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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1913
Page
3
The Tribune begins a Friday series by K C McCaleb detailing his socialist lecturing tour and New York as seen by a Wisconsin socialist. He speaks to about 2500 in Wall Street, mixing humor with commentary while readers are urged to engage with or read without endorsement.
A facetious remark by McCaleb about a federal battery on Governors Island to guard the subtreasury draws attention. He jokes that Wall Street seeks protection for Morgan & Co, noting Washington's Monument across from the subtreasury. Gotham papers headline the exchange.
A column attacks Huerta as drunken and brutal, arguing Wilson correctly refused recognition. It portrays Huerta as a reckless ruler who murders to seize and keep power, while praising Wilson’s Mexican policy for world peace and criticizes Berlin editor remarks.
The article greets delegates arriving for the state convention of the American Society of Equity. It praises their merit and urges La Crosse to extend fellowship, courtesy, and assistance, symbolized by the keys of the city.
New York files extradition request against former Nicaragua president Zelaya on murder charge. If Mexico agrees to remove, Huerta may depart and Mexico could waive further extradition rights.
The speaker questions actions if Huerta refuses further dealings with the United States unless President Wilson resigns. The note hopes Secretary Bryan will not misinterpret peace as a dove of peace mistaken for a wild duck during hunting trips.
A Louisiana dispatch mocks a reported theft as foiled and jokes about a typo turning it to boiled. It also quips that in the Mexican crisis President Wilson might deploy dictionaries to bombard Huerta’s fortifications in a period-voiced editorial aside.
Authorities probe hook worm in South Carolina while critics blame Governor Blease for broader ills. The report frames the health issue amid political tension and public debate over leadership.
A New York bank clerk earning 75 a month was given every chance to steal a quarter of a million dollars. The tale outlines his tempted position and the opportunities offered to walk away with the cash.
A lighthearted remark notes relief that Mexico is not a pair of twins, highlighting a playful regional stereotype in a casual social setting.
Miss Huff and another discuss an artist who painted lifelike cobwebs on a studio ceiling. The tale includes a servant who supposedly spent an hour trying to brush them down, though Miss Huff doubts the servant’s existence.
A humorous verse about a failing car and the narrator’s vows after cranky failures. The scene shifts to a militia company where a soldier’s insult prompts a captain to insist no fighting men remain in the regiment.
A Londoner returning from Scotland shares a Daily Chronicle letter on Clyde speech. The author notes a Scots rowing child shouting guttural sounds that translate to simple pull commands. The piece links the sounds to Glasgow slang like Flaflaflarry meaning Fellow fell off a lorry.
A Chicago civil service exam on extinguishers asked to name three fire-extinguishers. The answer returned was Chief lieutenant and sergeant, a humorous misreading noted by Woman's Home Companion.
Champ Clark cites a Lip Pincott’s Magazine note highlighting an odd county fair advertisement. It promises amusing donkey and pig races with a surprising qualifier that competition is open to county citizens only, perplexing observers.
A musician recalls hearing Strauss Elektra and a domestic symphony and links the moment to a memory of an old Scots piper who spoke of nineteen pipers in a small parlor. The anecdote ends with the thought that he felt in heaven.
A La Crosse Daily Tribune reader notice promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claiming it overcomes kidney liver and bladder diseases and neutralizes uric acid. It offers a sample bottle by parcel post from Dr Kilmer Co Bing hamton New York for ten cents and to mention the paper.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised to relieve blood humors like boils pimples and eruptions and to heal serious sores and ulcers. The ad claims it purifies the blood strengthens appetite tones the stomach and improves overall health with widespread testimonials and nationwide availability.
An anecdote from a 19th century newspaper column describes an old man in Richmond asking a colonel to help with a mule that stood in the main street. The mule refused to move despite various efforts, and the tale ends with the animal being taken to a hospital.
A humorous exchange in Women's Home Companion features a husband called a fool by his wife as she comforts him. The quotes show a light domestic moment and playful reproach between spouses.
A popular doctor, praised for promoting an aerated water, receives a letter from the company boasting his influence and offering a hundred. He refuses, saying he cannot accept gifts. The page ends with the note about distributing circulars.
Referee announces sale under a circuit court partition judgment in La Crosse County Wisconsin. At the West front door of the La Crosse Courthouse on December 30 1913 at 10 am the highest bidder will buy described real estate in townships 18 8 including multiple parcels and river bank rights totaling 17 1 2 acres. Oscar Haug dated November 11 1913.
Mrs. Bradford Warren hosts a house party as John Sands and Irma Crail face conflicting plans. Sands fears romance will derail his career and schemes to leave before any connection grows. Irma Crail, pressed by ambition, mails a self addressed letter to herself and departs with Sands toward town.
Miss Lucy Smith and Miss Mary Smith from New Orleans spent most of the summer with President Wilson's family at Cornish New Hampshire and joined them in Washington in October. They aided with the white house wedding preparations and are described as dear old friends, not relatives.
Sands and the woman elope after a hurried farewell on a train. The porter discreetly helps, a kiss is shared, and later Bradford Warren learns the couple married at Westford Junction, prompting playful chatter at the house party.
Ranvid Grover Seth Low, president of the National Civic Federation, denounces an arbitration article as ignorant and presumptuous. He compares the author to Willie Budd, eight, who answered a bell with a witty challenge about meeting Mr. Budd.
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