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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1920
Page
3
A religious quotation challenges readers to self examination of faith in Christ, urging believers to test themselves to ensure Jesus is within. It reflects a Protestant emphasis on personal conviction and inward assurance of salvation.
Blaine outlines a farm to consumer marketing plan with storage facilities and reduced middlemen, favors a broadened marketing commission, and encourages farmer and consumer cooperation. He proposes broad tax shifts including higher income tax exemptions, increased inheritance taxes for education, and targeted surtaxes. The piece notes constitutional limits and public debate, ending with agreement on opening northern Wisconsin lands for settlement.
The article discusses Blaine's critique of education waste and calls for a broad, coordinated state program to diffuse educational advantages and modernize roads to aid industry. It notes the tension over intra state freight rates, transport policy, and possible government ownership of railroads, stressing economic merit over party allegiance.
A quirky recap notes Maine still requires women to state exact ages to vote. The piece also mentions citizenship shifts among Bourbon line figures and a Boston fortune bequest to a jilted lover, with lighter asides about jazz and Hawaiian surf amid a wave of questions about suffrage.
Ten years ago Florence Simms national YWCA secretary will speak at the YWCA convention in La Crosse October 21 to 22 and a home missionary convention for the Southern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin Methodist Episcopal conferences is set for November 29 in the city. A movement seeks to make the Mississippi river wagon bridge toll free. John Kindley Otto Dumke Walter Rose and George Linker go to Chicago to watch world series games. J C Bosshard, long-time Bangor businessman, stopped in La Crosse en route home from Europe. Joan F Doherty, fresh from campaigning in La Crosse and Monroe counties, speaks for Bryan. Foreigner first papers rush to vote continues. Attorneys Hood and Skaar speak at democratic mass meeting at Heileman hall.
On a crisp fall afternoon in a grand stadium, Margaret Dema contemplates a life changing choice while watching rival suitors Perry Endicott and Peter Endicott on opposite sides in a pivotal game. A decisive touchdown by Endicott shifts the moment, and Margaret realizes her heart has spoken beyond strategy or pride. The scene blends family pride, courtship tension, and the thrill of the season as the crowd roars and decisions loom.
A slice of small town life follows Hugh Hurley and Jean Crane as they ride in a powerful car to a senior dance, with social flutter around rivals Bob and Perry. The scene shifts to carefree campus chatter, a bonfire victory, and a budding romance between Peter and Margaret amid schoolyard dynamics.
A fragmented report argues for a formal catalog of high school yells to improve quality and variety across schools. It suggests appointing a committee to assess yells, collect effective examples, and discard weak or harmful chants while preserving tradition and energy. The piece includes a jokey anecdote about grammar lessons and a brief note on a Boy Scout First Aid life-saving incident in Ottawa.
A historical quiz space lists questions about presidents, including who was called Young Hickory, which two were elected by the National House of Representatives, and details about early telegraph nominating notices. It also asks about Rutherford B. Hayes oath day, Zachary Taylor vows, electoral votes, and the Secretary of the Interior in President Wilson’s Cabinet.
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