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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
3
The piece weighs Taft’s misfortunes in congress and a hostile press while Bryan appears luckier amid labor and pragmatic voting blocs. It notes Democratic pushes for tariff reform on the paper trust and mixed views on Taft as a potential leader, with satire and local sentiment shaping the early race dynamics.
A column compares Bill Bryan and Bill Taft using racing imagery to discuss campaign tactics and public perception. It notes Bryan’s faster start and Taft’s steady defense, with observers debating who will prevail as the campaign unfolds and public reaction shifts.
Local attorney W A Powell discusses the zodiacal lights as a myth, citing the weather bureau and educators. Encyclopedia Americana notes a faint column of light near the western horizon from twilight through seasons, extending along the sun’s plane, with spectra showing reflected sunlight from Yale’s Professor Wright.
A historic Navy scenario shows a best modern warship failing to seriously damage an obsolete vessel stranded within close range of a monitoring vessel, highlighting surprising resilience and tactical limits in gunnery.
With Tillman, Foraker and La Follette out, senate galleries run empty. Yet these men draw crowds, as shown by packed balconies during Foraker's performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
The measure, though not explicit, favors railroad bonds becoming eligible as commercial paper to underpin an emergency currency issue. The shift signals broad accommodation of transport sector financing in the wartime financial plan.
A woman shopping with her small son at London army and navy stores explains the purchases are for her husband. The boy asks if the father is in heaven or in India. A friend repeats the remark to an Englishwoman at church, who responds with a curt remark about the woman’s marriages.
Mrs Justcott laments to Mr Justcott that mice have entered the pantry and eaten a custard pie she baked. He comforts her, noting not to cry over a few mice in the Western Christian Advocate.
The Van Dyke Eaton Dramatic company opens Sunday matinee at 2 30 in La Crosse. Klaw and Erlanger present The Ham Tree with McIntyre and Heath stars. The chorus features young performers aged 18 to 22 with songs and dances throughout. McIntyre Heath appear as minstrels then as an Indian rajah and ranee with Belle Gold. Other featured white actors include Jeanne Towler Carolyn Gordon and Alfred Fisher.
Latest photograph features the Earl of Grey Governor General of Canada and Lady Grey. The image captures the Viceroy with his wife in formal attire, reflecting royal ceremonial duties and colonial ties.
A short verse depicts a woolly lamb wandering Wall Street’s shade where its fleece risks being taken by a bear who feigns friendship. The lamb longs for peaceful waters and hopes to reclaim its fleece, questioning Wall Street’s safety and the American Lawyer’s stance.
A short whimsical verse about hunger and patience while waiting for dinner. The poem notes minutes feel like hours and the clock drags until the bell rings. It mentions a patient mother and a cook who is never late, with a concluding image of dining at last.
Elbert Hubbard recounts lecturing before 1,000 inmates at a state insane asylum when an old woman cried out expressing distress. The superintendent notes the outburst as the first sign she is returning to sanity, highlighting a paradoxical moment from Success Magazine.
Readable fragments show a Yonkers Statesman line about Yeast born under an odd phrase and Crimsonbeak dog star. The brief item hints at a light, quirky local note and a reflective, humorous tone.
In Belgrade Charlie Rolfe learns Servia’s wealth will be developed with English capital while Max Barclay’s loyalty is questioned. Disgraced London shop girl Marion’s fate haunts Charlie as he plans to press Cun nington for truth. Sir Charles Harrison hints at a momentous, unbelievable breakthrough.
The New York produce commission house faced a customer complaint about poor eggs. A junior partner replied that there was no mistake, citing the original order to rush fifty crates and express the demand that they be sent promptly, preserving the firm’s reputation.
This fashion note describes a tucked blouse with a left center front closure, suitable for fine lingerie fabrics. It details Persian lawn fabric, collar and cuff trims, sleeve options, and sizing from 32 to 42 inch busts. Pattern 6000 offered by the paper fashion department for ten cents plus optional postage.
T B Curran recalls a South Sea Islander invited home as a servant who praised the British constitution in a tavern. When told he had no English blood, the Islander replies that his grandfather helped eat Captain Cook, illustrating a blunt pushback on ancestry claims.
Quotations from St. Louis Globe Democrat suggest a manager withholds part of a villain’s salary to encourage better performance. The exchange questions whether fear is the motive and concludes the device might provoke sharper effort when anger arises.
Two hobos approached a nearby railroad telegraph office near New York and looked through the window hungry. One tapped the window and asked the operator to report two empties going east, then walked toward New York with a grin.
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