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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
3
The readable lines invoke a call to approach a figure named Mohea and contain corrupted letters and phrases. The fragmentary OCR resembles ceremonial or religious language but lacks coherent events or identifiable entities beyond the names. Further context is needed to establish a clear summary.
Opinion piece discusses the United States stance on joining the League of Nations and disarmament. It argues the need to engage in the disarmament debate, rebuts claims the League fosters war, and urges sincere commitment to reducing weapons and preventing entanglement.
The author argues that artists and artisans prosper through quality work rather than birth or status. Nobles or rulers fade. studios and craftsmen endure through lasting, well done pieces. The world remembers skill and integrity in craft more than lineage or wealth.
An Ellis Island immigrant voices a call for a better pattern of Americanization and urges that women immigration inspectors provide humane treatment. The piece notes immigrants have few legal rights and rely on inspectors, while lawmakers offer little action. It also mentions Ohio’s dry director restricting malt and hops to bakers, with a pun on bakery.
Philippines legislature approves two bills allocating $500,000 annually to spread propaganda in the United States to win independence for the Philippines. In Iowa, a fatal fight ends with Lester Hanpert, 21, dying after a lengthy confrontation with Lester March, with unclear cause. A Racine tax rate hike is announced. city clerk lists an increase per thousand over last year.
The piece suggests today’s term old masters masks journeyman workers who shaped great works. It notes Greek sculptors of Parthenon times and medieval artisans were skilled union craftsmen, valued for proportion, technique, and finishing rather than celebrity status.
Monroe county notes report a string of local incidents and occurrences. William Zillmer of Catareet, Monin, lost a leg in a Thanksgiving corn shredder accident and was taken to St Marys hospital Sparta for amputation. The Monroe County Telephone Co seeks underground cables in Sparta for fewer poles. Sparta hosts Monroe county’s first Kiwanis club meeting with attendees from La Crosse. The Danger Tidefendert enters its thirty fourth year of publication. Myson Molly of Ontario died in a recent auto accident near Wibcan Montana and was buried there. Summit station saw reduced night operator activity on the Northwestern railroad. Revenue officers warned Cashton dealers to surrender Wine of Pepsin, with renewed enforcement planned. Madison approved a rate increase for Hecht and power service in Norwalk starting January 1. Local poultry buyers faced low prices after Thanksgiving. August Breuss, son of Frank Breuss, of Mauston, injured three fingers and the ring finger in a corn shredder accident.
A Wisconsin spring hunting advocacy group is proposed by local leaders with a possible Rod and Gun club formation. La Crosse bankers see leadership changes at State Bank of La Crosse. Elks plan memorial services at Christchurch. Copeland couple to Florida and onward to Hawaii and Japan for holidays.
A jumble of party stunts and puzzles centered on clothespins. Guests dress two clothespins as bride and groom with tissue paper faces while a washday theme prize tops best looking couple. Includes clothespin croquet, centerpieces, and simple table crafts.
In a hazy town scene, Smithers watches his son Wigsworth, known as Wigey, hide a book as he struggles with misbehavior and school work. A revelation shifts the father’s plan toward supporting the son’s spiritual growth and a future beyond the hardware business, with the family promising encouragement and a comic, dreamlike ending.
A fragmentary report describes a man named Yke Lark meeting his daughter on the street Caay7. The text questions when she will be happy, mentions Bod changing from belt to suspenders for winter, and hints at a woman’s hat being off balance, though the meaning remains unclear.
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