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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
3
The business manager Frank Hi Rourgess swears the paper’s May 1915 circulation and average circulation figures are as stated, noting extra copies circulated.
The letter argues for early paving of Losey boulevard to connect State Street with Campbell road, envisioning a paved triangle and extended routes. It cites Losey’s vision to skirt the city limits and notes the area along golf links and bluffs around Ebner and Miller’s Court as part of the proposed improvement.
Five hundred Minnesota farmers signatures collected in Mayor Bentley’s office support removing tolls on the proposed bridge. Residents from Caledonia Hokah La Crescent Pine Creek South Ridge and Winona County join Judge Farrel in aligning with city progress and regional development. These leaders vow to drive forward each forward move in their localities.
The piece argues Bryan faced an unwinnable choice as secretary of state between signing a contested document and accepting responsibility or resigning. It credits his honorable stance, and cites John C. Burns noting that Wilson and Bryan could work together only when aligned, making their separation inevitable. It emphasizes conviction as democratic bulwark and suggests verdicts rest on moral lines.
The La Crosse community honors Mr. Losey with an arch at Oak Grove cemetery and urges the city to begin grading and surfacing Losey boulevard from Campbell road to State street. The piece calls for paving with readily available materials and anticipates further work in the spring.
A humorous riff on suburban life in Range ly Towers contrasts garden bliss with rainy days high rents mortgages and domestic peace. Arthur Gutterman notes Harper's Magazine references a plucky city versus country life and local leisure.
On a plantation, planters discuss German artillery as enslaved people listen in awe. A slave retorts that the guns would let them escape, while a companion adds the guns need only the enslaved workers addresses to reach them.
Pat Whelan in the kitchen laces his boots when his landlady offers an egg. He grimly answers that he heard of a man who ate two and is still alive, implying he will skip breakfast.
A troubled young man from a Louisiana levee camp comes home on a short leave, appearing desolate and dispirited as he wanders through the camp after his time away.
An advertisement urges readers to use Jad Salts to flush and stimulate kidneys when aching. It claims benefits include relief from backache headaches and bladder disorders, describing the drink as harmless, inexpensive lithia water from grapes and lemon juice. It cites local druggists selling the product widely.
A vintage advertisement touts TIZ for sore tired feet and corns, claiming rapid relief from burning swelling and pain. It promises smaller shoe size, painless walking, and a year of foot comfort with a 25 cent box from drugstores, department stores, or druggists.
A clipped dialogue describes a visit to New Orleans for Willard Johnson fight returns. Zack explains he overheard reporters confirming the outcome and over spoke in the first part of the event, with his boss asking if he was in a rough house.
A cub reporter sees a hearse leave a house during a funeral procession. He asks a corner storekeeper who replies that Chon Schmidt, aka John Smith, is dead. The grocer jokes the scene is part of practice.
A Cleveland style column in Alba Mich recalls local curiosities and gossip quoted as questions. The piece pokes at alleged banquets post office boxes and private finances while mixing humor about domestic disputes and rumor.
BE H Sothern invited workmen to a private Hamlet show and discovered on their payroll a line noting four hours overtime for the theaters visit. The scene shifts to a fictional dramatic passage where Gabrielle Smith and Richard Forsyte unite, choosing partnership over judgment as she dies peacefully beside him.
An old style advertisement touts S S S as a swift blood cleansing remedy for rheumatism. It asserts rapid penetration into blood vessels and removal of impurities, promising relief even for weak stomachs and urging readers to request the Swift Specific Co. booklet.
Colonel Destinn enters the Legion Holy Ground for the last time as the cortege leaves in the evening. Four hundred men march to the Legion song while a veiled woman prays before wreaths for Gott von Berlichingen. Destinn rides into the desert with grave, peaceful resolve as the dawn of a new day awaits.
Denver city commissioners on Monday elected Dr. W. L. Sharpley mayor for a four year term. Sharpley was previously elected commissioner of social welfare in May.
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