Parks and Life Beautiful Plans for La Crosse Parks
The La Crosse park commission plans a deliberate, scientific program for park improvements, seeking expert guidance to ensure steady growth and public support. Mayor Anderson praised grocers for pure foods exhibits but urged a proper city water display and suggested a committee visit to the high school cooking department. The pure food exhibit aims to educate and entertain visitors, with women likely to attend. a public auditorium beyond a 15 year old roller rink is desired for displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Commission
Anderson
Grocers’ Association
la Crosse
The City Beautiful through parks and public life
The author urges La Crosse park officials to cultivate public love of parks while creating new ones. He calls for accompanying cleanliness and natural beauty, urging citizens to beautify yards and support park upkeep. The piece emphasizes educating the public and sustaining commission efforts through shared value.
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la Crosse
The Merry Widow Telegram Mixup
A husband planning a New York trip to see The Merry Widow faced a jealous wife who opened a telegram meant for him. The message announced Nothing doing with the widow until the tenth prompting explanations.
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Merry Widow
New York
Lippincott’s
Peculiar Qualifications in Selecting Watchers
The Sabbath school superintendent comments on choosing workers who stay alert and balanced, not those who abandon duty or overindulge. He quotes Gideon as preferring watchfulness over flippant surrender, per The Herald and Presbyter.
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Gideon
Herald and Presbyter
Ham Tree Tomorrow at La Crosse Theater
Klaw and Erlanger present George W Hobart's musical novelty The Ham Tree with McIntyre and Heath. The show, praised as very funny and entertaining, features twelve musical numbers and ornate scenery and costumes. The Georgia Minstrels skit is integrated into the plot and elicits strong audience response. Performances follow tonight in La Crosse.
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McIntyre and Heath
Klaw & Erlanger
George W. Hobart
la Crosse Theater
New York Theatre
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
McIntyre
Heath
Georgia Minstrels
In the Hands of the Czar at La Crosse Theatre Tonight
The Van Dyke and Eaton company present the Russian drama In the Hands of the Czar at the La Crosse Theatre tonight. Miss Eaton will wear a $1,500 mother of pearl gown designed by Gustave Blair Paris featuring liberty satin and chiffon with thousands of sequin accents. The company takes Thursday off and returns Friday with The Little Christian.
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van Dyke and Eaton Company
la Crosse Theatre
Miss Eaton
Gustave Blair
Paris
Quips on Tips and Tipping Misadventures
A Richmond Times-Dispatch reader laments tipping woes in a verse noting a restaurant rude to a poor patron, a lavish yacht household, and a satire on tipping culture. The piece mocks gratuities as social pressure and ends with a wry take on divorce and tipping.
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Richmond
Times-Dispatch
A Cold Lunch Joke From a Zoology Professor
A renowned zoology professor noticed two parcels on his desk at noon then returned to find only one. He revealed a ham sandwich and a boiled eye inside, remarking that he had eaten his lunch, provoking bewilderment among the pupils. Lipincott's notes the eccentric scientist’s moment of comic mortality in class.
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Lippincott’s
Stage of water and weekly weather forecast to be printed
The New Albin News notes reader J. F. Brady suggestion to publish the river stage of water weekly alongside a general weather forecast. Responding to interested locals, the paper announces this feature will appear on the page every week.
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J. F. Brady
Johnnie
la Crosse
New Albin
Square Yoke Night Gown Styled by May Manton
The square yoke night gown is praised for its versatility with high or square necks and elbow to long sleeves. Shown in lingerie bateau or other fabrics, it can be plain with a turn over collar and extended sleeves. Pattern 5990 fits busts 32 to 42 inches. mailed for ten cents with optional extra stamp for quicker delivery.
Old Theory Demolished in Brooklyn Life
A dialogue ridicules overestimated animal intelligence comparing a horse used by Histler to a modern auto. The exchange notes a shift in perception from equine to mechanical intelligence, illustrating a playful critique of prior beliefs.
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Brooklyn
Perkuson
Histler
Strange remark about divorce over supper in old Detroit paper
A curious youth asks how it feels to be divorced. The wise friend notes initial strangeness and mentions adjusting to eating meals without anyone to kick at the food, reflecting a lighthearted a humorous view from the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Press
The Nocturnal Quest for a Hidden Key
Charlie and Max plot a quiet entry to a count's locked mansion by duplicating a latchkey and probing the iron door while Levi and the old man guard the upper rooms. They assemble burglar tools, study alarms, and await the chance to slip inside before eleven as Rolfe watches for hints of the hidden key. Charlie remains wary of the master’s vigilance.
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Levi
Old Broad Street
Park Lane
Old Sam
Charlie
Dover Street
Max
Birmingham
London
Rolfe
Statham
Racine aims for low fares in streetcar deal
Racine Wisconsin June 3 President John S Beggs of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light company met with the city council as a committee of the whole. An agreement on the franchise is reported. Beggs concessions include six fares for twenty five cents within eighteen months double tracks on Washington avenue illuminated bridges and free current. The extensions run to 1942 aligning all franchises to expire the same year.
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Racine, Wis
John S. Beggs
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Beggs
Washington Avenue
Mrs Orvis Buried After Oakfield Shooting
Funeral of Mrs. E. H. Orvis of Oakfield held at 1 30 p m from the family residence with interment in Acoca cemetery. Rev Sabin Halsey of Oakfield Methodist church officiated. Public schools and all business places closed from 1 to o'clock.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
E. H. Orvis
Oakfield
Grant Poole
Acoca
Sabin Halsey
Oakfield Methodist Church
Electrician Electrocuted At Annapolis Rail Work
Portage Wisconsin June 3 Lewis L Barney 45 formerly a baggage man on the Milwaukee road between Portage and Milwaukee was killed by a live wire at work as an engineer for the Maryland Electric Railway company in Annapolis Maryland Six thousand six hundred volts passed through his body causing instant death
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Portage
Wis
Lewis L. Barney
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
Maryland Electric Railway Company
Annapolis
Women’s Dress Fashion Dictates Rush to Style
Penny Magazine observes women of all sizes chasing trends as leaders dictate colors and styles without questioning suitability or practicality. The piece critiques the herd instinct in fashion among small and tall, thin and stout women alike.
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Penny Magazine
Education for Women and the Role of Higher Learning
President Eliot argues that higher education for women should center on improving family and civic life. Women shape beauty, nature, and art in households, teach children to enjoy arts and nature, and influence overall cultural quality. He envisions women’s education elevating domestic life and societal wellbeing.
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Eliot
Harper’s Bazar
Shaky Handshake Quip Reflects Courtesy Observation
A terse saying notes that when a man shakes hands he cannot be grabbing both your pockets, implying a lighthearted caution about trust and etiquette in social gestures.
Righteous Indignation Tale From Sousa Onetime Marine Leader
In an amusing reminiscence, Sousa recalls a German trombone player named Backenblasser from his early days with the United States Marine Band in Washington. The musician, furious at a theater, swore and shook a wall before declaring he would never play there again because he had been discharged.
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Sousa
United States Marine Band
Washington
Backenblasser
Nefer Blay
Nefer
Cleveland
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Tausche
South Fourth Street
THE
LA Crosse Tribune
South Fifth St
F. H. Burgess Business
Mgr
W. V. Kidder City Editor
the Tribune Is
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Path
Payne & Young
Desthomm
Chcago
Osed
Frank H. Burgess
A. E. Bleekman
Notary Public
Molly Factor
May Manton
Vandyke & Etton Co
Tonicht
Park Wines
Lane
Royal
Racine
Mrs. Orvis
Education For Women
Batavian National
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