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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1913
Page
3
The Commercial West lauds banker and philanthropist Frank Hixon of La Crosse for funding a $100,000 manual training school to start boys in trades. The Improvement Bulletin notes efficiency as the era’s key need and calls for practical schools to advance applied science.
The article discusses how large corporate interests built a paid lobby in Washington, growing into a powerful force in Congress and public administration. It notes lobbyists, many lawyers, wield undue voice over government actions, shaping policy away from general public interests.
The article argues that lobby groups represent many interests, not just the public, and enjoy wide latitude in gaining access to lawmakers. It notes bribery and other corrupt practices have occurred, especially during tariff considerations, and credits President Wilson with condemning the lobby. The Senate investigation is praised as timely and useful, likening current efforts to La Follette's Wisconsin reforms.
An editorial notes the Senate’s self scrutiny after La Follette’s zinc conflict step and the Collier's critique. It praises the new practice of members listing financial or professional interests in tariff related matters and predicts further abstentions to form a Senate code of ethics.
General Rosilie Jones, the hikist, is joining the tecture platform. Bryan quit tecturing, freeing space for many new entrants on the platform.
The remark notes that unusual behavior by a man at times does not prove he is in love and may simply reflect he could not attend the ball game.
The speaker notes yawns cue the finish as Nat Goodwin and De Wolf Hopper marked their fifth before the Fourth. The text muses on how routines fade when mother takes a vacation, with a wry tone about the season's drift.
An eccentric inventor gains fame for odd contraptions that fail to work. He builds an airship that won’t fly, a patent gun that cannot shoot, a lifeboat that won’t float, a touring car that won’t run, and an eight day clock that never tells time. A stock scheme later nets him a million.
Rockefeller muses on millions while a pair of laborers debate wealth. One imagines a Plaza Hotel lie in bed and calling to mock the caller. The other longs for relief from backbreaking labor, wishing for a longer shovel handle.
Jerome 5S Mc Wade of Duluth urged more home amusements like player pianos billiard tables and talking machines to curb wanderlust among youths. He condemned the stern home stereotype and urged cheer and laughter as a remedy in the middle west.
George Ade mocks standard excuses used by an elderly millionaire who returns after a month missing memory. The dialogue shifts to a wife’s grief over jilting a wealthy husband and a clever man who cures her by matching the grieving effort with his own.
An ad touts S S S as a natural rheumatism remedy free of mercury iodide or arsenic. It claims to cleanse the blood and provide lasting relief, inviting readers to obtain a bottle and consult the company’s medical department in Atlanta.
A Tribune reader commends Mayor Sorensen and city officers for pushing lawful reforms to improve La Crosse conditions and schools. The letter lauds Schweitzer and critics who publicize concerns, urging obedience to laws and responsible leadership for a better city and county.
A governor remarks at a Albany dinner about an upstate boss, comparing him to “little Tommy” and explaining that Peter Morris is “not exactly square” as the term eight by ten politician hints. The exchange satirizes political hypocrisy.
A collage of anecdotes and social notes features a dental quip about an Irishman in agony, a humorous boy in church counting a fly, and reforms in suffrage and campus life. Inez Milholland assists in Sing Sing investigations. Barnard dean warns Greek societies. Wellesley students end a five thousand dollar club. Australia fines women for hat pin violations. closing quip about married men leaving home.
An advertisement claims Hay's Hair Health restores natural hair color and stops dandruff. It targets men facing age bias due to grey hair and offers free promo bundles at local druggists. The notice lists Ebberd & Co and G. E. Mariner as sellers.
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