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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1908

Page

3

La Crosse Tribune pricing notice

The La Crosse Tribune lists subscription prices with annual and other rates. The ad shows a yearly rate of eight dollars and a higher annual figure, reflecting a basic pricing snippet.

June 1908 Newspaper Circulation Totals Certified

A notary public confirms the paper’s June 1908 circulation figures with sworn numbers listed as exact totals. Frank H. Burgess signs the affidavit and A. E. Bleekman administers the oath on June 30, 1908.

Frank H. Burgess A. E. Bleekman

Wisconsin Idea VII Warns of Republican Realignment

Walter Wellman’s letter to the Record Herald critiques La Follette’s support for Taft and condemns the Iowa delegation’s Cummins VP bid as a maneuver. The piece frames Taft’s ticket as divisive for progressives and notes Cannon-led faction influence on the GOP.

Walter Wellman Record Herald Sunny Jim” Sherman New York Taft Mr. Wellman la Follette Wisconsin Wellman Mr. Taft Bryan Iowa Cummins

Republican strategy seeks to harness La Follette in western campaign

The piece describes Republican leaders planning to bolster Taft by using La Follette Beveridge Dolliver and possibly Johnson to counter Bryan and Johnson. It argues the 1908 style fight hinges on holding the west with strong progressive voices and avoiding a split in November. It notes Denvers platform and internal party dynamics around Dolliver Cummins and La Follette.

United States Mississippi Valley Bryan Chicago Rockies Johnson Taft Sherman Denver West la Follette Beveridge Dolliver Wisconsin Roosevelt Taft Councells Washington Allison Perkins Iowa Capitol White House Cummins la Follettes Senate National Party

New York Likely to Force Direct Public Sale of Securities

The New York Public Utilities Commission plans to require direct public sale of bonds and stocks issued by corporations under their control. The reform aims to end syndicates profit from watering securities, ensure uniform pricing, and curb favoritism to old shareholders. It anticipates benefits for the public and municipalities through lower interest rates and greater investor confidence.

Republican Party Public Utilities Commission of New York Commission England New York City New York State

Pig Giveaway At La Crosse Theatre After Carmen

The Parker pig on display in Langdon and Boyds window will be awarded tonight at the La Crosse theatre after the last act of Carmen. Audience members who received numbers earlier in the week may win by going on stage to catch the pig and claim it, with a wheelbarrow ready to transport the animal to its new home.

Sherman Roosevelt Cannon Washington Langdon & Boyd Main Street la Crosse Vandyke & Eaton Co Jessica Jean Wilhelmina Jack Vida Willie Vic Morris William Calmont Ludovic Morris Aaron Hur Jove Abraham Philip Calmont Phil Philip Phil Calmont Dick Finnan

Interstate supervision on railroad issues debated in ICM

The Interstate Commerce Commission may extend supervision to inter state railroad issues. Overcapitalization is cited as the major evil in American corporations today. The New York commission is giving valuable experience in handling the problem, noted by the Milwaukee Journal.

Interstate Commerce Commission New York Commission Milwaukee Journal

Weathering the Heat with a Calm Man’s Demeanor

A lighthearted piece urges readers to keep cool in hot weather. It advises mopping brows, smiling, and bearing the heat with stoicism, suggesting one can feel cooler by not fretting and adopting a relaxed approach to the day.

Single Girl of Single Idea May Oh Yes

Quotation from the Philadelphia Press about a woman described as a single minded about remaining single. The remark contrasts social aims with popular notions of romance in a witty exchange.

Jack Philadelphia Press

Man claims he understands women but never married

Quote from a Houston Post item humorously notes a man who said he understood women yet never married one. The exchange highlights skepticism about male insight into women.

Houston Post

Where Are You Going for the Summer

An anxious citizen asks about summer plans and jokes that the poor house may be the destination to spare the family’s expenses, implying financial strain and constrained choices.

Special cash register for country editors teased

Cartoonish snippet reports a country editor cash register with dedicated keys for potatoes, turnips, squash, prealant, pumpkins, cord wood, and hard cider. The gag highlights rural commerce quirks and humorous product design.

The Kirktown Ministers Enter the Quiet Tale

Kirktown, famed for gossip, threads through three ministers from the Scottish Establishment to the Episcopalian and Presbyterian clergy. The scene centers on a dry, high minister living in a four‑square manse, eyeing both worldly plots and eternal gravestones.

Kirktown

Voyagers Westward Plant Flag in France’s Quiet Claim

A seventeenth century tone describes birch bark canoes moving west across inland seas under royal emblem. Crews push toward a distant shore where a slender lance tops a square banner. The voyage ends with a formal claim laid in forests under the king of France.

France Reg

Seem Inadequate Sun Heat Quip Sparks Vacation Banter

A humorous exchange centers on the sun's heat lasting 37 million years. One speaker questions the value of taking a two week vacation, prompting the other to answer that the heat endures for 37 million years. The dialogue plays on irony and time scales.

Angered press humorist complains editor cut jokes

A veteran humorist laments anger after reading editors clipping his jokes and declining to buy them. He condemns the loss of his punchlines and voices frustration at the editorial decision.

Aging Wisdom Sparks a Kind Word Idea

A conversation about aging reveals a thought on aging with humor. One speaker notes youthfulness, another a growing expertise in avoiding trouble. The exchange ends with plans for an automatic graphophone that could dole out a kind word on demand.

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