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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1908
Page
3
The La Crosse Tribune reports sworn detailed circulation figures for April 1908 totaling 6,283. 6,273. and 6,317. with a daily total of 6,336. The figures reflect distribution across the newspaper’s circulation areas.
The Free Press notes growing recognition of the University of Wisconsin for practical utility and local impact through branch colleges. It cites abroad praise from a British parliamentary member and a Houghton Mifflin book naming Wisconsin as a representative western university alongside Princeton Harvard Michigan Cornell Chicago.
The piece extols Wisconsin for its devotion to utility and state service, noting President Van Hise’s aim to make the university an instrument of the state and ranking Wisconsin first among American institutions. Harvard and Yale presidents praise its prestige, with an alumnus lauding its intellect, democracy, and contribution to original research and truth.
Congress votes to end the legislative session at darkness after rapid moves on the government employee liability bill a president backed. The inland waterways commission is ordered permanent, with Burton introducing a companion permanent bill and a suspension passage in the House. Senate also acts on forests in the southern Appalachian and White mountains while currency talks near final agreement.
The Cleveland street car company refuses to arbitrate until strikers remove their dynamite bombs from the car tracks, a stance described as not entirely unreasonable given the safety concerns.
A reader asks if the writer ever met a man named Baillies, implying a reminiscence or inquiry about a past acquaintance and seeking confirmation of a prior meeting.
In The Tribune May 1 1908 an official notice from the Board of Public Works instructs residents to trim their trees under Ordinance No 26 Sections 2 3 and 4. The city will remove rubbish during May free of charge as part of the city program.
Bumper crowds greet the Bijou weekly program with Onzo the contortionist delivering a famed ring trick that folds him into a compact ball requiring dislocated shoulders and hips. He recalls a life marked by disasters across San Francisco Pittsburg and Flint with only minor injuries except a fractured rib and a bruised hand from a recent derailment incident.
A compact collection of era remarks from Waukon Republican and South Bend notes. Mentions Olga Nethersole seeking a career over happiness, Rev Caffyn buying an auto, Pink's team, a book agent, Lying Press Agents, the College Boy play at Armory Opera House on May 19, and La Crosse’s weather luck plus fashion hats.
Winninger Brothers company with Frank and John drew a capacity audience at the La Crosse theater last night. The act features new specialties between performances and tonight’s bill includes Along the Mohawk with a matinee Saturday and nightly changes like The Land of the Midnight Sun on Tuesday evening.
The article presents a versatile bordered fabric skirt design suitable for flouncing and seasonal light materials. It details construction with an upper portion, a lower gathered flounce, and tuck options for fullness. fabric requirements for 16 year size are listed, and pattern 5976 is available for mail order from the paper’s Fashion Department for ten cents plus optional postage.
A playful verse recounts Sir Robin Redbreast proudly arriving in town in a scarlet vest and gray coat. He proclaims spring, sings of blossoms, then hides from a cat in a treetop, frightened, as Pussy Willows wake the season with giggles and chorus.
The wife of the new premier holds a unique position in politics and society. Her emerald calf book contains a king’s note thanking her for a soulful novel sent after his Jubilee procession. She enjoyed friendships with Gladstone, Balfour, and George Wyndham and had access to Hawarden’s library.
Four year old Gordon loves his worn cloth doll Maudie beyond measure. On a walk with his grandmother she urges disposal for a new toy, but Gordon childishly pleads he cannot throw Maudie away though he plans to try to lose her.
In a Sabbath school superintendent's tale Gideon selects men who stay vigilant, not those who lay down arms. He praises those who watch with one eye and drink with the other, a paradoxical measure of courage and restraint. The remark underscores a morally charged lesson about discipline and discernment among the listeners.
A Harrisburg woman feeds a melancholy hobo at a back door and asks about his straightened left hand. He explains the habit began in halcyon days when he wore a diamond ring, saying old habits are hard to break.
Washington dispatches announcing the practicability of aeroplanes as instruments of war tend to add interest to the recent story of The Vanishing Fleets.
A London scene humorously depicts a kindly old gentleman asking a child his name. The Little Man replies he does not know, explaining his mother married again just yesterday. The vignette captures street dialogue and social humor.
Miss Lenora Lorena reveals to Mr Rolfe that Maud Petrovitch faces constant danger from Servian political enemies while her own love for Maud links them to a wider Balkan intrigue. Rolfe learns the Doctor Petrovitch still wields influence under King Peter, and Lenora insists she seeks friendship not peril.
Popular Mechanics reports the Brazilian dispatch boat Guanabara is built entirely of bronze to resist deteriorating Brazilian waters. The hull propeller shafting and propeller are bronze, making the vessel lighter and immune to the corrosive effects that ruin steel hulls, despite higher cost.
Washington May 15 The Senate resolution by Senator Bacon of Georgia seeks all US Columbia correspondence on the Panama secession. Colombia has filed a 10 million dollar claim against the United States for backing Panama in its revolt. The claim was declined by Secretary Hay and later by Secretary Root, who held US action in Panama was policy not subject to judicial review.
A fragment from Cornell Widow reflecting on a tender memory and a gambling scene. The speaker recalls pressing a small hand and wonders where the beloved is now while contrasting romance with a fleeting win at poker.
Circle Magazine notes a new language called Esperanto. It cheekily suggests it offers women a new way to say what they do not mean, reflecting contemporary gender language commentary.
A brief excerpt notes a private confession of love held from a sick father. The dialogue suggests sensitivity in content for publication and reflects the paper's stance on discretion in family matters. The line stands as a small literary moment within the periodical.
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