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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
3
The piece extols friendship as the driving force of happiness and uplift, praising the Knights of Pythias for their benevolent influence. It notes the welcoming warmth felt in streets, hotels, and homes, and extends felicitations and a warm greeting to the visiting order.
The Milwaukee News mocks progressive Republicans and defends Senator La Follette's stance in Washington while condemning Aldrich and Penrose for questioning his opposition to tariff revisions. It notes Rhode Island's long training of voters demanding reasons for representative actions and asserts a system allows 11 percent of Rhode Island’s voting population to influence a U.S. senator.
The piece argues Senator La Follette faces voters confident in his stand against Aldrich tariff revisions. It notes Stephenson’s weak Wisconsin showing and lauds La Follette’s independence and reform image, challenging foes who seek to box him into a party label. Bryan’s support is cited as broad endorsement.
The piece reflects on the troubles prisoners face under police custody and argues officers are sometimes criticized unfairly. It recalls Officer Britton as a kindly figure and suggests the injured may act differently in court than in the police precincts of his northern settlement.
Charles W Morse, known as the New York bank wrecker, asserts he wants a square deal as the case against him proceeds. He faced accusations of gambling with funds he allegedly abused, signaling ongoing legal proceedings and contested intent.
The Knights of Pythias consider a project for an orphans home as a worthy cause. The care of orphans is a pressing duty of humanity, and the editor hints at renewed leadership from the La Crosse editor in the New York Times through an Editor's Comment.
Evidence in the Gould divorce case suggests that if Mrs. Gould were on trial for lack of capacity, the court would be led to direct a verdict in her favor.
A reflective meditation on how sorrow deepens understanding and settles into personal truth. The piece frames tears as a doorway to acceptance, offering solace and clarity through grief.
An 1880s style medical advertises Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney weakness and related ailments. It cites local testimonial from William S. King of La Crosse Wisconsin praising relief from backache and irregular kidney secretions after using the product. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo NY is named as sole US agents, price 50 cents.
A letter recalls the McEldowney family’s settlement in La Crosse Valley, from Andrew McEldowney Sr. to his sons and daughters. The piece traces land division, deaths, movements to Salem, and eventual extinction of several branches, noting the eight hundred acre tract's decline to tenants and the shift from farm to city life as many relatives move away or die.
A century ahead frees drudgery with machinery and flight while daily life expands to explore world and heavens. Changes over 100 years include clothes, travel, communication, meals, and healthful foods, highlighted by Egg-O-See Wheat Flakes promising digestion and nutrition for all ages and roles.
Lyrical verse narrates a chaotic family scene with a parody nursery rhyme rhythm. It references a New York Times attribution to Lurana W. Sheldon and portrays a mother exhausted by late police or political chaos as the polls open and the ballots sing.
The piece notes President Hadley's absent mindedness with anecdotes of him dropping a nickel to a Greek scholar and forgetting his watch before rushing to recitations. It also mentions his witty quip on sermon length and Yale’s tradition that no souls are saved after twenty minutes.
Two telephone operators busy by the wire discuss what to wear for a large party planned for the next day. After five minutes, a man asks for his number and repeats the request. One girl asks what line he thinks he is on, and he jokes that he is probably on a clothes line given what he heard.
An anecdote from Everybody's Magazine recounts Mr Brown and his family before the lion cage. Mrs Brown asks John whom he would save first if the lions escaped. John replies simply I would save me.
A playful vignette about Dr. Francis L. Patton, ex-president of Princeton University, who kept side whiskers for years. He proposes shaving his right cheek and asks his wife if the change should extend to the left, illustrating family divided views on appearance.
A New York visitor asks if June is the favorite month for marriages in Chicago. A Chicago woman answers she has six marriages in other months and only two in June, reflecting personal timelines amid city life.
A Yorkshire asylum chaplain asked a brother to preach to inmates. The preacher spoke of Africa India and heathen mothers offering infants to the Ganges. One listener cried after, and later mocked the sermon saying the speaker’s mother should have been thrown into the Ganges.
The speaker asks if Meier still holds the interim position of real deputy cashier at the chancery with assistant help. The reply states he has been advanced and his title shortened by several syllables.
Quotes from Yonkers Statesman note a judge asking for the speaker’s age before swearing them in. The excerpt reflects on judicial courtesy and procedure in a brief, dated exchange.
Carrie’s sister May, aged six, offered a cheeky reason when asked why the Sabbath differs from other days. She said, Very carelessly, That’s the day you pin things on instead of sewing, reflecting a humorous, child’s view captured by The Delineator.
Madison June 16 The Stout act moves Wisconsin toward a statewide teachers retirement fund. After 1909 teachers may join, paying 1 percent of salary with the state contributing 80,000 dollars yearly to build the fund. Eight trustees will run the program, with two women, and administration shared by teachers and the state. Annuities are paid quarterly and are protected from attachment or sale.
The Hope and Glory battles heavy seas as Tankerlane and Yardley battle to steer. Playle mans the tiller with fearless energy, but a big ebb traps the vessel on Black Spit Island. Tankerlane discovers a mangled boat and the corpse of John Shil among reeds, confirming danger and a grim seam of revenge.
A concise reflection on balancing idealism with reality, arguing that clinging to an ideal can illuminate truth while remaining grounded in what is achievable. The note suggests contemplation of ideals as guiding principles rather than perfect imitations.
A writer in the New York Sun questions the commissioner about uplifting plans at the farmer’s door. Farmer Hayrick responds by suggesting the city start with a better class of boarders.
In Chapter XXXII The Darkness Yardley mocks a hand as Playle calms him. The crew argues over sails with Yardley warned and Playle urging quiet cooperation while a stormy undertone lingers in their exchange.
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