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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1907
Page
15
Thomas Edison envisions a one thousand dollar concrete home that can be built in twelve hours using iron molds. He explains the plan in Success Magazine, noting concrete houses would be durable, fireproof, and require no repairs.
The Free Press pressures Taft by raising territorial objections while praising Senator La Follette. The Milwaukee paper asserts presidential timber exists beyond Ohio and calls on Ohio to recognize national leadership beyond the Buckeye state.
The Free Press notes Ohio’s history of producing presidents while cautioning against using geography as a sole argument for Taft or Hughes. It cites Hayes Garfield McKinley and Grant Harrison links, arguing the presidency should not be tied to a state. It warns Ohio’s repeated claim risks alienating the nation.
Manager Gage announces near completion of arrangements for the Italian Grand Opera company to appear in La Crosse soon. He leaves choice of selections to local play-goers and invites suggestions to The Tribune or theater management, by letter, in person, or by telephone.
Wisconsin railroads use a selective legal strategy to delay new laws at minimal cost. One line fights a law while the others remain compliant, expecting courts to rule against the state. If the state loses, compliant lines may shift to invalidation, undermining the overall system.
The piece questions Brownson Rixey stances on medical officers steering warships. It notes opposition to ship navigation by medical men and cites a Chicago Tribune caricature of Captain So-and-So amputating a mast and giving the rudder a pill.
Those who directed the 1907 Charity ball celebrate a triumph of social significance and substantial financial help for charity plans. Mutual congratulations are in order as the event proved a notable and efficient fundraising effort.
The piece notes potential strain on the alliance due to riol violence in Alberta and suggests King Edward's ministry may see anti Oriental sentiment as a diplomatic puzzle similar to a medical epidemic.
A Wilkesbarre reader argues in the Press that yearly taxes on standing timber force owners to harvest before maturity. The 1500 acres of second growth trees, grown thirty years, face devaluation under annual assessment and could be reduced to stumps, as tax law taxes standing timber rather than deferred taxation on harvested wood.
A cryptic remark contrasts upbringing with fatal risks from poisoning, implying better parental care than accidental harm. The line suggests concerns over child safety and household dangers in early life.
A brief remark notes the idea that only a beautiful girl can maintain and conceal her domestic virtues, implying social judgments about appearances and propriety.
A fragmentary column discusses character, morality, and gossip with quips about immorality and virtue. It notes Elmer Bichsel, a Prairie du Chien student, spending Christmas vacation at home.
The coat that fully covers the frock proves both sensible and fashionable for girls. The design features Mandarin over sleeves, velvet or contrasting cuffs, and long lines with plaits and tucked sleeves. Material options include velvet, velveteen, corduroy, or striped fabrics with a mailed pattern 5862 for sizes 6 to 12 years.
Hugh Egerton confronts Evelyn Clifford after years apart as Rosemary the child watches. Evelyn explains past poverty and marriage to Sir Edward Clifford. The scene ends with a promise to remain together and the fairy father’s anticipated vanishing.
A comic verse about Quow Chong, a clever celery seller who negotiates a salary dispute with his boss. He quits, finds a cellar-like space to grow celery, and prospers selling it, while a boss jokes about money and clothing.
Dr. Charles J. Bushnell condemns US crime spending, urging accountability for $6,000,000,000 yearly as Mount Vernon era satire contrasts government results. The Washington Herald discusses Russia’s covert trade scheme to weaken Japan by disguising goods, warning of pure food law needs and looming dangers in the Japanese market.
An old London Tit-Bits joke recalls three travelers the Englishman the Scot and Pat debating whose trains are fastest. They describe poles milestones and fields rushing by so quickly Pat jokes the journey feels like broth as parsnips cabbages and a pond whiz past in a blur.
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