Christian Science publicity clash over Peabody accusations
The article discusses Mr. Phelps attacking Mr. Peabody as a defamer of Mrs. Eddy and calls for Peabody’s arrest for criminal libel if his court record claims prove false. It frames the dispute as Christian Science’s largest public issue and questions how the movement will respond to hostile propaganda.
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Mr. Peabody
Phelps
Christian Science
Peabody
Eddy
la Crosse
Community subscription urged for 1909 fund drive
The Tribune reports a group in La Crosse solicits a 600.00 subscription from UN faculty and others to support a stock investment benefiting the city. Readers are urged to act immediately to complete the 60,000 fund, with plans to present a Christmas gift on December 25, 1909.
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al Corporation
la Crosse
Cotton
Contested Religious Debates Amid Eddy and Peabody
The text reflects a heated discussion over Christian Science led by Mrs. Eddy and opponent Mr. Peabody. It notes skepticism among some citizens toward religious dogma while defending the right to hold diverse beliefs. The passage hints at ongoing public disputes and reactions to religious leadership.
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Mr. Peabody
Eddy
Peary Triumphs in Discovery Over Cook
Editorial opinion labels Dr. Cook a discredited faker and questions his claims of Arctic discovery. It honors Commander Peary for maintaining discovery credit and criticizes Cook’s temper and public conduct while suggesting Peary’s standing remains stronger despite controversy.
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Cook
Peary Crank
Dr. Cook
Etah
Peary
La Crosse County Embraces Coupon Ballot System
The county shows broad public approval for the coupon ballot method. The county board favored adoption at its last session, hindered only by忙 work and lack of urgency. Dunn asserts his home county awaits him when ready.
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la Crosse
Dunn
Ballinger Faces Intensified Pressure to Explain Inquiry
The text asserts Ballinger cannot evade investigation and will be pressed by appointed inquisitors chosen by Sherman and Cannon. It notes opposition in both houses ready to remove whitewash and prevent Ballinger from authoring his own exoneration.
Poultry Show Aims to Boost Better Breeding Standards
The article notes the winter poultry show succeeded yet laments low turnout from farmers and breeders. It urges broader participation to advance higher quality fowl and stronger industry impact. It also highlights three working girls who donated $1 each to fund a retreat for low paid workers, prompting readers to consider a larger gift of $3,000.
Board to Honor Citizens For Saving Grandad Bluff
At the next Board of Trade meeting resolutions are expected to recognize citizens who helped preserve Grandad Bluff as a perpetual natural crown of La Crosse. The move signals appreciation for local stewardship and civic involvement.
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Board of Trade
Grandad Bluff
la Crosse
The Outer's Creed for Healthful Outdoor Living
A creed advocating fresh air sunshine and outdoor life as a remedy to modern work. Promotes health leisure and nature protection over wealth and consumerism. Highlights tramps in woods streams and fields plus protection of game birds forests and parks for public happiness. Rounded by a call to wholesome living and nature appreciation.
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Outer
The Boudoir of the Baroness in Washington
An unnamed American spy finds a hidden European style suite in a Washington lodging. He encounters a striking, independent baroness who reads his sealed note and earns amusement at the intrusion. Candlelight reveals lavish Empire era furnishings and a partitioned alcove with a grand bed in an ornate, luxurious room.
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Washington
Capitol
Andrew Jackson
John Calhoun
England
To Escape the Laugh Loie Fuller Luncheon Tale
Dancer Loie Fuller recounts a Christmas pudding tale told at a Plaza luncheon. She described placing a coin a China doll and a button in the pudding with fates for the children. A student admitted swallowing the button to avoid embarrassment, leaving the button missing.
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Loie Fuller
Plaza
Washington Star
Black Crook Jr Show At La Crosse Theater Christmas Night
A carnival of beauty and continuous merriment highlighted the Black Crook Jr. show at the La Crosse theater Christmas night. The company is larger this season with vaudeville performers Daly and Shaw Margie Bennett Elsie Spencer Geo Stone the Great Everett and a chorus of Broadway beauties.
