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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
3
The article debates the eugenic marriage law, noting its principle and potential to improve the human breed, while criticizing practical obstacles. It argues exams may be unreliable and costly, risking unethical certifiers, yet acknowledges the law could bar marriages for visibly unfit individuals and spur future institutional solutions.
The text discusses balancing a one man authority with lawful recourse. It notes that an appeal to the state board of health and then to the courts is provided by law, offsetting objections to confinement of power.
The Sentinel argues for reviving both home and community Christmas traditions. It recalls home morning joys and family feasts while urging public celebrations to complement and not replace the home core. The piece says true Christmas is an inward feeling expressed outwardly through observance.
Citizens show Christmas generosity to the Y W C A La Crosse and support its home for young women. The article praises the new secretary Miss Marie Lindgren whose cheerful influence strengthens the organization’s mission this holiday season.
The Italian Leonard who claimed to keep the Mona Lisa in Italy set a price for the theft, rendering his patriotic motive suspect. The piece notes the irony and the newspapers’ coverage thanks him for the entertaining stories while offering little sympathy.
Opinion notes Governor Tener is worth the $25,000 annual NL presidency but critics doubt the appointment until peanut quality in bleachers improves.
The article notes Senator Root received the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize and mentions his role as chairman of the Republican convention in Chicago that year.
New York state reports mailing 5 409 000 dollars in gifts to Europe for Christmas. The message notes the season’s spirit and that Christmas comes but once a year.
As a tourist attraction the enigmatic Mona Lisa draws crowds, with visitors noting the painting's subtle smile and the museum atmosphere enhancing the vacation mood.
A verse tale traces a millionaire romance turning sour as a marriage planned turns into infidelity and divorce. She agrees to marriage, but the chorus girl and his lifestyle lead to a abroad affair, a court case, alimony, and eventual reconciliation as both parties bid farewell to envy and conflict.
The Times of Cuba reports Old man Hardnut settled in Havana after years in the North. A local observer jokes he may be seeking to acclimate as he nears the end of his sands and time.
A classroom vignette shows Miss Wilkins asking what mattered and Ralph Franklin answering I-me in a century-old style. The exchange appears in Harper's Magazine illustrating a child’s bold self view.
Mrs A E Briggs from Eldred Pennsylvania writes that Swamp Root cured her long kidney trouble and helped her husband recover from a severe kidney illness. She notes she was bedridden eight weeks and later he was unable to work until using Swamp Root. The letter is sworn by Notary Ira McCarthy on May 25 1912.
An old dime sample offer from Dr Kilmer & Co Binghamton NY touts a sample bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. The ad notes regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles available at drug stores and asks readers in La Crosse Daily Tribune to mention the paper.
A humorous column tracks social judgments on charity politics fashion and wealth. The narrator relays a sequence of ironic checks on character, noting how perceptions shift with actions and outcomes, ending with the quip about life being a tough old world. The piece cites literary style and light satire.
A Morrell of Stevens Point Wisconsin, cattle buyer, was struck by a State street car on State street yesterday afternoon. He suffered a fractured skull and was hospitalized in a dying condition.
Lemmy Williams a young colored boy returns from reform school where a trade is taught. A prominent woman asks what they put him at, and he replies with a humorous tale about being taught honesty by gluing pasteboard to shoes for soles in the shoe shop.
A magnate questions a hopeful umpire about sacrifices for the role while the applicant jokes he never had friends and once worked as a weather man. The exchange hints at skeptical expectations surrounding a novice entering baseball officiating.
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