that worry over membership. It mentions honest men, family habits, and burdens of coal and gas bills.
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John Flynn
North Side
Graustark
Crisis
Glengary
Prodigal
Bibles
Waterman’s & Parker’s
Ingersoll
Waltham, Elgin
Fascon Ree
Weis Book Store
Main Street
Whitely
Donahue
Star
Stevens
Fred Kroner Hardware Co
South Third Street
By Duncan M. Smith
Winter Drear
Aspeal
Santos-Dwinant
Canada
Simon
Tom Platt
Gatarah
Congressman Meekison
Peruna
Meekison
David Meekison
Napoleon
Ohio
Jacob L. Davis
Galena
Stone County
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Peruna Almanac
Bergh Piano CO
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