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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1913
Page
3
Harper's Weekly notes Hearst used his paper to back Wilson after wavering from Roosevelt. Hearst reportedly sought influence without dictating policy and faced reader pushback as labor coverage softened. Colonel Harvey recalls Governor Wilson noting Hearst's support aided his presidential chances.
The piece argues rent burdened families face a choice between renting or contracting to buy. It highlights a Chicago proposal to use 70 million dollars from street railway profits to fund home ownership for flat and tenement dwellers, aiding those who cannot make an upfront payment. It notes economic logic in promoting owner occupancy.
Discontent among renters grows as city plans to lure nomadic tenants into ownership. The idea borrows by loaning the first house payment to attract labor and stabilize residence, hoping urban dwellers will seek a permanent home and voter participation.
Political parties in Ohio and Michigan pledged to a short ballot referendum. Governors backed the measure, legislatures passed it, but lower houses killed the bills, with critics calling the action crooked and a breach of pledges. The proposal would have allowed a vote on the short ballot. Representative government rhetoric met opposition.
Article extols Panama canal sanitation gains under Colonel Gorgas, noting a death rate of 4.48 per thousand for 10 489 Americans. It argues a one cent daily cost per person achieved such results and compares to the cost of cigars, street cars, soda, and gum to urge funding for urban health.
The president remarks that what people wear and eat should be affordable. He clarifies the comment was not about medical aids like plasters or stomach pumps.
Yale University supplied a davenport for Professor Taft replacing the standard faculty chair marking a notable change as a significant problem reaches resolution.
The remark speculates that President Wilson could ride his bicycle up the capitol steps to challenge norms, reflecting public astonishment at his unconventional actions and political boldness.
A fragment recounts a man's lifelong effort to decode existence and achieve fame while crooks prosper and the honest suffer. His failed scheme ends with confinement in a padded cell as he remains figureless and deranged.
Gov. Sulzer described genius as the development of observation concentration and analysis. He said genius leads to fame and defined fame as a device used by the sordid world to keep a man poor while his creditors are kept informed of his whereabouts.
George Arliss recounts a story from a London performance of Hamlet featuring Sir Henry Irving. A returning Indian swordsman in the audience questioned the actor in black, prompting a guard to exclaim and stash his hat under the seat.
Mrs McGinty, after waiting for her husband’s weekly pay, goes to the police station to ask if Tim is there. The lieutenant tells her Tim is not present but that he is expected any minute.
Donald Brian and his wife stopped for a light lunch at a west hotel. The actor forgot his chauffeur until the waiter announces the chauffeur’s order: Parmesan omelette, grilled brook trout, lamb cutlets with green veal, an ice, a demitasse and a 59 cent cigar.
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as a rapid blood purifier for kezema salt rheum tetter psoriasis lupus and all skin afflictions. It claims the vegetable formula penetrates the blood to heal skin quickly with no minerals or drugs, urging readers to ask for a bottle and write The Swift Specific Co. for advice.
A short note on a chicken pot pie recipe by Janet McKenzie Hill criticizes stereotypes of cookery. It promotes a versatile dish suitable for family meals and mentions veal or lamb as alternatives. The item teases 89 other recipes in the KC Cook's Book offered via a baking powder promotion from Jaques Mro. Co. Chicago.
The Woman's Art Club of New York renames itself the Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. The World’s Christian Temperance Union holds its ninth triennial convention in Brooklyn October 22 to 28, attracting over 2,000 white ribbon advocates with 400 delegates from global chapters. England sends 150 women led by Lady Aurea Howard. The Woman's National Democratic League of Washington launches tariff study classes.
The article recalls Secretary of War Garrison’s stance as a New Jersey judge who protected foot passengers. It recounts an automobile accident in which the driver behaved selfishly and recklessly and contrasts it with a remark about Spede, noting the driver’s claim the old man was “running too slow.”
Jerome Conner, sculptor, modeled a Kentucky Senator Bradley profile bust for the state capitol while Bradley chewed tobacco and smoked cigars. The artist faced a con niption moment and suggested Bradley stop smoking to get a proper repose line, Bradley choosing to chew on one side of his face.
A western college president visiting an eastern city ate at a cheap restaurant. He found his breakfast wormy. The waitress offered a discount offering the meal for a few cents as a humorous solution.
A young boy named Raymond sketches a image of God, claiming to reveal His appearance. His mother questions the undertaking, noting no one knows how God looks, while Raymond insists the finished drawing will show Him. The anecdote reflects children’s imagination and parental caution.
A girl in the Canal Zone writes home about a holiday visit and curious social scenes. She reflects on dining with three bachelors and muses on how appetites can seem queer when away from home. The note captures light, humorous tone and colonial setting in a period voice.
A compact maxim warns that overreliance on friends breeds disappointment and advocates realistic expectations to avoid loneliness and unmet needs.
Joe Montgomery returns to a troubled home as Langham pressures him on a bridge over a distant light. Nellie greets the prodigal with tears and reunion, while Montgomery resists sentimentality and battles a grim mood. The scene shifts to Montgomery's front yard and a tense exchange with Langham fades into quiet darkness.
In a La Crosse case John B Fries of 425 North Ninth Street testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved ten years of kidney pain and backache after using a first box bought at Erhart's drug store. The ad notes the pills are sold by all dealers for 50 cents with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents.
Nellie reunites with Joe Montgomery amid taunts from neighbors and a playful clash over trust and control. The couple reconciles as Nellie notes their child Tom’s first tooth and Joe reveals the $20 sent earlier, signaling a tentative, uneasy happiness.
A reflective line equates revenge with decay, stating it nourishes only the ground of ruin and harm. It presents revenge as a corrosive force that harms the avenger as much as the target.
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