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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
3
The Normal band, built from raw recruits under President Cotton, is hailed as a remarkable success. Its public performances, including Made in La Crosse Week, spur applications to double its size next year and highlight the role of parks and bands in uplifting youth and fighting vice and tuberculosis.
The piece argues band concerts in public parks can aid Mayor Sorensen in social work. It emphasizes music’s charm as a tool for community improvement and engagement through outdoor performances.
The article discusses Britain’s unemployment insurance and national labor exchange. It argues the system ensures equal chances to earn a living, checks fraud, and relocates workers where needed. It envisions public works programs and education to reduce unskilled, urging courts to direct inefficiency toward schooling.
A Chicago woman was arrested for selling watered milk claiming she could not help it because her cows fed on dew laden grass before daylight. She suggested the practice was forced by dairy trusts facing similar issues.
In Detroit Michigan a teamster was found to support two families on fifteen dollars weekly. What remained after essentials he spent in riotous living creating a case of financial misfortune and social concern.
A witty remark contrasts burning the midnight oil with burning midnight gasoline and jokes about Uncle Joe Can non not receiving a college professorship. It playfully questions who deserves academic chairs and lampoons ethics of tenure.
A Missouri editor asserts a woman cannot climb a tree yet concedes she can compel a man to do so any time. The remark sparks commentary about gender roles and physical capability.
West Virginia officials stage a semi centennial ball scrutiny with a ban on most dances. The committee initially prohibited the tango turkey-trot hesitation waltz bunny hug grizzly bear but reversed to allow the tango and hesitation waltz amid protests. Watchers will root out lascivious dancing and eject violators.
Crews race today on the Thames at New London Connecticut with Yale and Harvard teams in the varsity eight. The Crimson remains slight favorite but confidence muted as Yale shows strong practice ahead of the big race in front of thousands of spectators.
A humorous verse laments the eternal mower quest and the woes of yard care. The speaker riffs on disturbed sleep and missing trousers as neighbors hunt for a reliable mower and the tools to trim the lawn. The comic tone questions who can keep peace with a stubborn machine.
Brand Whitlock in his autobiography recalls seeking counsel from Tom Johnson. Johnson advised quick decisions with acceptable accuracy and hiring capable workers. He warned against long office hours and suggested delegating tasks to clerks when appropriate.
The Rev H P Ditchfield shares tales of parish clerks in the June Treasury. He recalls a Barkham church episode where a clerk tied to the village inn kept by Mrs Collyer slept during a warm sermon and imagined himself the center of an admiring crowd.
Readers urged to try Mayr's remedy for stomach issues claiming rapid relief from discomfort. Advertisement-style copy emphasizes natural balance and personal wellbeing without medical consultation.
Thousands praise Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy for stomach liver and intestinal ailments including dyspepsia gas pressure sour stomach and fainting spells. The ad claims quick relief and lasting results and lists prominent supporters including Members of Congress and professionals. It invites readers to request a free booklet and to buy at local La Crosse druggists Hoeschler Bros. on Main and South Fourth streets.
In Johns, Alabama, Mrs M Melhorn credits Cardui the woman’s tonic with restoring her health after a year of weakness headaches and fatigue. She says four bottles made her feel like a new woman and urges others to try Cardui, a vegetable tonic used for over 50 years. The ad invites readers to contact Chattanooga Medicine Co for instructions and a home treatment booklet.
A preacher cried Amen and urged Mrs Collyer to fill them again prompting surprised reactions from the Westminster congregation in a brief church scene reported by the Gazette.
An automobilist stops roadside repairs and offers a ride to town. An aged man declines, saying he is in a hurry, and speeds away. The driver speculates the man may be the famed Old Man Weston.
In a bold jam closet burglary the owner discovers jam splatters and tests prints from four labeled papers. She identifies Tommy as the thief after comparing thumbprints, declaring the case solved.
In London military circles a plan to discard kilts for trousers in a Highland regiment is tested by a ballot. The sergeant reports all but three favor the change, and the colonel asks for the three dissenters, Patrick Doolan Hans Steinsbrenner and Moses Ikenstein.
Cleveland Manufacturers and Wholesale Merchants Board members and families arrive in Buffalo aboard the Seaandbee on its maiden voyage from Cleveland. The 500 foot side wheel steamer will carry 6,000 passengers and travel up to 22 mph. Visitors plan to return tonight.
A bemused bachelor remarks that crafting love letters is simpler than writing about oneself, highlighting the difficulty of self-reflection and personal change within social expectations.
In a tense scene a woman explains why she came to speak with the narrator to shield him and Alfred from a dangerous truth. Ruth's blunt honesty dissolves a judge's favorable view of Alfred while a poignant interlude with Molly, Pet, and Billy reveals grief, sacrifice, and fragile hope amid deception, danger, and impending separation.
The line notes mushrooms thrive in the dart, alongside wild oats, suggesting a botanical oddity or metaphor within a compact, whimsical observation.
A series of reader questions are answered by Dr Lewis Baker. Treatments include arbo lene tablets for rapid weight loss, sulpheric tablets for headaches and constipation, cubebs and balmwort for bedwetting, Vilane powder for catarrh, yellow mingos for dandruff, and tonics like hy ro-nuclane tablets and hypophosphites for nutrition and appetite.
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