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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1909
Page
3
Frank H. Burgess acting as business manager swears the actual number of copies printed and circulated during May 1909 is as stated. Notary A. E. Bleekman confirms the oath dated May 31, 1909.
The Tribune urges calm as county and city officials move to maintain order during the car strike. It stresses avoiding violence, protecting workers and company property, and seeks a compromise acceptable to all sides for a swift settlement to resume business in La Crosse.
Discussion in La Follette's and Wisconsin newspapers centers on the Whitehead law and the commission plan or Galveston plan for city government. Critics argue it distances governance from the people while supporters see it as home rule alternative.
The Wisconsin plan for city government is hailed as modern and efficient but three fatal defects are noted: six year terms for a three member council expire in staggered cycles, preventing complete turnover. lack of an initiative enables only blocking bad ordinances. and no recall provision to remove unsatisfactory officials. The piece urges adding recall and initiative to ensure genuine popular government.
An advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle daily laxative for children. It touts government-verified purity, free trial bottles, and claims of curing constipation and digestive issues. Testimonials from Mrs M F Cash and Mrs K L Stout appear, with pricing stated as 50 cents to $1 per bottle and Dr Caldwell offering free samples on request.
In Washington on June 25 Franklin MacVeagh secretary of the treasury discussed with Aldrich and the senate finance committee a scheme to amend the oleomargarine act. The proposal would set two cent per pound tax on both colored and uncolored varieties and claim higher revenue while lowering butter prices. The scheme, linked to beef interests, remains in the dark but aims for passage to cut butter costs by four to six cents per pound.
A playful column features verses about hats worn by women and a seaside setting. It includes a Turner anecdote from London Strand and a joke about a supposed horse doctor, all recounted in a light literary tone.
A woman suing for divorce accused her husband of abuse and remarked it cost nothing to gain him but $75 to rid herself, as reported by the Atchison Globe.
A Model Judge in Greenwich County Court, Judge Willis, notes humility saying he has never read a Sunday newspaper. He has previously stated never using a telephone never ridden in a tube railway never watched a horse race never gambled a penny never entered a place of amusement as a lad never run into debt and never borrowed money.
The joke line notes a playful misdirection with a pun on engagement and phone service. It describes a scene where a telephone operator returns a ring and ends an engagement. The setup relies on a wordplay response rather than real-world events.
A lawyer entered court intoxicated and faced a judge’s rebuke. The judge called the conduct a disgrace to himself his family and the profession. The attorney protest ed claiming fifteen years in the court and noting the judge’s first correct opinion ever given.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer description, the Embassy Rail gathering features Gen Cabalera and Gen Pepe de Poncho among twenty seven Central American generals. An eccentric private, Sebastiano Colino, converses with the ambassador amid a crowd of distinguished men.
A visitor speaking with St. Peter asks where to obtain souvenir postcards. St. Peter, though sympathetic, directs him to the Cleveland Leader for the requested keepsakes.
In a perilous sea emergency aboard the Hope and Glory, Sir William Tankerlane and Sam Dowsett battle rising water and a raging gale. They shelter Laura Shil and ensure Shil’s safety while planning a risky escape with Dowsett's dinghy if the vessel breaks apart. Shil remains blind and terrified as crewman Dowsett weighs rescue options and signals potential aid from a distant boat.
Traveling salesmen Berkowitz and Sternberg meet on a train. Berkowitz boasts of big business in St. Louis and asks Sternberg to guess his sales. Sternberg replies with a joke about guessing half of what Berkowitz claims, highlighting the humor in exaggeration.
A deaf but devout English woman visits a small Scottish town and attends church armed with an ear trumpet. Elders, surprised, distrust the device until one warns her with a wag of the finger, saying one toot and you’re out. The moment captures prejudiced curiosity in a parish setting.
Concord New Hampshire June 24 Prof Ernest Fox Nichols appointed to succeed Dr William Tucker who resigned at Dartmouth College placing one of Americas noted educators into retirement from active college direction Nichols formerly headed physics department at Dartmouth College succeeds Tucker as president
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