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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1912
Page
5
WNI reports unconfirmed chatter that the Cunard liner Mauretania met with an accident after leaving for New York, possibly linked to a Cork rail wreck. Dublin passengers were injured in a collision and several were carried aboard in serious condition just before sailing, fueling rumors of a disabled steamer.
Chicago police and detectives intensify hunt for men who robbed Joseph menehnick a New York diamond importer of 26000 dollars in diamonds and 1690 in cash. The largest unsolved hold up in city history spurs renewed investigations.
Augustin McHugh presents Officer 666 a lively farce at the La Crosse Theater tonight. A charming crook assumes a millionaire’s home to steal paintings while a mistaken lover is foiled by steel handcuffs and ends up proposing to his beloved. The play delivers laughs and suspense with pleasant surprises.
Local notices report a Baptist bazaar and supper scheduled for Tuesday afternoon and evening. Mrs Bray and Miss Louise Scar Seth of Galesville were in town for Christmas shopping Saturday. An itemized list notes real estate transfers, visits, and several minor incidents in La Crosse and surrounding areas.
Star actor Mr. Farnum, under A. H. Woods management, resumes a two performance run starting Sunday December 15 at the La Crosse Theater. He will play Lieut Col Morrison in Edward Peple's The Littlest Rebel, with an exceptionally well balanced supporting cast.
Antiquity hid gold leaf origins yet it was used in the eighth century before Christ. The hammering method for preparing gold leaf remained similar through time. Buckwheat cultivation started in England in 1597 after introduction from Asia about a century earlier.
An old advert touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. It promises a refund if ineffective and features E W Grove’s signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
Max S. Hayes Cleveland labor leader was acquitted at a secret trial by a vote of three to one. The I W W faction charged he endorsed non socialist candidates while editor of the local official labor union newspaper.
A feather shows perfect bilateral symmetry when held upright with the stem centered, unlike other feathers where the stem leans to one side. The observation highlights natural variation in feather structure and balance.
Grumbling is described as a potent cause of ill health that keeps nerves vibrating with discordant emotions. The text warns it harms the grumbler and all listeners, preparing the body for any prevalent malady.
Society notes report the engagement of Miss Ruth Colman daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Colman to Archibald Clarke of Youngstown Ohio with a wedding planned for Saturday December 28 at 8 oclock at Christ Episcopal church. Mrs Alfred Harrison hosted five tables of bridge with prizes won by Mrs E G Atkins and Mrs Spence of Milwaukee. Mr and Mrs H L Colman gave a dinner party Saturday evening.
Mesdames Gelatt and Callahan will entertain the Twentieth Century club Tuesday December 10 at the home of Mrs J L Callahan, 950 Cass Street.
The Mothers' club of Shelby school was entertained Saturday afternoon by Mrs. E Eckert and Mrs. North at Mrs North's home in Shelby. Mrs. John Seiler entertained the company by reading a group of poems.
Doctors at St. Francis hospital in Hartford say a cure is expected in the case of Alfred Winberg whose windpipe was sewn together. Other items note a Yonkers woman complaining about a jail-fattened husband, a Paterson prank involving dog biscuits leading to a lawsuit, a New York wife poisoning herself over a fishing trip, a basement break in and an intruder proposing a million plan, and various brief items from across the nation.
Orris Griffin received a birthday surprise Saturday evening at his sister’s residence 321 North Ninth street. The gathering featured games and lunch with relatives and friends, including Emma Adams Melva Rudser Nora Nelson Olgar Olsen Mabelle Lewis Herman Louis Roy Griffin Jack Gillen Harold Roberts Theodore Jacobson Grover Allen Charles White Frank Griffin and Loyd.
A through parlor car train from La Crosse departs daily at 12 45 P M and reaches Milwaukee at 8 05 P M and Chicago at 10 15 P M. Luncheon and dinner served in dining cars with meals a la carte. Reservations and details from Chicago and North Western Ry ticket agents. Our notion of energy waste criticizes breaking into society.
In Mexico City a nationwide solemn mass followed a papal decree as Catholics seek divine intervention for peace amid ongoing revolt threatening the nation. The pope also urged prayers for restoration of peace.
The article notes sealing wax in London in the mid sixteenth century. It mentions ancient Egyptians using earth to seal papers and stamping cattle horns with priestly seals to identify sacrifice livestock.
A witty exchange jokes about admiring a man who laughs at danger. The reply notes such courage may coexist with a poor sense of humor, reflecting a lighthearted Parisian tone in the Washington Star.
A playful exchange centers on romance as a woman and a bachelor debate who truly has a heart. The man quips that bachelors retain their hearts because they have not lost them, sparking a lighthearted contrast in social charm.
A witty exchange between Jack and another man highlights the line that a cynical bachelor often ends up marrying. The remark about a five pound box of candy in an hour underscores a humorous take on romance and commitment.
Lloyd Williams, 15, shot himself in the thigh during a Boy Scout hike near Minneapolis. Frank Story, 14, cooked a fire and sterilized his knife with boiling water to probe and remove the bullet. Lloyd delayed reporting the accident to avoid punishment, while Story was praised by his father J. C. Williams for his first aid work.
Owen Johnson, famed for tallying tricks at Lawrenceville and Yale, told Morse School alumni he was the worst boy to pass through Morse. He expected mock denials, but every listener, old pupil or former master, cried out in agreement that he was indeed bad.
A modern historian argues that Gongru Hrolf a Norse chieftain who became Duke of Normandy and ancestor of William the Conqueror was the first woman suffragist and proposed the first call for women’s rights a millennium ago.
The shah of Persia proclaimed lips cut for soldiers found with tobacco. In the same century Massachusetts forbade public tobacco use with a penny fine for each conviction.
A celebrated painter William Hunt was commissioned to paint a gentleman kneeling and holding an open scroll bearing a marriage proposal. The lady responded with a chalk drawing of herself holding a paper inscribed a laconic Yes, in reply to the unusual marriage offer.
The possum notes porcupines have good points yet call him an awful flatterer. The coon questions flatterer. The tale says men gain unpopularity from wealth but wealth does not come from unpopularity.
Hawley commission head C. N. Hawley and O. C. Lowe were scratched when Hawley's Ford delivery veered after striking a bulldog owned by A. A. Liesenfeld at Second and Main. Damages about 25 dollars to the vehicle, windshield, and mud guards. dog unharmed.
A fountain on a cafe balcony in St. Thomas, West Indies, pours bay rum, the island’s flagship product and the world’s great rum market. The strong odor blends with the town’s pervasive maritime scent, making bay rum a defining feature of daily life.
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