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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1923
Page
11
A large Christmas gathering drew hundreds of children and families to Main Street in Viroqua. A tractor truck laden with candy plus a Santa Claus ride introduced by volunteers highlighted a festive neighborly event with lights and local pageantry.
An eclectic circular of breezy anecdotes on weeds, a radiator factory worker, a piano amateur, a radio Egypt bit, and a Chicago concert quip about hair. It puns on musicianship, jokes about pins, and ends with Plato’s line on musical training shaping the soul.
An old La Crosse chronicle recalls Pauline Allemand, once dubbed American Patti, whose rise followed a 1889 La Crosse Theatre debut. Born Pauline Elsasser, she studied in Rochester then Dresden, achieved European fame, later joined the American Opera Company, but faded after her husband Marcus Allemand’s death. The couple’s finances collapsed, their possessions burned in a state hospital, and a priest aided their removal to Timfalls, where failed concerts and poverty led to a final hardship debuting in a roadside hut near Edwardsville, Illinois.
A Texas oil stock promoter pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of using stock schemes to defraud investors. Sentencing was deferred, with related cases against two Fort Worth men proceeding. docketed for January.
A flock at an Ohio Paulivs Experiment station averages 444 eggs per year, indicating several hens exceed 200 eggs annually. It costs about 2.25 dollars per hen to cover production, while hens laying more than 200 eggs earn above the break-even point, with a rough annual profit estimate of ghost 90 eggs over cost.
Caledonia Minnesota firemen plan their annual social event for January. Last year's ball drew nearly 400 tickets and organizers expect strong sales again. The dance features a top Crledonia orchestra, a cash drive for equipment, and aims to raise funds for the fire hall.
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