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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
3
An old newspaper snippet notes W. V. Kidder as city editor with a mention of annual rate figures eight dollars per year and eight dollars per year elsewhere, suggesting subscription or listing details in the ad.
Sworn detailed circulation figures for April 1908 published by the La Crosse Tribune. The report notes a total distribution of 6,870 copies with a per issue or weekly breakdown indicated, reflecting readership across the paper’s service area.
The prosecution this week targets violators of auto speech laws in La Cresse to enforce the statutes impartially against rich and poor alike. The case signals a principle: enforcement will protect public safety and set a precedent for future convictions to deter reckless motorists.
The text notes a time when speed will be so restricted that passing autos will be visible to the naked eye, reducing pedestrians’ reliance on smelling gasoline to gauge an approaching vehicle. This predicts a shift toward visual cues for road safety.
The Minneapolis Tribune analysis contrasts old bribery methods with modern stock based schemes. It notes executives using corporate funds and stock to assist politicians, masking corruption as legitimate commerce. The piece cites the 1899 Metropolitan funds shift under Whitney and Ryan, where brokers required settlements and stockholders bore losses, while profits went to favored parties.
Bond delivered two hits on the first day of the game, matching the season total of his predecessor and meeting fan expectations with a strong start.
Tom Platt told Mae Wood he was an old fool but it was a playful remark just to tease her. The exchange shows a lighthearted rapport between the two as they banter about age and wit.
Wisconsin earns praise for early action on forest preservation ahead of a national governors conference. The state protects headwaters, preserves overflow for power, and plans timber culture on waste lands. More land will be acquired, with 300,000,000 acres under forestry board. Reforestation and fire protection are emphasized for future growth.
A provocative line notes that some women only need an emergency to become fit for one role or situation, implying a test of readiness or adaptability driven by crisis. The remark underscores gendered assumptions about capability and urgency shaping behavior.
Mrs Leslie Carter will perform in David Belasco's Du Barry next Tuesday May 26 at the La Crosse theater. The engagement promises one of the era’s greatest emotional performances, likened to Sarah Bernhardt by critics. Seats went on sale this morning at the Theater Candy Store.
May Manton outlines a semi prince dress for young girls with a blouse and skirt joined by a waist band. White lawn with Valenciennes lace. optional shoulder frills. tucked sleeves and chemisette look. pattern 5978 in sizes 14 and 16 years. mail order details with prices and fabric yardages.
In London Outlook the piece compares modern cities to vast commercial houses where newspapers are key coadjutors in development and puffing of the capital. It contrasts Berlin’s press as under government control and lacking enterprise with London New York and Paris where the press has a voice in city governance.
In London Outlook a French caddie quips that the English count from one to ten as one, two, three, four, five, six, d-n, eight, d-n, ten. The remark highlights language humor and cross cultural impressions in sport settings.
A Lippincott's verse laments woes from financial strain to banished graft, longing to reach peaches, be asked to preach, or tell a scandal after peeking through a keyhole. It laments sad fates of vines lacking an oak and of living without support.
A Detroit Free Press tale reports a man claiming a car struck him while en route to a meeting. The lie was exposed when the claimant admitted he was hospitalized at the time.
In a sharp exchange, Squaggs accuses the promoter of selling a poor gold mining stock. The promoter retorts that there was a good point, then the mood shifts as a storm breaks.
A dialogue from The Catholic Standard and Times discusses a man who frequents a single restaurant, noting waitresses there and the issue of tipping. The exchange implies social norms around patrons and service staff without revealing stronger details.
The cannibal chief jeers at the lean explorer as he is brought in, asking who claimed that the bravest are the tenderest, reflecting a macabre interrogation in a frontier tale.
An exchange reveals a hurried departure in a lane after an unseen man. The narrator questions Hans about pursuing the intruder while recalling the fright and urgency of the moment.
Yonkers Statesman notes a witty exchange about a wife’s behavior, contrasting past perception with a recent show of activity. The humor centers on how the wife’s voice and movement imply she was not in the house but out and about, described as loud and animated.
In a San Francisco Chronicle excerpt, Assistant Engineer McCartney of the Western Pacific extols vast trout fishing near Boca and Loyalton. A teamster allegedly snagged a red flannel tied snapper by a six horse whip lash, flipping a glistening trout high and dry, prompting cautions from Engineer Howard Holmes about the word bolted.
A Berliner pushes through crowds and old ladies in trams with obstinate insolence, provoking fury as he asserts might over right in the bustling streets, contrasting with the civility of other capitals.
Tommy Burns agrees to fight Jack Johnson with a $35,000 purse and Burns to receive $59,000 whether he wins loses or draws. He cabled acceptance to Jack Curley in Chicago and named Jeffries as referee for the Nevada Labor Day bout.
A brief Voltaire meditations on fear and fate asserts two days remain to live and questions the value of cringing before rascal figures. The edgy line emphasizes defiance against cowardice and impending end.
A renowned doctor and amateur writer released a poem. Soon after he chatted with a witty lady who teased him about his literary turn. He joked he writes poetry to kill time and that he has disposed of his other patients.
Miss Lorena warns Rolfe of an intricate conspiracy by Adams and an unnamed ally to ruin Samuel Statham and provoke his suicide for a vast profit. The scheme hinges on a secret crime abroad with two living witnesses, a supposed dead man and a motive tied to Statham’s fortune. Rolfe notes Statham’s nervousness and secrecy about upstairs Park Lane access.
Mrs Sterne teases Mr Sterne about his late hours and mockingly calls his tale New York fire hosey in this Brooklyn Life exchange. The lighthearted barbs highlight domestic sparring with humor and local vernacular.
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