Senate must purge itself over Lorimer corruption
The piece denounces ongoing senatorial contests fueled by corrupt influence, argues Lorimer's seat is bought by money, recalls Senator Clark's ouster, and warns that failing to act could invite further corruption and a public purge of the Senate.
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Lorimer
Lady Macbeth
Senate
Adams County
Ohio
Clark
Minnesota
New Jersey
Wisconsin
United States Senate
United States
Will They O K Fraud The Wardrobe Of Senators
A spirited editorial questions if U S senators will approve actions to whitewash Senator Bill Lorimer amid evidence. It warns the public will hold those who support such schemes accountable and notes parallel efforts in Minnesota Jersey Wisconsin to block primary outcomes.
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United States
Bill” Lorimer
la Follette
Minnesota
Senaor Ciapy
Jersey
Wisconsin
Short session clamor as lawmakers seek change
Those who failed to elect eight legislators expect a brief session. They demand laws to fit their aims but fear a long process. The piece critiques calling for speed over substance in lawmaking.
Tawney Urged to Run Against Senator Clapp in Legislature
Suggestion that Mr. Tawney challenge Senator Clapp in the legislative session. The note implies that the experience could teach him that enough is ample.
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Tawney
Senator Clapp
Elks Read Title Clear to Use of Property
Local Elks lodge in La Crosse report a clear title for use of a property after preliminary transfers. Officials say the deed verification confirms ownership rights for lodge activities and future expansions.
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la Crosse Elks
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
A short verse by Joe Cone in Judge contemplates wealth and happiness, satirizing riches and poverty. The speaker imagines luxurious desires and suicidal whims, concluding that being rich or poor is equally unwelcome and why he cannot endure either state.
Melon Stealing Sermon Sparks Odd Street Car Exchange
A San Francisco Argonaut excerpt captures a colored preacher denouncing sins to his congregation with vivid dialect. He warns against shooting craps lifting pullets and melon stealing while a back seat speaker snaps fingers and sheepishly replies about a missing knife.
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Pahson
San Francisco
Extremes Romantic Imagery in Chrysanthemums
The Baltimore American note compares the long fringed beauty of chrysanthemums to the heads of the football team. The playful exchange pairs poetry with athletics illustrating a romanticized view of sports culture.
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Baltimore American
Tripe Shortage Sparks Confusion at Shop Window
A New Orleans Picayune item quotes a woman seeking two pounds of tripe and a shopkeeper explaining there is none. The exchange touches on seasonal fishery limits and what tripe actually is, prompting further confusion.
Healing by Suggestion Heard by a Woman Who Went Caill ing
A doctor treated a very ill patient using suggestion and belief rather than medication. The account highlights the patient’s emotional response and the physician’s emphasis on mental healing as a pathway to recovery.
One-Schedule Revision Touches Print Paper Schedule
The fragment hints at political finance caution and a senate inquiry into a Lorimer related fund. It mentions benevolent designation, a court's limits on debt collection for political work, and a printed schedule subject to revision.
Doctor’s sun cure ends in tragedy
A physician put a sun on the ceiling to fool a patient into recovery, hoping suggestion would work. The patient died suddenly and the doctor mourned, believing his scheme failed, but the death was due to sunstroke.
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Tient
Atchison Globe
What has your boy learned at school this session
Pittsburg Post quotes a quip about education noting a student learns vaccination requirements and outdated habits in a humorous take on schooling. The remark satirizes modern instruction and student life.
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Pittsburg
Pardonable Pun On Deep Sea Sounding And Wire
A brief anecdote recalls Lord Kelvin recommending steel wire over hemp rope for deep sea sounding. Joule visits White’s shop and finds Sir William surrounded by wire for sounding, asked what note, and replies deep C. The tale links Joule, White, and William Thomson in a quip about scientific instruments.
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Silvanus P. Thompson
Lord Kelvin
Joule
White
Sir William
Theruse
Farmer complains as tourist mocks autos in cyclone scare
In a humorous Toledo Blade clipping a Kansas farmer laments autos while a tourist jokes about funnel shaped clouds. The exchange hints at rural views and weather fears with a dash of regional dialect.
