Wisconsin readers weigh pro and con on Senate reform
The piece cites Wisconsin People’s Review as a trusted source for debate on senate reform and the merit of the current system. It highlights figures like Eli Root Theodore Burton and Al Cummins as reform advocates and notes the shift toward candidates with principled character and talent.
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Wisconsin Pople
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Theodore Burton
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Debate on Senate committee abuse and post office bill
A lengthy critique addresses Senate committee control and the post office appropriation of 235 million dollars. It notes rapid passage, lack of bill examination, and shifts in duties among members including Penrose and La Follette. The piece questions the overall system and warns against concentrating power without scrutiny.
Post Office Cars: Railroads Paid $4.8 Million Annually
Discussion notes that $4 800 000 is paid yearly to railroads for railway post office cars in addition to $46 500 000 for mail carriage. Vilas urged Congress to authorize buying and owning the cars to cut costs. an amendment by Senator La Follette for investigation was ruled out by a point of order raised by Senator Kean.
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Senate Committee
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House
Rnies
Vilas
Congress
Kean
New Jersey
Maiden in Calico Inspires Wistful Verse in Bohemian Magazine
A lyrical piece by Tones G. Osborn narrates a playful tale of a sweet maiden in calico guarding a treasure box of secrets and a budding romance. The narrator recalls encounters by a mulberry tree and a hidden vault of memories, ending with a nostalgic image by the fire.
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Waliut Jay
G. Osborn
Bohemian Magazine
Infant Medicine Battle in the Newpop Household
Mrs Newpop complains she cannot persuade the baby to take his medicine. Mr Newpop suggests the child believes the medicine is meant to lull him to sleep.
Birth Times Revealed by Child Dialogues
A humorous exchange from Lippincott's features two children discussing birth times. Jimmie, five, plans a six o'clock birthday party tied to his May first birth. Bobbie, six, says he was born at eleven, but Jimmie is interrupted by the mother's rule about late hours.
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Bobbie
Wedding Invite Hint Sparks Banter at Lambs Club
In a casual exchange after leaving the Lambs Club, Willer Collier asks Mr. Goodwin to invite him to a future wedding, a light moment captured in the Buffalo Commercial.
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Willer Collier
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Lamb's Club
Buffalo Commercial
Farmer stops train for letter in Kansas City Star tale
R P McCulloch recounts a Harper county farmer who rushed onto a rail line near a whistle station and stopped a passing train to mail a letter. The conductor objected, but the farmer claimed he did stop it, uttering a witty reply about his unusual feat.
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R. P. McCulloch
Harper County
Kansas City Star
Watch Wearing Rules for Dress Suits Quoted Insight
Brooke Cheeplee argues against wearing a watch with a dress suit. Lynne He notes she never keeps both items together. The remark is attributed to Lippincott's.
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Cheeplee
Lynne
Lippincott’s
1909 Model Warren Registry Tip and Marriage Quip
A humorous exchange references a 1909 model and a registry man needing a tip for a number on a used runabout. The joke shifts to a joke about marriage, noting that if a woman cannot marry a man herself she will marry him to someone else, a wry moral from Lippincott's.
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Warren
Arnold
Lippincott
Astonishing Hair Cure Promises Germ Theory Triumph
An advertisement touts Newbro's Herpicide as a revolutionary treatment against baldness by killing the dandruff germ. The copy claims universal success, notes it’s oil free, and urges readers to send 10 cents for a sample via The Herpicide Co. Detroit with Hoeschler Bros. as agents.
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Herpicide Co
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Hoeschler Bros
Whiskey for Colds and Pine Compound Remedy
A home remedy prescribes mixing two ounces glycerine with eight ounces whiskey and one half ounce concentrated pine compound. Take a tea spoonful or tablespoonful every four hours. Pine concentrate comes in half ounce bottles in round wood cases. Believes in a day.
Counsel for Defense Returns to La Crosse Stage
Thomas E. Shea stars in Counsel for Defense at the La Crosse theater on April 2. The play, by Henry Irving Dodge, centers on politics, circumstantial evidence, and devoted love, drawing praise for its serious themes and timely urban incidents.
