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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
7
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser. It claims bilious symptoms like headaches yellow skin and bad taste vanish by morning, with a 10-cent box promised to keep one refreshed and productive.
In Trenton the New Jersey lower house approved a bill forbidding women to wear long hatpins with fines for violations. The compilation also notes a range of short briefs: a 15-year-old heiress in New York gains 24 0 a year income, a West Virginia tale of a tramp gift, a London anecdote of a tourist at the German embassy, and other small items from Milan to Chicago.
Roy Anderson of Houston has been visiting friends in the city center. Mrs. Ensrud, who has been very ill, is reported resting at home.
Quinine and iron tonic advertised as the most effective general tonic for malaria fevers weakness and loss of appetite. Claims to purify the blood and stimulate the liver with a true tonic and appetiser. Promotes cold relief with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE and the Grove signature on each box.
Story notes a humorous exchange during a yarn swap where Booth Tarkington learns that neighbors placed a tablet on his old Paris home reading "To Let." The anecdote is recounted by Jean Galbraith and Lowel Sherman via the New York Telegraph.
A lighthearted note reports that a young woman plans a wedding gathering that includes all her rivals, turning potential animosity into a social invitation and a playful clash of rivalries.
Thousands of families trust Dr Porter Antiseptic Healing Oil for wounds burns sores ulcers and skin or scalp diseases. The ad cites relief and healing for minor to serious external conditions with guaranteed quality and prices 25c 50c and 1.00.
Assistant Secretary Huntington Wilson quits over opposition to the Chinese loan policy. President Wilson accepts the resignation and assumes direct control of the State Department while routine matters pass to A. A. Adee. Santo Domingo policy and the broader dollar diplomacy approach are noted as upcoming challenges for the new administration.
West Salem hosts visitors from Sharon Ohio and Beloit Wisconsin including T P Duncan and W J Whitmore while George Wilcox Alvin Erickson hosted Mindoro bound guests. Gladys McEldowney and Floyd Larson hosted Bangor Salem teachers and Salem students. Other notes show Maud Taylor visiting La Crosse Winnie Johnson traveling to La Crosse and Oscar Larson purchasing the Jesse Johnson property on Leonard Street. Fred Pfaff traveled from Galesville to Burr Oak.
In Tuesday's primary a misstatement led to a correction: Ori Sorensen actually received 329 votes fewer than the combined total of the other four candidates. Andrew Kaylor secured 42 votes for supervisor in the Twentieth ward.
The Vatican reported Pope Pius XII remains weak after a recent influenza attack and is taking complete rest with no audiences for at least a month. Officials said there is no alarm over the pope's life.
Under Rome laws anciently it was forbidden to bury gold with the dead yet an exception allowed gold used for teeth. Martial noted contrasts in women's teeth and their origins. Teeth transplantation from slaves to mistresses was reportedly common in early empire days.
Stage manager urges troupe to proceed as stage hand reports the elephant stalls due to pay disparity. The animal refuses to perform unless front leg compensation matches back leg rate of twenty five cents more nightly.
At Milwaukee a convention of the Wisconsin State Spiritualists association debated a resolution to reorganize membership. Rev. Catherine McFarlin of La Crosse presented the plan requiring one year of regular spiritual meeting attendance and renunciation of other church allegiance for voting active members.
A Cannes cablegram reports Miss Maxine Elliott denying engagement to Tennis Champion A. I. Wilding. Both parties dismissed the rumor as untrue and not planned.
A black accordion pleated chiffon over white liberty silk gown from Pichon of Paris features a waist in shadow lace and a black taffeta belt with hand painted roses, creating an exceedingly attractive silhouette for the season.
Paul Dasse of 1327 George Street was barred from registering or voting in the Ninth ward primaries, claimed to be born at sea between Germany and the United States. His parents came to America about thirty years ago, leaving his citizenship status unclear. If born on a German liner he is German, if on an American liner he is American.
In Italy marriage brokers operate as a common institution with pocketbooks full of marriageable maidens across social ranks. They seek matches, earn commissions on successful arrangements, and often receive optional gifts from clients.
A brief cartoonish quip features Crawford and Crabshaw debating a doctor’s advice to take up golf. Crabshaw disputes the guidance while Crawford cites it as his plan, with Puck’s mockery echoing the humor.
Chicago March 20 eight hundred girl employees of the International Harvester company will be raised to eight dollars a week starting Monday. The rise applies to 24 workers in St Paul Minn 71 in Auburn N Y and the remainder in Chicago according to President Cyrus McCormick.
The statement urges not to discourage the cheerleader who may finally secure work as an auctioneer. It adds a moral note about prosperity and sin, implying wealth covers many sins in a proverbial tone.
The lowest price since 1900 was recorded as a seat on the New York Stock Exchange sold for 41090 dollars, down 4000 dollars from the previous sale.
In a light exchange Mr. Famblyman advises the eligible bachelor it is time he started seeking a wife. The bachelor quips that surrender would mean being captured, humorously resisting the notion of courting.
A small boy witnesses a turkey presentation at a table as a waitress carries the bird to honor a guest. He exclaims for a turkey of his own, believing the adult being honored is the parent.
A provocative line asks what has become of the old fashioned patriot who believed men should vote as they shot. The phrasing suggests a critique of wartime voting expectations and civic duty.
The saying too many cooks spoil the broth is questioned as safety in numbers is discussed. The phrase delicate situation is noted as implying a tricky or subtle condition rather than a harsh one.
Theodore S. Bradfield, 12, son of Dr. J A L Bradfield, died last night at 8 after a yearlong rheumatic illness that reached his heart. He was noted for intelligence and good character. Funeral from the Bradfield residence at 2 p.m. Friday.
Count Montrond joked with Alexandre de Girardin about a rising young man and warned to recognize him before he gets ahead. Montrond’s valet service failed in the morning until the count handed him the missing toilet articles and quipped about his indispensable presence.
A touring actor notes a shortage of starched linen and lost shirts during washing. He suggests a makeshift method to secure a shirt with a brass paper fastener set under the vest's central stud, calling it a clever improvised solution born of necessity.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle, harmless liver and bowel cleanser and tonic. It contrasts it with violent purgatives, claims quick relief from indigestion and constipation, and urges asking for the full name "Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna" from The California Fig Syrup Company.
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