This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
3
City council supporters argue city carried insurance saves money over commercial policies. They cite a growing fund from 5 000 to about 29 000 dollars and note city insurance nets around 24 000 while commercial costs about 7 000 for similar coverage.
Dr. Wendell A. Anderson notes that a sinking fund of about 31000 every fifteen years is more important to the council than insurance-company complaints. The Tribune urges increasing the fund to cover city buildings excluding the high and Hixon schools, with commercial insurance on those two schools and no further commercial coverage on other buildings unless the sinking fund proves insufficient.
The article discusses the 1911 Mary Ann second choice law, its creator J. E. McConnell, and Assemblyman O. J. Roessler’s bill to repeal it. It notes broad opposition to the provision, seen as a nuisance, and details political dynamics with La Follette allies shaping any action in the senate.
Comptroller W. J. Fries states the city insurance fund remains intact and invested to yield taxpayer dividends. The paper had questioned its fate and warned the public to consider the fund as a sound, cheap, and adequate city insurance option rather than diverted to other needs.
A movement plans to keep Secretary of the Interior Walter L. Fisher in the Wilson administration. The aim is not to fault other potential men but to avoid politics in offices that require merit, intelligence, and real knowledge of the job.
A Tribune city editor’s claim that the city insurance sinking fund was not mentioned before approving a 25 000 increase in coverage on city buildings is debated. The piece argues there was no discussion of its influence on raising commercial insurance, data that supports the editor’s silence as evidence no such debate occurred.
A poetic excerpt urging gentle speech across ages from child to elder. It counsels loving guidance rather than fear to shape character. The verse emphasizes kindness toward the erring and the influence of gentle words on the heart and eternity.
Howler beams with pride as Mrs Howler sings There Is a Garden in My Face. He nudges a deaf neighbor to praise her voice, while the crowd dismisses the performance as the row roars on.
An Irish passerby faces an angry bull that tosses him, then, as the bull paws the ground, he jokes that its bowing and scraping and humble apologies make him think the beast did not throw him on purpose, a lighthearted Tit-Bits anecdote.
Two loafers gossip by a lamppost about a man named Wot. They discuss his return home, a move, and his marriage to another man’s sister, with one admitting prior hearing but no details until now.
Dr W S Burkhart promotes his Vegetable Compound as a 30 day cure for sour stomach liver kidneys constipation headaches and bloating at 25 cents with a druggist guarantee of satisfaction. The ad claims 25 years of use and widespread trust among druggists in the country and Europe.
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as a remarkable vegetable infusion that “soaks” into the blood through the intestines and purges impurities from joints kidneys and nerves. It claims quick action on arteries and membranes, relieves rheumatic pains, and promotes overall cleansing of the blood. The Swift Laboratory markets it for $1 a bottle and offers expert advice from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
Museum items recount dog Me teor dying after six miles chasing a train near South Norwalk while Lucian Gray traveled to Boston. Various short notes include a seamless coat patent dream in Orange, a driver named Pleasant Good mocked by a judge in Montclair, a baby survivor from a wreck in Oporto, ancient treasure found in Paris, twins Ebenezer and Albert Fox in London, a church benefit ending in a row in Chicago, Yale excluding Harvard game from dinner films in New Haven, a 15 year old girl rescuing siblings in Meriden, and a Philadelphia sister's shock death linking to another sister’s passing.
Lucius C. Clark delivers a Fireside Sermon on January 22, 1913, reflecting on Queen Victoria who died January 22, 1901. The address praises England and its memory of the Queen, invoking national pride and a tribute to her lasting influence. The或 text references II Kings 10 13 and closes with a poetic line about England’s global reach through history and virtue.
In a Cambridge-influenced setting Miss Dobbs and Sidi discuss marriage, wealth, and identity aboard the Mason's Arms. A London-educated captain named Kettle cross-examines a Moorish saint claim while Hartman’s business life and past ties to Foston surface amid flirtation, jealousy, and cultural clash.
Dr Hartman urges that many so called dyspepsia and rheumatism cases are actually catarrh of the stomach. He cites constipation and biliousness as related, promotes Pe-ru-na and Man-A-Lin with La-culpia as remedies, and asks readers to request a 1913 Pe-ru-na almanac.
In Madison Wisconsin on January 22 a sophomore university girls banquet drew about two hundred attendees. Miss Lili Muensch of Milwaukee served as toast mistress.
A woman speaks about her own doctor advising Hall's Hair Renewer for falling hair and dandruff. She plans to use it with full confidence and notes she will not color her hair.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.