Tribune Ad Rates Rise After May First 1906
The Tribune announces display advertising rates will rise to 12.44 per column inch after May 1 1906 an increase of 2.14. Existing contracts up to that date at old rates accepted but not solicited. The paper cites higher production costs and labor hours and notes its circulation has grown by over 1200 in six months while offering to fund an independent circulation study with Merchants Association support.
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Light Trust Street Car Deal Sparks Laughing Debate
The Tribune story on the Light Trust Street Car franchise provokes silence from Morning Organ and Evening Organ papers while figures suggest the 20 year franchise could yield $1 to $3 million in profits. Critics note the council may be facing a skewed public gift and question the motives behind the deal.
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Public eyes tested for La Crosse street railway
The La Crosse street railway tests motormen and conductors eyes at the public’s expense, with each employee paying one dollar for the exam. The piece laments the practice as a test of safety and corporate profit amid criticism of contempt for lawful obligations.
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Morgan has a slight cold in Rome dispatch
A Rome dispatch reports J. P. Morgan has a slight cold. The item is treated with humor as potentially market moving, suggesting the Latin bankers watch for exchange impacts and possible corners while the American financier coughs through speculation.
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Papal Edifices and a New Rome Shipping Trust
The passage lampoons church pomp and a New York magnate while noting La Crosse ice prices. It hints at a looming ice cost dispute, with a caricature of a jewel seller and an iceman, ending on the joke that people cannot afford ice despite the price.
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Public debate and worldly concerns fill the La Crosse page
The item mocks local politics and commerce including Edwards refusing to sell a street railway for 67 million and a half, labor tensions with car employees, and a string of global asides about Kaiser Roosevelt and Morocco. It ends with a medical ad for Foley's Honey and Tar warning about pneumonia after a cold.
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Judge Parsons to testify in Clegg bigamy case in Chicago
Judge Parsons and District Attorney Hay depart for Chicago where Parsons will testify in the trial of E T Clegg charged with bigamy. A letter from A F Woodruff of Sumner Iowa exonerates Mrs Clegg No 2 and details Clegg's earlier meetings with Jessie Woodruff in Milwaukee and Sumner.
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Mysterious Local Trial Dates Highlight Trim Home Plans
The correspondence reveals a man describing his frugal habits and plans to move to Chicago with family, urging disposal of extra furniture and hinting at a flat. Puzzles arise as friends learn Clegg’s marriage unknown to him. The trial now slated for March 8.
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Beauty Doctors Endorse Herpicide For Hair Health
Letters from two beauty specialists praise Newbro s Herpicide noting it stops hair loss and leaves scalps free of dandruff. Bertha A Trullinger and Grace Dodge, both Portland Oregon professionals, recommend the product and provide addresses. Sample offered for 10 cents via The Herpicide Co Detroit Mich. C T Erhart special agent.
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