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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1916

Page

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Wisconsin and Minnesota Weather Forecast Report

Weather notes show fair conditions with cooler nights across Wisconsin and Minnesota. Forecasts predict partly cloudy skies for Thursday with continued low temperatures and potential frost in southern areas. Upper lines reference a low pressure system from the Great Lakes and a secondary low near Denver affecting surrounding regions.

Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Upper Lakes Atlantic Coast Denver Sluins Rec Mountains Mississippi Valley East Gulf States Kansas New Orleans Jackson- Ville

Women learn concrete work at Berkeley program

The Searchlight notes a Berkeley course teaching cement and concrete construction to women. They mold lawn posts, flower pots, garden seats, and more while learning to lay sidewalks and curbs. The program began last summer with many teachers now aiming to introduce it in their schools.

Berkeley

Gruenewald Pushes for Complete New Federal Building

OsHKosh Wisconsin December 13 W F G Gruenewald voices dissatisfaction with the current federal building and its under way improvements. He says he will renew and press for an entirely new structure.

Oshkosh, Wis W. F. G Gruenewald

Harmsworth and the power of modern journalism in wartime Britain

The piece notes Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe, as the driving force shaping British policy during World War I through The Times and Daily Mail. It credits him with forcing changes in recruiting, shell production, industry organization, and cabinet formation while provoking public hostility yet prevailing, illustrating journalism as a key force in public opinion and governance.

Alfred Harmsworth Lord Northcliffe Asquith Bonar Law Carson Lloyd George Europe Harmsworth London Times Daily Mail England Northcliffe America Free Countries

Dirty Boy Explains Summer Swim Cleanness

A mother asks her son Tommy why he is so dirty after a summer swim. The boy replies he was in swimming and notes people should marry their opposites. The Louisville Courier Journal cites the remark.

Tommy Louisville Courier-Journal

No. The line argues about food costs and exercise.

The text speculates that over-eating and inactivity raise food costs, suggesting the higher prices could become a hidden benefit. It comments on lifestyle choices without a clear event or identifiable people.

Couple Wed In Church After Service Delay

A rector told a couple wanting to marry before the service to wait until the end. He offered a ceremony after the service and thirteen women and one man came forward to the altar for the nuptials.

Stopping the High Prices and the Farming Model

A 1930s style exhortation argues prices fall from cultural habits. It urges farmers to return to farming, establish cold storage, reduce delivery costs, and pay cash to curb inflation, claiming private action outweighs presidential or congressional power.

Sweet Exchange Delays Marriage Proposal

In a playful dialogue a young woman Jessica teases Phillip about asking for her hand while she plays a lively piano piece. He objects, saying some people cannot stay still when hearing lively music. The exchange suggests a romantic history and a humorous scene.

Papa Phillip Jessica

Ignitts and Nitts Exchange Blunt Soldier Banter

The fragment features Awgwan and two speakers Ignitts and Nitts debating a man as a potential soldier. One calls him suitable, the other says he will not retreat, revealing sharp, terse exchanges.

Yale and Smith Dialogues on Humor in Theaters

A brief record quotes Yale asking why girls lack the same humor as men, with Smith replying perhaps because they do not attend the same theaters.

Yale Smith

Wife's Ten Minute Presidency Dream Stirs Town Topics

A witty Town Topics quip frames a wife proposing a brief presidency to secure a husband’s earnings for support. The joke lands on marital finance and the humor of quick power for practical gain.

Misnomer on Billing Says Producer Pays All

A Columbus Citizen quote questions labeling as consumer and asserts the speaker’s role as producer who pays the bills. The remark frames a debate over who bears costs and responsibility in a quoted exchange.

Columbus

Gulfport’s cosmopolitan roll of naturalized citizens showcased

The Gulfport Mississippi scene hosts a diverse foreign born community across many trades and professions. The city celebrates its naturalized residents with civic involvement and an upcoming Mississippi Centennial Exposition exhibit highlighting their citizenship journey.

