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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1911
Page
4
In a busy home Ellen and relatives react with alarm as a crying infant swallows a safety pin. Uncle John bolts downstairs in a panic, the nursemaid radios the line, and the doctor arrives as the baby calms to murmur pity while the pin lies nearby on the nursery rug.
A moral urging to control anger in relationships. It compares lovers arguing to animals yielding to taunts and warns scowling furrows are permanent, advising forgiveness and a smile to preserve beauty. It emphasizes being more humane than a monkey or cat and avoiding pointless fights.
A playful phrasing asks if a bartender in trouble would summon Tom and Jerry and imagines a tea urn as a possible fix. The quip blends cartoon duo myth with a kitchen sideboard joke.
Ortie McManigal, jailed in Los Angeles, declares he will testify before a grand jury in Indianapolis about the dynamite plot. He accuses high ups in union labor of orchestrating crimes and says he was forced to act, while blaming Darrow for his troubles and hoping justice will punish leaders. He notes possible further state probes after federal action.
Chinese and allied leaders meet to discuss terms for peace and an armistice виз a framework for postwar arrangements. The talks aim to end hostilities and outline governance, security, and reconstruction steps.
Representatives of imperialists and revolutionists met in Shanghai to discuss peace in China. Wu Tingfang urged returning Shan Si Shen Si and Anhwei to rebels, Tang Shao tai could act only with Yuan Shi Kal guidance. Delegates’ friction worries observers. revolutionists mobilize near Nenkin for a possible Pekin move if talks fail.
Alderman O Malley cites a shrewd merchant remarking on grabbing. An old fashioned Hebrew tale is told about a party with Irish attendees stabbing at turkey, leaving only knives visible. The uncle recalls getting some food despite cut hands. Milwaukee scene notes and a playful quip about early birds and bears at stag parties.
The federal grand jury continues its dynamite investigation, with state authorities likely to pursue details after the federal inquiry ends. Explosions in Indiana during the conspiracy period are noted as context for potential subsequent local action. The federal panel resumed work at 9 a.m.
Albert Hupp proposes a railcar mail system that exchanges sacks with stations while trains run at speeds from two to full locomotive pace. Officials have approved trials, predicting vast capacity to deliver and collect mail without stopping. The mechanism handles thousands of pounds and unlimited pouches as cranes at stations permit.
A girl in lavender linen selects a striking New York postcard at a curbside stand near Forty-second Street and Broadway. Her friend learns they are for a Paris acquaintance who cherishes diverse American views including Boston Common Philadelphia Broad and Chestnut and Chicago Michigan Avenue with New York skyline deemed life’s magnificence.
A Yonkers Statesman cartoon dialogue compares French and English for telephone use. The joke questions why French would suit calls better, recalling a miscommunication with a French caller and contrasting it with English struggles.
Edmund Hans, vice president of National Gauge and Register, says five discharged workers tried Saturday to stir a general strike. One worker was fired Friday for incompetency and insubordination. four friends returned Saturday to reinstate him, then left after being told to quit. The strike effort failed as workers reportedly remained content with wages and hours.
Mexico faces potential upheaval as martial law looms and General Bernardino Reyes is sought along the Mexican border. Two suspects are jailed amid an insurrectionist probe. An alleged plot to kill President Madero near Chapultepec triggered widespread security deployments. Diaz’s invitation looms as potential trouble grows.
Fragmentary reflection argues that a good man’s life does not seek pleasure in external indulgences but finds virtue and righteous acts inherently satisfying. The piece emphasizes inner contentment linked to virtuous behavior rather than external beauty or sensation.
North side activity centers on church events and visits. Leslie Lee Sanders to speak at Tabernacle Baptist on Tuesday evening. residents from La Crosse to Sparta and Alma relocate for holidays, visits, and family gatherings amid a busy social snap.
In New York on December 18 the Presbyterian hospital said Dr Charles H Mayo of Rochester Minnesota operated on Saturday for appendicitis and rests easily with no doubt of recovery. He diagnosed his illness and called in Dr Joseph Blake to operate. The Mayo brothers specialize in abdominal operations and in 1909 they operated on 1,325 appendicitis cases with four deaths.
Some believe the small Indian wolf is the original dog and the only animal to possess the dog’s crest or eyebrow. It shows many canine traits yet lacks true wolf features, suggesting it is the progenitor of the domestic dog according to this view.
The fragment ponders a riddle about brightness and names, linking celestial light to a moonshiner and a baby boy named Samson. Names Samuel and Samson appear as structural devices within a hypothetical question.
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