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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1911
Page
5
Two contrasting quotes compare late and earlier marriages. One narrator married at 91 and warns about hastiness. The other waited until 40 and cautions against delaying love too long. Both reflect on timing and regret in marriage choices.
La Crosse figures show a stream of visitors and locals in town for business and leisure. George B. Murray and J. McCarthy travel to Milwaukee for days of work while others like E. T. Benedict Carl A. Melford and Miss Teas arrive from surrounding towns for appointments, visits, or events. District Attorney James Thompson returns from Chicago as the community notes shopping, Christmas plans, and service needs including a charity auction and a lamp sale.
The speaker jokily claims a cure by suggestion in a colonial style exchange. A quip about a big dog drives home the idea that some advice is folly. The narrator notes that about two thirds of letters written are wasted efforts.
Mrs. Casper Luther of 500 Milwaukee street was quietly surprised at her home on Wednesday evening December 13 by the McKinley Relief Corps and friends. Guests enjoyed musical selections by Mabel Stanton and Elizabeth Pendergast, lunch, and greetings while Mrs. Luther received a set of table linens.
The Y hosts a Christmas program this evening at 8 o clock with a large tree and a chosen program. Members are invited to attend and to send in contributions for the event.
Chief Justice Joseph G Donnelly shares a Milwaukee anecdote about an Irish hack driver in Dublin who took a stateside traveler on a long ride for three shillings The punchline reveals the hotel depot the traveler had already arrived at earlier highlighting misdirection and cultural wit.
Saturday evening Mrs. W. A. Thompson hosted a joint birthday dinner for Mrs. W. E. Sawyer and her husband Captain W. A. Thompson, featuring a warm gathering and celebration.
Mr and Mrs F G Tiffany sail to Billings Montana for their son Earl Tiffanys wedding to Miss Helen Augusta Shepherd Mrs Elsie Gile Scott will visit her son Argyle Scott in the area Mrs W L Crosby traveled to Chicago to meet her son William Crosby a Williams College student Henry Gund Jr a Cornell attendee among early arrivals at campus
The piece compares Hardy and Richardson as anatomists of the feminine heart noting both authored love letters from humble illiterate young women in youth. It reads like a literary biography with parallels to history and mentions Boston Transcript.
The piece notes Scottish brewing lore where salt and dry malt were added to mash to ward off witches and a live coal was tossed into vats to deter fairies. It explains salt briefly linked to fermentation control and dispels myths of thirst-inducing intent.
A remark argues that being pigeon toed does not make Cordelia a bird, asserting a girl can have that gait without adopting avian traits.
Advertises a quick cure for colds using laxative bromooquine tablets with a refund if it fails. Claims Druggists refund money if no cure and features E W Grove’s signature on each box.Listed price 25 cents.
Two oak wall cells dating to the Charles II era were found in Wells Close Square St George in the East by a London county council associate. The cells, once linked to Whitechapel police court, include original fetters and a plank bed. Experts dismantled and will re erect them in the Kensington annex for public inspection. An old oak staircase remains.
A compact reflection notes that a man's affection for a woman rarely disrupts his practical aims. It suggests many women wear an outdated hat while contemplating newer ambitions, humorously contrasting appearance with evolving plans.
The ad presents diamond rings at 20 to 35 dollars, with savings of 8 to 18 dollars off regular prices. It promotes Elgin Waltham and Howard watches for men and women, plus gold filled and solid gold options, and lists assorted toilet sets and mesh bags as gift ideas with price ranges from a few dollars to over thirty.
Kitto, a master of oriental learning who lost his hearing at 12, was sent to the poorhouse as his father fell on hard times. There he learned shoe making and begged to leave, vowing to survive on blackberries and turnips and sleep on a hayrick. His resolute will faced many obstacles yet remained undimmed.
The Irish potato trade is praised for thriving abroad, as Irish seed potatoes planted in England outperform Scotch and English seed. The piece likens the fate of Irish potatoes to Irishmen who succeed overseas, becoming leaders like Lord MacDonald or Sir Gavan Duffy.
A philosopher urges immersion in nature. He recommends visiting barns to observe pigs fowls cows and crops to learn philosophy through animals. He argues animals possess knowledge within their circle that humans can learn from.
A light dialogue from illustrated Bits shows a wife teasing her husband about loneliness and trust. The exchange hints at playful doubt and suspicion in a domestic joke setup with a comic tone.
The Pinex Cold Tablets claim rapid relief from colds with two doses said to wipe out the illness in about twenty hours. They are described as gentle, nonopiates, non coal tar depressants, and cost about 25 cents per box. The ad urges a trial with money-back guarantee and cites Fort Wayne Indiana as the maker location.
Rushford Minnesota reports include H G Halvorsen of Walford spending winter with relatives and A E Maland returning from Canada. Miss Blanche Rowlee and Miss Mabel Olson visit from Winona and Jackson respectively. Local sales note C O Braaten farms sold. Even Ferden buys homestead for 5779 while another land purchase totals 2000. Community events cover tuberculosis relief branch formation, Red Cross drive, and town hall collapse at Preston.
Local readers are urged to treat stomach and bowel trouble with Adlerika a German appendicitis remedy from Hoeschler Bros. They claim a single dose relieves constipation sour stomach and gas instantly and warn about appendicitis risk.
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