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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1916

Page

3

Weather Outlook for Midwest and Northeast States

Unsettled weather tonight and Sunday across Wisconsin and Minnesota with partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions Sunday. Low temperatures near the Gulf Coast, with rain in Atlantic stations and light snow from the upper Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes. A second high moves in from the Pacific coast, bringing generally milder conditions but unsettled patterns through the weekend.

Wisconsin Minnesota East Lake Superior District Manitoba Pacific Coast Rocky Mountain Slope Atlantic States Atlantic Mississippi Valley Lower Lake Region Ohio Valle

Doctors use warm water therapy to ease war wound pain

The searchlight sufferers share relief from therapeutic experiences in war zone hospitals. At a large hospital, opiate use hindered recovery. An experiment suspended patients in water at 100 degrees F, and one man with a lacerated thigh found relief on a rubber mattress bath, with rapid healing observed.

Ane Bath

Proverb on Protest and Love In Equal Measure

A compact reflection notes that excessive protest can reveal hidden motives in lovemaking, suggesting irony in how declarations of innocence may expose true desires. The saying connects theatrical overstatement with intimate matters, implying caution in expressions of fidelity.

A City Spirit Turns On Big Civic Vision for La Crosse

An editorial arguing that city leadership must view large bets like a recreation center as essential business. It recalls past expansions—paving streets, sewers, a new high school, and park systems—claiming these actions built a thriving La Crosse and will prove the city’s growth mindset in 1920 census projections.

Anderson la Crosse

Give the Chamber a Fair Chance to Speak

An editorial warns against assuming Chamber of Commerce members speak for the whole organization. No member should claim authority unless stated. The piece urges fair treatment of La Crosse's Chamber and clarifies official endorsements versus private opinions.

Chamber of Commerce Chamber la Crosse

Albi and its southern atmosphere in France

The piece describes Albi in southern France and contrasts northern Parisian practicality with southern sentimentality. It paints the town’s setting near the Tarn, red tiled roofs, a cathedral, vineyards, river views, and the hot sullen sky touched by sirocco, noting how locals boast about wartime exploits.

Albi France Languedoc Auvergne Paris North Marseilles Rance Mediterranean Africa

The Clematis Club Debates a Wives Letter Affair

In a Clematis gathering of women led by Mrs Sophia Werrien they discuss a compromising love letter to Mr Wilbur Thompson from a mystery author Enid. Persis Dale arrives, the group evades gossip, and the meeting shifts to civic aims as Mrs Werrien is elected president and Alan Fitzgerald secretary. The club plans weekly meetings and a Harvest Home Festival for the county alms house.

Tommy Thompson W. Thompson Annabel Sinclair Miss Thompson Susan Fitzgerald Persis Dale Mrs. Warren Persis Clematis Sophia Werrien Clematis Woman's Club Alan Fitzgerald

Fool Questions About Kisses And Lengths In Film

The piece muses on curious questions about measurements of a kiss, noting an eight foot kiss in cinema and the censor’s limits. It contrasts real affection with reel kisses and argues for reasonable limits while humorously debating a maximum eight hour workday.

Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles Inquirer and Truthful Boy

A playful exchange from a child asking a lady how much milk her cow yields and what portion is sold. The truthful boy replies the cow gives about eight quarts daily and about 12 quarts are sold, illustrating practical arithmetic in a humorous folk dialogue.

Two Better Than One In Freak Museum Joke

A father teases his daughter at breakfast about a young man with two heads seen in the hall, joking that he should apply for a post in a freak museum. The daughter replies with indignation, defending the suitor. Source: New York Globe.

New York Globe

It Might Have Been Worse on Screen After Solo Night

In a Canadian theater a soloist faced mixed reception during a performance. After she finished the aria the lights failed and the first picture displayed the title It Might Have Been Worse, underscoring the awkward moment.

Canada

A Touching Love Note From a Distant Husband

In a brief exchange a husband writes a loving letter beginning My Precious Treasure and ending with love. The reply mirrors the sentiment starting My Precious Treasure and concludes with Send me B265. The fragment captures intimate emotion conveyed through a simple domestic exchange.

Witty exchange on marriage ages in a humorous quip

The dialogue contrasts two viewpoints on marriage age. Hicks jokes that married women set their ideal age by their own wedding year while Wicks adds that widows claim they were too young when they first married. The banter highlights social views with light humor.

Wicks

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Rheumatism Relief

The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as correcting blood acidity and building the system. It claims forty years of use with thousands of cases and links to skin and blood diseases, loss of appetite, stomach and kidney troubles, and general debility. It urges immediate start and purchase from a local druggist.

Pierce Buffalo N. Y Invalides Lithia Horace Farnsworth Anuric Dr. Pierce

Firebugs Striking Stevens Point Three Fires In Three Weeks

In Stevens Point Wisconsin investigators report a suspected arsonist has struck thrice in a neighborhood. The latest blaze damaged the home of Mrs G A Jauch for about 1500 dollars. All fires occurred in vacant houses and authorities fear a pattern may be forming.

Stevens Point Wis G. A. Jauch

Lover's Reflections Tie To Predecessor and Successor

A terse musing on how intense affection shifts thoughts toward those who came before or after in the romantic line, suggesting memory and comparison influence present feeling.

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