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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
3
The American Society of Equity convened in La Crosse and impressed observers with its earnest, intelligent leadership. It has advanced cooperative ideas from Europe and applied them with practical judgment, delivering real results and signaling a major national effort.
La Crosse county plans to join neighboring counties in adopting a businesslike bookkeeping system. The aim is to prevent future disputes from confusing county finances by ensuring county books fully reveal every financial transaction in a clear, complete, and decisive record.
A letter argues for a constitutional convention to safeguard fundamental rights and provide a secure method to amend the constitution amid shifting conditions. It warns against reactionary moves and notes political figures tied to suffragette activism and Mrs. Pankhurst's return to England.
The county board budgets 500 for auditing with a plan to have records examined back to earliest years. Support favors state audit via the tax commission to implement uniform bookkeeping, noting prior chaotic conditions and the authority of a bank examiner seal on county records. The piece argues the state approach would extend value and credibility.
A cow in Oklahoma reportedly swallowed 280 dollars in cash sparking questions about the size of a roll of bills that could choke a cow. The incident frames a puzzling public curiosity about cash mass and animal safety.
A Bible society distributed 328 404 Bibles in New York during the previous year and stored them in secure hiding places. Around Christmas a young man engaged notices a pun between fiancee and finance.
The article notes the public’s general good nature and discusses artificial eggs as a new device to cut living costs. It also contemplates artificial money having broader application.
Commentary on Mexican performing arts, references to Huerta possibly not recognizing President Wilson, a quip about dictators drinking champagne, and the notion that revolutions are a main by product of Mexico.
Madison, Wis December 5. J K Neuman bac teriology instructor at the University of Wisconsin predicts a national hoopskirt craze. He notes a parallel to a dance fad in the late fourteenth century when hoopskirts were fashionable.
Baroness Ursula Barbara Von Kalinowski files suit in federal court in St. Louis alleging M. J. Hurley failed to keep his promise to marry her and seeks 2.5 million dollars. The action was filed December 5 in the U S district court.
The poem imagines the arrival of a new income tax with satire about the rich hiding their wealth and dining discreetly. It playfully predicts weariness of grand establishments and calls the tax a chance to see gilded folks in disguise. The speaker reassures readers the tax will not harm them and should be welcomed.
At a club Greene questions a friend about Henderson. The friend introduces Henderson, but Greene declares he has no use for him. The reason emerges: Henderson reportedly jilted Greene’s wife long ago.
An angry mother drags her son with a cane and scolds him for tying a kettle to a cat’s tail. The boy protests that the cat isn’t theirs, while the mother insists the kettle belongs to them, resulting in a tense, illogical exchange.
Tarmer Greenhaw quips about poets staying all summer at the inn unable to pay board while Rymely Bardlet-Have questions literary contributions. The exchange underscores a rural setting and a casual, bragging tone about artistic effort and financial strain.
A playful exchange shows Peper solving addition by counting on toes after the teacher scolds him for finger counting. The moment highlights a humorous student workaround and classroom dynamic during arithmetic.
The judge asks the witness to identify the driver who struck him with a motor car and fled. The complainant confirms TJ as the man but notes the driver did not stop to hear his testimony.
Testimonial from T. H. Morgan of Elizabeth City North Carolina dated April 10 1912 claiming Dr Kilmer Swamp Root cured backache and weight loss, increasing weight from 110 to 160 pounds after four bottles, with Morgan employed on his feet in a store. Notary J Kenyon Wilson certified the affidavit.
An advertisement from Dr. Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton New York invites readers to send 10 cents to receive a sample size of Swamp Root and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. The La Crosse Daily Tribune is requested to be mentioned. Regular sizes priced at fifty cents and one dollar are available at drug stores.
Advertisements claim Papes Diapepsin cures sour stomach gas and indigestion in five minutes. The copy touts a candy tasting dose, easy digestion of food, and elimination of need for laxatives, urging readers to ask pharmacists to show the formula.
An elderly colored man examining a large turtle chained in a doorway bites his finger after prodding the creature. He wonders if he was bitten or stung, while the fish dealer jokes about the incident in a Lippincott's anecdote.
An efficiency expert scolds James for cheerful whistling at work then notes how great fortunes come from waste by-products. He jokes the chauffeur should whistle in tires to save on pumping costs. The remark reflects a Harley style edge in Harper's Weekly.
A witty exchange unfolds between an eminent physician and a dyspeptic patient about the saying quack doctors and the habit of guessing right. The dialogue plays on a duck joke to critique medical advice and expertise in a humorous tone.
An early scene shows a German farmer entering a wholesale druggist’s office and claiming to have the smallpox of butter. Becker urges everyone to back away while the visitor insists the butter in his wagon is the Mrs. Becker ordered last week. The National Food Magazine notes the humorous misunderstanding.
Letters from Insurance Commissioner J. W. Ferguson of Salem Oregon show an effort to adopt a Wisconsin state life fund in Wisconsin. He argues over two million dollars leaves the state annually for premiums and that the fund would keep more money locally.
The worst storm of the season blankets Denver with heavy snow. High drifts close streets and halt streetcar service in parts of the city. Coal shortages intensify hardship among the poor as the strike continues.
In Charles II era England, Bodmin sees itinerant traders selling silk gowns and rich apparel at high prices before plagues strike. Purchasers fall ill and die within days as the gaudy clothes are found on plague victims, linking London’s outbreak to Bodmin’s tragic deaths.
A dreamer asks if touch would yield gold while a deadbeat counters. The quote closes with a remark on judgment and its use, reflecting on value and practical application.
Geraldine, moved by longing for the Belle Fourche river ranch, embraces Jack Carteret as he reveals Seabury Carteret can take over matters in New York. The couple plans to return to Wyoming life, leaving Philomela and Virginia duties behind for a future together.
In London a weekly paper offered a prize for the ten strongest words in English chosen by readers. The winning set includes Hate blood hungry dawn coming gone love dead alone forever.
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