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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
3
Election officers in La Crosse face questions about adopting the Coupon Ballot. The county’s judgment hinges on evaluating its tangibles and demerits, aiming to prevent voter fraud. The piece weighs old ballot flaws, party influence, and the shift from caucuses to primary law.
A discussion on the Coupon Ballot argues it speeds counting and preserves voter independence. Early returns show rapid results in La Crosse county election night, with improvements planned for next vote.
The article argues the Coupon Ballot is practically fraud proof and absolutely cheats cannot occur without evidence. It considers voters’ views in the precinct, compares objections to earlier Australian systems, and asks election officials for impressions and suggestions on a second trial before a final verdict. It notes routine changes with each two year election and legislative cycle.
Poem-like verse notes snowdrift on the sidewalk turning to slush and frosty freight in the sky with gusty winds. It contrasts past and present with a safe weather refrain and ends with a nod to Washington Sta.
An interview with a physician urges greater attention to kidneys due to their role in filtering toxins. It notes winter risks from indoor living and heavy foods, lists kidney trouble symptoms, and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root herbal remedy with a free sample offer from Dr Kilmer & Co of Binghamton, NY via the La Crosse Daily Tribune.
A fragment notes a speaker addressing court and gentlemen of the jury, then slowly proceeding toward the Revere House bar, per the Washington Sun account. The text captures a moment of courtroom or public scene with a formal departure gesture.
A provocative exchange questions the First Lady’s attire and a Second Lady’s claim of remaining scandal. The conversation hints at marital strain and public scrutiny as a husband remains in prison for another week amid calls for respectability.
A forlorn wanderer, claiming a sick wife and many hungry children, knocks at a back door and receives two homemade biscuits from a housewife. He asks for a nutcracker to crack one, prompting a wary reply about lending tools. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Telegraph.
Dr William O Stillman of the International Humane conference voices harsh views on child labor enforcement in Washington urging punishment for lawbreakers while noting the ease with which powerful men evade justice. He cites the Highland chieftain MacGregor who avoided hanging by choosing a gooseberry bush saying let it grow.
The exchange with H H Rogers recalls Twain commenting on a sculpture of a young woman coiling her hair. Rogers asks if it is grand, Twain replies it is pretty but not true to nature adding she should have her mouth full of hairpins.
An old remedy claims to cure rheumatism and backache with a mixture of syrup of sarsaparilla compound Toris compound good whiskey or sherry. One tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime, bottle shaken before use, results said to be felt the first day.
In a tense East Asia drama, John the idol maker admits his crimes and laments his wife’s disappearance after a failed fate with gold lacquer. He reveals a daughter and a temple burial as Barbara Fairfax awaits a final reckoning. The bishop prays for mercy as events unfold in ruined temples and a yacht’s silent aftermath.
The sailing-master of the wyacht Barbara and his mate lounge in a luxuriously furnished main saloon aboard the yacht. Electric light, Persian rugs, and a phonograph contrast with their glum mood as they reflect on the abrupt change of ownership.
J. F. Boyer of Fertile Missouri speaks from personal experience of long distress from backache nervousness loss of appetite lassitude and kidney disorders. He credits Electric Bitters with curing him after five bottles and endorses them for liver trouble dyspepsia blood disorders and malaria. Available for 50 cents at O. T. Erhart.
This Woman and This Man by an author related to Seven Days will be shown Friday December 16. The New York Press praises star Minnie Victorson as an actress of splendid trionic talent and honest admiration.
Minnie Victorson delivers a refined performance in This Woman and This Man a comedy drama about high ideals clashing with money driven morality. The plot contrasts a devoted mother with a man who sacrifices love for worldly pleasures, illustrating uplift and protest through stage craft.
Thomas Jefferson comes to the La Crosse theater on Saturday to perform in the three act farce The Other Fellow. A special bargain matinee for Christmas shoppers will be held as many visitors will be in the city. The farce, by George Totten Smith, features the transmigration of souls with Wilton Swift and Dr. Button swapping bodies, causing humorous complications.
Acting on information from detectives, Sheriff Kirk's men arrested nine druggists and their drug clerks in New Castle. In all, twenty seven warrants were served on charges of violating liquor laws.
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