La Crosse Promoter to Address City Leaders on Thursday
The Tribune urges residents and business leaders to attend a Thursday evening talk by a visiting promoter who will analyze La Crosse and its people. He will identify deficiencies and offer plain language observations from his experience in many cities. The piece invites an attentive audience to seize the opportunity for prosperity.
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the Tribune
la Crosse
THE
Tribune
Association American Advertisers
A. A. Siever
Suffrage Martyr Among Oceanic Passengers
One passenger on the steamer Oceanic due to arrive in New York today is a woman who distinguished herself as a militant suffragette of England. Parkhurst has served two terms including imprisonment with hard labor for her share in the aggressive movement.
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New York
England
Parkhurst
English suffragists' sacrifice sparks debate on rights
The article argues for women's suffrage by detailing the sacrifices of jailed activists, including Lady Constance Lytton, and contrasts conservative opposition with a long struggle spanning thirty years. It notes municipal voting gains, the logic of parliamentary rights, and women’s readiness to endure hardship to obtain equal citizenship and taxation duties.
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House of Commons
Pain signals kidney and bladder trouble seek prompt care
A back pain pattern, groin soreness, joint rheumatism, frequent or colored urination, dizziness and facial puffiness may indicate kidney or bladder issues. A home remedy combines Murax compound, Buchu extract, and gin with suggested dosing after meals.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed For Kidney Relief
A historic advertorial urges care for weak kidneys citing overwork and infections. It features testimonial from William S. King of La Crosse Wisconsin praising Doan's Kidney Pills now sold nationwide with Foster Milburn Co as sole US agents.
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Bright
Dean
la Crosse
William S. King
Market St
Wis
Erhart
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Mary Ann amendment urged to improve primary law
The Milwaukee News reflects on past type setting challenges and supports using the primary law now while pushing for improvements through the Mary Ann amendment. It emphasizes resilience and ongoing effort to refine electoral procedures.
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Milwaukee News
Russia's monarch and protection against unrest
The passage notes Russia's habit of surrounding the sovereign with infants as a shield against bombs and cites unsanitary conditions prompting foreign powers to intervene to prevent plague outbreaks.
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Russia
Peary to Take Dr Cook Up Mt McKinley
Reports say explorer Peary plans to lead Dr Cook on an ascent of Mount McKinley in the near future as renewed exploration advice circulates.
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Peary
Dr. Cook
Mt. McKinley
A Pair of Country Kids at La Crosse Theater
Managers Gage and Wohlhuter announce the rural comedy A Pair of Country Kids for a single performance at the La Crosse theater on Saturday October 23. The production promises a novel romp with a metro company and carefully chosen regional artists aiming for a natural, scenic presentation.
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Gage and
Wohlhuter
la Crosse
Metro
Lena Rivers at La Crosse Theater Promises Heavy Sales
Projections show unusually strong demand for Lena Rivers at the La Crosse Theater with matinee and night performances. Beulah Poynter dramatized the work after studying the source book in Kentucky and Massachusetts, ensuring authentic atmosphere across exterior hills of Massachusetts and southern life scenes.
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Lena Rivers
la Crosse Theater
Beulah Poynter
Frankfort
Slocumville
Mass
Massachusetts
Picture of God Drawn by Willie Stuns Class
A humorous exchange centers on Willie drawing God in class. The boy declares that everyone will know what God looks like once he finishes his picture, provoking the teacher’s admonition that no one knows. The moment delivers a playful punch line.
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Willie
God
Bible sale banner proclaims Satan trembles at low prices
A New York eighth avenue bookstore stacks Bibles at a striking sale with a large sign declaring Satan trembles when he sees Bibles sold as low as these. The display draws attention to the unusually cheap prices and boasts a dramatic message above the pile.
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Eighth Avenue
New York
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles in The Toque Theme
A playful note from the Louisville Courier Journal on fashion’s spring hat craze. The piece recalls past novelty hats and the enduring shift in style as new toques and headwear capture public fascination.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Tip Plea Highlights Traveling Nuisance
A traveler recalls an Irish station scene from John Augustus O Shea’s Roundabout Recollections. He misses a Dublin train and a bright boy asks for a tip, replying that the traveler is late and must still pay.
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John Augustus O'Shea
Ireland
Dublin
Innocence at Home Cartoonist’s Sleep Talk a Laugh
The cartoonist’s wife recalls a humorous remark his sleep made about not wanting to work at the office. A friend asks how she knows and she quips that he spoke in his sleep, saying he would stay but did not know what to draw.
