Christmas Greetings From The Tribune To Its Readers
The Merry Christmas message from The Tribune extends warm wishes to its readers. It notes a year of solid business, stable prosperity, and civic progress in La Crosse. It highlights the influence of the La Crosse Normal School and calls for continued community effort and patronage in the new year.
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Ee Tribune
la Crosse
la Crome
la Crosse Normal School
Tribune
Providence
Outlook labels Chief Justice Taft appointee conservative
The Outlook publishes findings from the Ying Mr. White investigation asserting that the chief justice, appointed by Taft, is conservative and that many critics of the appointee share this view.
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Ying MR. White
Supreme Records
Juste
Taft
Chief Justice WhiteSeen as Conservative by The Outlook
The Outlook portrays Justice White as a conservative and a realist about constitutional limits. It cites cases on Philippine governance and labor hours, praising some rulings but arguing that the Northern Securities decision aligned him with capital and against progressive aims. The piece labels him a conservative and a Wisconsin style standpatter.
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Justice White
Philippines
Congress
United
White
Phiippine
Northern Securities
United States
Wisconsin
Patriotism and restraint guide McConnell in speaker decision
In a measured editorial voice the La Crosse representative J E McConnell declines a bid for speaker citing party harmony and public good. The piece praises his patriotism and notes the preference for the La Crosse man and a new progressive civic ethic guiding American democracy.
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J. E. McConnell
la Crosse
McConnell
Ohio election frauds spark call for ballot reform
The Adams county case reports 172 indictments for illegal voting and alleges about 2000 votes are sold per election. The piece argues for improved balloting and notes Wisconsin's momentum toward a Coupon Ballot or similar system as a model for reform.
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Adams County
Ohio
Wisconsin
Christmas Cheer Brightens Community Effort
A local community spreads festive spirit to aid the less fortunate with charitable efforts and shared goodwill during the holiday season.
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles This Christmas
A nostalgic verse repeats the refrain Same old this and that for Christmas items from slippers to stockings, tree, Santa, gifts, and cards. It closes with a playful bit about renewals of the same old holiday.
Sailor debunks berserk Birkenfels lion tale
Capt. Henry Frerichs of the Hansa liner Birkenfels says a sensational report about lions on board during a storm is false. He notes only a tame tomcat and a canary aboard and recalls the cat allegedly creeping up on the first officer before the bird supposedly burst its cage to kill the cat.
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Henry Frerichs
Birkenfels
New York
Cincinnati Times-Star
Capt
Frerichs
London Opinion Humour Caption Finds Work
A London Opinion caption humorously notes Bill’s glum search for work, with him replying he has found some. The quip reflects the paper’s wry take on daily labor concerns and the mood of the city.
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London
Barney Oldfield Dinner Story Tells Automobile Tales
Hampered Barney Oldfield at a Sheepshead Bay victory dinner tells car stories. He recalls a taxicab driver turned trolley motorman who laments losing driving privileges yet still hopes to run over people, joking that he could previously pick and choose.
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Barney Oldfield
Jack Johnson
Sheepshead Bay
Washington Star
The Boy and the System: Bank Visit Revealed
A boy enters a bank with his bank book and offers a half dollar as a deposit, sparking questions about the bank’s handling of the child’s money and the broader system.
The Dollar and a Half Deposit Defies Bank Rules
A boy at a bank challenges a rule that deposits under a dollar are not accepted. He first withdraws a dollar to free the extra fifty cents, then returns to deposit a dollar and a half, exposing the system’s rigidity. The teller smiles as the boy’s clever tactic defeats the rule, at the cost of extra bookkeeping.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Substantial Conversation at Tea Tattle
In a Punch cartoon a young lady questions Mrs. Huggin about cake while an old woman eyes ham sandwiches. The remark ends with a playful note on preferring a bite of summarize and breath.
Wit and retort mark Sir Frank Lockwood’s speech
The tall lawyer faced an amused crowd and an unruly admirer who shouted telescope. Lockwood calmly replied that the term misapplied to him, then quipped that he could see through and shut up his heckler.