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Kansas
Toledo Blade
A Young Reformer in Baltimore Questions Toy Shop Orders
Senator Depew recalls a conversation with a yellow haired girl who asks why the toy shop man cannot call for orders daily like the butcher and grocer. The exchange frames concerns about modern life and consumer habits.
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Baltimore
Senator Depew
Blue Bull
Augustus Thomas's Arizona at La Crosse Theatre
Augustus Thomas's Arizona, a popular American drama, plays at La Crosse Theatre today with matinee and night shows. The production, set in the far west, features ranchmen, cowboys, pioneering women and their daughters, and a vivid western love story likened to Romeo and Juliet in its intensity.
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Augustus Thomas
Arizona
la Crosse
New York
Herald Square Theatre
Academy of Music
Thomas
Far West
Arizona the Play Promises Lively Stage and Fine Cast
Critics hail Arizona as superior to Alabama and applaud its humor. The cast includes top actors, with Act I and IV scenes painted by Walter Burridge from Arizona sketches. Act II drawing room and Act III dining room based on Canby’s ranch rooms. Frederick Remington supervised decorations and costumes, ensuring authentic western life.
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Canby
Frederick Remington
Dietz Play The Defender of Cameron Dam at La Crosse Theatre
The Dietz melodrama The Defender of Cameron Dam by Harlowe Randall Hoyt will play at the La Crosse Theatre New Years day with matinee and night shows. Presented by the Milwaukee Amusement Company the production uses twenty actors and features novel mechanical effects drawn from the Dietz case and the Sawyer county events.
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Cameron Dam
Harlowe Randall Hoyt
la Crosse
Milwaukee Amusement Company
Dietz
Sawyer County
Gas Near-Death Gas Fumes Rescue at Muncie
In Muncie Indiana on December 28 a gas burner released fumes that nearly killed three people. Tony Hefel his wife and James Foust were affected. Mrs Hefel's quick actions and a doctor's arrival saved the casulaties.
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Muncie
Ind
Tony Hefel
Hefel
James Foust
Hunger as a muse and habit kept in check
The quotation contrasts hunger guiding genius with habit as a durable force. It notes habit should not be discarded abruptly but gradually managed, likening its descent to being coaxed down stairs one step at a time.
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured in Kidney Health Appeal
An advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney trouble. It cites backache as an early sign and claims the pills strengthen kidneys and cure kidney disease. A La Crosse testimonial from G Dallert supports the product, with price listed at 50 cents and Foster Milburn Co. as U.S. agents.
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Dean
la Crosse
G. Dallert
Vine St. la Crosse
Wis
Doan
Foster-Milburn’ Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
The Beautiful Country and a Last Will in Snow
Daunt and Barbara in Tokyo read Aloysius Thorn's will inside a faded envelope. The document bequeaths joys and traditions to Japanese children and elders, linking memories of order, art, and the Soul of Japan as winter bells ring over a ghostly city landscape. The scene ends with a plum blossom placed in the envelope and a shared vow to meet again in a new land.
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Aloysius Thorn
Tokyo
Tokyo-fu
Empire of Japan
Cryptomeria
Barbara
Aoyama
Kudan Hill
Bethlehem
Persia
Temple
Japan
Daunt
Arson Suspects Held After Big Carlisle Fire
Carlisle Indiana December 28 two men Charles Mathias owner of a fruit store and occupant Jack D Dunning were arrested on arson charges after a 30000 dollar fire destroyed several business buildings. They waived preliminary hearing and remain jailed.
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Carlisle
Ind
Charles Mathias
Jack D. Dunning
Two Cog Miners Found Frozen in Des Moines Home
Mrs. Harry Hahn uncovered two frozen bodies in a deserted dwelling near her home in Des Moines on December 28. Identified as Gus Oberry and Otto Bark, both 55, coal miners had not been seen for a week. Police believe they froze to death.
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Des Moines
Jana
Harry Hahn
Gus Oberry
Otto Bark
Cold and Grip Remedy Ad With Bromo Quinines
An old ad promotes a worldwide cold remedy highlighting but avoiding specifics. It claims to remove the cause and invites readers to call for the full product name. The notice is signed by E. W. Graves and priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Graves
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