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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1913
Page
2
A paternalistic ad urging mothers to use Syrup of Figs for children with coated tongues and signs of illness. It touts a gentle cleanse of stomach liver and bowels using figs senna and aromatics, promises a quick motion of waste, and appeals to trusted brand heritage from the California Fig Syrup Co.
Secretary of War Garrison and a federal relief special reach Cincinnati after floods and washouts. He informs President Wilson by message that it is impossible for the president to visit the flood districts. Garrison plans to view the 50 mile stretch between Cincinnati and Dayton by automobile.
The New York Post describes Shan hill women in upper Burma who wear brass neck rings starting in childhood, adding rings as the neck strain grows. They also wear heavy rings on their legs as part of the beauty standard.
The Rev Dr Snow humorously compares preaching to a wheel saying the longer the spoke the bigger the tire. He quips after already delivering a sermon and two speeches, remarking most did not grasp the point and he refrained from drawing a diagram.
A fragment from Boston Transprint presents a dialog on marriage and perception, with a quip about refusing and the speaker contemplating a change in stance. The text reads as a playful exchange reflecting social expectations.
In the matter of the estate of John Christopherson late of Greenfield Wisconsin Letters of administration granted to Anna Christopherson six months from March 13 1913 are allowed to creditors to present claims for examination and allowance The court will on September 16 1913 at 10 o clock A M examine and adjust all claims in the La Crosse County Court House James Thompson attorney for the estate.
L F Fuller of Girard Kansas presented the fourth in a five lecture Lyceum series by the Socialist Party at the YMCA hall. He argued for initiative and referendum and recall as a more advantageous system than the present government, claiming socialism grants individual power to make laws and remove leaders.
In a lecture excerpt Mr Fuller argues that under democracy people have limited say in laws and outlines socialist principles. He claims socialism is a fulfillment not a dream and asserts that collective ownership serves human needs at cost with no profits or rents.
B F Oltman announces his candidacy for county superintendent of schools citing ten years in office and experience gained as the basis for continued progress in LaCrosse County education should he be re-elected.
Local residents and visitors are listed with weekend travel and calls in Rockland Wisconsin. Several Bangor Sparta and Cashton people make brief appearances while church revival meetings continue. A Norwegian service is planned in Rockland plus a quiet marriage near Sparta and a social dance set for April first.
Milwaukee investigators report the body of a roughly sixty year old man found along the Menomonee River near Fifty fourth and State streets in a county park. The corpse had lain in ice for about a month before officials freed it from the frozen riverbank.
A joke caption notes a landlady insisting on quiet due to a singer in the next room. The gag hinges on the paradox of a quiet home yet housing a vocal performer preparing to practice.
In Town Topics a playful exchange notes Jones receiving the fuss while his wife gets the feathers, highlighting a light quip about domestic tidbits and public snipes.
The mothers' pension bill, approved by both houses, was signed by Governor Eberhart. It provides a ten dollar monthly pension for each child to mothers who prove inability to care for their families.
A concise aphorism by M Franklin Ham stating that true success is measured by virtue and inner integrity rather than outward achievements. It asserts that worthy individuals have already succeeded through character and that failure is defined by moral discord.
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