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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1921

Page

5

Numerous Visitors Honor Guests at Country Club Luncheon

A large luncheon at the country club featured Mrs. Garl ff Michel as hostess and honored guests including Miss Marjorie Meyer of Racine and Miss Grace Edwards of Winter Park. Selections were sung for Miss Meyer, with many attendees from nearby towns. A farewell surprise honored Miss Wilhelmina Seiler at the Seiler home, as the event included a chorus and vine garland.

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Local Events Mixed Weather and Notices

The page lists upcoming lectures concerts and study clubs with dates and performers, mentions travel plans and a Chicago trip for La Crosse residents, notes an infrastructure project to resurfacing La Crosse streets, and cites business ads and local notices including a misprint about jar prices and a steamer trip. It also references dining services and a birthday photosession offering.

Krause Clothing Co Dollar Day Bargains Amid Dance Happenings

Weekend listings show Krause Clothing Co promoting Dollar Day values and special Dress Shirts while other items mention dances at Sparta and Genoa, musical acts like The Jaratimba Quintet, Lady Helen Cherries, and local visits. The clutter includes multiple names, addresses, and assorted sales and events across La Crosse area society items.

Yeomen Hall Gaboel New Y Kreuse Clothing Co May McGovern Albert Mes. L Berger Wall Street Armory Hall Janve Krause Clothing Co Nokul Automatic Xrute Oi Ga J. Tereson Main Street H.W. Fondler Underwood Typewriter Company Miredt Saket Underwood Typewriter Sparta Genoa Jaratimba Lady Helen Cherries Bebbert Ni Lenseh Twin Cities Pythian Sisters Ands Onidlas Rks Wgis Hous the Times G A Tosterud Kueng Bluuche Tathaya I Redfield Streen Kruse Cloth- Ing Co. Osteopathy Dr. Jurris Newberg Thill Whalen Co John Hatz Bangor Tv Crosse Kmouse Clothing Co C. Briwn Washiheton

Ancient skull openings reveal widespread trepanation practices

Readings from Peru, France and the South Sea islands show early sufferers endured head scraping to relieve pain. In 120 skulls studied, over 40 bore trepanation marks. some skulls exhibit up to six healed openings, with cocoa or resin used as pain relief in Peru.

Pern South Sea Island France Oise Seine Rive Orse Peru Neenstam Ugnio

How Ghio River Got Name and Its Etymology

The Alletheny and Ghio rivers were viewed by the French as one stream. They called it La Belle Riviere translating the Seneca Hohe-rn, later altered by whites into Ohio. A stray line here mentions a thief boiler and air as part of a garbled passage.

la Belle Riviere Ohio

Counsel for Small Files Plea for a Change of Venue

Springfield report shows counsel for Governor Smalls seeking a venue change to move trial from Sangamon County after letters with State's Attorney Mortimer. The move suggests abandonment of attempts to invalidate arrest until trial in another county, signaling a strategy shift.

Small Files Springfield Illinois Smalls Mortimer Beli¢Vid Sangamon Countty Small

Fragmented OCR summary of medical deaths and a Bay of Yeddo vignette

The text lists death counts across age ranges and systems for 2272 physicians in the US and Canada, with peaks at ages 63 and 64 and primary causes including heart disease and cerebral hemorrhage. It then shifts to a Bay of Yeddo anchoring scene and a couple of brief anecdotes about a moonlit Yokohama scene and a rooster versus hen question.

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Built Like a Bird Dr Cousin Aims To Harmonize Bird Body And Wing

Dr Cousin, a French aviation researcher, advocates a bird like design where body and wings are equally vital. He argues the wings receive and generate wind force, shaping propulsion through their inner surfaces and bilateral pressure, contrasting with today’s skeletal airframes.

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Senate Recess Set From August 24 to September 21

Washington reports the Senate approved a recess from August 24 to September 21 after a tight vote of 88 to 52. Senator Lodge said Congress would not quit work unless the farm relief bill passed by the statutory date. Six Republicans, including La Follette and Townsend, opposed the recess to hasten action on pending measures. The diary notes leaders aim for two House sessions but later than midweek.

Lodge Congress la Fol Jette Wisconsin Townsend Michigan House

Indigo supply shift from natural to chemical dyeing

Indigo, sourced from several plant species, is among the oldest dyes. Currently most of the world supply is produced chemically from aniline, diminishing the role of natural indigo. Commercial indigo farming mainly persists in Bengal, India and Satvacer, Central America.

Bengal Indin Satvacer Amerte Jou

Bel gian palm oil powers warm internal combustion engine

Researchers report a successful experiment using African palm oil to fuel an internal combustion engine. The effort aims to provide a practical method to keep engines warm and operational in cooler conditions, highlighting potential for renewable biofuel use.

Prohibition Eased in Soviet Russia Allowing Light Wine

A dispatch reported by the Telegram Agency and confirmed by Moscow disclose a decree permitting manufacture and sale of beverages up to 14 percent alcohol, marking a shift from strict prohibition to a light wine basis with high taxation. The move follows changes in liquor laws, projecting adjusted enforcement and revenue implications across the country.

Riga Associated Press Letrian Telegraphic Agency Moscow Weinsla Pers

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