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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1913
Page
3
At a civic meeting a discussion on licensed vice in segregated districts elicited praise from local circles tied to vice profits. The piece quotes Collier's Weekly urging removal of the old practice of isolating social ills and argues for direct confrontation of vice rather than walls or quarantines.
The piece argues against segregation as a remedy for social vice, urging constructive, broad reform instead. It cites the Chicago Vice Commission and western leaders calling for a generation of clean living, noting cities like La Crosse adopting firm anti-vice stances and prohibition.
The Sentinel calls Milwaukee to study Germany's approach to vice control. The push aligns with Alderman Kohn’s reply that law protects the home, countering the argument that law serves vice.
The statement indicates Judge Baldwin has no objection to a full and frank discussion of sex hygiene, emphasizing honesty as essential for an effective and valuable presentation.
Report notes foreigners fleeing Mexico leave behind property with fraudulent concessions seen as excess baggage if moved.
Kaiser Wilhelm plans to edit a local newspaper while away from official duties. Envoy Lind is expected to polish his Spanish before returning home, ensuring smoother communication on his next assignment.
The Sentinel hints Milwaukee has much to be thankful for while joking about Mr Seidel. A mocked headline Huerta Goes Slow is cited to suggest the subject never moves. The quip implies a passive or stalled situation without detailing events.
Huerta recognizes former Ambassador Wilson, acknowledging his service. No other recognitions are noted in the text.
In Waterloo Iowa James Schneider a drug clerk will die after an explosion at Wangler's drug store. John Roberts was badly mangled as the blast blew Schneider's hand through a plate glass window and shattered windows for blocks. Firemen suspect a chemical detonation caused the explosion.
Henry M. Pindell editor of Peoria Illinois failed of senate confirmation in the last executive session of the extra session. His name or another nominee will be sent to the regular senate session by the president.
In Jeffersonville Ind on December 2 Magistrate Oscar L Hay wed Laura Blythe 26 of Jeffersonville to William B Morang 38 of Danville Va. Morang had planned to marry another bride chosen by Hay, but she married earlier and Blythe was paired with Morang by the magistrate.
A Punch diary excerpt captures lively urban chatter about Aunt Sophie and a chauffeur as a tube train rumbles past. The humorous overheard gossip reflects station gossip and social teasing in a bustling era.
A humorous verse notes Maggie wearing a six foot plume on her hat while riding a trolley car. She poses, twirls the plume, tickles noses, dusts the roof, and brushes the conductor, prompting uneasy reactions to extravagant fashion.
An ad warns meat eaters to flush kidneys with four ounces of Jad Salts daily for several days to relieve dull kidney aches. It claims kidneys clog from uric acid and links this to rheumatism and other ailments. The tonic, made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, is touted as preventing bladder disorders and keeping blood pure. Agent Chas A Beyschlag, Druggist, 503 Main Street.
A La Crosse craftsman earns national acclaim for Tollefson violins noted for breadth and carrying power. The La Crosse Philharmonic and local players showcase his work with three violins in the first section and many instruments repaired by him.
In Fair Haven a half acre field holds a half finished house known as the house of mystery. A stranger woman and a boy seize the place as tenants. A local shoemaker and constable clash with the duo while townsfolk debate and a visiting playwright and actress chase clues. The women and boy are eventually captured with the playwright gaining material for a play and a bride.
University correspondent notes a classroom moment where a teacher explains hyphenation in punctuation. A dialogue shows the student Jessie asking why a hyphen appears in bird-cage and the teacher answering that it lets the bird sit on it.
A renowned violinist overhears his two children debating first names of great opera singers. The younger asks for Cruso’s first name and the older snaps, It’s Robinson, of course.
A visiting man of letters attended a Washington dinner and sat beside a naval officer's daughter. The girl, bold and young in speech, declared her fascination with Shakespeare, prompting the famed scholar to declare that Shakespeare is “just simply too cute for anything.”
Advertisement recounts a patient story from 393 Seventh Ave New York praising Eckmans Alterative for bronchitis and lung trouble. It claims the remedy cured night sweats fever and weakness, notes no narcotics or habit forming drugs, and invites readers to contact Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia for booklet and evidence.
Phillips Andover principal Alfred E. Stearns recalls a childhood tale about spelling practice in New York. He cites a supposed infallible rule for "ei" and "ie" that hinges on writing the letters identically with the dot between them.
A mother locks her child in a closet for fifteen minutes to punish rambling mispronunciations. When released the child proclaims in a staccato voice that she is thpitting on the hat breth slipper and waits for more.
A Yankee teases an Irishman at a dog show by calling the prize dog’s legs short for its body. Paddy replies that the dog’s legs reaching the ground are all it needs, turning the jest on the prankster.
A compact reflection notes that self-congratulation is common among people who lack true flexibility or balance. The line implies vanity may mask inadequacy, suggesting humility and honest self-assessment are wiser.
A young East Indian girl questions her English mistress about wearing black in mourning. The mistress explains it as English custom while the girl muses on life after death and the brightness of colors in nature. The exchange reflects cultural perspectives in a colonial context.
A timid woman fears a placid cow under a tree while her husband reassures her. They begin to pass, the cow starts to rise with hind legs first, and she cries out in terror, fearing the animal will attack. The anecdote is attributed to the New York Globe.
Outsiders find Boston easy to say while cities like St Louis New Orleans Los Angeles Spokane Louisville and Houston pose pronunciation challenges. El Paso also has varied renderings with Ysleta and the sister city across the border enduring mispronunciation by visitors.
Fragmentary dialogue references seats as ends, with characters Tommy Father Turge discussing which seats are mighty and where the end seats lie.
A vintage ad advocates Musterole as a clean white ointment made from oil of mustard with other ingredients. It claims instant relief from sore throat bronchitis and tonsillitis without blistering and offers a tested sample as satisfactory.
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