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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
3
Frank W. Harris of Basic City Virginia writes that Peruna relieved his wife’s nasal catarrh and cranial nerve symptoms after two years of use. He endorses the medicine, offers to answer inquiries, and urges others to try it.
Dispatches report Lake Cormorant postponed an execution of two Black men because Starkville planned to draw a larger audience to witness the death of two others. The incident is framed as a brutal local atrocity amid wartime reflections on human nature.
A European critic, an Italian sociologist, denounces America as a childish nation for sending a Christ Més ship to war battered Europe. The piece frames the scandal as a clash of nations and ages.
Chairman Madam Palkner of the Servian Relief committee in Rome criticizes sending ships of toys to war-ridden Europe. She argues youth generosity was steered by elders into sentimental, impractical aid and urges practical relief like flour over toys.
The piece observes the nearing Christmas rush and suggests a blunt greeting to prompt friends about shopping. It mocks moralizing and notes the need to curb ego while acknowledging war talk and border crossing talk as examples of public discourse.
Mrs Clinton Bollinger writes of soothing a two week old infant's head rash using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. After father in law suggested the products the combination stopped burning and itching, helping the child sleep. The writer reports full recovery in about a week and full healing after three months.
A poet notes the shift to antiseptic living in parenting and child care. The narrator contrasts strict modern methods with a dirty but healthy looking neighbor boy, questioning the fear of microbes and the value of sterile routines. The verse cites George Wharton James from National Magazine.
A crowded urban talk shows a janitor revealing himself as the very person who rents out the flat. The exchange highlights his attentive, tireless service and cheerful devotion to tenant comfort, ending with the surprising reveal that he is the janitor himself.
A man with a modest income and an 11 year old boy aims to give his child a modern language start. He already pays a French teacher three lessons weekly with payments on Mondays. Last week his finances were strained.
In a tense scene a boy named Richard hides from rioters as a dervish returns with news of escaped danger. The pair flee through a side street while watchmen, looters, and chanting crowds threaten the stalled escape, ending with a dramatic crash at the stairway door and a breath held for what comes next.
A Prof Zueblin anecdote contrasts Boston and San Francisco prices. A San Francisco bootblack returns a nickel for a boy’s cigarette, saying the price is 10 cents. The Boston man protests, and the bootblack replies by asking if he is from Boston, then offers him as guest.
Two colored porters discuss WWI naval power and German submarines. One declares Germans will sink British ships while the other wonders about neutrality and identity, with a jokey twist that reveals their own National ties.
Private Murphy questions entry to the general’s tent. The sergeant blocks him and explains it’s the general’s area. Murphy retorts about a private above the door highlighting rank humor.
The Chicago Association of Commerce urges nationwide adoption of a one hour advancement of clocks and will push the proposal at the United States Chamber of Commerce meeting in Washington in February.
The note warns against scrutinizing a gift's value or a price tag, citing the proverb never look a gift horse in the mouth and warning against doubting a present's worth. It reflects cautious skepticism toward evaluating generosity.
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