Gulfport Mississippi United States Japan Gulf Coast South Central America ABC

The Proper Study of Woman Is Bridge

An excerpt exploring bridge as a social and psychological mirror. It claims the game reveals a woman’s traits through bidding and play, suggesting the discipline of bridge uncovers ambition, conservatism, daring, and traits previously hidden. The piece contrasts male certainty with a woman’s open-book play.

Robinson Kiver

Women drive nearly half of electrical supplies production

In a notable shift, women now account for almost half of the electrical supplies produced nationally. The trend highlights changing workforce dynamics and gender participation across the industry's manufacturing sector.

The Sinclair Household Faces A Hidden Reckoning

On their front porch Stanley Sinclair and Annabel watch as Diantha and Thad West arrive. Diantha’s casual remark about a new dress reveals tensions over a daughter near womanhood and a rival in the household. Stanley contemplates parental duty while Annabel suspects a rival in her own home.

Stanley Sinclair Annabel Unitarian Sinclair Thad Diantha Thad West Diantha Sinred

New Arrival Inspires Handcrafted Baby Garments

Persis bonds with the unborn Trotter child by sewing fine slips and delicate embroidery, defying pride and machine sewing to honor the home ahead of the birth. She argues the tiny garments symbolize human tenderness and beauty for the baby.

Persis Joel Miss Trotter Bartholomew Trotter Trotter

A GOOD WINTER HABIT

Many dread winter sickness but thousands avoid colds and flu by taking Scott s Emulsion to enrich blood strengthen throat membranes and raise body warmth Soldiers at war use cod liver oil for strength Scott Bowne Bloomfield NJ 16 31

Scott Scott & Bowne Bloomfeld N.J

Name Clash Pushes Actor to Legally Change

In Los Angeles County a state senator Harry Lyons and actor Harry Lyons faced mail confusion. The actor finally sought relief by changing his name to Harry Nolan after repeated misdirected invitations and political requests. The case highlights the costly mix up of identical names in public life.

Harry Lyons Los Angeles County California Harry Nolan

Director Chautard Frames Venice Scene for Frou Frou

In Piermont New York director Chautard built an elegant Venice scene for Alice Brady in Frou Frou. On arrival the water was frozen lightly and snow had fallen creating a wintry set. Emile, bring me.

Chautard Venice Alice Brady Piermont New York Emile

Silent gratitude and a gift spark Persis in a Charleston tale

In a poised yet emotional scene Mrs. Trotter accepts a refined outfit from Persis, triggering restrained gratitude and a rare tear. Persis, torn between community duty and personal restraint, prepares to leave for the Trotter home after Benny reports his mother ill, asking Susan Fitzgerald for a favor on the way.

Persis Benny Miss Persis Joel Trotter Susan Fitzgerald Susan

Snow Shovel Quip on Gondola in Venice

Alice quips she might need her snow shovel before the trip ends while stepping into a gondola in Venice. The remark highlights humor amid travel mishaps in a historic setting.

Alice Venice

Birthday tale of Olga Olonova and the Nile turtle

The note tells of Olga Olonova born on the Nile banks where a moon-marked turtle emerges only every seven years to mark birthdays. The turtle bathes perpetually and dries after seven wet years, so Olonova’s birthday happens only when he surfaces. By the turtle’s measure she is three years old.

Olga Olonova Olga Nile Olonova

Ty Cobb Rejects Onset Hugging Scene

Ty Cobb featured in a baseball drummer sequence refused to enact a hugging scene before the camera. He was consistently opposed to the squeeze play and its portrayal onscreen.

Ty Cobb

Trotters summons stir as Persis entrusts errands

Persis informs Susan she has been summoned from Trotters and may be long absent. She asks Susan to go to the house to look after Joel, describing him as the most sipless man when it comes to self care. The scene ends with a note that the story continues.

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Board of Censors Pearl White Helen Holmes Ohio Ohio Board Villa Persis Susan Trotters Joel

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