Tribune Juniors Win Free Gentry Show Tickets Contest
The Tribune offers free Gentry Dog and Pony circus tickets to Juniors via two contests in La Crosse Wisconsin. Story writing prizes include a family ticket and three-person pass. winners announced June 26 with final prizes June 25. Pony naming contest prizes mirror the story contest. entrants may enter both. The page also features a reader letter and a tale ending with Len helping bring children home.
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Memorial Day Letters From Local School Children
A collection of messages from La Crosse students detailing Memorial and Decoration Day activities. Myrtle Larson, Vernice Paquette, Verna Davis, Elizabeth Bennett, and Marjorie Pierce describe flower girls duties, parades, and club joinings. A note about a baby pony at the Gentry show appears with a coupon prompt.
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Marjorie Pierce
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Vacation chores and plans at Margaret Farrell’s home
Margaret Farrell from La Crescent Minnesota details a busy vacation: raising thirty chickens with cornmeal feed, selling some for an incubator next spring, gardening for dinners, berry picking, weaving clover tops for a pillow, learning to sew, reading and playing, and a planned trip to La Crosse to visit the newspaper offices where her letters are printed.
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Junior Story Battle With a Snowdrift
A school day ends as heavy snow closes the roads and Miss Dean guides young Rosy and her brother Edward homeward. An ox-drawn sled from Mr. Harris carries the pupils to safety while Rosy struggles through a knee high drift near the corner. Edward supports his sister amid the wintry challenge.
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Be a Somebody by Choosing the Hard Road to Accomplishment
A juvenile essay promotes choosing the hard, worthwhile path over easy pleasure. Hercules’ example and Bulwer Lytton’s words urge relentless effort, steady climbing, and setting a clear end to become “a somebody.” Readers are encouraged to start early, view each day as a stepping stone, and keep striving toward higher goals.
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Tribune Juniors Name Baby Pony for Gentry Shows
The Tribune Junior readers can name a baby pony from the Gentry Bros. Dog and Pony Shows. Enter via coupons in La Crosse ads dated June 27. The winning family gets a ticket to the show on June 27 and parade ride. ties share two family tickets.
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City Picnic Sunday Features South Side North Side Baseball Game
The city employees picnic tomorrow includes a baseball game between the south side and north side crews at Shooting Park on French Island. Prizes for contests will be awarded, and a dinner will be served, with the north side hosting. Weather permitting, officials expect one of the largest crowds yet.
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Sioux City Man Arrested Over Northbound Train Shooting
Police identify Paul Cook as the suspect in the shooting of Selma Arnold last Saturday in St James Minnesota. Arnold remains in critical condition as authorities report she is dying from the wound.
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Arcadia Socialite Miss Louisa Schilling Visits City
Miss Louisa Schilling of Arcadia is spending time with friends in the city during a short visit.
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