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Black Crook Jr
la Crosse Theater
Daly and Shaw
Margie Bennett
Elsie Spencer
Geo. Stone
Everett
Photographer Braces for Brave Cannon Test in La Crosse
A gun crew fires a 12 inch turret shell twice as a photographer risks life to capture the moment. The man is injured lightly but recovers after two weeks in the hospital. The prints by Lyman UH. Howe will be shown in La Crosse December 26 and 27. Howe also tours France Montreal the Yukon and winter timber camps in a travelogue.
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Lyman UH. Howe
la Crosse Theater
Howe
Gorge du Par
France
Montreal
Rockies
Graustark Play Draws Record Crowds in La Crosse
Graustark or A Love Behind a Throne presented at the La Crosse theater on New Year’s Day outsold rival romantic novels and draws capacity audiences as the play tours.
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la Crosse Theater
Graustark at La Crosse Theater on New Year’s Eve and Day
Marjorie North stars as Countess Dagmar in Graustark at the La Crosse Theater with performances on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
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Marjorie North
Countess Dagmar
la Crosse Theater
Domestic Tipster Quarrel Over Social Calls
A brief exchange in the Philadelphia Inquirer features a mistress accusing a partner of excessive company while the domestic party proposes increased agreeableness to gain more friends, illustrating tensions over social visits.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
There is ever so much more steady dependable fun in content
The sentence contrasts content with happiness, suggesting steadier enjoyment comes from contentment. It notes fun from content is more reliable than transient happiness and hints at deeper satisfaction in steady pleasures.
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles Christmas Tale
A poem portrays a starving waif as Santa misses a stocking gift. Recounting poverty in a dilapidated home, it contrasts wealth and want with a late-night journey of Santa delivering to the rich while neglecting the poor. The piece ends urging readers to consider the tragedy and balance of a single tear.
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Santa
H. E. Warner
St. Paul
Christmas Infidel Joke Highlighted by Bryn Mawr Head
Miss Carey Thomas, Bryn Mawr College head, told at a Philadelphia dinner that college girls select better and wealthier husbands. She recounted a Bryn Mawr girl’s son asking his mother if Freddy is an infidel for not believing in Santa Claus, prompting laughter.
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Miss Carey Thomas
Bryn Mawr College
Philadelphia
Carey Thomas
Bryn Mawr
Freddy
Santa Claus
Washington Star
Indulgence on the Side
A Seattle man who grew rich resented his son's marriage against his wishes and set a weekly allowance of 20 dollars. A friend notes times have changed, and the father vows to be kinder, planning to buy the son a spade and show him where the clams are.
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Seattle
George
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Is Your Coat Dusty The Dandruff Germ Cure
The ad claims white dust on coats signals dandruff caused by a germ. Newbro's Herpicide destroys the germ and stops irritation while keeping the scalp pure. Sample offered for 10 cents and one dollar bottles guaranteed. Heeschler Bros. named as special agents for Detroit based product.
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Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Heeschler Bros
A Friend in Need in Fox Hunt Gossip
In a New York horse show jumping contest discussion James R. Keene cites hunting to illustrate human traits. He recalls a bitter cold day when a rider named Jones saw his friend’s head in icy water and shouted for him to duck, then jumped over.
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James R. Keene
New York Horse Show
Jones
Washington Star
After marriage a man shuns two-person hammocks
A short humorous note states that after tying the knot a man avoids hammocks designed for two, suggesting a quip about married life and shared leisure dynamics.
Labor Leaders Hold Talks Over Lords Decision
A London cable reports conferences of the labor party in Chicago to decide action on the House of Lords ruling limiting unions from levying assessments on members to fund their political representatives. The Lords decision shocks organized labor amid rising labor votes in Parliament.
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Chicago
London
Daily News
House of Lords
Supreme Judicial Tribunal of England
Lords
One Commons
Foley's Kidney Remedy Ingredient Named In Ad
The ad states the Gere man chemical hexamethylenetetramine is a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for urine. It urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at the first signs of irregularities to avoid serious illness.
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Listman Mill Company
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Bobbs-Meriil Company
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Wisconsin Business University
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