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Sir Frank Lockwood
Sir Frank
Phrase from Tit-Bits Cracking Up over Fire De Vourin Helement
A humorous exchange mocks reporters for calling fire a de vourin element. Harry asks why papers use the term and Bill admits uncertainty, noting the heat accompanying any such element in a playful, old-time slang.
Young Woman Challenges Bank Overdrawn Notice
A Cincinnati woman with her first checking account found the bank note reading overdrawn. She rushed to the teller claiming a mistake as she noted only half the checkbook was used in the account.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Cure All
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure permanently cures catarrh by treating it as a constitutional disease. It states the remedy works through the blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any case it cannot cure, with testimonials available. Sold by druggists for 75 cents, plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Money for air ships Paris defense plan calls for Sahara stations
Paris reports the aviation committee of the chamber of deputies will seek 80000 dollars for developing aeroplane stations in the Sahara and French colonies with a plan to demand 200000 dollars next year. Aeroplanes would serve as dispatch bearers and scouts.
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Paris
Aviation Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Sahara Desert
Foolish Proposal Test Sparks
A man weds no such plan to propose just to hear a girl’s reply. The remark reflects a playful social interaction centered on courting behavior and the expectations of unsolicited marriage talk.
Howe Tonight Show Presents World Travel in Motion Pictures
The Philadelphia Record lauds exclusive funeral scenes as part of Lyman Howe's new program at the La Crosse Theatre tonight and Sunday. The program promises rapid travel via motion pictures from the Eiffel Tower to Paris, Switzerland, Mt Etna, Japan jubilee, Italian maneuvers, and life aboard a training ship with humor and action. Howe says the set ends a new standard in motion photography.
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Lyman Howe
Howe
Philadelphia Record
la Crosse Theatre
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Switzerland
Mt. Etna
Italy
A Winning Miss at La Crosse Theatre Delights Audiences
Boyle Woolfolk presents A Winning Miss with Max Bloom in a stunning 60 member production. The show features Woolfolk style music and lavish costumes with memorable numbers like Eve and The Land of Tomorrow. La Crosse Theatre hosts matinee and night showings Tuesday December 27.
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Boyle Woolfolk
Max Bloom
Metropolis
Broadway
la Crosse Theatre
Ari zona stage picture by Augustus Thomas comes to La Crosse
The play Ari zona a frontier southwest picture of cowboys cavalrymen ranchers and Mexicans will be shown at La Crosse Theatre on Wednesday December 28 with matinee and night performances.
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Arizona
Augustus Thomas
New York
Chicago
Great
Southwest
la Crosse Theatre
Tobacco expert urges pipe smoking in France
Paris reports M Schloesing director of the state tobacco business tells the French Academy of Science that cigarettes are injurious and if smoking is done at all a pipe should be used. He notes few pipe smokers in France and warns a switch would cut state revenue. Schloesing is also an institute member.
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Paris
M. Schloesing
French Academy of Science
France
Schloesing
The
Institute
Salary Gap Between Cook and Chief Worth Seventy Five Dollars
A historical note explains the principal difference between a cook and a chief is about 75 dollars per month.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
A druggist offers a money back guarantee if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching, bleeding, or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days. The ad claims 50 piles cured in that period and emphasizes refund if not effective.
The Glider Flight Against a Mad American Ally
Daunt fights through dawn to stop Phil clinging to a Glider during a dangerous Tokyo to Yokohama flight. The mission ends with a perilous grapnel strike against a tripod camera on a flat roof as the sun rises.
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Phil
Tokyo
Bay
Ichiren
Yokohama
Kamata
Kawasaki -Tsurumi
Kanagawa
Naval Hospital
Naval College
Personin
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Promises Quick Winter Relief
Advertisement claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures winter ailments from frostbite to chapped skin and sores. It touts it as the greatest healer of burns boils piles cuts eczema and sprains available for 25 cents at 0 T Erhart.
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Bucklen
T. Erhart
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