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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
3
An early morning auto crash near Mill Street crossed gates at fifty miles an hour not from gasoline but drunken bravado. The riders escaped severe harm due to Providence. the incident ends with warnings that fines fail to curb reckless road behavior. English women plan a “vibration lessons” cult to reform men and comment on bomb throwing suffragettes.
The Tribune notes North side disappointment over the failed general factory site scheme but welcomes the Hans Motor Equipment factory saving. Directors question land quality, urging North and South side readers to assess the issue with an open mind and seek the exact truth.
The statement urges backing a plan if sound and, if not, to unite and pivot toward a new and promising public project with determined purpose. It emphasizes unity and prudent judgment in civic decision making.
The Tribune appeals to men to support a Tag Day fundraiser held by La Crosse women on May 19 to finance the local nurse program. It cites examples from Norwalk and New Canaan as models of nurse-led aid and urges generous public backing despite discomfort with publicity.
Frederick Miller of America returns from Europe and calls the continent a heap of junk. He lists Alps as foot hills and Venice canals to be cleaned, Paris as cheap, Berlin with stale beer, London gloomy, and Egypt moth eaten. He argues seeing America first offers more worth and thrills than European travel.
Mexico has recognized China, but the reverse recognition may stall if revolutions continue at the current rate. The remark highlights diplomatic friction tied to upheaval and shifting international alignments impacting mutual recognition.
The report notes China plans to halt cigarette imports amid evolving trade policies while commentary suggests doubts about the republic’s move toward improved governance.
A rustic verse extols the value of a cheerful front and neat presentation for business success. A shopkeeper with a sunny smile and clean appearance wins more sales, while gruff or flashy sales pitches are dismissed. Persistence and work ethic outpace snappy illusions.
A fragment recalls Senator Ollie James joking about opponents Oscar Turner and Judge James Bennett in Kentucky. The tale describes their friendship, a farmer’s joke about sobriety, and a prison sentence for another figure, with a lost mining tool episode cited as a related anecdote from Argonant.
A convict in the Alabama state penitentiary coal mines must work a daily tonnage to earn tools, which then become his property. Sam Jackson paid for his tools, served out his year, and returned to Birmingham after stowing his pack drill and lamp in a dead entry.
Ad touts TIZ as a cure for tired swollen and sweaty feet along with corns and bunions. Patient testimonials claim rapid relief after physicians failed, with a 25 cent per box price and money back guarantee. Free trial offer via Walter Luther Dodge & Co. Chicago IL.
A woman of Irish heritage visited a Sixth Avenue photographer to arrange a group portrait of her two children. Only one child appeared and, recalling that her other son Michael died a year ago, she requested a vivid description so the camera could still capture a sweet image.
In Vaughan Kester's The Just and The Unjust a brutal clash between Joe and Langham ends with Joe lifting the lawyer and tossing him from a bridge. Langham sinks as muddy water clears to bright drops and a dark form surfaces before drifting away. Montgomery curses as the struggle peaks.
The Detroit News spoofs longevity advice by listing contradictory steps such as drink water while eating and never drink while eating, sleep outdoors yet avoid night air, exercise heavily then avoid strenuous effort, and wear the same clothes year round.
A star pitcher named Jensen from a Minnesota league team falters in the ninth, then demands overtime pay to continue. He delivers a curious speech claiming unionist pride and refuses extra innings without back pay, prompting the manager to offer $5 to resume.
A letter from suffragette Zeke Emerson in New York defends protest tactics saying suffragists endure abuse but will smile at good jokes. The piece recalls Holloway hunger strikers leaving jail after eight to nine days while a man in the crowd jeered calling them returned empties.
The Actress Franchise League led by Gertrude Elliott will open the Court Theatre season in October to promote women’s emancipation. Mme I Orka of France’s Congress Permanent du Feminis me International is compiling a book on women’s associations across counties for an international collection.
Early that night Mr. Shrimplin and Custer drive out for catfish along a river bend. Shrimplin philosophizes about fishing and life as a shower drenches the bank, forcing them to seek shelter before heading home with Bill.
An old remedy promotes Sage tea and Sulphur as a ready made product Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy sold at drug stores for about 50 cents. It claims to darken gray hair evenly and restore natural color with repeated applications while also treating dandruff and itchy scalp. Agent O T Erhart endorses the product as an easy home remedy.
A vignette follows Custer and his father approaching Mount Hope at dusk. Mr Shrimplin notes fear and nerves while pondering a private hanging and craving comfort as they anticipate the event, with the senior remarking on the secrecy and its difference from prior hangings.
A fragment notes a character shaking his head with doubt about whether an action involving Custer was for the best, ending with an unclear continuation. The line suggests internal debate and potential reconsideration in a historical or dramatic context.
In Chicago, May 8, firemen pulled Mrs Henry Jenkins and her two infants from a fire that leveled a two story tenement. After other dwellers escaped, Jenkins went back into the smoke with two firemen to search for his wife and children, returning unconscious.
A humorous quip notes a woman who can afford new furniture asks to pay two prices for dilapidated antiques, highlighting the comic clash in bargaining tastes between genders.
Ethel asks about crow s feet and wrinkles and how to avoid them. Bertha notes aging can come from worry and facial habits but a home jelly cream with almorpin and glycerine can fill wrinkles and clear skin. Grace recommends a spring tonic kardene alcohol sugar mix to boost energy and appetite during seasonal strain.
An advertisement claims a small package of delatone mixed with water makes a facial hair removal paste. It advises applying the paste for 2 to 3 minutes, rubbing off, and washing to remove fuzz without skin discoloration. It emphasizes using genuine delatone.
A cosmetic recipe suggests using a warm water base with hazel glycerine and spurmax to create a face and hand treatment. The mixture, applied by rubbing until dry, allegedly whitens sallow, oily skin and leaves a velvety appearance as if part of the skin.
A friend recommends mixing crys tal in water to create an eye tonic. One or two drops in each eye daily is said to strengthen eyes and reduce dullness, without burning, aiding glasses wearers and giving eyes a brilliant expression.
Dorothy prescribes a hair tonic mix using quinzoin alcohol and water to dissolve the quinzoin and rub into the scalp. It promises dandruff removal, reduced hair loss, itching relief, and healthier scalp with use once or twice weekly and bi monthly shampooing.
Ada J promotes a simple shampoo using canthrox dissolved in hot water to produce a rich lather. The method cleans the scalp reliefs irritation and leaves hair soft and fluffy at little cost.
The writer advises dieting alternatives for those who cannot exercise. A recipe using parnotis in hot water is described, to be taken as a tablespoonful three times daily before meals as a harmless flesh reducer.
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