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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1908
Page
3
The Tribune urges attendance at the massmeeting in the theater next Wednesday to hear the park commission’s aims and hopes. It argues city welfare and future generations depend on thoughtful civic acts rather than mere money pursuit. The piece notes a national shift toward valuing health, beauty, and enjoyment alongside progress.
Park commission led by Mr Nolan urges citizens to join a plan for a future La Crosse city defined by industry and art. The Tribune calls for loyal participation, harmony, and attendance at the cinema next Wednesday evening to support a thoughtful, expansive city design.
The Winona Independent reports Tawney printed in the Republican Herald that he believes Chicago papers were behind a Daugherty matter intended to hurt him. He claims opposition to powerful interests motivated the attacks and framed his response as chivalrous and timely.
The Independent disputes Congressman Tawney’s charges about great interests opposing him. It details how the La Crosse Tribune sent the Daugherty Tawney story to Chicago papers without edits, and asserts the claim against the two Chicago papers was misdirected. The piece notes values of truth and fairness in reporting.
The piece notes Morse’s claim that his twenty million fortune, inflated by stocks and crooked banking, vanished within one year of adversity. It implies his scheme collapsed as bubbles burst. the writing critiques apathy toward the presidential campaign and mentions cool morning weather with no mass meeting date.
Georgia Court of Appeals in Bennett v Ware held that a man who claimed to cure by laying on of hands was not practicing medicine under the statute. The physician who prosecuted him acted in good faith, not maliciously, though the healer did not fall under the license requirement.
The Boston Advertiser argues Holland bears fault for failing to meet the 1894 protocol on Curacao. It says Holland allowed anti Castro Venezuelan revolutionists to operate from Curacao and ignored efforts to stop them, leaving Venezuela ports open to Dutch commerce while signaling enforcement.
A St Paul Pioneer Press summary explains Canada's postal savings bank allows opening an account at one post office and using it at many offices. Funds are available at any office, with deposits tracked at Ottawa. Benefits include safety for traveling families and ease for commercial travelers moving across towns.
Spotlight on the Daly theatre hit Girls by Clyde Fitch shows at La Crosse tonight under Sam S. and Lee Shubert. The play follows three bachelor girls who vow never to rely on men but face the inevitable arrival of a man, as they navigate work in a law office and romance.
Wagenhall and Kemper present Eugene Walter's Paid in Full at the La Crosse theater promising a New York caliber production. The play, praised as the era’s greatest for its forceful treatment of a national moral issue, has wowed Chicago and New York audiences and is billed as equal to the original company.
Frank E. Long Stock company presents a four act melodrama The Moonshiners a Kentucky mountains tale with clean comedy and strong local appeal. One thousand seats priced at 10 cents Thursday emphasizing bargain sale and special acts.
A Washington Star quip attributes to Mr. Comrox a view that while he does not enjoy classical music, it helps to end tedious conversation. The remark frames a witty, underscored preference for music as social relief.
A local pharmacy provided ingredients for a simple vegetable remedy said to ease kidney complaints and rheumatism. The note urges continued use and asserts many cures, detailing the mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with a dosing schedule.
A miscellany from old papers recounts quips and cranks in lighthearted jests. A London News anecdote recalls Pat smoking at a powder job, prompting a foreman’s grave warning about a past explosion that killed a dozen, only for Pat to shrug that only they two remain.
The farm owner comes home exhausted after a county fair. His wife confirms cows in barn horses fed and horses unharnessed, chickens secured, wood chopped, wagon-wheel mended, and ready for morning. He sighs, asks for supper, and admits farming is taking its toll.
A witty exchange ends with a young man weighing age hints to a widow. She asks his guess of her age and he offers a playful line about balancing youth and brains. He departs with a gracious smile as she blushes.
A grocer named Mr Dash aims for social status by joining a local golf club. He secures a hardening caddie and arrives impeccably dressed. A rough start leaves the youth disgusted as dirt flies into his eyes, prompting the remark that tee placement in the caddie is not proper golf etiquette.
A Brooklyn clergyman recalls Ira Sankey and a tale of tact. Sankey meets a long‑lost acquaintance who claims wealth came from becoming tactful, praising his host before dinner, then leaving with the line How well you're looking. The anecdote underscores tact's social payoff.
A Philadelphia to Gettysburg march story recalls a mounted officer scolding the band for being out of sight of the leading company. The sergeant insists they were not out of sight, while the officer argues he saw them. The anecdote ends with a jab about boys chewing tobacco and men’s shame.
Hugo visits the Vennables and Joy as Mr Tisdale's report reveals organic heart disease. The bearded stranger challenges the Aunts on their hospital framing and warns against downplaying the illness while Charters exits with a grave caution.
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