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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1912
Page
3
The Y W C A in La Crosse appeals for holiday gifts to equip its home for girls. A public appeal lists necessities and urges readers to donate items or funds, citing past support for boys and a goal to raise up to eight thousand dollars. Contact Miss Tirza A Dinsdale at Mont it via New Phone 1140.
The fragment discusses Andrew Carnegie and his fortune, noting he has disposed most of his wealth except for Bee. 00, 000, and contemplates the ambition of dying poor. It contrasts ordinary views of wealth with Carnegie’s belief that he has far more than many to leave behind.
The piece argues poverty and wealth depend on more than money, varying by temperament and expectations. It notes some live content on small incomes while others feel strain on larger ones, and emphasizes personal contribution over possessions, citing Carnegie as a model of giving.
A Yale professor claims the average man wastes three years of life and more. The piece mocks narrow views and lists many常 activities seen as time squandered, noting the president has wasted four years, with sharp social satire of American habits and priorities.
Soap production reached 111 million dollars last year yet hotel guests encounter tiny soap bars. The contrast highlights wasteful distribution in hospitality settings and the scale of domestic soap manufacturing.
A British aviator was fined after he ran into a cow, fatally injuring the animal. The incident highlights early aviation risks in England. Separately, reports claim corset wear harmed an English actor’s health and women increasingly seek voting rights.
A humorous remark notes that about one person in every 110 in the country owns a car while joking that they generally keep the other 109 from getting near him.
The speaker suggests Mr. Carnegie honor past vice presidents with hero medals to boost pension plans. The idea envisions formal recognition and financial support tied to a dignified award.
Miss Eleanor Sears, a striking Bostonian, visits a country estate on a sunny afternoon and appears in a new flying outfit on the terrace. She chats with a party of young people enjoying tea behind a glass wing screen as remarks about her attire draw admiring and dramatic disbelief.
A Denver Republican verse fragment recounts a family scene where a father wears a three week old straw hat after losing a section bet and shocks by pawing his son after catching him misbehaving. The poem contrasts adult rules with boyish mischief and moral lessons.
In a Missouri trial for theft of a watch, the judge offered help as the jury retired. One juror remained baffled and asked the judge if he believed the prisoner actually stole the watch, prompting a rare moment of confusion and curiosity in the courtroom.
William Jennings Bryan, per the Chicago Record-Herald, recalled a Philadelphia visit where he recounted a fruit seller quip about apples and scarcity. The exchange illustrates assumptions about price explanations and bumper crops versus rotting fruit.
A stranger at a Hartford bar reveals a drinking system using a live toad. He explains he stays for one drink when one toad is present, leaves after two, and never stays after three. The crowd reacts with bemused disbelief as the man orders more.
Chas. McGuire aged 17, a cripple, drowned when the sled he rode on broke through the ice on Yellow River near Necedah Wisconsin. His parents are listed as residents of Grand Rapids Wisconsin.
David White was appointed chief geologist of the U S Geological Survey succeeding Waldemar Lindgren who resigned to lead the geology department at MIT. White, a New York native, has worked at the survey since graduating from Cornell in 1886.
A jumble of brief items from various cities reports odd events. A Portland call for wood chopping, a car sneezing anecdote, an embezzler’s repatriation from Monte Carlo, a bigamist financier, disguised Russian spies, a Rembrandt claim in Lahore, a New York school morals remark, a Chicago barn fire killing 46 horses, a Harvard view on baseball in China, a congressional roll call name note, a Newark newlywed divorce bid, and an Edison alimony suit in New York.
A stranded ship Norman Towers lies amid a reefed channel as Moorish raiders seize its decks. The crew debates a swift salvage via tow to Las Palmas while a hidden white mastermind drives the attack.
In Griffith Indiana testimonials praise Eckmans Alterative as effective in treating tuberculosis and related lung ailments. A sworn affidavit by Jos Grimmer details his mother in law Anna Govert’s dramatic recovery after months of illness and night sweats. The notice invites readers to request a booklet and contact local druggists for more evidence.
Marketing puff for a home rheumatic remedy claims Toris compound and syrup of sarsaparilla mixed with whiskey provide fastest relief. Appeals to take a tablespoon before meals and at night with emphasis on immediate results and availability through druggists. Also promotes Calocide foot-soaks for foot ailments with a 25-cent box.
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