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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
3
Frank H. Burgess, business manager, swears the May 1909 La Crosse Tribune printed and circulated a stated number. Notary A. E. Bleekman witnessed the oath on May 31, 1909.
A public reminder urges attendance at the anti tuberculosis mass meeting in the high school auditorium this Saturday. The event features renowned scientist Harvey Dee Brown who will lecture on understanding and combating the dread disease for citizens of La Crosse and their families.
Senator La Follette attacks the Aldrich tariff at length accusing Aldrich and his allies of falsehood and deceit. He denounces the cotton schedules and exposes the alleged robbery within the tariff program while promising blunt clarity for future campaigns.
The passage notes La Follette supplementing the platform with a pronouncement declaring unequivocal support for revision downward. He stated this during the campaign to help voters understand the plank as a move toward lower revisions, asserting that such revision would elect Taft.
South La Crosse is urged to patronize the Herbert Kline Carnival company opening Monday on the North side. The Proressive League backs the event as a first class, clean show seen in La Crosse before, representing a major portion of the city's population and wealth. The notice argues civic duty and community spirit in supporting the carnival for healthful recreation.
In Milwaukee Governor Bancroft quotes claim the assembly had done business and would adjourn early. The assembly passed June 12 adjournment, the senate cut to June 5 with all business closed except messages, and Bancroft’s bluff is exposed as a four flushing remark.
Miss Hortense Neilsen will appear in Ibsen's A Doll's House at the La Crosse theater Sunday with matinee and night shows. She sails August 16 for Honolulu to begin a world tour featuring A Doll's House Hedda Gabler and The Lady from the Sea. This may be La Crosse's last chance to see her for years as critics hail her Nora as among the finest on the American stage.
On Monday June 14 the Russian Symphony Orchestra and Ben Greet players will present a full stage version of A Midsummer Night's Dream at La Crosse theater. About a hundred people participate including Grace Clark Kaehler the soprano and a youth group for fairy dances. The performance blends Ben Greet style with a 50‑member Russian Symphony under Modest Altschuler and features unique mural stage design by Troy and Margaret Kinney.
The piece touts steamship and electric light, praising lighter foods like E C Corn Flakes and Egg O See Wheat Flakes. It argues better health, more daily productivity, and stomach comfort from cereal breakfasts over meat heavy meals, urging readers to look for the E C mark.
The article praises the human speaking voice for its musical charm and tone variety. It notes a two and a half hour presentation with no interruptions, a splendid tempo, and an orchestra program that surprisingly does not fatigue the audience.
Sunday Danish Day at the La Crosse theater will honor a Danish holiday. Miss Hortense Nielsen, appearing in Ibsen's A Dolls House, greets countrymen onstage after the performance as a large Danish attendance is anticipated.
Lamont's high class cockatoo circus continues nightly at the Bijou featuring white Australian cockatoos that perform impressively. Allman and Nevins present songs and light comedy while Evers and Porkechops offer southland style impersonations. Miss Violet Curtis wows playgoers with fresh stage songs and stylish presence.
A Houston Post quotation notes a wife’s optimism about remarriage, saying she would likely marry again if her husband died, reflecting her belief she could do better next time. The exchange suggests a wry view of enduring partnership and future prospects.
A schoolboy asks what is the highest form of animal life and answers with a joke about the giraffe. The Universalist Leader’s voice frames the exchange as a playful exam of knowledge.
A reflective saying notes that a child who gives everything offers greater generosity than the richest person who shares only a portion. It contrasts total sacrifice with partial charity to emphasize true giving.
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild liquid laxative for women and children. It claims gentle action, stomach and liver benefits, and free medical advice with a test bottle offer. Names and places linked to testimonials appear, including Mrs Brannan and Mrs K L Stout.
R K Munkittrick voices a sea corridor fantasy from a cellar to the ocean grotto. The speaker laments the musty cellar life and longs for the wild wind wave glory as lamprey, flatfish, and chub animate the sea with playful glee. The piece ends with a buoyant vow to turn loose and whirl away.
An elderly man refuses to agree but tests a suitor with sharp questions. The youth remains calm and asserts his intent to marry the daughter, seeking formal consent as a gesture. After a tense moment the father concedes, praising the suitor’s pluck and offering a handshake.
A classroom joke from Harvard Lampoon contrasts arithmetic rules with a riddle about combining meat and a dog. The exchange highlights playful logic and language humor across a school setting.
A Boston Record note describes a ventriloquist startling a small Black boy by making a turtle appear to speak. The boy, unsure of the voice source, becomes convinced the turtle can talk and drops it in fear after the second whisper.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt quotes a ragged woman declaring she supports three husbands. When accused of bigamy she explains one husband is hers while the other two belong to her daughters. The dialogue highlights a dramatic Family Court style confrontation.
The California Supreme Court rules mandamus can compel a deposition commission for a non resident witness in a pending appeal for a new trial. The decision arises after gas explosion damages and a proposed testimony by Harry Orchard about a dynamite attack.
Sam Dowsett and his wife prepare for a rising tide that may topple the wall at Consea. They relocate their valuables while guarding Laura who lies asleep, fearing the old dinghy and boats may be lost to the storm.
An advertisement touts Marmola Tablets as a simple, safe method to shed fat without exercise or dieting. It claims a person can lose up to thirty pounds in days by taking one tablet four times daily, promising no stomach discomfort or wrinkles. The copy emphasizes ease and safety and directs readers to Marmola Co. or local druggists in Detroit and beyond.
Nikola Tesla discusses the inventor mindset in an interview. He cites Smethurst as an inventor at heart trapped by circumstance and recounts Smethurst's seaside boardwalk scene with a bottle of chloroform to deter a threatening rival, the Jones.
A reflective note argues against pressuring women to feel they are not saving when choosing to spend ten cents on car fare to access a newspaper article priced at ninety eight cents, illustrating perceived value and frugality.
An article explains anemia as weak watery blood from overwork illness or worry. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Coors Stearns of Junction City Wisconsin detailing long sickness and recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The piece promotes a free booklet and pills priced at 50 cents per box or six boxes for 2 50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
Street car workers in Pottsfield Mass win a cent per hour raise and a ten hour day after an all night conference ends with a company agreement. Workers return to service today.
The notice highlights Miss Clara Baur es of Rockford Minnesota taking a new job with Johnson Brothers. It quotes J J Hill urging thorough education and discipline. Wisconsin Business University of La Crosse promotes practical business training with catalog request.
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