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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
3
A discussion criticizes Senator Works stance on censoring news in the District of Columbia. Report argues publicity reduces crime by deterring wrongdoing and cautions against sensational private reporting. It defends journalism as reflecting both noble and shameful aspects of society.
The author argues censorship distorts life and urges the public to support truthful, fair, and courageous reporting. Education should distinguish liars and defamers from those who tell the truth, avoiding dual loyalties and insisting on clear messages.
A reader rebuts an Outlook editorial opposing a women suffrage stance, arguing that it is the duty and right of women to vote whether or not they desire it. The piece cites the Fifteenth Amendment, education history, and civic duty to press for women’s ballots. It concludes that women’s votes could improve government regardless of preference.
A poem explores the shift from warm celebration by admiring friends to isolation and failure when success fades. The speaker recalls friends praising and flattering during good times, then vanishing when they face doubt and downturn, leaving one to feel abandoned and exposed.
From La Follette's Weekly reprinted from the Indianapolis News the public utility commission of Indiana is formed and adopts Wisconsin rules, forms, and methods. It will use Wisconsin practice as long as it aligns with Indiana law, and opposition faded after Wisconsin reports were published.
A line in the report notes many southern coloners will have trouble drinking grape juice to align with the administration, highlighting tensions between groups and political expectations.
A playful Chicago church column jokes about searching for the perfect suitor among locals. The piece notes misunderstandings and cultural quips, including mentions of Bulgarian attire and a price reference of 19 cents a pound for prunes.
A Manchester Guardian correspondent visits a district dominated by the lower middle class to interview a butcher about a fox terrier pup. A young woman orders steak for stewing at threepence, laments the price, then agrees after a cut to two pence, while the butcher hints that a bullock goes a long way in this neighborhood.
A hotel guest repeatedly asks the manager for glasses of water. After each gentle grant she reveals she is trying to put out a fire in her room, sparking amusement and disbelief in the Philadelphia Record.
Advertisement touts GETS-IT as a quick painless corn remedy that removes corns w ithout cutting skin and claims it also treats warts calluses and bunions. Priced at 25 cents, it is available at Chicago mail order and La Crosse druggists Columbian Pharmacy City Book and Drug Store Spence McCord Drug Co Chas Beyschlag Geo Mariner JC F L Runckel Hebberd Co.
A keg of Dutch herrings was sent to Queen Wilhelmina by the Steam Fisheries company at Vlaardingen in a yearly custom. The Women’s International Congress will meet in Paris in June, backed by leading French women to discuss hygiene wages peace marriage law suffrage and related topics. Mrs Anna Holliday Powless of Alma Colorado began college at forty and will graduate next month on her wedding anniversary after four years of study and managing her home.
A family debates best present for their mother's 75th birthday. Sons consider a Bible but favor a useful gift instead. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the humorous exchange as they seek a thoughtful, fitting surprise.
A rude shopkeeper tells a potential maid that if wages are too low he will hire her as a housemaid for seven dollars a week with good board and room, Thursday and Saturday afternoons off. He claims the work will be easier and almost all money can be saved while she can enter the house only through the front door.
A child sits on her grandfather's knee and asks if he was in the ark and why he wasn't drowned. The exchange reveals the child's direct, humorous take on biblical events.
Orient C. Pinckney of New York assailed former Bureau of Chemistry chief Dr. Harvey Wiley as a "wire pulling, advertising doctor" and warned that patent medicine makers would oppose a federal health department at the Propriety Association of America's May session in Washington.
Albert M. Graves of Canada writes to Secretary Donald from Madison Wisconsin saying earlier ads were unproductive and that he will try again. He describes himself as handsome, resembling Colonel Roosevelt but stockier and with "more humane teeth."
Fifteen Industrial Workers of the World were arrested by Sheriff Min or and city detectives at the Avery company farming implements plant in Peoria Illinois on May 22. They were charged with disorderly conduct as one hundred striking workers faced interference accusations while the I W W tried to persuade others to join the strike.
An obscure quotation notes that occasional encounters with a single remarkable man make you glad he isn’t twins. The line from Cinucionati Enauirer emphasizes rarity over duplication.
Iris Lindel plans a break from her engagement to Mark Griffith during a long Pacific voyage. Ira slips Griffith’s engagement ring into his coat, then leaves the train at Glencoe as the train nears the station, hoping to reclaim a life away from poverty and a loveless marriage. The scene contrasts Griffith’s wealth with Iris’s moral dilemma and the aging memories of other passengers.
Esther praises a wrinkle removal jelly recipe while detailing a shampoo method using canthax dissolved in hot water. The guidance claims cleansing, scalp relief, and hair softness with periodic sham pooing. It also describes a home almoroin jelly cream to reduce wrinkles and smooth skin.
A period source describes mixing powdered delatone with water to form a paste that dissolves hairs within two to three minutes. It warns to ensure the product is in its original package and asserts the method is quick and harmless for hair removal.
Birdie endorses a simple eye tonic for weak tired inflamed eyes. She recommends dissolving crystal in a pint of water and using two or three drops in each eye twice daily. The remedy is described as inexpensive and non irritating.
A guidance piece suggests an at home facial wash as an alternative to powder. Mix 4 ounces spurmax with a half pint of witch hazel or hot water and add 2 teaspoons glycerine to create a complexion beautifier that whitens and softens skin, helps remove pimples tan and freckles.
A terse, humorous note on how smiling smooths crow’s feet while worry and scowling deepen wrinkles. It mentions age and eye line trends as factors and ends with an instruction to continue smiling.
The ad advises Elsie to brush hair and use a quinine hair tonic made by dissolving 1 ounce of quinzain in a half pint of alcohol and adding a half pint of cold water. Apply once a week to remove dandruff stop hair loss and keep the scalp healthy and glossy.
An old example of a weight gain remedy touts par notis as a "never-failing flesh producer." It instructs dissolving 4 ounces in hot water and taking a tablespoon before meals three times daily, a suggestion likely from a druggist advertisement.
A spring health tip promotes a blood purifying tonic made from pint alcohol kardene sugar and water. The article claims it cleanses the blood, banishes pimples and sallowness, restores appetite and energy for a worn out system.
A brief column notes that Corinne discovers a brisk walk in fresh air eases a common headache and improves mood. The piece emphasizes simple, accessible self care through outdoor activity.
Iris seeks refuge with Norman after a train reunion as romance and risk collide. He offers shelter, hints at marriage by a mountain missionary, and she questions whether their bond remains true, torn between past deceits and a new future together.
A Chicago tip says Browns manager Stovall will resume leadership in St Louis on Thursday after officials indicate he has been punished for his outburst against umpire Ferguson and will be reinstated today.
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