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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1915

Page

3

November 1916 Circulation and Notary Statement

The document lists monthly circulation figures with multiple stray numbers and a closing Notary Public oath dated the first day of November, 1916. It records total average circulation and mentions printed extra copies for the month of November.

THE Lacrosse Tribune

French Alarm on Preparedness and German Ambition

A French journalist Joseph Reinach urges U S preparedness arguing Germany aims to absorb the United States and that timing matters more than sentiment. The piece notes French and English interests, questions Kaisers intentions, and casts conquest as unlikely but warns of coastal occupations if war occurs.

M. Reinach England Kaiser Germany United States New York

European belief on San Francisco as a New York suburb

The passage notes M. Reinach as part of a European group that views San Francisco as akin to a suburb of New York and reflects on the idea of preparedness before any army could overrun the Mississippi Valley.

Pittsburgh Mississippi Valley

Dirty Politics and La Follette Casting Shadows on Local Support

The local La Follette faction leader refused to attend a La Follette meeting across the street. Critics accuse the Sentinel of misrepresentation by citing unnamed sources and contrasting it with press reports claiming large farmer crowds and enthusiastic applause at St. Paul.

la Follette Sentinel The the Sentinel American Society of Equity St. Paul United Press the Tribune la Crosse Webber

The Fable of Preparedness

A satirical tale portrays a slick dealer profiting from a tribe with a dangerous drug, selling a lucrative but damaging product. As the tribe suffers a severe backlash, the dealer senses trouble and shifts to advertising to protect his profits, leaving readers wary of predatory schemes.

Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles

Poem excerpt by Wilbur D Nesbit urging readers to pause at Christmas and imagine children in war torn hardship. It asks adults to share their goodwill and send prayers for the Christmas that never will be.

Wilbur D. Nesbit

Adulterated Gasoline and Imitation Oil Demand Payment

The car owner confronts a roadside garage head alleging adulterated gasoline water and mud in the tank and cylinders with imitation oil. The owner asks the bill. the reply is four dollars and an apology for implying he is exempt from the rule.

Got the Wrong Foot A Soldier's Cold Front Report

An English soldier from the Second South Staffordshire regiment recalls a bitterly cold engagement. He describes conditions, strain and the rough terrain faced by his unit in a distant theater of operations.

Second South Staffordshire Regiment

The Slick Old Guy's Home Market Vaccination Tale

A tale claims a traveling quack convinced neighbors that tribal colic was caused by blood circulation and that vaccines made from dope would cure it. Believers vaccinated, and the narrator points to easy marks among home folks, noting the moral that locals are easily duped.

Twice-Told Tale Confirms Doan’s Kidney Pills Efficacy

A La Crosse woman, Mrs. H Hermanson, confirms after two years that Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved her dizzy spells back pain and kidney troubles. She recommends the remedy and notes continued use when symptoms reappear. Sold 50c at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.

Dean

What Causes Colds and the Role of Scott's Emulsion

An explanation that colds stem from fever and blood health rather than weather alone. It recommends Scott's Emulsion as a daily preventive, claiming fat-rich nourishment enriches the blood to resist varying elements, and notes the product is free of drugs or alcohol and sold by Scott & Lowne in Bloomfield, New Jersey.

Scott Scott & Lowne Bloomfield N. J

Night in the Trenches and a Cold Barn Sleep

A springtime night finds a troop emerging from trenches and billeted in a crowded barn. The narrator recalls sleep disturbed by a comrade fumbling with boots, a humorous exchange revealing a misstep as one man tries to boot his own foot.

Animals Go To Heaven Debate In Children's Tale

A teacher warns Daisy not to love her cat too much and fears death. Daisy insists animals go to heaven citing a Bible image of a milk and honey Promised Land. The exchange turns into a cheerful theological quip about pets afterlife.

Promised Land

Dinner guest and explorer spark curious exchange

Mrs. McGreevy hosted a dinner where a noted explorer drew attention. She ignored the talk until asked about the tiresome speaker. A guest mentions "Progressive Patagonia" and asks how it is played, prompting sudden interest.

Mrs. McGreevy Patagonia

Count I and Miss Monne Exchange Puzzling Line

A playful exchange quoted in the Philadelphia Evening Ledger centers on Count I declaring he cannot live without Miss Monne and her witty reply asking if he means he cannot live as he would like to without her.

Miss Monne Philadelphia Evening Ledger

Burglary Charge At Station Over $5 Theft

A complainant testifies at the Boston Transcript about burglary and asserts the thief stole five dollars at the station. The judge notes that burglary requires breaking, and the complainant concedes the act broke him.

Boston Transcript

Jester Wisecracks About Chickens Leaving the Yard

A humorous fragment features Jester and Alack discussing chickens in a yard. The exchange centers on whether the birds will leave or return, with playful dialect and rural tone.

Butterfly Sues Flighhigh for Fifty Thousand

The judge hears that Miss Butterfly has filed a lawsuit seeking fifty thousand from Mr. Flighhigh. The exchange hints at a notable dispute between the two individuals.

Binks Mr. Flighhigh Jinks Miss Butterfly

Mayor to hand out 1600 pounds coal this Christmas

Plan Happy Christmas in Grand Rapids Wisconsin announces Mayor Cohen will play Santa for the poor this year offering 1600 pounds of coal to applicants. The Elks club pledges to outdo prior efforts with a mammoth tree in the square and gifts for local children.

Grand Rapids Wis Cohen Santa Claus Elks’ Club

School Teacher and Willie Exchange Church Altar Joke

A light dialog features a school teacher asking why a church altar is named so and Willie replying that it is where people change their names. The quip frames a playful misunderstanding of sacred space with a pun about renaming.

Willie

Tribune Recaps Five Key News Events of the Week

The Tribune highlights five major stories from the past week including the U S government’s refusal to reveal reasons behind Boy Ed and von Papen, the Austria Ancona ultimatum, Senator La Follette’s expected presidential bid, and notes the paper’s exclusive early reporting.

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Middlemen Get Huge Lump Say Credit Experts

Nine billion dollars goes to middlemen as farmers receive about thirty five cents of every consumer dollar for crops, while consumers pay two seven billion dollars more, according to rural credit and marketing experts at the Southern Commercial Congress in Charleston. The event features discussions on rural credit, cotton, and commerce with many officials and dignitaries in attendance.

Charleston S. C Southern Commercial Congress House of Southern Governors Congress John P. Grace R. G. Rhett Chamber of Commerce Richard N. Manning South Carolina Duncan A. Fletcher Florida John Barrett Pan-American Union Louise G. Lindsley Nashville Woman's Auxiliary Julia Heath New York National Housewives’ League Kate Gordon New Orleans John Epperson Rutledge Smith Tennessee D. A. McDougal Oklahoma Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia University Secretary of the Navy

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