Tomah Special Excursion Promised by La Crosse Trade Body
La Crosse business leaders plan a Tomah visit as the Tribune notes, calling Tomah a model small city and promising an educational civic example. The piece praises Tomah’s progress, local hospitality, and the potential for a large expedition from La Crosse.
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Free Press questions La Follette on trusts and accountability
The Free Press questions Senator La Follette over his stance on Standard Oil and Tobacco Trust prosecutions and criticizes his positions on Supreme Court rulings, Canadian reciprocity, and the tariff board. It notes his opposition to a weak tariff board and his adherence to Lincoln's warning to do duty and pursue what is right.
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Lumber Trust
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Supreme Court
Taft
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Lawler
Winona
Northwest
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Lincoln
On to Tomah Excursion Likely Scrapped by July Fourth
Local La Crosse businessmen abandon plans for a Tomah trip due to Dubuque regatta demanding boats and a crowd of 200 to 300 motor boat bugs ready to attend. Officials deem another expedition impractical and possibly unsafe.
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la Crosse
Tomah
Dubuque
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
A brief humorous vignette mocks a patent inventor who touts a device to lift a woman's skirt to keep it dry. A wealthy critic dismisses the scheme as redundant, noting an existing device already performs the job, leaving the inventor hopeful but defeated as the skirt remains unaffected by fancy hose.
Her Triumph
Mr Dorkins boasts he netted $2,000 from a trade while his wife reacts with sarcasm. The couple discuss finding a first class cook, and she proclaims success in securing one. The brief exchange captures domestic humor in a Chicago Tribune snippet.
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Maria
No Ex Miss Young In Turkey a woman doesn't know her husband till after she's married him
A brief note from the Boston Transcript about a saying on marriage and a humorous quip puzzling over what Turkey has to do with knowing a spouse before marriage.
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Turkey
Absence of Letters Sparks Worms Joke in Country Home
A young country house guest laments missing letters. The pet Melba brings a "free big worm" to Miss Alice, saying the postman did not bring mail and the worm proves she need not go out to the garden.
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Melba
Miss Alice
Alice
It Depends on the Dog
Two Broadway businessmen discuss a fatal dog accident with a barside chat. One reveals his chauffeur killed a dog, prompting a stunned response about whose dog it was and the implications for the owner and driver.
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Broadway
237 AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD
Brief item notes Wimnew's role in health to mother and child programs. Details are sparse in the readable fragment.
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Wimnew
Bread rising method gains popularity with compressed yeast
A bread making method grows in use as stronger compressed yeast becomes well known. The process begins with a stiff dough, kneading on a floured board, then rising in a warm place until doubled. MARVEL Flour touted for unusual expansion qualities.
Chauffeur Probed Over Damages Demand
A New York Morning Telegraph item reports a claimant demanding $100 from a chauffeur over an incident. The dispute centers on the compensation for damages and the chauffeur’s perceived carelessness.
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New York Morning Telegraph
Milwaukees Grand Avenue Bridge Strikes Back
A western father visiting Milwaukee with his ten year old son misjudges the Grand Avenue swing bridge. As bells warn of an approaching boat the bridge rises, prompting the man to cry out that the bridge is balking and they flee in fright, the boy learning his father may not know everything.
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Waterloo
M. Richard
Richard
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Giry
Mme. Giry
Monchar
Min
Beldame
Barkis is Willin A Washington Office Signal
A New York newspaper wire from its Washington bureau suggests a suitable deputy to accompany Roosevelt on his western trip. The manager flags a favorable journey ahead and replies Barkis is willin with a playful spelling. The telegraph editor then questions Barkins’s identity.
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New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Bureau
Barkis
Willin
Barkins
Telegraph
Dispatch
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Bismarck Demands Coffee with Hickory Chickory
A London Chronicle anecdote places Otto von Bismarck among famed coffee drinkers. While in France with the Prussian army he asked a innkeeper for hickory. The host offered chicory and Bismarck, keeping the can, ordered the man to make him a pot of coffee.
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Bismarck
France
London Chronicle
Residents and Visitors in Dresbach Minnesota
Miss Jennie Looney of La Crosse visited Mrs. Marsh and family Sunday. Interstates Packing of Winona shipped a carload of stock from Dresbach. Miss Phylis and Beatrice Nichols returned from La Crosse after visiting relatives. Andrew Boyd of La Crosse builds a riverfront cottage opposite the depot with Edward Maynard in charge. Mrs. W G Dickson of High Island Wisconsin visited relatives in town Wednesday.
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Jennie Looney
la Crosse
Temper and public welfare warn against anger
A public notice cautions residents to keep temper in check to avoid police intervention and maintain public order. It frames law enforcement as a safeguard for community welfare and hints at penalties for outbursts.
Ghosts, envelopes, and twenty thousand francs scheme
In Faust’s first act, Richard and Moncharmin pressure Mme. Giry about a ghost's scheme tied to a envelope containing twenty thousand francs. Mme. Giry recalls a red ink letter and the Opera Ghost’s influence, while the envelope's contents spill as tension rises.
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Faust
Richard
Moncharmin
France
Mother Giry
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Giry
Richards
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