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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1914
Page
2
Lily Brayton's dull Sea Cliff vacation brightens when a handsome swimmer drops her love note. Jack Bassington tracks her address, rents a third floor room near her home, and plans winter encounters, setting up a cautious pursuit fueled by mutual intrigue.
In Petrograd a pattern of women disguising as men to join the army surfaces with volunteers from Archangel to Kursk. Nadezhda Ornatsky and Liuba Uglicki fought in Poland and Prussia, while two Kursk daughters impersonated a prince and a servant. A 14 year old girl pleaded to serve, and a Russian officer’s daughter earned recognition yet faced wounds.
Advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as instant relief for head colds and catarrh by applying a small amount into the nostrils. Claims include open nostrils, cleared head, and elimination of hawking and snuffling with a soothing, antiseptic effect.
An old advertisement urges readers to seek LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE promising relief for colds. It notes the full name and suggests checking for E W Grove’s signature on the box, offered at 25 cents.
In Sea Cliff Lily Brayton shines in social circles while Bassington, outwardly cool, is drawn to her. After dinner he confesses his long interest, noting his wish to know the famed girl better despite convention. Lily deflects softly, claiming conventionality while hinting at deeper feelings.
Telegraaf reports from Amsterdam via London that northern Albanian tribes have declared war on Servia. The dispatch notes college pranks differ from anarchy in that pranksters often outgrow their mischief.
In a Christmas bedtime tale set aboard the Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor two children listen as Mistress Standish recounts why the Pilgrims left England and avoided Christmas customs. The tale notes the voyage to Holland and then to America to worship freely, and explains their refusal to observe certain English church practices.
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