Chronicle circulation dispute in La Crosse papers
The Tribune challenges The Chronicle owner Mr. Gelatt over claimed home delivery figures. A canvass shows Chronicle deliveries in the city around 610 copies daily, with signs of unpaid and unsolicited papers. The Tribune asserts carrier totals for three English daily papers: Tribune 3,563 and Leader-Press 1,403.
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La Crosse Newspaper Canvass Prompts Reputation Claim and Ads
A proposed three man house to house canvass is outlined to compare Tribune with Leader Press and Chronicle. The Tribune would bear all costs and faces a $1000 penalty if circulation gaps fall within set limits. Ads show Tribune leading in weekly local advertising versus rivals.
La Crosse Industrial venture plans expansion push
Rival cities highlight community driven growth as La Crosse moves to form a Industrial corporation aimed at building factories buying sites and attracting new businesses. The plan envisions a $100000 capital with subscriptions totaling $75900 raised so far and pledges from major locals including a department store brewery and lumber firm. E M Wing outlined a cooperative management approach stressing careful financial viability and expert input from La Crosse business leaders.
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Davenport urged to match LA Crosse and Waterloo growth
A Davenport editorial urges coordinated city booster efforts to avoid becoming a "sleepy old town" as Waterloo Iowa grows from 8,000 to 27,000 and La Crosse Wisconsin expands. It contrasts Davenport with faster expanding peers and questions local business leadership. The page mentions The Cosmopolitan Magazine joke department and promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for injuries.
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The North Pole Speaks Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
Poem narrated by N. P. W. J. Lampton in New York Tri Dune. The speaker jokes about a world war over him and expresses relief at being discovered. He reflects on fame and a choice to duck from controversy.
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German Immigrant Confuses Missionary Reading Letter
Campbell White recalls a Montana mining camp episode where a German immigrant, illiterate and unable to read his letter from home, covers the reader’s ears in a playful misunderstanding as White tries to read the German missive aloud.
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Philadelphia Times
Old Lawyer Grumbles Over Tight Will Drafting
The Novice Old Lawyer questions a young partner about Moneybag's will. The partner asserts it is drafted so tightly that all relatives cannot break it. The elder lawyer vows to draft the next will himself.
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New York Sun
Comedian J H Rutherford Captivates Bijou With Half Back Hank
J H Rutherford and his wife Lottie headline at the Bijou this week with the one act comedy Half Back Hank. Rutherford, a former Ringling Bros clown and snake trainer, writes his own plays and delivers top vaudeville alongside a lineup of headliners drawing crowded houses in La Crosse.
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Assault case witness echoes self defense verdict
In a Cleveland assault and battery trial the prosecuting witness testified the defendant knocked him senseless and kicked him for minutes. Asked how he could know the kicks when down the witness admitted he would have acted the same if roles were reversed.
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Circle Magazine
Henry Mixitt studies at college amid maternity housing
A Chicago Evening Post note quotes Mrs Mixitt saying their son Henry is comfortable at college and writing that he is situated nicely. The caller asks about his boarding, and she replies he is not boarding but living with many students in a maternity house.
Prohibition Debate Echoes in Local Option Town
An exchange in the local option town questions whether prohibition truly prevents drinking. A native replies that it hinders a man from getting the best of whiskey, but cannot stop whiskey from getting the best of him.
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Catholic Standard and Times
Advice on Improving a Child’s Voice in Tit-Bits
A humorous exchange suggests feeding a child ca nary seed to improve voice. The line from Tit-Bits plays on a quip about boosting vocal ability.
Ambitious poet mistaken about Bacchus by elder
A young Roman calls a poet ambitious and devoted to the muses. The elder rebukes him, saying he wrongly links Bacchus with the muses. Catholic Standard and Times.
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Simple home cough remedy promises five hour cure
A medical man claims a five hour cough cure using a laxative tonic syrup you can make at home. Mix one half ounce wild cherry bark, one ounce cardiol essence, three ounces white pine syrup and take twenty drops every half hour for four hours then doses daily.
Many Injured In Burlington Train Wreck Near Chicago
A Burlington passenger train No. 52 derailed at Western Springs, 15 miles west of Chicago, injuring 10 to 20 people. Extreme cold caused contracted rails. six Pullman coaches left the rails, three rolled into a ditch or over an embankment. Rescue quickly aided passengers as villagers helped until relief arrived.
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Calhoun’s scheming and a night of uneasy errands
In drizzle and dim street light Calhoun impishly plots to use Helena to test a suitor. Nicholas learns of the errand and Doctor Ward hints at hidden motives. The exchange ends with a sly note of possible recollection as Chapter III opens with a witty Mme. De Stael quote.
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Calhoun
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Mme. de Stael
Fragmentary note hints at personal encounter
A brief, incomplete line shows someone crafting a bat and noting not having met a woman yet. The text reads as a personal aside with no clear event, date, or location. The fragment offers no verifiable people, organizations, or places beyond the speaker and an unidentified woman.
Trist Seeks Rest After Mission For Calhoun’s Master Plan
Nicholas Trist narrates his loyalty to his boss Calhoun, his Maryland origins, and years of service as Calhoun’s messenger. He travels from Mississippi to Texas studying matters, returning to Washington to pursue a dangerous, detailed plan under the mastermind’s dictates. He contemplates risk, pride, and a bold night involving Baroness Helena.
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The Lady in the Night Carriage
A man under a rain soaked lamp joins a mysterious lady in a dark evening carriage headed from a grand ball. He offers aid and learns her beauty and refined air as she speaks softly with a hint of foreign accent while he contemplates their unusual encounter.
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Elisabeth
Wall Street Mixed After Atlantic Coast Rise And Sugar Slide
The New York Stock Exchange closed with a mixed tone as Atlantic Coast Line and Louisville & Nashville led gains amid talk of asset separation. American Sugar Refining fell on court news while the broader market showed cheerfulness and strength toward the close. Bank statements showed a loan expansion of 19.2 million with a 3,000,000 decline in surplus reserves from the prior week.
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Doctor’s handwriting mocks prescription clerks in drug stores
An average physician’s handwriting is described as so bad it would challenge a prescription clerk in a drug store. The line humorously underscores the photo of everyday medical practice.
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