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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1915
Page
3
A sequence of calendar fragments lists days and partial events across weeks. Items include mentions of Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Sunday and related shorthand tokens, with unclear events or notes attached to each date. The text lacks full context or readable names or places to identify concrete actions.
Richland Center reports show four papers differed on attendance and reception for Senator La Follette. Madison State Journal and Milwaukee press said large crowds and strong applause, while Milwaukee Journal noted a warm welcome and band delivery, shaping a contested view of the event.
The Wisconsin pure food department shows a troubling record with 4990 of 1320 samples below standard and 409 unanalyzed during Weigel's tenure. Only 23 of 190 violations prosecuted, with critical questions over education, inspector strength, and proposed funding. Weigel urges a $90,000 boost and 15 to 20 inspectors to improve standards.
A longtime Wisconsin senator R M La Follette spoke Monday night at the Richmond Center auditorium on current political issues. The full house applauded repeatedly as he defended his record and urged readers to scrutinize Sentinel reporting amid counterclaims about the state department’s finances and retrenchment.
A playful set of questions exploring expressions about wisdom from sage tea, coronation robes as reign coats, a son of a gun and pistol pop, hollow voices and fullness, nailing a lie with a hammer, spirit wives for bottle wedded men, and tired standing armies resting on the seat of war.
Mrs John W Sutcliffe reports a one day old son breaking out with red pimples that became water blisters and crusts. The eruption kept him awake and uncomfortable until using Cuticura Soap and ointment at four weeks. By nine months he is well. Ad requests Cuticura Skin Book.
Community news from Dresbach Minnesota includes visits by Gene Brown and wife from Sparta Wisconsin, Mamie Kemp returning from the west, and a Dakota wedding of Mrs. Jones to Mr. Linker. Local travel, school officer meetings, guild activities, and moves to La Crescent or La Crosse are noted along with river ice conditions and a brief joke.
A World War I battlefield poem blends combat imagery with a memory of a distant dance. The speaker imagines a waltz while artillery roars, conveys fear and valor, and finally hears the call of death amid the phantom presence of a loved one. The piece, cut from a New York Times note, contrasts love with war’s brutal toll.
After golfing and motoring, Jane applied cold cream to face and hands. She felt facial stiffness and paralysis as her skin grew waxy and unmanageable. She discovered the tube was labeled Library Paste, raising alarm about a hazardous product.
A light jest about two Time and Tide girls exiting as the music begins. Mrs Grumpy notes the gif of the moment while Judge comments that when music starts, they wait for no man.
A Rich Hill gathering of society ladies announced the future marriage of President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs Norman Galt in a pretty, informal soiree. The event reflected local congratulations and social interest in national affairs.
A boy aboard a ferry asks his mother about a woman in black, wondering aloud whether she embodies Faith or Hope. The mother explains she is a Sister of Charity, guiding the boy through a moment of reflection on virtue.
A humorous quotation from Puck features a captain asking how his crew passed many passengers unseen. The ordinary brigand replies he carried only a whisk broom and was not suspected, illustrating a comical escape ruse.
A man explains to his wife that he offers a large reward for a half starved animal to please her. She doubts the plan but learns he claims to have drowned the animal himself, insisting the reward will not bring it back.
The American steamer Andrew Welch, escaping British warships, reached Haelmstad with a cargo of beans but was seized by Swedish torpedo boats in the harbor. Swedish authorities refused permission to proceed to Germany, saying it would violate the British blockade.
The American bark Andrew Welch owned by Matson Steamship Company of San Francisco cleared from San Francisco on August 19 with a cargo of beans for Haelmstad.
A Chicago man filed a $25,000 suit against a dentist for alienating his wife's affections. He later learned the claim rested on gossip, apologized, and the court action was dropped. The note urges investigations before suing.
Postmaster Olaf Skaar announced November 1915 postal business totaled about 12000 dollars, up from 8752 dollars in November 1914. The post office noted gains across all departments including parcel post, and local merchants credit postal activity as a business barometer for the La Crosse community.
A rural quip compares silos to banks, claiming a farmer cannot lose money by using a silo. The speaker notes the only risk is building a silo and not filling it, framing the joke as a practical critique of farming investments.
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