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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1913
Page
7
The paper notes that boasting about better jobs often fails to materialize when a man is out of work. It adds a neighbor's cornet can be as much a nuisance as a corn in one’s own home.
Milwaukee Wis December 20 The Living Church annual report shows 285 fewer communicants in the Milwaukee diocese for 1913 at 11 858 down from 12 143 in 1912. National figures rise with 1 004 217 communicants in United States and foreign missions, up from 986 021, while total contributions reach 19 489 309 80 up from 18 802 183 57.
Jennie the servant loves a leaning Pisa picture and keeps it crooked each morning despite Mrs Vanderfarr’s effort to straighten it. The maid quips that only a crooked hang keeps the tower from tilting straight.
Quote notes that a man’s weakness becomes apparent when he speaks while others listen, reflecting a cautious social maxim from the Chicago News.
New York Dec 20 Tentative dates for major athletic events at the Panama Pacific exposition in San Francisco for 1915 were announced after a meeting of President Charles E Moore and James E Sullivan secretary of the Amateur Athletic Union. The schedule begins with the A A U basketball championships in late February and runs weekly through October with events held in the exposition stadium featuring a one third mile track and a 440 yard straightaway for sprinters.
Miss Mary Lewis visits relatives in Nebraska. Numerous Bangor residents host guests from Sparta La Crosse St Charles and Madison. Postmaster to move into Koehler building with modern post office features. Listings include local visits restaurant plans January 10 opening and holiday activities at the district.
A visitor praises a golf course: after a rough first day with a bright caddy, he says it is the most difficult he has played. The caddy calmly notes the man has yet to actually play the course. Glasgow News style.
Sun Poa-shi, China’s foreign minister, informs foreign ministers that China wishes to raise customs duties from the existing five percent to possibly 12.5, 15, or 20 percent as it moves to negotiate its own tariff rules. Foreign control of the tariff would end as China modernizes, though no firm date or ratio is set.
Miss Virginia O Connor of Sparta died at St Francis hospital La Crosse from quick consumption contracted while working in Mauston and living in Sparta since childhood. Funeral was at the cathedral with Father Flock and Miss Flock attending. Survived by three brothers and a sister. brothers Roy Harry Charles Irene at La Crosse and Iowa California. Also church notices and local updates on patrons, events and awards.
Of Cashion and A. W. Fuglin of Hastings Minn were out of town callers.
Health inspectors in Indianapolis report a month long presence of ready made milk on local diets. They found many bottles with cream settled at the bottom, indicating widespread use of a pre manufactured dairy product among residents.
A description explains that manufactured milk blends powder with water and added cream to reach butterfat levels, producing a fluid that passes the same tests as authentic milk.
A witty exchange frames a diner scene on a hill of fare where a thoughtful waiter notes that soup existed but was wiped away. The quote from Livingstone Lance suggests a fleeting, humorous moment of service and appetite.
A concise aphorism attributed to Montesquieu notes that achievement hinges on understanding the duration required for success. The line emphasizes patience and measurement in pursuit of goals.
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