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la Crosse Theater
Shea
Cohan &Harris
Henry Irving Dodge
When Knights Were Bold at La Crosse Theater Tonight
Francis Wilson stars as Sir Guy de Vere in the comedy When Knights Were Bold at the La Crosse theater tonight. The play features time travel to the twelfth century with armored duels and satirical jabs at modernity versus ancient custom, backed by Charles Frohman’s cast.
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Francis Wilson
Sir Guy de Vere
Sir Guy
Mr. Wilson
Guy de Vere
Charles Frohman
la Crosse Theater
Mallory’s David Garrick At La Crosse Theater
Promoter of hard work and study lauds Clifton Mallory as a model of greatness. After five years of preparation he stars in David Garrick with his acclaimed company. Show runs Sunday at La Crosse theater with matinee and night performances.
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David Garrick
Garrick
Mr. Mallory
la Crosse Theater
Parsifal Comes to La Crosse in New English Dress
The Wagner epic Parsifal is presented at the La Crosse theater on Saturday March 13 in a lavish production and new English translation. Reviewers praise its broad appeal to humanity with dramatic intensity and its dreamlike yet intense portrayal of elemental passions.
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la Crosse Theater
Parsifal Presented In Grand Production At La Crosse
A detailed review praises Parsifal’s dramatic reach and noble themes. It notes a kingly central figure raised by generations of soldiers, lavish scenery, striking electric effects, and a twenty piece orchestra. Performances start at 7 45 with seating only before curtain.
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la Crosse Theater
Marc
Court rules spouses may file adultery prosecutions
North Dakota Supreme Court holds that either spouse may file against either party in adultery cases. The ruling notes that if the innocent party condones the offense, public interest may not justify criminal proceedings.
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North Dakota
Hypochondriac Passenger Fears Backward Ride on West Virginia Train
A testy passenger aboard a Mountain West Virginia rail trip keeps the porter busy as he frets about riding with his back to the engine. The porter explains two engines are used, one to pull and one to push, easing the passenger’s fear.
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West Virginia
Washington
New York. Herald
Young Maine chaplain sermon ends with courtless prayer
A youthful Maine chaplain opened a court term with a broad sermon from religion to law and closed by praying for a land with no courts no lawyers and no judges, after which a new chaplain was appointed.
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Cergyman
Maine
New York Times
Sisters Endorse Father John’s Medicine as Tonic
The Sisters of Holy Cross testify to Father John’s Medicine as a superior body builder and general tonic after using it through winter and spring. Signed by Sisters of Holy Cross at St. Catherine’s Normal Institute in Baltimore Maryland.
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Sisters of Holy Cross
St. Catherine’s Normal Institute
Baltimore
The Forbidden Road Chapter in a Dieppe Visit
Rupert Haverford returns from America to Yelverton as Camilla plans a Riviera winter. He seeks to aid distressed kin while Agnes Brenton questions his marriage hopes. Katherine greets him coldly and prepares to discuss the children in the garden.
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Rupert Haverford
America
Yelverton
Riviera
Rupert
Haverford
Brenton
States
Chance
Matthew Woolgar
England
Agnes Brenton
Mrs. Brenton
Electric Bitters Cured Boy’s Eczema Folly
The little son of H. M. Adams of Henrietta Pa suffered five years with eczema and lung complications. His mother reports seven bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. The tonic is advertised for eruptions eczema salt rheum sores blood disorders and rheumatism priced 50c guaranteed by O T Erhart.
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H. M. Adams
Henrietta
O. T. Erhart
The Safest Place
An automobile manufacturer boasts that their cars are the best brains and money can produce and backs every machine. A prospective buyer questions by joking that it may be safer than standing in front of the plague thing.
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Straigh
Batavian National Bank Assets and Liabilities Summary
Financial snapshot for Batavian National Bank of La Crosse Wisconsin showing totals for loans and discounts overdrafts U S bonds other bonds banking house and fix cash due from banks and 5 percent redemption fund with asset and liability figures at close of business.
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la Crosse
State of Wisconsin
U. S
Liabilities and Capital Figures From Bank Statement
The document lists liabilities and capital figures including the amounts of capital stock surplus undivided profits notes outstanding deposits certified checks and dividends unpaid. Amounts shown include 490000 190000 and 16627.05 with various totals and a 380000 figure.
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