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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1909
Page
3
The La Crosse street car strike finishes with a mid ground settlement. City residents praise restraint and mutual respect as workers and the company acknowledge responsibilities, signaling a broader public lesson on employer employee relations.
The article reports a peaceful end to a local dispute where cars were damaged amid union tensions. It credits union men and carmen for moderation and notes company officials aim to resume cooperation. The outcome is a tranquil, smiling city with the slogan we ride.
The Chautauqua movement is praised as a versatile, uplifting force linking schools and libraries to modern civic life. It blends education and entertainment with affordable access, offering a week of multiple sessions and many speakers at a cost far below typical single events.
A Kansas City Journal column contends fashion dictates large hats and imagines a parallel rule for shoes. The dialogue questions whether clothing trends should enforce size as a rule and reflects on societal vanity.
The quotation presents a child named Tommy asking to see the baby spanked, framed as a brief exchange in Figaro. The line conveys a controversial, provocative sentiment about parental discipline and child curiosity.
The Dixie Troubadours opened a four day engagement at the Colosseum to enthusiastic praise from a 1,100 strong audience. The show A Trip to New Orleans features 20 numbers with standout performances by Sarah Green George Taylor Billy Young and W A Cooke plus a lively Creole chorus and a cake walk contest announced for tomorrow evening.
Mae Melbane opens with strong voice and stage presence while Lindstrom and Anderson deliver high class novelty acrobatics and comedy. Lillian Doone performs mental telepathy feats including blindfolded time keeping. Woods-Balton Trio provides solid musical entertainment with a standout comic interlude from the troupe’s young black performer.
An advertisement urges prompt attention to bladder and kidney troubles using Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer & Co. It lists symptoms like back ache, rheumatism, indigestion, and fatigue, claims the remedy reaches the disease seat and builds the system, offers a free sample bottle by mail, and notes drugstore availability with prices of fifty cents and one dollar.
From the London Globe a witty verse describes Matilda arriving at a ball. A tall, strong woman with a logical vow to choose partners, she dominates the dance and even the room, with a sharp wit and unmatched self control.
Senator Warner recalls Judge Seiden P. Spencer’s defeat at the last Missouri Republican state convention in St. Louis. Tubbs of Gasconade County supported Spencer with a strong speech, but the Negro delegates sided with Dodah Tubbs’ anti-tipping bill leader, altering the roll call. The anecdote highlights convention unpredictability.
A Life magazine inquiry asks readers if they own cameras that capture images with unusual proportions and humorously contrasts potential uses such as trout or tarpon fishing, reflecting a public fascination with novel photography.
Jinks returns from abroad and recalls Bobby Blinks. Bobby says he remembers every face, calling Jinks the man his father brought last summer. Mrs Blinks greets Jinks as they enter, and Bobby shows quick memory of the guest.
Probate Judge Schock began a marriage in Shawnee county courthouse when a man burst in with a joke. He paused the ceremony and handed the couple Grimes Golden apples before the vows, shocking the groom and bride. The incident was described by the Kansas City Journal.
A physician counsels a man to change a monotonous routine, noting his habit of staying up until morning and rising late. The Cleveland Pain Dealer reports the exchange as a humorous take on seeking variety in daily life.
In a tense confrontation, Leonore shields a past marriage to Tankerlane while John Shil probes her about Laura Vane, the child, and past vows. The dispute reveals secrets, loyalties, and questions of trust as each seeks moral absolution and truth.
Scientific preparation touted as only germ killer for dandruff since Adam. It digs to the scalp root to stop itching and hair loss, promising luxuriant growth when dandruff is gone. Sold by druggists with 10c sample offer through The Herpicide Co Detroit and Hoeschler Bros Special Agents.
The New York Sun notes Otto von Bismarck’s strong aversion to thirteen and devotion to three. It cites his three masters three wars three peace treaties and meetings with emperors. It mentions three names three titles three heirs and the motto In Trinitate Robur.
An American on an international prison commission recalls a warden’s grim smile when asked about life in an English prison. The exchange implies the weight of felons in custody and the seasoned observers’ surprised take on prison atmosphere.
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