Monaghan to Speak on Ideals in Education at La Crosse
Prof J G Monaghan will lecture Monday evening at the La Crosse theatre on Ideals in Education. Bishop Cotter of Winona praised the Notre Dame economist, urging attendance. The Tribune urges parents and students to hear him, promising a lively, engaging talk despite weather.
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Retail Grocers Back La Crosse Made Goods Push
The Retail Grocers association met with a patriotic mood pledging to stock more La Crosse made products wherever available. Members volunteered to add home manufactured items to their shelves and support a standing intergroup civic committee to boost general welfare. The paper praises the group as a live, leading force in the community and foresees growing membership and rewards for its civic duties.
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Watterson Bets on Bryan Nomination and Victory
Henry Watterson asserts Bryan will be nominated and defeat ed. He says the outcome hinges on the Republican opponent and notes Wellman warns the rival will be active in the race. Watterson criticizes sentiment from a limited social circle and urges considering public wishes.
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La Follette sponsors major bill to federalize telegraph and telephone firms
Senator La Follette introduces a landmark bill giving federal government power to assume control of telegraph and telephone companies. The measure faces opposition from conservatives who predict its defeat, yet supporters argue the plan proven feasible abroad will return and should be adopted in the United States.
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Senator Morris and Edwards Shake Hands Across the Viaduct
An exchange proposes a symbolic handshake between Senator Morris and Mr. Edwards on the bloody viaduct to ease tensions. The idea aims to show unity amid conflict and restore public confidence in leadership.
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Church Marriage Formalities Aimed By Roman Rites
The New York Tribune reports that a new Roman Catholic marriage law will take effect after Easter requiring betrothals to be written and attested by a priest or two witnesses. Churchmen hope this will curb irregular unions and revive publishing of banns despite American independence and possible fee resistance.
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What's an empire gown, p . One that costs a man his king dom
Quote from Smart Set appears in a fragmentary reading noting a gown’s cost can equal a king’s realm. The line hints at fashion’s social price in a historical context.
Plain Guimpe and Blouse Styles Guide for Various Materials
Fashion hints describe plain guimpe and blouse designs for long or short sleeves using lace embroidery or silk and wool. It notes fit options with or without lining, sleeve variations including leg of mutton and three quarter bands, and provides yardage for sizes 32 to 42 inch bust. Pattern 5879 offered by the Fashion Department for ten cents plus postage.
This Country's Gambling Place on the Stock Exchange
The New York World attacks the stock market as a vast gambling house. James Creelman and Thomas W. Lawson are cited to claim billions in shares and bonds traded in 1906, with huge volumes in Reading and Union Pacific. Most transactions are described as bets on price movements rather than investments.
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Age of Philadelphia Fixed by City History Experts
Mayor Reyburn backs a commission of scholars to settle when Philadelphia was organized and surveyed as a city. Experts conclude the city dates back to early 1683, addressing the discrepancy that led to the 1701 date on the official seal.
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Early shopping admonition from Detroit Free Press
Readers are urged not to shop so early that they miss supper. The Detroit Free Press quotes a caution against excessive early shopping while a witty aside from Smart Sel notes some men are born poets by their own fault.
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Kansas Echoes Boost for Local Poet Lauce Seaman
A Wichita-era column praises Lauce Seaman as a Kansas poet and telegraph office manager whose verses appear in the Pittsburg and Chicago papers. The piece jokes about Kansas reputation lore and mocks local yore while relaying how Seaman’s wordplay travels from local posts to broader presses.
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Courting Then and Now in Country Lanes and Autos
A theatrical scene unfolds as a couple recalls past courtship in country lanes daisies and today’s autos. A balcony sentimentalist cries as the heroine remains in peril in the play’s second act while a husband consoles her and a telegram is prepared.
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Doctor Blames Coffee In Ireland Giggle
A doctor in a restaurant argues coffee causes all ills while an Irishman sips coffee and counters with whisky as the true culprit. The exchange ends with the Irishman admitting coffee may be harmless and wit flourishes.
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Misplaced child prompts strange bedside exchange
A nurse begs for help as a distressed mistress searches for a missing child named Franzi. The dialogue frames a tense moment amid a chaotic search, hinting at a nightmare scene where the infant's fate remains uncertain.
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