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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1916

Page

3

Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weather Forecast Notes

Fair and slightly cooler tonight. Saturday and Sunday forecast for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa show fair skies with moderate temperatures. Low pressure over northern states suggests generally fair conditions from the Gulf to the Atlantic with normal to above normal temps in many regions.

Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Seturcay Canadian Macine Atlantic Gulf Middle South Atlantic Pacific Coast Gulf Aitlantic Plan Tates Central Stalley

Fisheries Day highlights push to popularize fish as food

The National Association of Fisheries Commissioners promotes fisheries as vital to the U.S. diet. Households are urged to eat more fish, reduce meat costs, and consider varieties like swordfish, dogfish, mussel, carp, and buffalo. The movement includes school lectures and housewives leagues, with markets in New York and the central west expanding coarse fish usage.

Central West la Crosse New York

New Bosses for Congress Balance Power in Split House

The upcoming Congress may lack a clear majority with independents holding sway. Independents could shape house organization, speaker selection, and committee chairs, pressuring major parties to set aside partisanship. The piece warns that petty log-rolling must be avoided and urges wise use of power for national good.

House of Representatives Congress

Saving a Billion a Year by Preventing Strikes

President Vanderlip of National City Bank argues the United States loses about a billion dollars yearly to strikes. He suggests restraining the right to strike and lockouts, pushing disputes to public arbitration to cut losses and restore confidence between workers and employers.

Vanderlip National City Bank of New York United States

Cost of Road Building Explained in Plain Language

The Philadelphia Bureau of Highways explains road projects show public funds spent. Bulletins detail construction, surface, foundation, mixing methods and innovations. The write up clarifies costs in plain terms and outlines project benefits. A 1915 note cites large meat exports from South Africa and their later balance by a bigger shipment.

Philadelphia Bureau of High

How Fat Folks Should Do To Reduce Weight

A marketing notice touts a fat reducing remedy claimed to melt obesity without harming the digestive system. It promotes Korein capsules sold by stores at 500 Main Street and Columbian Pharmacy, urging readers to try the preparation and report quick, harmless results.

Peobe City Bre Main Street Andolumbian Pharmacy Southbourth Street Drug& Oll

Madison Bill Aims to Consolidate Health Districts

Wisconsin legislators plan a health administration reform for January. The measure would raise qualifications and pay for local health officers and allow adjacent communities to form health districts under a shared public health expert.

Madison Wis Wisconsin

Wiser Now Why Did You Ask Alice to Sine

The Boston Evening Transcript notes a puzzled remark about asking Alice to sine and a comment that the speaker had not heard her before, hinting at social or literary curiosity.

Alice Boston Evening Transcript

BeELL-ANS Indigestion Remedy Advert and Child Quote

Ad states BeELL ANS absolutely removes indigestion with one package sold for 25c at all druggists. A humorous exchange features a child asking about a prolonged conflict and a parent’s answer about growing up and marriage.

Farmer Advises Son to Seek Luck Elsewhere

A farmer tells his neighbor he has educated his son Josh to high honesty. He then advises him to leave home and try his luck elsewhere, saying the cultivated principles will cost him the worst business deals in the area.

Josh Farmer Corntessel

Family Promise Tested by Honest Words

A tense family exchange unfolds as a parent questions a pledge not kept. The child admits breaking the promise and recalls the promise of punishment. The dialogue centers on accountability and forgiveness within a household.

Sewer Plan Prompts Street Excavation Start

Judge confirms that excavation will begin on the street once the asphalt is laid, following Jensen and Renson discussion about sewer installation. The message outlines municipal work and timing for the project.

Jensen Renson

Landlady and border quip on soup joke

A brief humorous exchange from Philadelphia Public Ledger where a landlady apologizes for the soup and blames the cook while a border quips about the chicken not catching the idea. The item captures a light wartime style pun.

Philadelphia Public Ledger

Private finances in election aftermath prompt probe

A Kansas City Star report notes tense exchanges over money after an election. A man questions what happened to winnings while his wife asserts she could access funds, prompting a visit and search.

Fansas City

Observation of feminine influence in an election noted

A Washington Evening Star exchange quotes Mr Growcher on the election's difficulty in forming a decision and recognizing feminine influence as a factor in the voter's reasoning.

Mr. Growcher Washington Evening Star

Bradford the Boom Town Grows Into a Modern City

The article recalls Bradford Pennsylvania as a historic oil boom town now a residential city with diversified industry. It notes wealth from wells elsewhere, a center for oil tools manufacturing, and a pleasant climate two thousand feet up. Families prospered in past decades and still enjoy leisure amid nearby hunting and fishing.

Pennsylvania Mountains Mountain Village Bradford America

Apple of Eden Investment Talk Sparks Family Debate

Persis sits with Mrs. Trotter and Joel as Thomas explains the Apple of Eden Investment Company promising high yearly returns and up to twenty five percent profits. The family weighs risk versus potential gains while keeping to frugal sewing and household duties.

Mrs. Trotter Mattie Kendall Henry Beach Mamie South Rivers Bartholomew Persis Miss Trotter Thomas Hardin Joel Thomas Apple of Eden Investment Company

Secret medicine promises relief from cold fears

The Black Burn Products Co of Dayton Ohio promotes Mentho Laxene a strong cough cold and catarrh remedy with no opiates or narcotics The formula blends Wild Cherry Tolu Cascara Menthoe Ammonium Chloride and alcohol The advised use is ten drops in raw form or as a syrup by mixing with sugar syrup The firm guarantees satisfaction or money back Sold by all druggists.

Blackburn Products Co Dayton Ohio All Good Druggista

Constance Talmadge uses aquatic skills for film stardom

Constance Talmadge, a Brooklyn-born actress rising in the Fine Arts colony near Los Angeles, is noted for swimming and diving prowess. She co stars with Wilfred Lucas in The Microscope Mystery and a new comedy drama may showcase her aquatic talents. The film Jockey of Death revives circus stunts with daring feats and a prison reform theme featuring European circus performers Mlle Evelyn and M. Auturo.

Constance Talmadge Miss Talmadge Brooklyn Brighton Beach Fine Arts Colony Los Angeles Constance Wilfred Lucas Mlle Evelyn and M. Auturo

Fox to Present The Honor System Ten-Reeler

John and Mary Cockroach star in the Fox production The Honor System following The Daughter of the Gods. The studio previews include trained snakes dogs fleas and other acts as part of its sensational buildup.

John and Mary Cockroach Fox

Sir Sam Hughes Heads To New York For Talks

Sir Sam Hughes, recently minister of militia, sails to New York to discuss defense and military policy with American officials. His trip follows ongoing wartime liaison efforts and aims to strengthen cooperation between Canada and the United States.

Sir Sam Hughes New York Buffalo N. Y Sam Hughes

Virginia Pearson on Set Calls Star Virginia Nice But Stuck Up

Virginia Pearson, between outdoor scenes, spoke with a policeman who mistook her for an extra. She asked what he thought of the star Virginia Pearson. Miss Pearson replied that Virginia was nice enough but rather stuck up.

Virginia Pearson Miss Pearson Virginia

Film star Leena Owen welcomes baby daughter

Film fans wonder at Leena Owen absence from screens as it is revealed she is Mrs George Walsh director at Fox and a baby daughter has just arrived at Walsh home.

Leena Owen Miss Owen George Walsh Fox

Dominion of Canada Emphasizes American Troops at Front

A sparse clipping notes Canadian remarks about American service with allied troops at the front in Europe. A government spokesman praised American efforts and urged continued cooperation in the wartime alliance.

Dominion of Canada

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