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Fred
Lippincott’s
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Old Clergyman Chides Himself Over Assouan Dam Joke
A Kansas City Journal item recalls a mild clergyman who, after a foible, exclaims Assouan in frustration. A friend asks about the repetitions and the clergyman explains he jokes about a vast dam, noting the humor contrasts with his shy demeanor.
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Kansas City Journal
Ten Thousand Dollar Poem Ends With Lawyer's Ultimatum
A poet recalls writing a sentimental poem on a blank page. The album owner smiles, later receiving a line from her lawyer demanding ten thousand dollars or marriage to Mary Sawyer. The odd ultimatum frames this witty New York Sun note.
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Mary Sawyer
Will
Gidley
New York Sun
Proposal Nervousness Echoes in Meggendorfer Blaetter
A dialogue from Meggendorfer Blaetter notes probing nerves in a marriage proposal. The exchange shows one party confessing anxiety and the other acknowledging similar feelings. The spoof or humorous magazine page highlights social ritual and personal emotion.
Magistrate Advises Prisoner to Avoid Bad Company
A magistrate discharges a prisoner with a caution to stay away from bad company. The prisoner expresses thanks and pledges not to return, per Lippincott's.
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Lippincott’s
What Could She Have Heard
Professor Robert Herrick, famed for sensitivity to the artistic, recalls a neighbor family with poor taste. His daughter’s visit ends with a rug scrutiny and a blunt verdict. The child declares the rug does not make her sick.
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Robert Herrick
F. M. Bjorkman
Georgia pride: judge who can sit while standing
William Traverse Jerome, New York district attorney, visited Georgia to address the Georgia Bar association. Col. Peter Meldrim guided him and introduced a distinguished man on the hotel porch, saying he is the only Georgia judge who can sit while standing.
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William Traverse Jerome
New York
Georgia
Georgia Bar Association
Peter Meldrim
Jerome
Saturday Evening Post
Old People Health Tonic Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims after age forty the body declines with poisons in the blood causing rheumatic pains. It promotes a prescription of one ounce compound syrup of Sarsaparilla, one ounce Toris compound, and half a pint of whiskey to be taken in tablespoonful doses before meals and at bedtime. Includes shoppable note that any druggist can supply ingredients.
Griswold at Columbia and Miss Osborne's dilemma
Griswold wanders Columbia while Miss Osborne fears publicity over Governor Osbourne's Appleweight affair. In a veranda quiet, she confides urged by his steady presence, noting the governor's absence and the peril to his career. He weighs handling the crisis despite professional boundaries.
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Mr. Griswold
Miss Osborne
Griswold
Columbia
Cathedral
Prince of Peace
Timrod
Ardmore
Hmself
Seventh District Republican Convention at Sparta in 1909
In West Salem on October 15 1909 a recollection recalls the Seventh district Republican convention held in Sparta that fall. Candidates included H L Humphrey W T Price and J G Thorp with bitter contest and division in Clark Stark and other counties. The two day session ended with a split vote between Thorp and Price and Price gaining momentum as Humphrey delegates shifted support.
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West Salem
Washington
Henry Casson
House of Representatives
Sparta
LS&0
H. l. Humphrey
W. T. Price
J. G. Thorp
Eau Claire
Humphrey
St. Croix
Eau Claire Ana Black River Falls
Thorp
Price
Clark County
M. C. Ring
James O'Neil
Judge O'Neill
Stark County
Ring
O'Neill
Wisconsin
Hudson
Wisconsin Point University promotes graduate employment drive
An advertising piece urges enrollment in the Wisconsin Point University program, highlighting high post graduation employment, salaries rising, and placements with notable companies like La Crosse Gas and Electric and Michel Prewing, featuring graduates W. B. U. John Rau and Joseph Jirza and urging immediate action.
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la Crosse Gas & Electric Company
Michel Prewing Company
John Rau
Joseph Jirza
Wisconsin
Pt Univers
Humphrey Wins Secretly Backed Convention Vote
At a political convention the Thorp faction agreed all delegates would back Humphrey. An informal vote showed no ballots for Thorp and a majority for Humphrey, leading to a motion to formalize the result and declare Humphrey the winner.
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Price
Thorp
Humphrey
Congress
H. S. Humephrey
Price Men
Leonard Lottridge
Make-Man Tablets Offer A General Nerve Tonic
An advertisement promotes Make-Man Tablets as a general nerve tonic and blood purifier. It claims they'd improve nerves, vitality, and various ailments, guarantees satisfaction, and offers 50¢ per box, six for $2.50, with mail delivery on receipt of price.
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