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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1913
Page
4
Passenger traffic balloons for the Christmas season with the C M St P lines running two sections and Burlington trains doubling capacity. Eastbound travel leads, but many tickets sold for Pacific coast routes. Special coaches carry travelers to Europe home for the holidays, matching or exceeding last year.
A brief, dated style essay extols blue eyed men as highly intellectual, morally firm and mathematically precise. It notes blue eyed maid and blue eyed man meet, sparking a tug of war of influence within families and public life.
A Chicago boiler washer was discharged after becoming too fat to enter the boilers. The man had grown so large that he could no longer perform his duties.
Funeral services were held at 2 o clock yesterday for John Knebes who died at his home 713 Rose Street. Rev M E Fraser of Caledonia Street Methodist church officiated with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery where the Modern Woodmen led the ceremonies.
Firefighters from No. 2 battled a stubborn roof fire at 907 Berlin Street yesterday around 8:50 AM. The blaze, caused by a defective chimney, took over an hour to control.atalent
A lighthearted remark notes that what a girl appreciates about an engagement ring is its ability to accompany a blush and gentle denials without backing away.
Camden New Jersey December 22 1930 Thomas W McCarter president of the public service corporation announced a maximum increase of 25 to 30 cents an hour as a Christmas gift to 19000 motormen and conductors employed throughout New Jersey.
The phrase there is one certain means I can be sure never to see my country's ruin I will die in the last ditch is attributed to William of Orange in a discussion with Buckingham about the fate of the united provinces. The exchange underscores resolve in the face of inevitable destruction and asserts a vow to sacrifice for the commonwealth.
A 50 cent Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy promises instant darkening of gray or faded hair. It claims natural, even coverage, reduction of dandruff and itching, and restoration of a youthful appearance after one or two applications.
Numerous residents visit relatives on the north side with travelers from Menominee Reedstown Houston and West Salem returning. Dome features include four strong reels and two reel showcases while ads note a neckwear sale at Continental. Several Madison and university students visit home as others depart for St Paul Alma and Davenport.
A family's thanks for sympathy and aid during illness and burial of John Knebes. They praise city firemen M W A Reverend Fraser Caledonia Methodist church choir and contributors of floral designs. Very respectfully the family.
A circular two foot diameter hole in a field at Gaping Hills near Hitchin Hereford led to the discovery of a prehistoric quarry attributed to ancient Britons. A plow horse stumbled into the hole and two flint implements from ancient quarry use were uncovered.
The note states that horses giraffes and ostriches possess the largest eyes among land animals while cuttlefish lead among sea creatures, highlighting eye size across species.
A poet explains he exits a reading on tiptoe to avoid waking the audience. His friend comments on the thoughtful gesture, suggesting the audience remains undisturbed.
A. J. La Fleur applies to La Crosse Common Council for a license to sell intoxicating liquors for on premises consumption at 219 South Front Street Lot 4 Block 6 Original Town of La Crosse from date to July 1 1914. Bondsmen are Illinois Security Company Chicago Illinois. Dated December 16 1913.
The winter season opens with a skating tryout at the old Y between the causeway and Milwaukee passenger tracks. A full ice boat operated nearby as the La Crosse river and Black River show ice conditions. Park rinks are not flooded yet but will be soon, with ice men preparing for the annual cut in coming days.
Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin filed an answer denying owing Rodney Sackett 49900 for services in a political campaign and two investigations. Stephenson says Sackett volunteered the services while Sackett was an executive clerk earning 2200 dollars a year.
Private detectives and police hunted a bandit who stormed the Arthur Seidensticker jewelry store in Hamilton Ohio last night. He held clerks and holiday shoppers at bay with a revolver and escaped with about $5000 in diamonds.
Newcastle Pa December 22 The bodies of two victims remain unrecovered as rescue crews labor over debris in the Vulcan mine. Four more funerals were held today bringing total funerals to thirty six.
A private named Graham of the Argylls won a race against a train on the Groom to Kurseong route in India. He completed the 15 ½ mile distance in 1 hour 30 minutes after walking 31 miles round trip from Ghoom to Kurseong in six hours 15 minutes.
Instructions describe folding a lady’s handkerchief diagonally, binding around a baby’s hand and forearm with the last corner projecting beyond the hand, allowing the hand to slip through sleeves while preventing finger catches. The corner can be pulled to remove the handkerchief.
A Pueblo Colorado hospital case describes a 15 year Bright’s disease, prognosis of no recovery, patient Mr Gaden sent home, then given Fulton’s Renal Compound. Within ten days he could sit up, weight rose to 190 pounds, and he slowly improved. Claims pamphlet available via John J Fulton Co, San Francisco.
Dr Beyechlag promotes a home remedy claiming four ounces of Rad Salts dissolved in water daily will flush and stimulate the kidneys. He asserts high water intake, a grape and lemon juice based acid, and lithia neutralize urine acids to end bladder weakness.
Captain M. B. Neeley won a special election to succeed John W. Davis as congressman from West Virginia's First District. Neeley, a tall clean cut West Virginian aged 35, was elected after Davis was named solicitor general by President Wilson, creating the vacancy.
A four year old on his first city visit sees a ferry crossing the river and exclaims to his mother that a choo choo car is swimming. His remark captures a charming misperception of a waterborne vessel as a moving train.
U S District Attorney A Van Wagenen a former Wilson Democrat faced a resignation demand in a telegram from Attorney General McReynolds who signaled President Wilson endorsed the move. Van Wagenen said he would not resign calling it a political conspiracy.
A man lamenting bad luck at cards says he wishes he never learned the game. His wife retorts with a sharp jab implying he would still have learned it. The exchange captures a tense moment over a pastime.
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