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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1920
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR reflects a religious exhortation praising loving kindness and divine protection. Phrases invoke watchfulness and keeping garments, with archaic spellings and uncertain names, indicating a devotional or sermon-like tablet in a historical church record.
The Wisconsin Republican convention fractures over President Blaine and the Nonpartisan League. Morgan asserts influence, pushing a hard line while six members can force votes, signaling a brutal battle ahead as Blaine, Lenroot, and McCoy become focal points in a high stakes party duel.
A fragment suggests Budenny dismisses Bolshevik assurances of peace and commerce and vows to resist, asserting Budenny’s greater power than Trotsky in bolshevik Russia. It hints at a doomed figure sweeping depictions of czarist or revolutionary leadership and red forces.
The text labels Budenny's forces as an unchecked army of robbers and murderers that sustains bolshevism in Russia. It warns this army could strike at homes worldwide, citing two declared aims of forty years of war and forty years of spoils to spread proletarian freedom and plunder across rich nations.
A editorial urges baseball to stay free of corruption as a Chicago grand jury probes alleged throwing of gates in the major leagues. It defends the sport’s national role, calls for swift punishment for any crooks, and notes league heads’ willingness to cooperate.
Ten years ago today at Serelke Kohl plant strikers faced urging to return to work while YWCA, tag day workers, and channel changes near Trempeahan were noted. Birch Wilton won prize money in Menomonis Wir and Chippewa Falls fairs with La Crosse fair next week. Rails laid on Market Street for street car extension, Third Ward school ventilation criticized, Odd Fellows planning Chippewa Falls convention, Otto Welle overseeing La Crosse Brewing plant project. Thirty years ago today conductors crack down on fare dodging between north and south sides, Madison lawyers attend Supreme Court business, diphtheria cases rise near Grand Crossing, and two more cells added to North Side station as bridge work finishes.
A group of girls charm and tease Polly as they fish from a channel near the harbor. Polly’s luck falters with empty hooks while Jake Doods teaches baiting and handling fish. Polly finally loses a fish but remains determined as the others cheer and joke about a possible big catch.
In 1842 Cambridge, Elias Howe, poor and supporting three children, becomes obsessed with a mechanical sewing device. After years of trial, he perfects a stitch with a needle and eye, facing piracy and lawsuits before securing royalties of about two million dollars by 1854.
Polly and Dick Raymond lure a joke about catching fish during a seaside outing. The line breaks and misprints hint at a playful scene as Polly wins the “victor” title, then the couple humorously tumble into marriage as the day ends. Laura, Edith, and Mrs. Reylen join in the coastal charm.
Rev. F L Bolden of Bangor Baptist Church will preside at Rescue Mission tonight for Friday Bible class on the Coming of Christ. Gospel singer Mrs Z G Nesperty will perform. A gospel service follows at Third and Main streets starting at 7 30 p m.
A fragmented note discusses proper usage of commonly misused phrases. It highlights differences between land and loan, the correct form of “used to,” and pronoun placement. The piece names examples like “the person you are,” and suggests avoiding filler terms for clarity.
A fragmented verse from a World War I era newspaper puzzle lampoons Senehaboy and Argonne combat. It riffs on liberty, independence, and returning to agriculture and commerce, closing with a riddle about buried animals and names such as Ermine and Beaver.
An account recalls a young girl from a poor Chicago district who, after growing up amid dirt and crowded tenements, becomes a public figure. She purchases a large home, assists the poor, teaches trades, and organizes coops, earning renown as a social reformer in America.
The readable fragments mention names and a date but the context is unclear. It reads like garbled notes possibly tied to a meeting or notice. No clear event, place, or involved organizations can be confirmed from the legible portions.
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