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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1920
Page
3
The readable text shows a distorted prayer style with phrases about Lord prosperity and a biblical verse. It contains garbled words and stray characters, making full interpretation unreliable but preserving the religious invocation tone. No clear event, person, or location can be determined from the legible segments.
A Britain coal strike threatens national economy and Europe’s trade. The disruption endangers overseas commerce, food import capacity, and rail networks across much of Europe, with potential famine pressures and broader instability amid ongoing war and fragile peace.
A quirky tale of a man’s machine the Cheesaker that makes cheese, its theft and renaming to Marineheese, and how the public still gets the cheese. A broader note on Wilson, Taft, and attempts to reshape the league’s form via altered language and sentiment.
Fragments show Taft contending he cut from under the senate as opponents press the political clash centered on Teague. The terse lines hint at a partisan struggle with Taft aiming to redefine positions and responsibility in the Senate confrontation.
Evelyn Padget, a trainee nurse, is temporarily assigned to Room Fourteen for Hugh Morris after his operation. Miss McClintock, head nurse, disciplines Padget for duplicating duties and for secret talk with Nurse Boudette about the patient.
A vivid fragment recalls the Portage fair with crowds at the grandstand and a buzzing aviation display. It notes contrasts between horse labor costs and motor trucks, and mentions Cornell funding a horse-shoing school while praising the enduring figure of the smith.
The piece toys with Harding and Taft comments on the league of nations and US entry if Harding wins. It notes Republicans in the senate blocking Wilson and hints that Root redesigned the GOP emblem. A man sets a 106 hour piano record while a Johnson joke ties to Leavenworth and self-made prison fate. It ends with a sharp jab at short skirts and awkward walking.
Ten years ago today Mayor Sorensen prepared for a referendum on a 250000 bond to fund a pumping station and water works expansion as evening crowds gathered at the Great White Way. Adolph J. Schmitz opened his gubernatorial campaign in La Crosse County and John J. Esch began a trip through Pepin and Tnnum counties.
In a school election tale, sixth graders Norman and Bauer vie for a popularity prize through coupon voting. Norman leads as Bauer lags, with weekly tallies showing Norman widening the gap until the final week, when Norman dominates and the contest ends.
The Second Ward School of Louis Ville Kentucky opened a school bank and deposited 200.40 dollars in its first day. Not more than 100 of the 600 students failed to deposit funds. The paper pledges to publish bank news for the school.
A fragmentary note in rustic dialect mentions October days and outdoor chatter about buying items as town life shifts with the season. It hints at shared plans and local goods, but details are fragmentary and unclear.
Miss McClintock enforces order against conspiracies among hospital staff. Nurse Padget and Root Yourteen face assignment changes while Halliburton and other nurses adjust hours within the facility. Wedding announcements note the date set after the nurses' graduation.
A battered health ad describes a home remedy for ear ringing and head noises. It claims pain relief from catarrhal trouble and congested nostrils by mixing a pinch of sugar in hot water and taking a spoonful four times daily. promises easier breathing and mucus drainage.
A cryptic set of questions and answers circulates, featuring wordplay about a crane lifting heavy weights, a hardware shop named Piteros Hardware, and quips about stealing and jail. The exchange ends with a judge asking a question about being an automobile, suggesting a playful, riddle centered mystery segment.
Maria Mitchell, born 1818, grew from a child inspired by a solar eclipse to become a renowned astronomer. She later earned a gold medal from a king and rose to professor and director at Vassar College Observatory, paving the way for women in science.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Detective Dorsey Rebo and a father figure named Banks. It hints at questions asked about past actions but contains unclear wording and missing details. The passage lacks concrete events, dates, or roles to establish a full summary.
T E Jones, Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin, advocates a simple football signaling system. Each play is identified by two numbers, whose sum equals the play number, with decoys to conceal the cues. Examples show signals like 5661-34-78 or 9-7-2-2-9 to mask the real cues.
Five states will have four Electoral College votes each next year. Old Tip is James K. Polk. Illinois cast the most votes for electors in 1916. Six presidents had less than half of the popular vote in electors. Five presidents were former defeated nominees. Also note a sea lion scalp bounty in Washington state paid to hunters and a New Jersey ring device to mark umbrella ribs with the owner's name.
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