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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
3
Frank H Burgess business manager swears to November 1908 circulation and urges readers to support Mr Ivey by donating food for New Year meals. He suggests block canvassing for turkey ham chicken veal roast pudding cake cookies pickles cranberry sauce doughnuts bread to help needy families endure festive hunger.
The community mourns the sudden death of Henry Heil, longtime Main Street shoe merchant and civic mainstay. He stood as a vigorous, honorable figure in local life, a steadfast example of good citizenship across decades. His passing elicits wide, sincere regret.
Superintendent Ivey of the City Mission appeals to La Crosse residents to make the second annual New Year’s dinner a bigger success than last year. He notes the obligation to feed the needy and urges community support for the event.
The piece argues Rockefeller's national charity trust could work if trusts are forced to redistribute wealth. It warns that unrestrained accumulation by wealthy magnates pauperizes the nation and calls for government action to seize illegally seized fortunes and give to the poor, forming a true charity trust.
The Saen gerfest committee reports a refund of 15 percent to citizens who paid full original subscriptions. It says further reimbursements are hoped for, noting the earnest effort to exact as little as possible from generous donors and expressing appreciation for the success.
Bethany Mission gave the proceeds from a recent concert to the humane society to support relief work. The event featured young people aiding animal welfare and community relief efforts.
Verse from Wilbur D. Nesbit in Harper's depicts a bragging youth claiming he can beat rivals including Pudge Jones Rosy’s brother while denying romantic entanglements. The speaker boasts of past wins and predicts future triumphs in a playful, competitive tone.
A street vendor of plaster statuettes taunts a drunken passerby with Garibaldi figurines priced cheaply. The man swats the Garibaldi statue, shatters it, then destroys a Washington statue in retaliation, in a comic scene from Everyman’s Magazine.
Two young men read a restaurant menu offering bear steak for two dollars and order two bear steaks. They debate the meat, find it oddly enjoyable, then joke that plain steak at fifty cents would feel like the limit. They switch to cold roast beef, shrugging at the price.
A repertoire company entering Paducah planned Romeo and Juliet but the lead actor demanded 15 cents for a shave to remove his five day beard. The manager refused and proposed changing the bill to Othello. The odd exchange appears in Saturday Evening Post.
A rainy day scene shows young Irma pestering her father with a philosophical question about the end of the world and an airman seeking a landing after destruction. The father hesitantly asks her mother for help as the exchange ends with a reference to a story in Everybody's Magazine.
The speaker longs to harness the wind and shake not only tree tops and shutters but also a furnace in a vivid, rhythmic meditation on power and invention. A concise lyric fragment imagines mastering nature’s force with creative will.
A tailor takes a customer’s measure in advance payment terms. The scene contrasts with a singer who weighs words cautiously, implying a witty exchange in a Kansas City setting.
The text notes that genuine good acts influence character by moulding mind, heart, and conscience during early youth, with small incidents shaping future virtue or vice. It emphasizes lasting impact of formative experiences.
Miss Rosina Henley performs as Ethel Granger Simpson in The Man From Home at the La Crosse theater tonight. At under 18 she is the daughter of Helen Bertram and E. J. Henley, famed actor Teddy Henley, who co wrote Deacon Brodie with Robert Louis Stevenson.
Rice and Cady bring the Weber and Fields style to La Crosse in Hip Hip Hooray. The traveling troupe, led by Charles O. Rice as Julian Schultz and Fred M. Cady as a breakfast-food promoter, delivers lively songs and bright ensembles in a 40-strong company.
Lyman H. Howe presents Lifeorama a varied program to entertain and educate audiences of all ages at the La Crosse theater on New Year’s day. It features India Calcutta Benares Rome Savoy Italy Naples England and Australia scenes plus nature sports and humorous segments.
The Bijou presents a strong weekly program with two large crowds last night. Earl Flynn formerly with Al G. Field's minstrels opened the bill, delivering a lively act to start the show.
Mr Flynn delivered a strong performance in the Pipe Song segment of the Girl Question. The piece featured his versatile characters, showcasing vocal range and stage presence across several roles.
In People vs Maughs the California Court of Appeals criticizes prosecutors and the trial judge for not familiarizing themselves with prior decisions on contested points. It holds that lawyers must watch higher court reports and inform judges, and that failure could prejudice rights, risking reversal.
The program featured a noted reciter performing The Little Boy in Green with eight mounted jockeys on stage, Dolly Dear sung by Frank Petrick, Gladish and Blake with A Jack and a Queen, Lorraine Buchanan Co with A God of the Winecap, and Ishikawa Bros Japanese hand balancing troupe as headliners. The evening closed with two films The Ticklish Man and The Miner's Daughter receiving strong audience praise.
Voting in the Grand Doll and Gift Contest at the Doerflinger Store ends at 9 o clock on Saturday evening. Results will be announced at the earliest possible moment after.
Aunt Chloe endures abuse from a drunken husband and seeks relief at a drug store. The clerk touts St Peter's Prescription as a universal cure all for 1 dollar, while Aunt Chloe asks for a cheaper 50 cent option for her husband. The anecdote appears in Lippincott's.
The question of importing musicians tied to the alien labor law was discussed in Washington today with President Roosevelt by E J Gavagan of New York labor, Jos Webber president of the Federation of Musicians and Philip House secretary of the New York Musicians Union.
In Grand Rapids Wisconsin on December 29 Gus Johnson was stabbed in the hand and neck by a customer amid suspected robbery. A stranger named Robert Ingleman was arrested in connection with the assault.
January predicted as a harsh month with blizzards and cold waves and warm spells. The notice recommends Father John's Medicine to fortify the system against winter exposure dampness and cold, claiming it keeps bodily warmth cures coughs and colds and builds strength to resist illness.
Rupert Haverford contends with his mother's apparent coldness toward his companion Miss Grainger. Mrs Brenton offers shelter and practical aid, proposing Miss Grainger stay in her rooms nearby while Haverford figures out the situation. The excerpt centers on concern, social discretion, and the potential for aid within a close circle.
Miss Grainger, exhausted and frightened, accepts Mrs. Agnes Brenton’s invitation to stay the night at her rooms. Brenton notes the girl’s frailty and nervousness while planning to arrange meals and a safe stay, sensing the strain of Miss Grainger’s recent trials and her resemblance to Mr. Haverford.
A debt of kindness should be accepted. a wise man knows refusing favors may harm relations. The ancient maxim attributed to Herodotus emphasizes reciprocal goodwill and prudent social etiquette across cultures and ages.
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