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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1908
Page
3
The city risks losing the Third Regiment band as Sparta and Viroqua compete for it. Local quarrels between Dana era factions threaten the band’s future, with regimental authorities urged to unite musicians and fill vacancies if needed.
The Free Press questions why party leaders delay tariff revision until after the election. It notes voters favor lower tariffs and criticizes tactics of leaders like Serena E. Payne and John Daizell. It urges Congress to act now and cites Senator La Follette calling for a DOWNward revision based on domestic costs.
A humorous verse sketch from Harper's Weekly mocks carriages and garages with dialogue among coachmen and a French worker. It riffs on gar rarghe gar ridge spellings and the smell of gasoline. The fragment ends noting a visit by a young Atlanta woman to her fiancé's home.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a leading remedy for kidney liver and bladder diseases. It claims proven curative power in thousands of distressing cases and offers a free sample by mail with a purchase option at drug stores.
A compact column of wry observations on Irish pride Dutch fashion and local quirks. It notes the Third Regiment band moving to a village and teases civic life while mixing aphorisms and playful jabs at public figures and institutions.
Rico defends creating a county agriculture school in La Crosse county, saying the committee likely would report favorably and that the school would yield higher returns to taxpayers than previous county investments through increased farm produce value.
The writer praises scientific agriculture citing Harry Griswold of Hamilton and Ole Hougen, both improved by university training. Griswold’s herd averaged $120 per head last year and Hougen, newcomer from Norway, outproduced the previous tenant on rented land. The piece credits Prof. Babcock and Prof. Moores for major farm advances at the state university.
May Manton presents a full length front panel frock for girls aged 8 to 14, adaptable to many fabrics from linen to serge. It features tucked shoulders, gathered blouse edge, belt, and inverted pleats at the back. pattern 5939 priced with mail delivery details.
Marion Rolfe confronts Samuel Statham about rumors surrounding his Park Lane mansion and wealth as she prepares to visit her brother in Paris. Max Barclay meets Dr. Michael Petrovitch in Cromwell Road, discussing Serbia's crisis and a personal matter linking Barclay to Petrovitch's circle.
Bijou patrons enjoy a program of excellence with Willis and Barron in The Insurance Agent and George Lavender in Talkalogue. Pederson brothers perform their European Comedy Link Act, Gloria Dare charms with singing and acting, Milton Kerr sings Love Me and the World is Mine, plus educational and comical moving pictures. Kreutz's orchestra enhances both shows with musical accompaniment.
The Lyric shows a six act adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo drawing large nightly crowds at the theatre. The film follows Dantes from the wedding scene to imprisonment and vengeance with additional good pictures over an hour of varied subjects.
The Philadelphia Ledger quotes a scene in Orleans where a longtime family servant asks a newly engaged Atlanta girl when she will marry. The woman responds she cannot say and perhaps never will, prompting the auntie to remark that maids may be the happiest when they quit fighting.
A Philadelphia Press item recalls a terse exchange where Ascum questions Yerner about proposing to a Boston girl. Yerner confirms, claiming the proposal was made and the girl checked his heartbeat, causing doubt about his sincerity.
A Philadelphia Press fragment depicts a wife confronting her husband with distrust. She admits she hates to grieve him yet cannot believe his explanations, signaling a conflict centered on truth and fidelity.
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