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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1913
Page
3
A Farm and Fireside writer argues that 7 million U S children cannot attend school due to bad roads. He says 3.5 million lack education, many walk railroad tracks to school, and farm poverty forces children to stay home to help harvests, worsening progress and growth.
The Tribune endorses Dan MacMillan for mayor praising his business ability and three key qualifications. It notes his history with the paper, his honesty, and loyalty from workers, arguing he is not the enemy of labor and deserves support.
The article argues the United States treasury lacks accurate figures and discipline. It cites the treasurer unable to provide exact statements beyond roughly 50 million dollars and notes departments seek vast appropriations without clear sources. Congress authorizes large spending with little regard for revenue, lacking scientific balance of credit and outgo.
The author denounces a lack of budgeting and planning in government spending. Billion dollar sessions exist without clear programs or safeguards. The piece argues the United States, unlike other nations, has no budget system and calls for accountability on where every dollar goes.
The Majestic will host Master Harold Nottingham next week, a boy violinist aged eleven, trained by Isa dor Tippmann. The editor heard him at the First Presbyterian church Men’s Bible class and commends his classical selections, noting remarkable feeling and technique for his years. Tippmann’s cautious prediction for his future is seen as likely.
The piece argues the majority must rule in the La Crosse mayoral nomination and election but praises the courage of those who disagree with the majority. It likens conformity to a band wagon that easily carries supporters and urges principled dissent as a civic duty.
A poem by Herbert Trench in the current American Magazine draws note. It speaks of a sad beloved and the desire to hear songs while alive, urging to "make them now" before death.
The post office department refuses to accept a shipment of laughing gas attempted by a Minneapolis dentist. The incident shows postal restrictions on sending gases by parcel post.
The article asserts that Oleo Trust colored its product with sulphur, implying the pasture type has no bearing on the oleo's shade. This challenges notions that pasture influence affects color.
An English suffragette threw a book at a judge striking him during a protest. The incident highlights rising tension as suffragists intensify actions to force attention to their cause.
A fragmented collection of satirical lines notes limits on swearing, attempts to curb Taft's obesity, Democratic aiding, a million-dollar daily intervention doubt in Mexico, hens urged to boost egg prices, removal of cigar stubs in Cleveland street cars, and plans to ban green onion odor.
The remark suggests rising pork prices may trigger a trend toward life insurance for hogs as a financial hedge.
A terse observation notes that some men judge their worth by how easily their heads inflate, using small provocations as a measure of vanity and pride.
A narrator revels in scorching heat and long runs up to nineteen miles, praising the lack of winter chores and sweat that fuels ambition. Nostalgic whimsy clashes with a whispered accusation of deceit, ending on a charged, self aware note.
Grace and Lulu discuss banana tree fibers as the daintiest mussing while a judge weighs in with a cutting remark about slipping on them. The exchange highlights a playful courtroom moment amid routine proceedings.
The managing editor questions a Pounder submission about a man scattering money in downtown streets. He suspects the piece is fake and says true reports would have been followed, noting another paper’s lack of the story.
A city physician treating a poor Hebrew boy asks if he is ticklish to ease the boy's distress. The boy replies no with a crude ethnic slur, illustrating a dated humor piece from The Popular Magazine.
A Wall Street tale about B A Worthington, president of the Chicago and Alton railroad, recalling a Indiana farm visit in 1911. A nearby pig sty caused rumors until a farmer replied no hogs have been on the place since Worthington left, clearing the joke.
In Chapter Thirteen General Herbert doubts John North's arrest for the McBride murder while Thompson spins rumors. Elizabeth urges her father to visit North, revealing her love for him and her resolve to stand by him despite potential stigma. The exchange tests loyalties as Elizabeth admits love and North’s possible innocence hangs on truth.
An advertisement touts Paw Paw Laxative Pills as a cure for stomach ills and related diseases. It claims constipation and weak stomachs cause kidney and liver ailments, says pills energize digestion, remove bile, and clean bowels without griping. It invites purchases with a money back guarantee.
At a remote gathering only two people attended a chairman and a tall citizen. The chairman pressed resolutions claiming a large respectable crowd. The other objected but the chairman overruled him, and the resolutions passed without further objection.
A Metropolitan Opera force artist recounts a salesman pressuring him to buy a phonograph. He asks to hear his own horn solo, and the salesman plays it back to reveal the artist’s bite on the cheek story, while a child quips about pinching teeth.
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