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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
3
An editorial argues the state market commission bill is a major measure worthy of careful study. It praises Governor McGovern for his efforts while urging the Assembly to thoroughly refine provisions before passage.
Sumter South Carolina marks one year since adopting the city manager form of government. The system replaces full-time commissioner duties with authority delegated to a hired manager. An ad drew 145 applicants from across the country, including Malcolm McLean Worthington, a young railroad engineer.
The article compares salary and control under a city manager system to a conventional mayoral setup. It notes salaries for a Maryland city official and contrasts with South Carolina figures, arguing the manager plan enables a permanent professional administrator, with three electing commissioners overseeing. It cites German cities as models and argues voters select representatives, not executives.
La Crosse celebrates Made in La Crosse Week as a major educational and civic achievement. W D Dyson of Viroqua hails the event as a revelation showcasing over 100 plants and diverse manufacturing, including breweries, mills, and stove works, building home pride and faith in local prosperity.
A baseball manager for the St. Louis American faced a suspension after an on field spat with an umpire. The punishment’s severity hinges on whether he chewed fine cut or plug. The note adds a speculative line about the Prince of Wales visiting New York and potential status changes.
The duty will be removed from castor oil, but it will always be considerable of a duty to take it. The remark suggests ongoing policy friction and persistent costs despite changes.
The saying notes that audiences tune in for negative takes about others rather than compliments about themselves. It reflects a cynical view of entertainment and media consumption and implies a preference for scandal or criticism over praise.
A sharp critique notes authorities’ reluctance to confront evil. Another line contrasts the poor complexion of a woman with potential wealth for a better look. A final remark implies a paperhanger’s success harms him financially, driving him toward ruin.
The speaker recalls childhood landmarks around Pike's hill including the red clay road, an old oak, a swimming hole, and the oaken bucket once sung of. They describe changes—trees cut, wells filled, places deemed diseased—while a chance highway encounter recalls an old debt from JT to Joe.
The prosecutor seeks Pat the job teamster’s admission of delivering liquor to Jim Murphy. Pat testifies he once delivered freight to Murphy, a barrel labeled Jim Murphy on one end and Bourbon whisky on the other, admitting he did not know its contents. The exchange includes questioning about ticket prices and what the countryman saw in the gallery.
Henry Jones opens a Crownsdale Wisconsin shop offering bakery and barber services plus clock and watch repair, gun mending, and cash for mink skins. He invites landlords to bring houses for rent and promises umbrella repairs while customers wait.
Washington official recalls Emerson Taylor consul at Port of Spain from Dry Run with tales of a humorous Dry Run housewife. She quips about prodigal son and fatted calf while a kitchen clock misleads with eggs boiled six minutes.
Mr and Mrs Dave Hughes of Sparta Wisconsin recount a twelve year battle with a severe skin eruption. After trying doctors and remedies the 13 bottles of D D D Prescription eradicated the disease, and they urge others to seek the remedy at Columbian Drug Store Hoeschier Bros.
Lansdowne Pennsylvania women from the Twentieth Century club Mother's club and Novelty club issue rules to merchants. They require covered meats or displayed foods, cleanliness standards, and ban dogs cats and flies from shops. An Oxford advisory board and a New York agency run by a woman train women in insurance practice.
In Isabel South Dakota a two year old son of Fr Fitzgerald a homesteader drowned yesterday in a waterhole near the house. The child wandered away while playing and was found in the pool by his mother during a search of the premises.
A narrator recalls playing with Billy and slipping into a game with Judge Benton Wade seen at the fence. The moment sparks a crush as Wade smiles, Billy swears, and Aunt Adeline interrupts prompting tense yet hopeful exchanges in a quaint Hillsboro garden scene.
A La Crosse resident A Ohlhagen of 1115 Caledonia St. testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved back and side pains and general misery from kidney and bladder ills. The ad notes 30000 voices praising the remedy and lists Foster Milburn Co. as U S agents with a 50 cent price.
A Harper's Weekly passage recalls Marjorie visiting grandparents on a farm and fearing a horned milker. Her mother explains the mooley cow has no horns and cannot harm her. The child fears a pompadour butt but is reassured by the description of the cows.
A brief cartoonish exchange shows a reporter joking about newspaper work. The line suggests a reporter on the Daily Black Mail speaking of being on space and called a penny-maligner, hinting at satirical or editorial satire.
Washington morning edition reports the Constitution will be amended for the seventeenth time with a formal proclamation adding the direct election of United States senators. Secretary of State Bryan announced the measure today.
A pupil searches a large atlas during study and asks for the place where it says Columbus was at the point of starvation. Miss Kain instructed finding all places from the history lesson, but the child cannot locate the phrase. The tale is cited from Youth's Companion and likens some actors to rice that puffs up easily.
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