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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1909
Page
3
Frank H. Burgess declares the La Crosse Tribune monthly circulation for December 1908 was as stated. Burgess signs as business manager and affirms accuracy of the copies printed and circulated.
The piece lauds Judge Jones of Tennessee for standing by a daring ruling against the Rockefeller wealth and for sentencing night riders to death, praising his courage and warning of ongoing threats from organized crime and the Ku Klux era.
The text portrays Judge Jones as fully aware that his fearless conduct would invite danger, describing Jones as a patriot and perhaps a martyr, whose name stands out amid the trial. It frames his role as central to the proceedings and to the public perception of devotion to duty.
The Milwaukee Free Press editorial defends Roosevelt about secret service scrutiny of Congress, arguing many senators and representatives have blemished reputations and that the president is prepared to air misconduct. The piece likens Congress to Lilliputians and praises investigative zeal.
The text argues that successful advertising comes from keen perception and industry. It emphasizes gaining the truth about advertising value and choosing subjects that strongly appeal to the public to achieve the best results.
A verse excerpt attributed to Ellis O. Jones in the New York Herald lampoons manners on the Pullman porters and their polite speech. It questions tastes and curiosity about delicacies and asparagus as a playful satire on social pretensions and confusion in public life.
A man hurls insults over a telephone as a polite female operator refuses to reveal her identity. The conversation escalates until the caller realizes he is speaking to Mrs. George Banks, wife of a top stockholder, and that he has dialed the wrong person.
Henry Farman the aviator, visiting New York, remarked on a Brooklyn aeronautical experimenter's very small flat, comparing it to the city's tall skyscrapers and large hotel bills and recalling a joke an American once told.
Oscar Straus of the commerce and labor department proposes a nationwide free employment bureau. He partners with Thomas Lewis and Samuel Donnelly plus Elbert H. Gary to study feasibility. The plan would match job seekers with regional demand, offering low-cost transportation deducted from first week's wages.
The piece argues that advertisements capture present standards and desires more vividly than editorials or stories. It contends ads reveal what appeals to people and what they seek, serving as the best window into contemporary needs and temptations.
The Tribune announces John J. Hannan private secretary to Senator La Follette will serve as Washington correspondent this session. Leonard Lottridge of West Salem also agrees to provide a weekly letter from the national capital while he stays there, offering engaging anecdotes from his long career. Fred L. Holmes will continue as state legislature correspondent ensuring reliable timely coverage.
The state allocates 100000 dollars for rat extermination. The anticipate a strong lobby from the Ancient and Honorable Order of Hair Dressers may form in response to the plan.
A Denver Republican quote recalls a Brooklyn writer named Smith who, though not literary in appearance, feels most at ease when tucked in a library. The anecdote ends with the twist that Smith’s bookcase doubles as a folding bed, provoking amusement.
Rosenbaum ran a clothing shop between Smith and Brown who both sold apparel. After a cautious fire visit, Smith and Brown lit flaming signs to tout a fire sale but customers flocked to Rosenbaum who had a large Main Entrance sign, ending in his big sale success.
A flirt visiting a ranch asks about notches in a gyun. Cactus Sim explains the marks symbolize men he believed to be smarter, prompting a playful remark about notching a parasol handle. The Louisville Courier Journal captures the breezy rural wit.
An Irish police inspector revises an R I C station and complains to a clueless sergeant. He finds a book entry about a pig “wondering on the public road” and asks why. The sergeant cannot answer, and the inspector reveals the pig was wondering why he promoted the sergeant.
A prison van driver known as Black Maria earns praise in a Tit-Bits item after a would-be wit on the causeway asks for space and fare. The driver replies there is room for one and that bread and water are the fare, as before.
A compact aphorism notes that love begins without sight but soon gains awareness. It frames romantic perception as a gradual awakening to reality and self.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Re Schoenberger's Estate held that final distributees failing to protect themselves while legacies were paid cannot demand half of the collateral inheritance tax be deducted from the remaining unpaid legacy. The case involved a New York residence testator, cross state executors, and sales of real estate with taxes settled.
A local machinists union dance at Lin kers hall Friday night went well led by Kreutz's orchestra. A highlight was colored light effects from a powerful balcony instrument enhancing two stepping as calcium lights flashed over dancers.
In a curious exchange a judge instructs a distressed man to ascend a skyscraper fire escape to reach the top floor, framing a paradox of being both out and in within a single bold directive. The dialogue evokes a surreal courtroom moment.
Readers are urged to take down the green decorations with red child ribbons from windows once January ends. The notice emphasizes keeping holiday displays brief beyond New Year.
Katherine Grainger endures a tense home drama as Camilla Brenton and Agnes Lancing rearrange caretaking for two children. Miss Grainger settles in, feeling renewed by kindness, health, and a forthcoming note from Rupert Haverford about a safer long term arrangement.
A novitiate letter from Ammendate Maryland states Father John's Medicine offers beneficial results for boys and young men preparing to join the order. It is praised as a preventative against pneumonia and described as curing colds, being pure nourishment and free from dangerous drugs.
A fragment comments on expectations of female behavior, comparing idealized virtue to real action, implying social pressure on girls to appear angelic rather than act morally. The sentence reflects gendered judgments and language imperfections in a historical text.
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