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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
8
Spotlight on Lyman H. Howe's Travel Festival at the La Crosse Theater previews a dramatic depiction of Holland where windmills wage a water battle against the sea. The vivid travel sequence guides spectators from bustling quays to pastoral fields with peasants in distinctive dress.
A blaze began in the boiler room at Martin & Martin Stove Polish factory endangering 200 workers. The fire threatened the entire plant with an estimated loss of $10,000 as flames spread through the building in Chicago.
A chaotic scene unfolded as Em plores were rushed out via fire escapes across three floors. Officials believe everyone escaped safely as the incident drew swift exit responses. The article hints at a political undercurrent echoed by a local figure’s controversial comment.
Madison Wis March 20 Wisconsin will enter thirty athletes in the annual conference indoor track meet at Evanston Ill under auspices of Northwestern University March 28 Entries list the competitors by event including 40 yard dash 440 yard dash and field events with athletes such as Tormey Marsh Knudson Novak Heyman Chritzman and others across sprints distance races jumps and throws.
Rev D C Jones conducts a daily series at First Presbyterian Church on conversion with programs for children at 4 30 pm and 7 30 pm today. Tomorrow schedules include 2 20 pm and 7 30 pm sessions on The Characteristics of the Early Christian with Mrs MacMichael singing.
A brief dialogue pairs a child’s question with a father’s witty reply about the honeymoon as the calm before upheaval. The exchange captures a domestic moment with humor and timeless parental quip.
An advertisement touts Hay's Hair Health as a solution for grey fading hair claiming it darkens, thickens, and restores vitality without dye. It guarantees satisfaction or refunds and offers free trials at listed druggists with Harfina Soap bonuses.
An incendiary blaze destroyed an unoccupied country house at Englefield Green owned by Lady White widow of Sir George White Boer War hero. Loss estimated at 20006 dollars. Police identified the arsonists as suffragettes with placards reading Stop torturing our comrades in prison and Votes for Women nearby.
A farm hand who sang while working fifteen hours a day shared that happiness rests in mindset and is tied to routine labor. The note highlights enduring contentment found in simple work and personal resilience.
A three day drive led by Carl Neprud S A Stavrum and G E Youngberg from La Crosse aims to raise funds to pay the UW Y M C A mortgage and fund repairs at Madison Wisconsin. The drive spans fourteen cities during Easter recess with goals surpassing 35000 and a hoped total of 20000 from students faculty and Madison citizens.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a man returning from the punch bowl invites the gaze across the room with a homespun line while a woman whispers that he should not dis grace himself as she calls it a mirror.
A lighthearted line features a snake claiming to know algebra imperfectly yet proudly calls itself an adder. The quip blends math humor with a clever wordplay twist.
Rev. T. Stanley Oadams will present a scenic lecture on the Passion Play of Oberammergau at First Methodist Episcopal Church King and South Eighth streets Friday at 8 p m. Seventy mammoth pictures depict scenes and Bavarian Alpine surroundings. Admission is free. a silver offering is requested to cover expenses.
Norwalk Wisconsin reports Summit station discontinued by the Northwestern railroad. Moritz Herling, Wisconsin chapter organizer of the German American Alliance, met with Rev Otto Engel. Mrs Sophie Dreier, 25, buried from the Lutheran church. August Wilde, 83, dies at home. Rev C F W Voges becomes Ridgeville pastor. Main street lot purchased for new Farmers bank building.
Miss Viola Steinbach 20, daughter of a Wisconsin farmer near Milton, files a 19000 suit for breach of promise against William J Berg 20, son of a Chicago music dealer. She claims Berg monopolized her time after meeting at a dance for over a year.
A nervous curate announcing bans of marriage bungles the wording for two couples misplacing first and third asks. He, realizing the error, adds a biblical line that inverts precedence: And the first shall be last, and the last shall be first.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a mother kissing baby Ruth jokes she could eat her up. Three year old Mary Louise counters that the child is so spoiled she isn’t fit to eat, delivering a quip that captures playful border between affection and mock severity.
A concise aphorism reflects on the difficulty and paradox of pursuing refinement. The thought compares the effort to attain polish with the elusive nature of light, suggesting both are equally challenging to chase.
The passage champions free inquiry by arguing that Truth can prevail only when Falsehood is allowed to clash with it. Milton asserts that licensing and prohibition undermine truth and that all doctrines should contend openly, even amid disruption.
David Dunbar the noted Scotch tenor will sing the role of Stephen in Mendelssohn a oratorio St Paul to be presented April 10 by the normal chorus in the school auditorium. He began as a boy soprano and studied in Florence with Luigi Vannucini then Paris with Jean de Reszke. He has sung with the Minneapolis Symphony Chicago Grand Opera and Savage Grand Opera in The Girl of the Golden West.
A reflections on building inner worlds of beauty and virtue that endure hardship. The essay urges crafting bright fancies and noble memories as mental sanctuaries unaffected by sorrow or time.
A man faced a stark choice between famine or fortune and opted for fortune hoping to gain fame later.
Advertises Pyramid Pile Remedy with promises of instant relief from piles and swelling. Claims quick recovery and avoidance of surgery, offering a free trial sample from Pyramid Drug Co and a 50 cent regular package at drug stores.
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