North Side Briefs Highlight Social Visits Across Town
The North Side sees a stream of visitors and returned travelers. Andrew Linstrom of Onalaska stops by relatives, while Simon Hoare and the Kinkland brothers from Lake Benton visit friends and conduct business, then depart.
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Andrew Linstrom
Onalaska
North Side
Simon Hoare
Kinkland Brothers
Lake Benton
J. H. Carlson
Woodville
Wis
T. D. Shay
Pequot
Minn
M. C. Clow
F. C. Ehman
Gillette Street
Maiden Rock
Pearl Johnson
Avon Street
Minneapolis
Tabernacle Baptist Church
H. B. Leonard
Caledonia Street
E. Merwin
Vira
James
Trempealeau
H. Clemens
John E. Johnson
First Exploration of Kentucke Noted by Boone Party
The narrative recalls how Kentucky, known to Indigenous traders, remained untrodden by Virginians until 1769 when Colonel Daniel Boone and companions set out to explore it. After a strenuous march they reached its edge and beheld the broad fertile plain of Kentucke.
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Sucky
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
The Duke Refuses Heiress Loan Amid Spat
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a quarrel as the duke angrily refuses to borrow money from his wife the heiress for over a week. The remark underscores rising tensions in their household financial dispute.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Joy of the Soul Insight in Verse
A brief reflective meditation on joy as an inward prize rather than a heaven as a place. The author suggests joy comes unbidden from a well ordered soul and holy purpose, intrinsic like waters from eternal springs.
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Heaven
H. Bushnell
Milwaukee Engineer Attends National Brotherhood Meet
R F Green a Milwaukee engineer and his wife left for Washington DC to attend the semi annual National Convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Representing Gateway Lodge he plans to visit eastern points and relatives in Pennsylvania during a two month trip.
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R. F. Green
Milwaukee
Washington, D. C
National Convention of Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Grocery Store Robbery on Winters & Glass Night
North side police hunt suspects after burglars broke into Winters and Glass at 1720 George Street around 11 PM Tuesday. Entry left through a rear door. goods missing include six cans beans three cans baking powder two boxes matches and one sack flour. Officers consider local resident involvement or hoboes seeking food.
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North Side
Winters & Glass
George Street
Fred Yehle
Verdi Convinces Hugo to Hear Rigoletto Encore
Verdi sought Victor Hugo’s approval after inviting him to a Rigoletto performance. Hugo privately observed with Verdi in the box and spoke little. When pressed about the quartet, Hugo challenged a way for four voices to speak at once, vowing to write something finer if possible.
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Fings
Verdi
Victor Hugo
Hugo
Surface fishing for black bass earns praise from anglers
S. A. Camp argues in Outing Magazine that surface fishing for large and smallmouth bass is a highly successful method. He notes that a bait caster of average skill can match deeper fishing results by sticking to surface baits, urging greater popularity of surface methods among bass anglers.
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S. A. Camp
Outing Magazine
Evening Dinner Promise Amid Departing Cook
Sub bubs invites others to a final dinner with a cook who will leave tomorrow. Cillman notes the cook’s absence and predicts her last evening will show how much they will miss her.
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Cillman
Pugilism and wedding rings spark a cheeky exchange
A Philadelphia Press quip connects boxing with marriage vows as a playful joke. The follower of pugilism asks about the ring and Henpeck dates it to religion, then clarifies he means the wedding ring. The quote ends with a dig about husbands hearing of saintly actions.
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Henpeck
Philadelphia Press
Travers Opens 1913 Season as Golf Champion Faces Early Defeat
Jerome D. Travers, the national golf champion, starts the 1913 season at Oakland Golf Club where he shines in initial play but falls to Fred Herreshoff on the second day. Travers has yet to reach his championship form, though friends expect him to regain peak ability as summer heats.
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Jerome D. Travers
Oakland Golf Club
Fred Herreshoff
Travers
Herreshoff
Pittsburg
Hans Wagner
Gray
Pirates
Han
Ambitious Aesthetic Claims From Ael Theatrical Figure
The Washington Star quotes a prominent New York actress noting that a gold mounted electrical massage machine worth 40000 dollars sits in her dressing room. She says that rich women can look younger through Turkish baths open air exercises temperance massage and related regimens yet time relentlessly wears on.
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New York
Washington Star
North Side Engineer Dies After Train Wreck in St Paul
Harry Howland 85, of 2041 Kane Street Chicago born, a Burlington engineer, was killed when the leading engine of a double header derailed at Dayton's Bluff St Paul. His fireman was fatally injured. Howland is survived by his wife and four children of La Crosse. Funeral plans to be announced.
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Harry Howland
Kane Street
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Burlington
Dayton’s Bluff
St. Paul
Howland
la Crosse
Donovan Busse Wedding in West La Crosse
Miss Esther Donovan and Lexton Busse of West La Crosse wed Tuesday afternoon at Caledonia Street Methodist church parsonage. Rev. E. E. Fraser officiated in a simple ceremony.
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Esther Donovan
Lexton Busse
West la Crosse
Caledonia St. Methodist Church
E. E. Fraser
Mysterious Albanians and their ancient origins
The exchange notes Albanians as a mysterious people with debated origins. W A Moore suggests Peeasians or Myrmidons as possibilities, while describing rugged mountain communities with fortresslike houses, few villages, and a tight, suspicious social fabric.
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W. A. Moore
Achilles
Troy
Europe
Parting Conversation Sparks Outlook for Society Life
A Pittsburgh Post excerpt shows a dialogue where one man confirms he has parted with a woman last Sunday night. He says he is slowly reentering society and hopes the breakup won’t ruin his life.
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Pittsburgh Post
The Actress Kendal Recounts Early Stage Debut
Mrs. Kendal, famed actress, recalls that her first stage appearance came at age two in a blind child role. She admits she forgot her blindness upon seeing her nurse and cried out about new shoes, tying a humorous memory to her legend and wit.
Belated Discovery About Divorce and Alimony Generosity
A widow named Ella-Mrs. Gayboy reflects sadly on her divorce seeing her ex husband’s generous behavior about alimony. The remark notes she did not appreciate his kindness while they were married.
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Ella
Gayboy
Bella
Believe in Yourself and Recover Moral Power
Belief in our own power of moral recuperation will raise trust and duty. By cheerfully performing duty and worship we foster happiness now and in the hereafter.
Winds Delay Burlington Passenger Trains Across Prairies
Extremely high winds sweeping North Dakota and Montana slow passenger service on the Burlington. Train No. 50 arrived in La Crosse nine hours late yesterday as crews cope with the windy conditions.
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Burlington
North Dakota
Montana
la Crosse
Difference Between Classical Drama and Musical Comedy
The tired business man notes in a comic moment that classic drama relies on cymbals while musical comedy centers on the bass drum. The brief exchange underscores the tonal shift between the two genres in a light theater aside.
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Washington
Car repairer injured on Burlington track at Grand Crossing
John Neuman a car repairer was seriously injured his forefinger of the right hand while prying up a bolt on a car being repaired Tuesday afternoon on the rip track of the Burlington railroad at Grand Crossing. The finger is being treated.
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Burlington Railroad
Grand Crossing
John Neuman
Pine pollen forms far spreading yellow coats on water
Pine forest pollen travels far from shore and can coat lakes or the ocean up to 200 miles away. The grains float in the air thanks to hollow vesicles, acting like a box kite. This scientist notes the phenomenon and its mistaken identity as sulphur showers.
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Nicholas
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