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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1915
Page
3
An observer frames the 1916 Wisconsin race as a referendum on fourteen years of state policy. The piece contrasts a reform era with a current administration tied to railroad interests and franchising, arguing two rival visions of government power and individual freedom.
The Sentinel rebukes Senator La Follette for omitting figures in a campaign address and highlights figures from his speech. It cites 1320 food samples checked by Mr. Weigle, 490 below standard, 409 pending, 421 up to standard, three re inspections, 23 prosecutions versus 240 under previous admin, and notes a shift from enforcement to admonition.
The article contrasts two visions in Wisconsin politics. Governor Philipp and allies defend old individualism and corporate favoritism. Senator La Follette and allies advocate new liberty and revived representative government. The piece frames a public choice between these interpretations of liberty and government authority.
A Senate analysis quotes La Follette on Navy League membership linking prominent financiers and industrialists to war and preparedness advocacy. Named figures include J Pierpont Morgan and Francis Vanderlip among others associated with major banks and steel firms in the roster.
A reflective excerpt by Christopher Pierce Cranch from Ex change questions life amid death and purpose. It compares existence to a prison wall a puppet-stage and a roofless temple, noting unfinished growth and failed ideals.
Old Josh Lee, a known miser, eats a week old oatmeal crust on a Saturday and tricks his son John by promising whiskey if he finishes. He endures the tough meal to avoid waste and then boasts he fooled him into finishing.
A doctor in a calm bedside manner presents three small packages to a patient in the consulting room. The patient reads the directions aloud, noting a powder for his headache and a pellet for relief.
Percy Rockefeller emphasizes that the Navy League is a voluntary civilian organization, not a government navy bureau, and acts without official authority in European war orders or related efforts.
A sensational tip claims gasoline can dry clean all items at home in an hour and save five dollars, urging readers to try the quick method. The advice appears in a period style warning about do it yourself cleaning.
An advertisement claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cures stomach and digestive issues including dyspepsia gas pressure around the heart sour stomach and related nervous symptoms. It cites a long list of professions using it and urges readers to obtain a bottle from their druggist and request a free booklet from Geo H Mayr in Chicago.
A brief fragment from the Philadelphia Ledger features a speaker mentioning his liver and a capsule for gouty foot, then asks the doctor how the young beggars will know the right place to go when they enter, in a wry, jokey tone.
A Boston man describes returning from London and standing in a raw March wind with two English girls as a regiment of Highlanders marched by. One girl says she would be a soldier, and the other adds she would join a regiment that wore trousers in winter.
A mother dipped her son in the Styx making him invulnerable except for one heel. A child and speaker discuss the tale and conclude the story illustrates a lack of efficiency as a missile strikes the vulnerable spot.
The serpent congratulates Eve on consuming knowledge as she becomes the first sweet girl graduate. He notes her peach gown and asks about a class poem while Eve hints at composing the commencement hymn.
Sparta Wis Dec 3 Special about twenty students audition for Jefferson Debating Society and Sparta high school interscholastic debates. Three debaters and an alternate from each team will be chosen. Other local items mention lodge officers, Woodmen officials, a Congregational church supper, a Christmas sale for St Johns church, and assorted social notes.
Madison Wis Dec 3 Special A total of 110 two day farmer institutes and 44 special women’s institutes will be held in Wisconsin this winter. E L Luther of Rhinelander superintendent and conductors David Imrie H D Griswold John Imrie and W C Bradley will lead sessions with Nellie Maxwell and Laura B Breese directing homemaker meetings. C P Norgord will assist at some meetings and field demonstrations are planned for spring and summer.
Home grown seed corn, validated by tests, will be a top Wisconsin farm commodity next spring. Farmers with high grade seed corn in sizable quantities should advertise locally to reach buyers. Seed bought from distant regions may fail, harming individuals and communities. Seed corn for sale advertisements in country newspapers will attract buyers.
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