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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1920
Page
3
Fragmentary passage notes insistence on American standard of living, describes wind dying and waves subsiding, and labor remaining in the boat without fear of a ducking, highlighting a moment of restraint amid a rough situation.
In a Penn Station scramble, Clifford Barlow races to reach a train to Loston. A delivery van blocks the street causing a multi-vehicle jam as Marian Cohen assists a stranded passenger. A quick rescue by a taxi driver leads to an unexpected hotel ride and an invitation to lunch.
A youth who wrote for a Boston newspaper in its early days led to an arrest of the editor, while his younger brother Ben, the office boy, was briefly freed by police. The tale traces Benjamin Franklin's rise from clerk and pressman to publishing his own paper in Philadelphia, shaping the nation’s press roots.
A Wisconsin athletics director lists key traits for cross country success. He notes strength endurance and determination, a good heart lungs and stomach, and proper relaxed form. He advises a lith e stride, relaxed arms neck and thighs, and shorter uphill steps with a forward lean.
Fragmented OCR text shows a rustic scene with a man, references to Steuben Indiana and Wayne Preston, and garbled lines about fowls, geese, turkeys, corn, and sale notes. The readability is limited, but hints at rural life and a puzzle-like voice describing crops and livestock. No clear dates or full events emerge.
Fragmented notice speaks of the famed actress Sarah Siddons, highlighting her rise to prominence and a misread tale about an innkeeper. It references her birth year 1764 and death 1831, noting her status as a leading actress of her era.
The fragmentary text shows garbled OCR style with mixed capitalization and missing context. It mentions Russia and a fox but lacks clear events, people, places, or dates to form a coherent news item.
Psalm verse style text with archaic spelling claims blessing and praise to God. The fragment cites Thee and joy, with references to Psalms 737 36 and phrases about satisfaction and fatness. No clear news event or personage is present.
Urges citizens to back the annual Visiting Nurse Tag Day highlighting the department's long service, health vigilance at homes and schools, and La Crosse’s notably low child death rate and epidemic resistance. Emphasizes public duty to sustain the program tomorrow with the tag sale.
A U S labor department conciliation bureau statement reports strikes nearly ended as prices dip. Spokesman Edward E. Cunningham says a country-wide wave reduced labor unrest and more workers are employed than since the armistice. If lower prices persist, real wages rise and shortages ease, stabilizing markets.
Analysis of a new French premier arrangement under Millerand suggests Leygues may be his proxy. The piece warns that Millerand’s leverage could keep policy on revenge against Germany and Russia, risking renewed conflict if France demands harsh terms or interferes in Eastern Europe. The outlook hinges on Leygues and France’s faith in the League of Nations to secure peace.
In Enova Switzerland inhabitants of Martigny fear drinking only wine and beer after flood damage to the Chamonix valley water works. A wry note imagines a La Crosse River flood sweeping wells in a marsh. Milan factory workers seize an automobile plant issuing a Fiat.
Rev L J Brenner receives appointment to supervise Charles City district of West Wisconsin conference and will move with Rev J L Panglay. Mission work by Fathers Hanley and Malloy arrives for two weeks at St James church. Great White Way poles prepared for Main and Fourth streets ahead of Christmas.
Disjointed lines describe a casual meeting after church with speakers mentioning a driver, Burcy, a duck swim, lunch, and a mistaken impression about a dress. A character named Harlow appears and the scene shifts to a joking exchange about a motor, cap, and goggles.
A French boxing champion demonstrated in a public workout yesterday, smiling at a lively audience including his wife. The show featured swift combinations and confident footwork as he claimed a ready path to future rings.
French boxer Octon Carpentier, preparing for a first round bout in Summit, New Zealand, is reported by observers as a wonderful talent and is establishing a rigorous training phase through all phases of his comeback.
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