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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1915
Page
2
Gwen, Cliff, and Aunt Adelaide circle a holiday train ride to Boston where Aunt Adelaide’s money tests Gwen’s suitors. Cliff and Gwen recall their past, amid jokes, forgiveness, and a quiet spark as Gwen considers love despite mercenary fears.
Turkish forces at the Dardanelles have been reinforced and pressing heavy attacks on Anglo French trenches. Dispatches report violent bombardment of the British front on Thursday and Friday. New Zealanders repulsed a Turkish infantry assault in the Krithia sector.
Sage Tea and Sulphur compound, once home made, now sold as Wyeth Sage and Sulphur, darkens faded or gray hair naturally. A 50 cent bottle used with a sponge or brush to blend gray strands, giving darker, thicker, shinier hair and a younger appearance.
A one act comedy titled A Weighty Question by Mrs. George Hauser will be staged next Friday evening by the Bethany Center young people at Ninth and Tyler streets. Proceeds fund a center piano. Mrs. Hauser coaches the cast with musical numbers by Miss Inez May Bringgold of Northwestern University and Houston Minn. readings by Allyn Whitehouse of Houston. The Foster Sisters' orchestra also performs.
Harmony Camp No 4121 Royal Neighbors held a Friday night meeting at K P Hall electing officers for the coming years. Oracle Paulina Walker vice oracle Bertha Thompson chancellor Lauretta Mai rich recorder Jennie Bummert receiver Eliza Coulam marshal Mary Vandrashek sentinel Emma Roberts O Sentinel Frances Rossberg board of managers Agnes Peck Phoebe Braun Georgina Johnson. A lunch followed.
The text describes children’s wear with simple lines as advised by Dame Fashion. A girl’s coatee suit in light tan gaberdine with plush trim features wool bead embroidery and fur accents. reversals use heavy silk. Coat for a girl in dark blue velvet also uses fur trim. Patterns list fabrics and sizes with prices 15 cents for designs from Pictorial Review Coates Nos. 6461 and 6161, sizes 6 to 20 years.
W. E. Barber of La Crosse and Ray Graves of Sparta will speak at the annual venison dinner of the La Crosse County Hunting and Fishing Association at the Northwestern hotel Tuesday. Judge John Brindley will be toastmaster. The event aims to curb speeches and avoid overlong orations with a big feast and lively crowd expected.
Miss Jennie Milward of Chicago sues George W. Hockrein once a Fond du Lac drug clerk now Mercy hospital Chicago house physician for 590000 dollars claiming breach of promise. She was his patient eight years ago as the article notes their link.
In Antigo Wisconsin on December 13 the body of Marcelli Nadaski who drowned in Mueller's Lake a week earlier was recovered by William Martin and William Rose of Polar confirming the fatal incident.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle, vegetable liver and bowel cleansing remedy. It claims to replace calomel without sickness or pain and promises clearer skin and better mood, urging one or two nightly doses for a week. Available in 10 and 25 cent boxes from The Olive Tablet Company in Columbus, Ohio.
London crowds swarm recruiting offices as the Lord Derby campaign nears midnight. Medical exams waived for the influx. Scotland Yard and provincial cities report extensive enlistment with clerks and volunteers processing through the night. Lord Derby withholds figures awaiting cabinet report on conscription.
Twenty one marriages were performed in Antigo Wisconsin during November according to Vital Statistics. The total is the highest ever for the month of November.
Ex Senator Theodore E Burton, a presidential candidate, said the tariff will be the biggest issue in the upcoming campaign. He declined to reveal other issues, noting President Wilson’s claim that Republicans will have no issue beyond the tariff.
The first sleet storm of the year paralyzed Interurban traffic across several states and cut central Illinois from wire communications. Illinois Indiana and Iowa faced outages with wires down near Springfield. Des Moines saw light snow while Chicago's snowfall deepened and St. Louis reported fog and rain without damage.
Janesville Wis Dec 13 Maude age 15 dies after being shot by Toney Merio when she refused to marry him.
A concise remark notes that many women are placed in spinster status due to being too clever at inopportune moments. The line reflects social attitudes toward women's behavior and intelligence in a dated context.
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