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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1913
Page
3
A lecture reflects on theater as a force for good and evil, urging audiences to imagine vast masses filling theatres. Henry Arthur Jones argues that evening leisure shapes manners and character through laughter, drama, or crude spectacle at scale.
Mrs. Julius Kinney, president of the National Federation of Musical Clubs, calls for more national music and songs to strengthen patriotism and domestic harmony. She argues a prosperous nation relies on a devotion to music.
The article argues national songs emerge in crises and from diverse immigrant communities blending in America. It cites Haydn, the Marseillaise, and Star Spangled Banner as examples and notes the Spanish war era nearly produced a lasting tune. It concludes that a distinctively American musical idea may arise from a fusion of many traditions.
A new state law bars convicting saloonkeepers when a minor deceives the seller about age, if the seller asked the age and was misled. The minor pays the fine. the change aims at fairness in liquor licensing. The piece argues for posting photos of posted men and reflects on justice for licensed sellers.
The piece accuses Europe of denying Montenegro its share after Balkan wars and condemns Austria for seeking an Aegean outlet by creating an independent Albania. It argues Scutari should be Montenegro’s capital, warns of Austrian influence, and ends with a quip about a long sausage and wartime tariffs.
The piece notes a short season of victory for the ultimate consumer as dandelion greens reach ripeness in a backyard setting. It frames a simple harvest moment with a sense of timely success and domestic abundance.
A collection of humorous poems and jokes poking at rising costs and everyday folly. Old man Haskins laments the cost of living while families stretch budgets, followed by a joke about poets and plumbers. A tale of a delicate gourmet and a country home’s loud soup scene closes the miscellany.
Dr Williams Medicine Company of Schenectady New York markets health products prompting readers to consider envy of others health status and seek improvements through their remedies.
Langham is badly injured after a fall from a cart and the judge is found dead in his chamber. Colonel Harbison, Watt Harbison, Shrimplin, and Custer move Langham to the house as Dr Taylor attends Marshall. Evelyn learns of a dreadful event, confirming the judge has died.
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice has begun work as Britain’s ambassador in Washington. He is described as democratic and approachable, of medium height with a keen, intellectual face. His manner is affable and analytical, contrasted with a more imposing, muscular diplomatic style.
Prairie du Chien guests return from Platteville district field meet with Kickapoo schools dominant in athletics eight medals to Kickapoo. Fred Edenberg and Cecil Fulmer place in oratorical contest. Fennimore leads in declamatory contest with Susie Thompson of La Farge placing second. Community notices: church guild entertainments and local visits, plus a Sunday ball game where Sacred Heart college edges Dubuque White Sox 3 to 2.
A fragment notes that eight or ten rabbits can eat or destroy as much grass as one sheep. The wording suggests a comparison of grazing impact among small mammals.
A short, reflective line on law and virtue cites de Pocqueville about substituting the idea of right for violence. It frames justice as humane action over force.
Mrs. Alice Stebbins Wells and Mrs. Rachel Shatte of Los Angeles have been granted commissions as police detectives. The National Council of Women, with about twenty two women’s organizations, plans to hold its next session in San Francisco in 1915. Georgia enforces a seat law for women in manufacturing and mercantile work under H M Stanley, state commissioner of commerce and labor.
In a police court a negro boy faced a fifth chicken theft charge. The magistrate asks Abe to train his son, who replies he has shown him the right way, yet the boy keeps getting caught leaving with the poultry. National Food Magazine.
Annette cites a home tonic recipe using kardene sugar alcohol and water to boost appetite purify blood and clear pimples while Virginia shares a liquid facial wash and glycerine toner and an eye tonic made from crystal both marketed as safe inexpensive remedies from drug stores and home preparations.
A weekly preparation uses 1 ounce quinzain in a pint of alcohol with a quarter pint of cold water. Rub into scalp and hair until absorbed to stop dandruff and hair loss and promote luxuriant growth.
A suggested hair care routine notes you do not need to shampoo more than twice a month if a thorough cleansing shampoo is used. A cheap preparation combines a teaspoon of canthrax in hot water to cleanse the scalp and improve scalp health.
A short health advice note urges readers to inspect eyes for clear sparkle and warns dull or red eyes may signal issues. It emphasizes eye vitality and early care.
A reader describes a money saving home wrinkle remover made from almoroin and glycerine mixed with cold water. After soaking a day, apply a thick layer overnight to protect skin and boost new texture. Wash from pores and massage in to soften skin and reduce large pores.
A health column counters obesity myths by urging exercise over dieting and warns against eating and drinking habits. It endorses a controversial flesh-reducing remedy parnotis with specific preparation and dosing instructions.
An old ad suggests using Delatone paste to permanently banish disfiguring hair. It instructs mixing powder with water to cover hairs, wait two to three minutes, then wash away, claiming the skin becomes blemish free.
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