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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1909
Page
3
The writer argues New York could purchase Trinity's tenements and still have thirty six million dollars for reconstruction and parks. He compares England's pension needs and criticizes waste in La Crosse due to government bungling, urging adoption of a modern commission system for efficiency.
In La Crosse debates on city waste reveal distrust of current governance and call for home rule with an intelligent commission. A lengthy critique cites New York City's alleged $50,000,000 annual waste and tracks items from salaries to construction costs, urging efficiency and accountability.
A short verse from the Louisville Courier Journal depicts a leisurely daydreaming scene. It contrasts the speaker’s wishful contemplation with others busy at chores like washing dishes, framing a simple, tranquil moment.
A boy quotes his mother’s habit of asking hypothetical questions on arrival home. Willie explains she begins with questions she thinks she already knows the answers to before speaking.
A comic anecdote from Lippincott's Magazine about a job applicant who lies about past work saying he was "late with Blank & Blank" and then proves punctual with his new boss. The tale ends with the boss remarking he can’t be late with him.
A compact verse reflects on aiming, skill, and risk in hunting. The speaker notes that a hunter’s success hinges on precise shots and steady nerve, while missteps can threaten life, framed by a Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt and a joking aside about a tall name.
In this verse a poet wooes a wealthy heiress beyond his station He uses poetic ardor as his weapon and sends a burningly phrased plea by mail He even encloses a stamp for its return indicating a hopeful yet imprudent courtship shown by habit and whim.
A lawyer chides a man for mentioning funerals while a boy notes their unusual clan. The office boy explains their family is different, citing a Mormon father before a quip about relatives. The piece wanders through images of wardrobes stored in trunks and pockets, contrasting manners and memory.
A dialect voice muses on collecting small coins to reach a total. The speaker jokes about how much money he would have if someone gave him forty cents and another thirty three, counting up the sum with homespun humor.
A slick drummer from Imperial Safe Co visits the Bank of Mercury asking a bank official to test his safes. He bets he can pick the lock in ten minutes using only keys and a wire, while the wary Lenz watches the process and counts the time.
A rainy April night drama unfolds as a drummer infiltrates the Bank of Mercury by posing as a safe salesman. He uses a painted replica to bypass a vault, seizes cash, and evades the watchman. An Imperial Safe Co. inquiry follows with a taunting note claiming expertise. Detectives later recover the painting hidden in a drummer’s hotel bed.
A colossal flag measuring 80 feet by 100 feet was presented to Pittsburg with six foot man able to span a stripe. Its blue field hosts 46 stars on each side, sewn by nearly 300 patriotic women from the city and nearby regions.
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