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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
12
A reflective line notes that many men believe they are born to achieve greatness but instead idle, waiting for someone to thrust it upon them. The quotation critiques passivity and a mindset of expecting external force to grant success.
James Knight, aged 64, a former Sand Lake Coulee farmer and Elgin Illinois native, died at his niece Anna Sherman’s home 1551 Charles street after six months’ stay. Survived by one sister Mrs. George Galchin of Lanesboro Minnesota. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the niece’s home and 3 p.m. at Caledonia Street Methodist Church with Rev. M. E. Fraser officiating. Burial in Onalaska cemetery.
Jacob Taylor a 21 year old peddler sits in a cell with a signed confession as Allegheny County authorities close the case of Florence Dove and Elizabeth Klimek. The Dove child was found murdered and dismembered on a hillside near North Brad dock on May 4 after being assaulted. Taylor said the Klimek attack followed, but she screamed and frightened him away. He claimed the killings were done on impulse after playing with the children.
A witty exchange frames engagement as a delay on marriage. The longer a man is engaged, the less time he has to be married, delivering a playful takedown of delays in commitment.
E de Peretti de la Rocca counselor at the French embassy in Washington has been promoted to chief of the African section of the foreign office and will soon depart the United States for his new post.
In Madison on June 19 B. W. Altman of Hudson Republican candidate for governor argued the core issue is rising living costs. He urged eliminating middlemen between farm producers and retailers and creating a market commission to locate surplus crops using government crop reports and retailer cooperation to direct goods to consumers.
Marcus Aurelius counsels toward grasping the core of a matter whether it is a doctrine a practice or an interpretation. The quote urges focusing on essential meaning in thought and action rather than superficial detail.
A fragment reflects a longing for emancipation and gender equity. The line echoes a timeless query about liberty and gender roles, suggesting a cultural or literary meditation rather than a current event. The source conveys mood and rhetorical cadence without concrete dates or actions.
The article notes that Mary, wife of David Lloyd George, is highly sought after beside Queen Mary, due to speculation that Lloyd George will become the next prime minister.
North Side notes report Ada Streeter’s return from Argyle Minnesota where she was a high school instructor. Davenport visitors include May Chambers and Mrs. E A James while births, relocations, and visits fill the local scene with numerous street addresses and names of residents and guests.
In a tense exchange, two neighbors dispute the honesty of a new housemaid. One taunts that she won’t stay long, while the other defends her and notes the maid claimed origins from a respectable family and is said to have worked for another household.
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