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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
3
Pressent's Message Critiques War Plans and Pan American Ties
A historical editorial argues the president errs by not pushing national manufacture of defense essentials while endorsing direct taxation and a disciplined citizen program. It supports stronger pan American unity, opposes broad proscription, and critiques the hyphenated American debate amid security and foreign policy.
Old Fashioned Girl Described In Lyrical Portrait
A nostalgic verse extols the old fashioned girl as skilled and versatile. She is praised for sewing knitting embroidery and hems. She also bakes biscuits and prepares corned beef and cabbage and keeps house before attending a party.
Centenarian cites patent medicine negotiations as health factor
A 100-year-old man, while being interviewed, avoids a direct health claim and says he has been bargaining with two or three patent medicine firms for weeks, but has not yet decided. The remark hints at possible reliance on patent remedies as a factor in his long life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weill
Lawyer's quick rescue of client amid calumny
A lawyer, starting with harsh words about the prisoner, learns he is the defendant. He recovers with a China teacup line about great men being calumniated, noting that many contemporaries slander even the best.
Punkville Candidate Speaks on Primary Fixing Charge
The Punkville candidate says crooked politics defeated reform in the primaries. He claims his side offered two dollars per vote while opponents offered five, describing it as a heavy blow to reform in Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Thackeray rereads clash with swift novelist sales line
A reader cites Thackeray rereads while a best selling author boasts rapid output. The compiler quips that after finishing one novel he already has another ready for a dollar fifty, underscoring prolific writing and brisk sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
Pay Up Week Fails in Charlotte Extension
A fragment notes that last week in Charlotte titled Pay Up Week failed to work both ways. The text suggests some action or program did not achieve expected results and hints at ongoing discussion or assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Gets-It Corn Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Gets-It for corns calluses warts and bunions claiming immediate drying no pain and corn removal within 48 hours. It urges readers to apply at night and wear shoes over it with 25 cent bottles sold by druggists or mailed from Lawrence & Co Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence &c
Chicago
Community debt plan ends in disaster, Portland Review report
A local effort to square debts by circulating money among six citizens failed as funds did not return with interest. The scheme, advertised to help everyone in the community, collapsed while attempting to repay creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lively
Portland Review
Language of War Shapes Public Speech in Crisis
The piece notes how language mirrors conflict with terms like drive for suffrage, submarine warfare metaphors, and torpedoing rivals. It cites a public movement described as a drive and uses maritime war imagery to describe political and legal battles.
The Thrifty Man and the Bank That Was Washed Away
A fable about a thrifty young man who saves pennies while friends spend freely. When a rainy day comes the bank fails and his peers regret their waste, while the saver endures privations yet remains financially steadier. The moral: saving money is not only about wealth but resilience.
Speaker Temperance Orator Recalled by Horse Comment
A witty voice from the gallery quips about leading a horse to water and not forcing a drink during a temperance orator event in Indianapolis. The remark elicits light laughter as the crowd reacts to the animal reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Star
Higbee Sends Tomah Man Up
In Sparta Wisconsin Judge E C Higbee presided as circuit court met. Robert Jones of Tomah pleaded guilty to a statutory charge and received one year in prison at Waupun. A divorce was granted to Emma Rodgerson wife of Herman Rodgerson of Viroqua for cruel and inhuman treatment. Coal dealer Roy Converse manager of Home Lumber faced a city weight ordinance citation with case adjourned for 10 am today. Schmaltz won a wage suit against Teasdale with a 75 64 judgment. Teasdale’s damage claim for a horse was not ruled on. Court moving postponed then moved to the new city hall. Local items note licenses, travels, and hospital stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
E. C. Higbee
la Crosse
Robert Jones
Tomah
Waupun
Emma Rodgerson
Herman Rodgerson
Viroqua
Higbee
Rodgerson
Roy Nicks
Roy Converse
Converse
Home Lumber Company
Mr. Converse
Schmaltz
Lamson
Jackson
Anna von Haden
Gordon G. Novotny
Clifton
Ridgeville
Nelson
The
Tribune
Gene Brown
Thair
St. Mary's Hospital
Norwalk
T. Fortney
C. H. Stevens
Toman
Dr. Cooper
J.J. Graham
Court House
J. W. Spaulding
the Democrat
Sidney
Women juror to preside as college debate pits societies
In Madison on Friday night Library hall hosts a joint debate between the Philomathian and Athenian societies on old age pensions. For the first time a woman, Dean Lois K. Mathews, serves on the jury. The event marks the biggest forensic gathering of the college year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Library Hall
Lois K. Mathews
Solons Speak Against Auto and Gasoline Tax Plan
Washington report notes a large bloc of Congress opposes new taxes on automobiles and gasoline. Senators Townsend Steele Sloan Humphrey Miller voice strong opposition, arguing the tax harms farmers and industry, with pledges to fight or oppose levies as unnecessary except in war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Bryan
Townsend
Michigan
Steele
Iowa
Sloan
Nebraska
Humphrey
Miller
Minnesota
Distinction Between Congregation and Collection
The minister’s son asks if collect and congregate mean the same. The venerable clergyman explains there is a vast difference between a congregation and a collection.
High School Plucks More Books for Library Amid Debating Plans
Miss Cotten’s many volumes will be donated to the high school library. Seniors struggle to complete a four study schedule for February terms after neglecting two year studies. Mr. McCormick offers automatic credit in Manual Training and Domestic Science. Football season shows athletic success but a $77.50 loss over September to November, with a $300 surplus. Fundraising begins for team sweaters as hall of fame photos fill more walls. A new policy may bar students from campus clubs unless they maintain acceptable grades. Inter-society debating teams prepare for Friday’s meet on December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cotten
Ony
McCormick
Treasury
The
Athletic Association
Madison Board Pushes Commission Plan for Special Election
Petitions circulated in Madison seek 1 009 signatures to force a special election on adopting the commission form of government. The proposal was decisively rejected when voted in three years ago. The Madison Board of Commerce initiated the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Madison Board of Commerce
Egotist Defined in Family Exchange
In a family scene around a library table a son asks what an egotist is. The father says one who thinks he is cleverer than anyone else, while the mother corrects with a cold laugh that every man thinks he is cleverer than others.
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