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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
3
A Milwaukee Sentinel reprint argues New Year resolutions should mirror a personal business audit. It urges self inspection, honest fault review, and firm follow through to improve conditions and ensure success in life and work.
The department of commerce reports Americans increasingly wear silk hosiery, with silk manufacturers gaining higher profits than cotton producers. The commentary signals a genuine shift in living standards as consumer taste leans toward silk.
New York dispatch notes that Indian troops are pulled from Artois and Flanders due to artillery fire morale challenges. Sir Douglas Haig reportedly shifts focus to France and Belgium while whites reinforce the east, with India spared unless needed in Egypt or Mesopotamia. Reports of India uprisings are deemed unlikely by British authorities.
The St Paul Dispatch notes debate over rising living costs blaming higher standards. It cites Americans buying silk hosiery, cars, gasoline, grapefruit, cigars, and modern amenities like plumbing, heating, sleeping porches, fireplaces, pianos, and phonographs as factors.
The Great Northern railroad announced that through grain rates from Montana points to Chicago and beyond will be cancelled effective January 10. The carrier had billed 37 1/2 cents per 100 pounds plus a 30 cent local rate to St Paul, while St Paul to Chicago carriers sought ten cents. Cars will be refired at St Paul.
A rhythmic verse urges perseverance when one feels defeat and urges to keep going. It contrasts quitting with pushing through and promises eventual success if one continues despite doubts and temptations to quit.
The piece recounts Dr Lyman Abbott defending against universal suffrage critique at a New York luncheon with a quip about clubs for women. It also recalls Joaquin Miller in San Diego dodging an insult by offering half price tickets and turning away a derisive heckler.
A young boy jokes he wants maturity to receive Christmas presents without Santa checking if he has been good. The quip reflects a playful, nostalgic holiday mood.
Former New York senator Elihu Root smiled as reference to churchgoing was made at a dinner. He recalled the piety of a certain hobo observed one afternoon.
An old health column claims heavy meat intake harms kidneys leading to backache and other symptoms. It prescribes four ounces of rad Salts daily in water before breakfast to relieve sluggish kidneys and cites Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive remedy.
A man from Frederic Wisconsin describes a yearlong battle with pimples and blackheads. After trying two remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with success stopping burning and clearing the eruption. He endorses daily Cuticura use and requests the Skin Book.
A timid hobo knocks on a suburban door asking for bread. The owner notes worn knees and back, and the tramp explains kneeling in prayer and backsliding as reason. He receives fodder, and prepares to leave after thanks.
Springfield Union quotes Dryscreed condemning joyriders who continually run down people. The brief editorial passage tags joyriders as a persistent problem in the city.
The Boston Tran script notes a terse exchange where a wife leaves her husband after he loses all his money and she spends it, revealing financial strain as the motive.
A concise aphorism attributed to H. H. Bovesen about religious conduct noting that some serve God yet avoid discourtesy to the devil.
A brief note describes a teacher disciplining Johnny with a sandpapered head and admonishing him to stop rough behavior. The excerpt captures a classroom moment of rough conduct and a corrective response.
In St Paul on December 29 Dr. Cyrus Northrup former president of Minnesota University told a Republican delegation he would allow his name on the Minnesota presidential preference primary ballot if he faced no opposition in the field and if a call came from a representative Republican delegation.
Billy Capper, an English agent, travels from Berlin to Alexandria amid wartime tension. Louisa’s scheme and Wilhelmstrasse connections drive his mission as he seeks a ticket and a possible escape, while the Tavern of Thermopylae becomes a hub for covert dealings and shifting loyalties.
A reflection on how absence affects love, noting some men grow more devoted when their wives are away while others forget them. the saying “Out of sight, out of mind” captures the contrasting impulse in relationships.
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