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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1913
Page
10
A Flemish artist created the earliest known pictorial on the smooth side of a white corn grain. It depicts a mill on a terrace with the miller climbing stairs carrying a grain sack, a horse and cart nearby, and peasants gathered in the road at a short distance.
A dray horse comments on a smoking motor car dashing past, noting in wit that it never learned to smoke while the judge guffaws at the scene. The brief humorous vignette captures turn of phrase humor and a wary calm amid rush.
The quotation argues that the nation wastes its strongest resource by using its women only as materiel for production, urging that sons and daughters born under the flag are essential to a progressive powerful and enduring United States. It attributes the view to Sir Thomas Oliver on national identity and gender roles.
A four inch deep wood joist supports four times the weight of a joist half that depth. Structural strength scales with depth, affecting load bearing capacity in timber framing and construction.
A home preparation combines camphor sweet oil and white wax melted together. Wash hands in warm water and soap, dry completely, rub in the mixture, then sleep with loose gloves with holes in the palms for relief from chapping.
An article notes the combined area of United States corn fields nearly matches the area of France or Germany. It highlights scale of U.S. agriculture and land use.
Wisconsin won the third annual intercollegiate conference track meet by one quarter point, ahead of Illinois Chicago and Northwestern. Purdue and Iowa narrowly avoided last place. Minnesota and Indiana sent no teams and Ohio State could not attend due to floods. Wisconsin’s Gold set a Western intercollegiate pole vault record at 12 feet 8 inches. Tubby Keeler placed second in shot put.
Coroner Herman Langstad traveled to Mindoro after the body of George Johnson 28 a farm laborer was found in a cornfield mud. Doctor A W Buell of Mindoro determined death from epilepsy and Johnson died during his second seizure. He was unmarried, son of Benjamin and wife farmers nearby, and funeral plans await coroner’s view.
The quote notes that playful behavior can soften social distances while a grave person risks being feared. It warns that public self-love or vanity may cause innocent playfulness to be mistaken for ridicule by others.
Powell My bar accuses you of not being engaged in public scorn. New York Press records a sharp social remark on a stalled match between Howell II and the arts community, reflecting editorials.
Janesville wins the Wisconsin inter scholastic basketball championship at Lawrence College tourney closing game in Appleton beating La Crosse 18 to 11. La Crosse earns second, Menomonie third with Ashland 24. Edler and Atwood star for Janesville. Garder, Weisse, Hemming praised for strong play.
A homemaker uses a small cabinet with leaded glass doors in the parlor to store vases, photos, postcards, and keepsakes. The setup keeps items close at hand and dust free, while decluttering rooms. Such a plan could work in every house.
A dialogue snippet features Mr Henpeck asking why native country is called fatherland while language is termed mother tongue, highlighting a crosslinguistic contrast in common speech. The exchange reads as a playful inquiry into etymology and gendered personifications.
A Louisville Courier Journal cartoon caption ponders the Krupp steel works chief managing 65 000 workers. A housewife replies the number is not impressive, likening it to having that many in her kitchen at once.
In northern Norway the longest day stretches from May 21 to July 22, marking a continuous period of daylight as the sun remains above the horizon. This phenomenon occurs well above the Arctic Circle, drawing visitors and locals to celebrate extended daylight and midnight sun experiences.
Boston Red Sox manager Stahl voices concern over Heinie Wagner with an ailing throwing arm. The star shortstop has not yet swung the bat as spring training begins and his readiness for opening day remains uncertain.
Samuel Nutting, 35, of Onalaska, was repairing an automatic pistol with a broken spring at his mother Mary Nutting’s request after she heard prowlers. A cartridge he did not know was in the gun exploded, wounding him above the heart and near the spinal column. He remains too weak to be moved. doctors fear probing the bullet. Nutting is unmarried.
Dayton explains all grocery stores were seized by military authorities after complaints that dealers raised prices. Soldiers guard each store while relief workers distribute supplies and records are kept. Patterson appeals for funds to prevent disease and rehabilitate those who lost homes.
The Chicago White Sox landed in Yuma Arizona on March 31 to play locals and head to El Paso after an eight to four win over Venice and a five to two victory over Los Angeles. In St Louis the Cubs moved toward Kansas City after a roundabout trip from Louisville and dropped a nine to eight decision to the Colonels in the ninth inning.
In La Crosse for March 24 to 29, County Register Andrew Thompson notes thirteen city deeds totaling 11,750 with two at one dollar. Seven farm deeds total 67,000 with one at one dollar. Seven farm mortgages amount to 46,806. Seventeen mortgages satisfied 16,646. Five mortgages assigned 15,000.
The text notes that there are about 12 generations of flies per year with sexes nearly equal. Each female lays about 1,000 eggs, indicating rapid population growth and high fecundity in dipteran species.
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