Lush proposes campaign spend rules in Wisconsin bill
Charles K. Lush drafts a Wisconsin bill to regulate campaign expenditures by defining allowable uses such as meetings, letters, advertising, and travel while forbidding other forms of spending. The piece also critiques the bill for potential indirect bribery via newspaper advertising and advocates for a state funded, neutral approach to campaign publicity.
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Woodruff Players Deliver Strong Dramatic Show at Piney Ridge
Last night at La Crosse theater Woodruff Stock Company presented At Piney Ridge drawing a large crowd. Ted Woodruff led as Jack Rose with Irene Duckett as Cindy Lane and Dora Mitchell as Dagmar receiving praise for naturalism and stage presence. The cast, including Lula Wolff, Jimmy Ryan, Chas Hart and Edward Dudgeon, earned curtain calls as the mountain tale impressed audiences. a repeat performance is scheduled tonight with free admission for ladies.
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Pine Ridge
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Dagmar
Dora Mitchell
Jimmy Ryan
Chas. Hart
Edward Dudgeon
Wisconsin standpatters’ tariff plank sparks senate shake
In Washington on May 10 a tariff plank adopted by the Wisconsin standpatters at Chicago last summer drew sharp rebuke in the senate. The platform claimed tariffs should protect both American labor and capital, implying Congress decide on profit and investment levels for manufacturers.
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Eczema Sufferers Urged to Consult Local Druggist
A reader note recommends eczema sufferers ask Druggist Hoeschler about patient reports from using oil of wintergreen liquid compound D. D. Prescription. The notice urges consultation with a local pharmacist for guidance and potential remedies.
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Tariff debate links steel trust profits to watered stock
The argument centers on Cummins challenging high steel and iron tariffs claiming protection mainly sustains water in Steel Trust securities rather than wages. He asserts Steel Trust profits and dividends rely on inflated security values, with wages and hours described as comparatively low despite high duties.
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Summer Resort Prize Ad Poised To Lure Patrons
A poem styled notice markets three seaside towns Podunk Swamptown and Seascape as summer destinations. It promises well kept golf links mountain breezes fishing fresh country fare cool days and safe baths to attract patrons and taft is named as a potential target. The New York Sun credit cites M. Wilson.
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Why She Fattened. A Doctor's Diet Advice Fails
In a Springfield Republican item, Tr. Zangwill recounts a fat girl who sought weight loss with a strict diet of dry toast and plain boiled beef. After a month she could barely fit through the doorway, and when asked if she followed the regimen she replied she ate “religiously” her ordinary meals. The tale exposes a humorous clash between prescription and reality.
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Earthquake Rivalry Sparks Telegram Jest From Charleston
A Charleston resident sent his one year old son to his grandfather in New York during a tremor. Three days later the father received a telegram: Send us your earthquake and take back your boy. The quip appeared in the Chicago Daily News.
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Getting a Education First Caddy Exchange
A humor piece where a clubhouse staffer explains the job's value as education arising from association with elite golfers. The other responds with a joke about learning new cuss words, highlighting workplace wit.
First grader misidentifies dish after breakfast prompt
A teacher asks Eliza to spell dish and she explains they ate off from pancakes this morning. The exchange highlights a preschool-level misunderstanding of the word dish and its use in context.
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Spelling Simplified Says Phillips Academy Leader
Prof Alfred E Stearns at an alumni dinner in New York shares a humorous memory about spelling. He recounts an old man in Orange who offered a simple rule for ei and ie words and claims an infallible method: write the i and e alike with a dot between them. Washington Star source.
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The Tide Pool Reckoning at Blackhall
John Shil sits on the edge of a tidal pool beside a wall at Blackhall as moral conflict and memory of Leonore haunt him. He grapples with guilt over a past act, hearing a insistent inner voice urging redemption. He resolves to do the right thing and seek honor despite personal cost and temptation.
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Leonore
Court bars police entry to private athletic club without warrant
New York Supreme Court in Fairmont Athletic club v Bingham ruled police may not force entry into private houses or clubs without a warrant. The decision enjoins further unannounced visits unless a misdemeanor is involved, noting damages from disruption and disbandment due to oppression.
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New York Supplement
Uncle Rastus Pig Theft Trial Provokes Judge
The Kansas City Star recounts a judge reproaching an old Tennessee colored man charged with stealing a pig. The man replies that his family was starving, while the judge notes the family keeps five dogs, and the man retorts that they could not eat the dogs.
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