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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1949
Page
16
A century ago in southern England a crippled woman Anna Sewell drove a pony chaise with her father to Brighton. Bedridden in later life she wrote Black Beauty, a manuscript accepted by a publisher who paid about $100.
The piece reviews Black Beauty, Anna Sewell's life story told in the horse’s voice. It notes the book’s posthumous success after Sewell’s death, selling hundreds of thousands of copies, and recounts the horse’s crippling fall and subsequent care by kind women.
A notice offers a free illustrated leaflet titled Seven Wonders of the World. To receive a copy, send a self addressed stamped envelope to Uncle Ray via this newspaper.
A one page magazine essay recalls a professor whose funeral sparked widespread sympathy and letters from around the world. The widow's appearance and modest attire frame a tale of devoted teaching and lasting impact.
WKBH plans a revised Monday morning lineup featuring a 7:00 AM news and sports roundup with local updates and more music and weather from 6:00 to 7:00 AM. The text also notes humor and talk segments and a Mr District Attorney mystery program on NBC at 8:30 PM.
Scientists at a Pacific science conference in Auckland report that fish produce a range of underwater noises from grunts to cackling. New instruments capture sounds by fish, mammals, and other sea life, including choruses in schools, while oysters appear silent.
A block of 11:00 to 11:45 listings shows a mix of news features songs drama and serials. Programs include Queen for a Day Broadway is My Beat Mr Keen Sky King Counterspy The Lone Ranger and sports and safety segments with interludes for Kiddies Hour and Classics.
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