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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
3
The piece argues Senator Thomas Morris could win the Republican nomination for governor if he accepts, with strong support from leading party figures. It notes Morris values public service over political gain, his stature in the party, and his connection with voters and laborers in La Crosse.
Washington July 6 A sweeping probe of clerks in the department of commerce and labor shows the government is not getting full value from its employes. Secretary Nagel and assistant Ormsby McHarg pursue findings, with McHarg known as a strict disciplinarian who demands fair work for the pay.
A playful St Nicholas column records a chorus of sounds from bells crackers cannon torpedoes rockets candles and toys. Family voices including grandma father mother cook puss Towser Susie Will and others join in the merriment as the scene captures holiday cheer and curious exclamations.
Mr Gayman limps into the clubroom with injuries after a joy riding incident. Oldboy notes his battered face and missing ear as Gayman explains the cause was joy riding, not a bombing.
A man named Tommy Tucker replies that he plans to become a traveling sociologist, saying he does not expect to work in any ordinary job. The exchange captures a child's humorous ambition amid a rural setting.
An exchange questions the existence of a tobacco trust as Saymold Storey asserts such a venture is real, while Wareham Doubts the notion as a pipe dream in this brief dialogue.
A humorous exchange questions why pie with ice cream is called a la mode. A retort suggests the phrase reflects bad form, delivering a light, playful moment.
The prosecutor's attorney questions the bushy whiskered juror Mr Skiles about comments on the case. He replies I never believe nothin I see in the newspapers.
A narrator recalls testing a thermometer in an ice box claiming readings at 8 5 degrees. The speaker wonders if lowering to 45 degrees changes the heat experience and doubts the effect.
A fragment shows a child named Clarence negotiating with a grandmother over dinner timing. He asks for a fifteen minute head start and uses the term Fletcherize, hinting at a humorous or domestic exchange within a family scene. The readable text provides no broader context or names.
A brief dialogue shows a prospective boarder seeking summer lodging. The host confirms accepting boarders with references and quotes a rate of fifteen dollars per week, while the boarder asks about the value of references before committing.
In South Boston Virginia a fire started by a defective flue killed H. P. Strange, 75, and five children aged 18 months to fourteen years in S. E. Hamlet's home.
In Seattle on July 7 the Epworth league opens its eighth annual convention with an estimated 8000 to 10900 visitors. The event promises a busy program this afternoon. The report also notes a curious aside about famous poets and wills with references to Browning and a whimsy of capitalized nouns.
A playful note on how variety spices affection and romance in everyday interactions. It suggests that changing kisses and approaches keep relationships lively and interesting.
"Yes, sir," said Braggard. He says he shot at birds, grabbed his old blunderbuss, and reportedly brought down thirty birds with one shot. Uncle Si Peavey taunts him with a drawl.
An anecdote recalls Uncle Si hunting bullfrogs at night with a shotgun causing 5000 frogs to croak. A humorous exchange follows about the noise and its effect on a bird story. Two Quakers debate honesty with a biting, indirect reproach about a mayor seeking a liar.
A young reporter questions electors about politics at a country home. A tall stern matron declares she is the party of the man she guards. The scene shifts to a London to Glasgow rail journey where a pale daughter is said to be ill with a heart condition, not consumption. The father explains she is a navy lieutenant.
An advertisement argues uric acid in blood worsens rheumatism and claims kidneys must be cured to improve. It cites a La Crosse testimonial from Jason T. Phillips praising Dean's Kidney Pills from Erhart's drug store, noting the product price and Foster Milburn Co. as U S agents.
Washington July 6. The vault holding bank notes from the Bureau of Engraving has just been completed with ingenious safeguarding devices. Watson W Fidridge stands guard over seven hundred millions of dollars of Uncle Sam money.
Laura and William Tankerlane face separation as he plans a distant expedition to Africa leaving behind a legacy of forgiveness. He offers £10,000 a year to support Tankerlane Court while Laura continues her charitable work and trusts in a future that may bring reconciliation or further distance. Meanwhile Shil’s health collapses and a voyage to Cape Town is urged to stave off madness.
A Philadelphia Ledger quote depicts a parolee uneasy after release. He notes prison offered safety, then dodges a streetcar, an automobile, and an ambulance as he speaks aloud about newfound freedom.
William Dunnley, 57, with a large western family, posed as a section boss to Dominic Jehlen, ordered a large meat bill, then borrowed two dollars. Police found $27.50 in his pockets, pointing to other schemes, but he was given 45 days after arraignment yesterday.
New York police issued alarms to Mediterranean coastal cities and to Suez and the Indian Ocean to hold the steamship Helene Richmers and search for Leon Ling, accused of killing Elsie Sigel on June 9 in New York.
The third trial of the Snell will case over the estate of the late Col. Tom Snell, valued at several millions, opened in Dewitt county circuit court yesterday as Clinton jury members heard arguments on the matter.
A remark defines romance as a man craving someone who thinks more of him than he does of himself and then choosing to love a seemingly foolish woman. It reflects on ideals of affection and the quest for devoted companionship.
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