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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
3
An opinion piece argues a future war could rely on 150,000 personnel with 20,000 sergeants and 115,000 specialists. It asserts civilians with mechanical skills would fight and perform support roles, while machines assist, questioning why skilled workers could not return to civilian life during peacetime. The author calls the plan sensible but unlikely to happen.
In a warm dune evening memory, Montague Silver, the famed street faker known as the greatest street minstrel of the Alleghenies, returns to public memory with his red gypsy wagon in the square. Dressed in a beaver hat and frock coat, he dispenses Wa-Wa and a cache of tricks as crowds watch under a gasoline torch.
A nostalgic look at street fakers who peddled plunder from a wagon and suitcase stands. They faded as autos crowded streets, leaving a memory of simple thrills and a bygone era when political hopefuls and changing fashions defined urban life.
A columnist cheekily suggests the St Louis police examine the husband in a case where a woman was grabbed, forced into a car, and hair cut. The piece jokes that the husband’s motive against bobbed hair may drive the crime, and toys with blaming three strangers. It ends with a quip about fabricating a story to explain the incident.
A garbled jumble reports multiple stray lines about deaths in Lemburg, domestic abuse, marriage, and odd phrases. It mentions a wedding present and references to Siberia, Chicago celebrations, stockings, and an attorney fortune headline, all in fragmented form without coherent central event.
Local notes recount a tire firm planning improvements on Wor street with new style cars to be welcomed by Minnie Bindley and others. Corporators named include D. Brerford and A. H. Burford with a broader aim to support the theater venture and urban growth. Twenty years ago a community effort featured school memorabilia and a graves trick project, while the North Cross Tennis Club maps land use.
In a memoir tone a young couple Eliza Stone and Fred pursue an early courtship with a chaperone Mrs Giffard overseeing. Fred hopes for a proposal while Eliza resists sentimental pressure and weighs career aims over marriage as months pass. The tale contrasts romance with practical goals including education and future finances.
The West Chapaka, last of the Em y Pleet corporati, was launched at Lag September 19. The fragmentary text references a ship launch date and the company name, with surrounding garbled OCR text.
The fragment shows Abe Martin quipping about finding an ominous situation and a pun on a political or social topic, with dialect spelling and incomplete phrasing suggesting a cartoon caption or humorous column snippet.
The artifact called Aoedog infenus, Regent's avi, reportedly suffered a eerie loss and a large snake relic was recovered from a May finale. Measured at about 20 feet, it escaped six keepers during removal and was recaptured after tense moments. Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone appear in new style for Naw woman.
A short verse extols the dependable worker who completes tasks on time. It contrasts procrastinators with the few who act promptly, praises those who keep their promises, and notes the rewards of consistent reliability and earned wealth.
A fragment notes a quip from an old scout about what a dollar can start in carefree days. The Detroit News quotes a casual line about a bank account as the only thing begun with a dollar, highlighting the era’s casual sportsmanship and thrift.
The fragments describe exhausted sailors signaling a plan to rest after an eight hour watch. A fatal turn follows as two men, Joe and another comrade, drown near land while aboard a vessel associated with a London show.
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