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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1909
Page
3
The Milwaukee News questions The Tribune's claim that Wisconsin progressive leaders limit candidacies to one per office. It defends the primary law's aim for direct voter choice and criticizes party leader secrecy and pressure on open conventions.
The Tribune urges adopting the Mary Ann or second choice amendment to prevent candidate overflow. It critiques Lieut. Gov. Strange and Mr. Lewis for not entering the field and predicts Lewis may accept a conference outcome. The piece condemns the Milwaukee Journal and calls for improved primary rules while accusing rival press of partisan business.
The piece argues fledgling diplomats are verbose and ex Minister Crane was indiscreet. It contends Secretary Knox justifies his severe stance toward the Chicago man, while the public weighs motives behind the official one sided dismissal.
In his next fight for life Uncle Joe Cannon finds new foes. The insurgent west previously challenged him, now the east joins with Congressman Fowler of New Jersey and Congressman Parsons of New York openly opposing him.
A sharp, editor driven note hints at a political clash as a public apology by a distinguished contemporary is accepted in favor of the coming governor. Turbulent discussions surround the ceremony.
The Milwaukee News hastens to correct an error, noting the only importance lay in the Tory press exploiting it, reflecting on a news cycle correction and partisan framing.
Pioneer aviator Glenn H Curtiss warned that merely calling a craft an aeroplane does not ensure flight. The anecdote recalls a free silver speech comparing currency value and ends with a quip asking if whiskers would be worth a mule’s bite if marked by the government.
Cornelius Vanderbilt spoke at Bar Harbor dinner honoring the Aurora squadron victory from Portland to Rockland. He contrasted yachts with a Camden lobsterman’s cynical definition, remarking that such vessels do not fit that label.
An advertised mixture promises to reduce excess fat from the abdomen and double chin without diet or exercise. It instructs taking a teaspoon after meals and at night of Marmola Cascara Aromatic Fluid Extract Peppermint Water, claiming 12 to 16 ounces of fat loss daily as fat elsewhere migrates away. The text asserts the stomach is lazy and that the remedy makes you stronger while shedding fat.
The Grace Hayward company resumes its successful La Crosse theater engagement with a full scenic production of Chas Major’s When Knighthood Was in Flower. Miss Hayward stars as Mary Tudor in the fifteenth century romance. A Saturday matinee offers Louisa M Alcott's Little Women adapted for an ideal ladies and children’s matinee.
The touring production of Babes in Toyland brings its original elaborate show to La Crosse on Tuesday Oct 19. Critics praise the combination of humor song and dance with Julian Mitchell Victor Herbert Glen MacDonoughs book and lyrics, and stage visuals noted for handsome mountings and picturesque costumes.
A historical advertisement promotes a home remedy claiming to restore nervous exhaustion melancholia anxiety and insomnia. It outlines a mixing recipe using syrup sarsaparilla compound balm wort cardiol endomene compound and cardamom substitutes with dosages and a promise of rapid, lasting benefits for men and women without opiates.
A satirical poem laments a pie bakers strike in New York, claiming no pies in factories as workers quit. It jokes about historical disasters while stressing the city cannot endure without its pumpkin pastry and mocks wartime or catastrophe fears.
Polly reveals she has rented a flat on a long lease with no prior consultation. The narrator resists moving despite faults, noting fear of disruption, costs, and new occupants. Polly maintains affection and claims the old flat is the dearest there is.
A Cleveland Leader quote lampoons medical advice urging a patient to stop drinking immediately. The speaker resists the diagnosis and doubts a simple operation could help, exposing skepticism toward physician rhetoric.
A minister visiting a member sees a large red apple his host Ned had kept in the kitchen. The father asks Ned if all apples came from the cellar. Ned reveals he kept the largest apple out of the cellar, fearing the minister would pick it.
A fragment recalls a lost beloved through a bow of black velvet a daisy and two a rhinestone buckle a hairpin amber a white glove a stitched bridge score with Darling and Love a picture and one curl. The excerpt from Iren Eliott Benson in Life mournfully lists keepsakes of a sweet summer girl.
Ignacio Martinetti directs the York and Chicago show with the original Alan persona. The lineup features Helen McLeod Gus Pixley Marie Radcliffe John F Ward Marie Malatesta Leon Mayo Ida Ward and other famed performers including Ollie Dignes Norma Cameron Violet Clifford Amy Thropp and Virgie Burrows. A chorus of show girls and chorristers provides vocal splendor.
In Raleigh Ardmore meets Geraldine Dangerfield amid political intrigue as she appoints him her private secretary. He confesses little while she reveals her father the governor dodges duties and plans to send officials to Atlanta. The scene ends with Ardmore astonished yet loyal as the governor’s desk overflows with dispatches.
Advert says Electropodes use a simple in shoe metallic insoles to electrify the body and treat kidney, back pain, lumbago, rheumatism, and other ailments. Priced at $1 a pair with a 30 day money back guarantee and written contract, available via druggists or by mail from Lima Ohio.
In a Puck quip, Gillis jokes that a well meaning genius may have invented war hoping it would replace football, a wry take on why conflict arises. Willis counters with a playful, philosophical angle about war's origins.
An advertisement listing Scott’s Emulsion at 10 cents and promoting a Savings Bank and Child’s Sketch Book, each bank containing a Good Luck Penny, from Scott & Bowne at 409 Pearl Street, New York.
An advertisement promotes enrollment at the Wisconsin Business University urging Frances Dunn to join the school for opportunities with La Crosse Gas & Electric Co and a major milling firm. It asserts the program’s value, promises success, and urges starting classes on October 16.
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