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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1908
Page
3
Frank H. Burgess, business manager of the La Crosse Tribune, swears the actual number of copies printed and circulated in June 1908 equals 6387, excluding extra sample copies.
A reflective piece on national finances questions emergency measures and political panaceas. It argues for prudent living over extravagance and urges citizens to consider frugality, diligence, and temperance to curb economic turmoil.
The writer argues that laws cannot create prosperity or frugality. Daily savings by citizens are needed to curb reliance on emergency measures. Economy is essential for national stability but must be learned and lived, not legislated, and individuals should treat budgets as their answer to recurring expenses like rent.
A Bessemer Michigan reader writes to the Milwaukee Free Press criticizing Senator Stephenson on the Aldrich currency bill. The letter argues the bill allows broad Treasury securities including railroad bonds and mining stock, questions the treat ment of railroad word changes, and endorses Bryan's bank-deposit insurance as a better fix.
Quebec July 17. A July 24 start to the tercentenary celebration marks the three hundredth anniversary of Quebec’s founding. The program includes battlefield dedication naval reviews fleet reviews and a grand illumination of the fleet at night with events on the Plains of Abraham. The Prince of Wales will open the fete and historic scenes including Champlain's landing and Wolfe’s victory are highlighted.
The Tribune urges participation in the Saengerfest with post cards illustrated by M. J. Callahan and Jule Hoff on sale across the city. Proceeds aim to boost revenues. singers and citizens urged to distribute cards through Harry Taggart, secretary of the Merchants’ Protective association, and to ask dealers if stock is unavailable.
The piece mocks political cycles as grasshopper like blight over droughts and floods. It notes Mr Bryan inviting Mr Kern to share the White House if elected. It speculates Taft inviting Mr Sherman could lead to an emergency appropriation to enlarge the White House.
A terse note hints at a procedural move to secure strategic leverage in dispositions. The phrasing suggests a targeted tactic rather than a broad policy shift, with implications for ongoing negotiations and potential rulings.
The Van Dyke and Eaton company opened with The Girl From California to a large audience at the La Crosse theater last night. The drama is described as the strongest of their run, with many wanting to see it again. Amateur's contest follows the final act tonight, and two Sunday performances will close the engagement.
W. J. Bryan argues in Collier's that the presidency, as the world’s highest office, should be pursued without personal ambition for a second term. A devout believer in constitutional government can guide forward moves, earn public trust, and secure a lasting place in history through dedicated public service.
The Niagara Falls power capacity is estimated at 7,000,000 horsepower. Partial estimates place the upper Mississippi basin and tributaries at 2,000,000 horsepower and the southern Appalachian district at 3,000,000 horsepower.
Leading medical writers and teachers from various schools recommend Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for weak stomach dyspepsia catarrhal stomach liver complaints and chronic bowel issues. It claims to aid bronchial throat and lung diseases when severe cough is present, avoids alcohol and harmful agents, and is a glyceric extract of native medicinal roots. A booklet endorsing its ingredients is available by request from V Pierce Buffalo N Y.
A verse from the Washington Star questions who guides a political campaign with ambition hope and strategy. It ponders who recruits delegates controls the tone and foresees results months ahead while masking victory with surprise and a calm public smile.
In a Delineator piece a ten year old girl Henrietta contends with Louise, whose parents are both teachers, over room IV honors. After a reprimand for a lower report, Henrietta retorts that Louise comes from a smart family.
Merritt notes that the writer of the book about living on 15 cents a day also attempted the regimen before his work began to sell. The remark appears in Smart Set columns.
Witty dialogue in which Mrs. Henpeck recalls claims of wealth before marriage and Mr. Henpeck concedes the point, noting past earnings were unknown to him. Brief humorous exchange reflects pre wedding quips common in society pages.
A wry remark noting that the idea two people can share costs cheaply ignores the higher expenses of raising twins, implying that parenting multiples increases overall cost.
Vic Morris and Phil Calmont quarrel over politics and class while Vida Bryan challenges them in a tense drawing room scene. The two men depart into a moonlit night as shadows lengthen toward Romer’s gates and a looming confrontation awaits.
A short remark from the Atchison Globe notes that after a man visits ladies the conversation often centers on him when he departs, while observations about his habits reveal themselves in how he leaves the house. It adds that a single man can disrupt more orderly spaces than a baby.
A fragment notes a moment when Billy Hea repudiated his political faith and likened Bill Bryan to a chameleon in a heated exchange. The text hints at ongoing political controversy with no full details.
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