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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1913
Page
3
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States will vote on a referendum to establish a permanent tariff commission. It notes previous votes and discusses why a tariff body should investigate and tabulate tariff data, while acknowledging mixed sentiment among business interests.
The text argues against a permanent commission to fix production costs noting the impossibility of precise cost determinations due to daily price and wage fluctuations. It cites managerial ability as a key factor and dismisses the data as historically valuable but not practically current for legislation.
The La Crosse Board of Trade launches Made in La Crosse Week to encourage citizens to learn about and engage with local industries. The effort seeks to connect private enterprises with the public, benefiting schools parks streets and city prosperity through informed consumer support.
Dr. William Osler critiques worry about tomorrow and urges a life focused on the present. He argues that forgetting the past and future, while avoiding premature plans, risks improvidence and hinders civilization and progress. He contrasts his dictum with caution against overplanning.
A newspaper page introduces a new Saturday feature Pioneer Headliners with weekly interviews of older citizens edited by Mark Byers. It also announces a new serial The Melting of Molly starting Monday. The jot contrasts a congressman’s challenge in mastering parliamentary rules for tariff politics.
Free admission of Japanese sulphur ends a long controversy and provides ample supply along the western coast.
A witty aside notes that polite chivalry shows worldly awareness and that a patent cleaner cannot alter the look of a straw hat. The remark contrasts social niceties with fashion details in a lighthearted tone.
A humorous verse laments state politicians chasing reform in Washington. It notes January bustle over remedial bills, February doubt, and June adjournments. The speaker criticizes grand promises versus real action, while the Ultimate Consumer keeps digging.
He says he would use money to travel if he could marry, she blushes, and the room cools as the moment passes. The playful exchange ends with a sharp emotional drop reflected by the thermometer dropping ten degrees.
A man buys a fine horse that turns out to be stone blind. After selling it, the new owner confronts the seller about the defect. The former owner admits he was unaware, blaming the intermediary who did not disclose the flaw.
A New York Sun letter riffs on a South African Hamlet in the Taal as a bold, post-impressionistic joke. The exchange imagines Hamlet and Ghost speaking with Dutch Afrikaans phrasing, probing language and identity in a playful, literary way.
In Lincoln a substitute speaker was needed after the principal cancellation. William Jennings Bryan filled the vacant address, but nerves showed as the chairman introduced him with a rambling line about being the substitute for a leader taken ill. The piece notes deaf mutes being noisy if actions speak louder than words.
Mrs. Charles D. Hemmick presents the future dress for society women in Washington as depicted in her play One Hundred Years Hence. Kalbfus wears a Turkish style suit with baggy trousers in the production to enthusiastic attention though suffragists avoid such outfits for daily wear.
Mrs Keepup makes insomnia a private business and copies neighbors remedies. When Mrs Gotthere complains of sleepless nights, Keepup claims she too suffers at times and that the only real cure is to go to bed and sleep it off.
An elderly father agrees to his daughter's marriage to Samuel but insists they stay with the parents. He offers the daughter a room on the second story for twenty dollars a week as part of the arrangement, reflecting a domestic, old world setting.
A visitor recalls her husband pondered the proposal at length, noting his careful approach. The host quips that cautious people are often the ones tricked or misled in matters of love and trust.
A judge recalls a witty exchange about crowd control as a plan to direct people with a rear exit sign and a simple message. The remark implies the ease of guiding large gatherings by directing flow.
Five year-old Beatrice orders an omelet in a lunch room and then eats the parsley. Her guardian is surprised by the Parsley eating habit. Beatrice says she hates to see things wasted.
A wealthy figure declares stories as good as cigars but when challenged with a taunt he responds by taking a cigar. The remark highlights his habit of choosing a tangible token over verbal bravado.
Lieutenant John Beeks, a naval officer, initially avoids politics but is drawn to the suffrage cause after witnessing a parade in New York City. A girl in white among the marchers inspires him to reconsider women’s right to vote, leading him to pursue the hope of marrying and aligning with the movement. He later spots the same woman at a Long Island suffrage event, where his resolve to win her grows as his ship heads to port.
Thomas W. Lawson quotes a Boston dinner remark about a famed financier describing him as kind at heart but prickly outside. The tale recounts a Tin Can gambler who forces settlement with a revolver then swallows a note to survive and repay, illustrating sharp behavior and caution in finance.
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