Debate on public ownership of waterpowers in Wisconsin
The article argues for state ownership of waterpowers after thirty years to prevent private monopolies and excessive rates. It warns against constitutional and legal changes that could strip public control, and stresses the need for capital to develop rivers with fair returns while ensuring affordable electricity and heat for future generations.
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Wisconsin
Nordman
Ackley
Assembly
Nordman- Ackley
United States
La Crosse’s Distinction and City Beautification Efforts
The piece extolls La Crosse as a forested city by the Mississippi with green parks and natural beauty amid commerce. It credits N M Scott for maintaining hanging gardens and argues the upkeep costs are worth promoting the city’s character and visual appeal to residents and outsiders alike.
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N. M. Scott
la Crosse
Mississippi
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
A dialogue between a housekeeper and a tramp centers on a promised lunch in exchange for sawing wood. The exchange clarifies the exact wording, confirming the promise and the fulfillment of sawing the wood by the gate.
Piano Practice Echoes in Quiet House
A girl named Jane plays from a new instruction book "First Steps in Music" while her father grouses from the next room about the clumsy footwork that disturbs his thoughts. The exchange blends humor with family domesticity as the child learns.
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Jane
Mischievous Girl Blames Satan for Hair pulling
A mother disciplines her daughter after a spirited tussle with a small friend. The child admits Satan influenced hair pulling, but asserts her own kick came from her own idea.
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Elsie
Physician Promises Relief for Painful Breathing
A patient complains of chest pain and trouble breathing. the physician assures quick relief with a prescribed remedy. The exchange highlights a dramatic moment as the patient expresses difficulty in breathing and the doctor promises an immediate solution.
Visitor asks to see motorist as nurse notes he’s not conscious
Visitor demands access to the injured driver brought in an hour earlier. A nurse confirms the motorist has not regained consciousness. The visitor then pivots, saying they only want to sell him another car. The judge presides over the terse exchange.
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la Crosse
Health Department
Tribune
Myrick Park
Bitter Creek cowboy tale quotes tense exchange
A timid tenderfoot asks if the outlaw Bill Busher still roams Bitter Creek. A local answers no, but notes he was there last week, claiming certainty by saying he had hold of the rope.
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Tenderfoot
Bitter Creek
Bill Busher
A Comedy of Romance and Graft in San Marco
Minot meets Jack Paddock in San Marco and follows him through the old fort and gate into a sunlit plaza. Paddock boasts of a new graft selling witty repartee to Mrs. Bruce for pesos while rejecting Minot's urge to return north. The pair agree to part with Paddock embracing a life of ease in the sun.
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San Sebastian Avenue
Uncle Sam
Minot
Jack Paddock
Paddock
United States
Broadway
Old Ponce de Leon
Lillian Russell
Mr. Minot
Bruce
San Marco
Jack
Middle West
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