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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
3
The Tribune looks forward to 1909 with optimism, urging La Crosse to build a united civic effort. It praises 1908 for public harmony and outlines expectations for mercantile expansion, manufacturing growth, and beautification through joint action. It believes decisive completion is within reach and fate follows conduct.
The Tribune expresses optimism for La Crosse’s future and pledges to be a growing force in its development. It commits space and effort to worthy enterprises and to serving citizens in any civic endeavor as the city builds a greater La Crosse.
Editorial excerpt discusses ownership of influential magazines and argues Standard Oil faced rail rebates claims were common practice before the interstate commerce act. It notes Archbold and Rockefeller testified to legality and propriety, with independent refineries prospering alongside Standard Oil. Both men described as self-made and truthful under oath.
An advertisement claims epilepsy nervous diseases fits convulsions and St Vitus dance are curable by strengthening the nervous system. It promotes Dr Miles Nervine as efficacious and satisfactory and offers to supply names of cured users. It urges readers to write for advice and notes a return policy via the Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart Indiana.
Spotlighting Quincy Adams Sawyer the big New England play now at the La Crosse theater extends its engagement with two extra performances. The rural drama lacks villains and lost wills, a mortgage, or cruel uncles, a formula praised for success. The Man From Home follows, with talks of war and theater history, noting Tarkington and Wilson’s early collision with the Bergman-like industry and a long run for Cameo Kirby. Seats go on sale Monday.
Lyman Howe argues that moving pictures gain impact through suggestion not showy realism. His life drama, shown at the La Crosse theater on New Year's day, is praised as surpassing similar exhibitions by appealing to audience intelligence and avoiding a forced lecture style.
On Friday December 31 a vaudeville performance featuring Rice and Cady titled Hip Hip Hoover will play at the Tin Cross theater with matinee and night shows. The act is staged on a college campus and in a boat house with lively songs and a beauty chorus in dazzling costumes.
Last evening at six the Bijou theatre crew and their wives and guests gathered for the first annual Bijou Christmas dinner hosted by manager Frank Koppelberger. Hotel La Crosse main host E A Knapp provided a generous spread and a white carnation for each guest. The hall was adorned with holly and wild ferns as actors and employees enjoyed abundant fare and joked about carrying away the leftovers.
A 1908 Christmas gathering at the Bijou Theatre Hotel in La Crosse featured Mr. Goldwin Patton and Mr. George Clancy among the speakers and toasts. The menu included baked whitefish, braised duck, roasted turkey, mince pie, plum pudding, and several desserts, with guests headed by Ruddy Kreutz and a long list of accompanying ladies and gentlemen.
A Christmas poem speaks of a white star guiding humanity from God to all, bearer of hope love and peace across winter scenes. It references the Star of Bethlehem as a beacon for those who seek it amid cold blasts and deep snow.
Jack London in San Francisco comments on his crew deserting at Honolulu due to dull life aboard the small world voyage. He notes their ennui and mocks their desire for constant peril and rescues, drawing a jab at a book agent story about Samson and periodic periodicals.
Frank H Hitchcock chairman of the Republican National Committee was said to have halted the Twentieth Century Limited to visit James Sherman in Utica New York with officials consent. A secretary noted the stop was unusual while the porter recalled a prior halt for John D Rockefeller to pick up a newspaper.
A dialogue snippet from Lippincott's humor notes a mother asking about green apples left in a pan and Samuel replying they were with the Jamaica ginger in the medicine chest.
A fragment of verse suggests a cautious note on persuasion and transformation as a woman alters her appearance. The lines imply social scrutiny and evolving expectations of charm versus autonomy. No clear event or date is stated.
Fragmentary reader notice advocates a product called Cascaret as a New Year aid. Uses bold claims about improved taste and health, urging regular use to start the year right. Text is garbled and promotional in tone with unclear sources.
Camilla Lancing contemplates a proposed marriage to a wealthy, controlling suitor while fearing loss of independence. She plots, roams the city with a sense of dangerous liberty, and schemes to secure funds and status for herself and her children amid a tense dinner with Rupert Haverford and a pivotal late-night visitor.
During a yellow fever epidemic two frail boys were put off a stuck train by a quarantine officer. They traveled 36 hours late and one died within three days. The Mississippi Supreme Court in St Louis and San Francisco Railway Co v Roane held the carrier liable under passage contract for full protection but exemplary damages were not recoverable, reducing a $7,500 award to $2,500.
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Record notes a practical person sleeping with a watch under the pillow and a nervous man unable to tolerate the bed ticking, illustrating contrasting attitudes toward bedtime habits.
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