La Follette loyalty urged in Wisconsin assembly race
The Tribune urges La Follette supporters to back J. E. McConnell and Val Kaeppel in La Crosse County's second district. It warns that electing E. J. Kneen would hinder progress and party discipline, while Kaeppel would help advance the La Follette program against reactionaries.
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Wisconsin
Robi M. la Foliette
la Crosse County
J. E. McConnell
Kaeppel
Madison
Kneen
Persistent Cheerfulness and Modern Medicine
The Philadelphia Ledger notes persistent cheerfulness as a virtue and argues humor prevents many illnesses. It states modern medicine aims to prevent disease as much as cure it and that laughter accompanies good health, while dyspepsia and melancholia associate with gloom.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Two Plays At La Crosse Theater Offer Mixed Lore
Spotlight notes from Chicago warn boys arguing over steer terms during A Cowboy Girl show while La Crosse presents The Road to Yesterday a fantasy drama by two women with Minnie Dupree. Manager Gage urges attendance calling it one of the season’s greatest plays.
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Lyric Theater
New York
Minnie Dupree
Maude Adams
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Evans Field Bought for Navy Use in Provincetown
Navy officers honored Paul Everton and late Richard Mansfield for securing Evans Field in Provincetown Massachusetts as a temporary athletic field for officers and enlisted men. Four years ago the first navy field and track meet was held there with five hundred officers and men and eight thousand shipmates cheering. Everton stars in The Lion and the Mouse with John Burkett Ryder at La Crosse theater on Friday October 30.
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Important Court Decisions Splitting Causes of Action
A five year employee discharged after six months sued for damages up to trial with right to sue later for post trial damages. Damages were agreed in advance and judgment favored plaintiff. A subsequent wage claim after verdict was heard. The US circuit court in Flanders v Canada held multiple actions may arise from a single original cause if not raised at the first trial, allowing second suit for post verdict damages.
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Federal Reporter
Englandi ye Poet Laureate Alfred Austin in Verse
The Baltimore Sun notes Alfred Austin poet laureate of England has a seven stanza quassi poem in F flat minor hoping his best girl will mourn him after death and shed a tear for his grass grown grave. It jokes that his tomb may be Westminster Abbey and contrasts Shakespeare Gordon Darwin with the abbey.
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Not Looking for a Fee Reminiscence at Hammerstein Dinner
Oscar Hammerstein at a New York theatrical dinner shared reminiscences of infamous theatrical stars. He recalled a tale where a guest scolded a waiter about undercooked fish, only to learn the dish was for the guest's wife. The waiter's quip highlighted the guest's misjudgment.
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Turn of the Tide and Hidden Marriages in the Forest of Ys
Alfred Austin verses are quoted alongside a fiction excerpt about Esme Burgess and Joy, as George Vennable and family navigate rumors of an engagement and a potential match. The scene centers on Joy, Sir Giles, Miss Priscilla, Miss Lavinia, and Esme, with hints of financial pressures and concern over appropriate matches. The piece ends with George facing a possible misunderstanding and a secret dinner plover.
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Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles in Town Topics
A poem narration describes a schemer pursuing Loretta the heiress and finally marrying her mother after being rejected by Loretta. The verse contrasts pursuit and persistence with social flirtation in a small town setting typical of Town Topics.
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Charitable Offer Dished Out to Weary Willie
A line from Town Topics shows a benefactor giving 25 cents to a beggar. The recipient vows to avoid drink and claims he knows where to obtain quality spirits.
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Circle Dialogue on Spellin Reform Sparks Mild Debate
Aunt Mirandy and Uncle Joshua discuss spelling reform with light humor. The exchange centers on whether spelling changes are necessary or difficult, reflecting a casual midwestern tone. The dialogue captures everyday linguistic concerns in a cozy family setting.
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Illustrated Bits Comic Dialogues
Mrs Homely quips about a husband who is hard to please while Miss Caustique remarks on her appearance in the illustrated panel. Clearest readable exchange from the humor page shows banter between two regulars in a society strip.
Married Man in Trouble
A married man is accused of neglect for allowing his family to use any remedy other than Foley s Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble. The ad notes the product contains no opiates and comes in a yellow package. O T Erhart.
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Relative of mine was a United States senator from New York
A Bohemian Magazine quote records a humorous remark about a family member being a U S senator from New York. The speaker clarifies there is no statesman in the family, only a relative who served as a senator from New York.
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