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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1921

Page

3

Val On God Win Moangat Midu

Vague OCR fragment notes a race or event titled Val On God with participants Val and Midu. Names Jonab and Arize appear in fragmentary form. No clear place date or outcome present.

Newspapers Shielded From Libel Suit Over Government Lists

A critique argues the New York high court’s ruling granting newspapers immunity for publishing government produced slacker lists is immoral. It contends the decision harms innocent war veterans by depriving them of legal recourse and damages reputations, urging editors to avoid unjust harm and uphold accountability.

HIE Supreme Cunt of New York Manny Herves Avill America

Railroads and Harding policy face a hard election road

The piece argues the Harding administration cannot both fund ample railroad service and keep rates affordable. It notes the government plan to pay what railroads owe and extend credit is a stopgap likely to fail, reflecting inherited Wilson and current Republican policy to restore private ownership. Railroads are portrayed as essential public service despite uncertain profitability and political blame.

Harding Des Moines Street

Roads policy debate: subsidy vs public operation unfolds

The article argues private road ownership cannot cover costs and subsidies or a government takeover may be inevitable. It predicts tolls will rise with competition from waterways, trucks, autos, and airships, and notes public operation could be the only lasting solution. It cites President Harding's stance and ends with a quip about arithmetic.

Lhat Harding Marm

Home Sweet Home Veterans Fight Milwaukee War Memorial Move

An order under federal authority to move Civil War veterans from the Milwaukee Soldiers Home to a hospital for World War II veterans provoked a harsh critique. Critics, including Senator Lenroot and Governor Blaine, argue the venerable residents deserve stability and no displacement. The piece condemns the action as cruel and unworthy of their service.

Milwaukee Evangeline Lenroot Blaine

Ten Years Ago Local Merchants Brace for New Weights Law

In La Crosse era changes loom as grocers and fruit dealers must adhere to the latest weights and measures act. A general officer will oversee standards, and inspectors found several dry goods measured in liquid units. Bubblers to aid sanitary drinking and ten fountains planned along Burlington road signal civic upgrades. Nearby news notes professor appointments, store sales, and community moves across La Crosse and surrounding towns.

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Cribbage Night Drives Family Tensions and a Threatened Proposal

In a tense family scene, Jim Wirrows teaches Esther cribbage to win her attention from Bart, whose marriage proposal to Esther triggers a hostile confrontation. The father resists, insists Esther marry someone with brains, and a high-stakes cribbage series ends with the suitor claiming victory and a tainted peace.

Dick's First Vacation on the Train

Dick Claychee travels by rail during his first vacation and seeks to impress others with a new traveling bag and college pennant. He attempts to claim two seats, worries about seating, and confronts a conductor over the ticket as a wary guard reassures him about Lake Hiawatha travel.

Pick Dick Claychee Guto Luby Braws Tnt Pola Min Lle Dick Maally Lake Hiawatha Sonny

Edited Dy the He Home Work Play Wile

The fragmentary item notes daily routines and household tasks written with errors. It hints at a child’s or student’s schedule involving home work play and a wily mood. The context is unclear but centers on domestic daily life.

Puzzle and fiction wordplay in a 1900s kids page

A playful page features word puzzles on four letter words and definitions, a comic exchange about Sunday school attendance, and mock riddle inputs like Wipe my Sati and Um everybody. It includes a readers submission about perfume in a family dialogue and a note on playful brainteasers for youngsters.

Cleaning Out An Old Stock

A clerical piece by Dr William Berabat on an advantageous fire sale. It describes a San Francisco firm clearing a huge stored stock of iron beds and wire springs for fast freight to Frisen. They sold at or below cost, freeing cash and space, and guided by the principle of converting stagnant stock into quick profit. The method highlights quick movement, reduced overhead, and the value of selling below cost to recover funds. It urges readers to scan inventories for dormant goods and price below cost to unlock capital.

William BE Rabaton San Prigiisca Calerga Frisen Nohely Ficn Ee Pro Avor Sands Pean

Birdlike Ellews Dip Into DW Lard Ban Yonkers Tale

Fragmentary OCR notes reference the Ellew family described as birdlike in a DW lard ban tale from Yonkers. Details are unclear but imply local curiosity about unusual phrasing in a historical Statesman column.

Yonkers Statesman

Bismarck’s grim quicksand rescue tale of a friend

A famous anecdote recounts Bismarck facing a marsh threat while a friend sinks. He refuses to risk himself and contemplates a quick end to the other man’s agony. The friend, clinging to a root, somehow pulls free as Bismarck notes his cold presence of mind.

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Abe Martin on Circuses and Burns at Thompson’s Store

A humorous Abe Martin line mocks Joe Lark and his trade while a local circus parade puffs by. The scene mentions a shirt store burned out and a debate over what Thompson’s slice store refers to with a deaf wife mishearing phrases.

Joe Lark Thompson Wifco

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