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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1909
Page
3
Joseph Horner Coates denounces locking up juries as an indignity and impeachment of public duty. He cites a New York murder trial where jurors were held in custody to prevent bribery. The piece notes juror seclusion may be justified to deter bribery amid a large professional jury class.
The piece notes rising talk of Theodore Roosevelt seeking the 1912 nomination. It cites a senator predicting a Roosevelt bid and a Chicago convention in spring 1912 to nominate him. It also references opposition from Taft supporters, press reports, and calls for the People's Party organizing a national convention.
In Cambridge amid a Yale Harvard game, two New Haven students wander near Harvard Yard. A grave undergraduate explains campus is locked due to many Yale visitors, prompting a brief exchange about locating Harvard University.
Munyon's Pills claim to energize the liver stomach and nerves without causing scour or gripe. They are described as a soothing healing tonic available in 10c and 25c sizes through druggists with free medical advice from Munyon's Doctors in Philadelphia.
The Bijou management thanks patrons for liberal support of low price vaudeville and bids a happy new year. Farewell program features Hines Kimball troupe and Two Farleys from Chicago plus Billy Baker The Country Gawk and Allen and Arnold. On Jan 3 the Bijou moves to its new Majestic venue.
Twenty seven Democratic senators unanimously elected Hernando Money of Mississippi as the new Senate minority leader at a caucus. Indiana Senator Shiveley becomes vice chairman. Money, born August 26, 1839 in Holmes County, Mississippi, has 12 years in the Senate and previously served in Congress from the Fourth district 1875 to 1885.
A claim that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is highly valuable for throat and lung troubles. It allegedly relieves and cures painful breathing and a dangerously sounding cough indicating congested lungs.
Owen Donnelly of Placerville Idaho aged eighty has never before seen a railroad train trolley car telephone or electric lights until this week in Portland Oregon where he visits two nephews. He finds elevators and city life startling yet fascinating as he experiences Christmas in the modern urban world. Born in England he came to California in 1853 and moved to Idaho in 1864 living 45 years in Placerville fifty miles from a railroad.
Wm. R. Hearst and family reached San Francisco to spend Christmas with his mother Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. He declined to comment on reports he controls the Independence League in New York to run for governor on an independent ticket next fall.
The Pennsylvan ia and Canadian Pacific car ferry Ashtabula was raised from the shoal where it had been stranded for several days and was towed into Port Burwell today.
A humorous piece from the Detroit Free Press reflects on a recently rich man adapting to social etiquette. He laments salts and peppers misidentification, mastery of silverware, and the clash between ornate tableware and practical familiarity as he joins high society life.
A collection of amusingly worded ads from English papers shows quirky requests and notices. Entries include a piano sale from a lady going away, a nurse recruitment for bottled baby, furnished rooms for gentlemen, two sisters seeking washing, and odd phrases such as a boy who can open oysters and a bulldog for sale. The compilation won a prize for unconscious humor.
A very tall man about seven feet high sits in the stalls and, after a chorus of Down in front, stands to prove he was seated. He declares I now stand up, prompting laughter, applause, and the manager guiding him to a private box.
A doctor with a large practice explains how some physicians stall cases for profit by prolonging treatment. He recalls an impeachment era episode where a decisive yet profitable visit avoided a potential loss. A wary patient sought reassurance about a red spot on her hand, and the doctor justified the timing as essential yet financially motivated.
Baron Uchida the new Japanese ambassador was officially received by President Taft in Washington. He expressed pleasure at coming to America and noted the cordial relations between Japan and the United States.
A narrator arrives at Elmhurst to seek Elisabeth Churchill's consent for an early engagement. Mr. Daniel Churchill, tense and guarded, listens with grave calm as the suitor lays out his plans and readiness to wed. The stakes hinge on Elisabeth’s forthcoming response and family consent.
Excerpt presents a narrator’s musings about national fate and allegiance. He imagines England’s flag ruling Oregon and the Pacific, threatening a divided North and South, unless he respects a single strong leader who owns one flag and fears none.
A short, attributed proverb notes that without women the two extremes of life lack aid and the middle lacks pleasure. It reflects a traditional view on gender roles in a historical context.
A fragment describes an interview between John Calhoun and Helena von Ritz found sealed in a dusty repository. The narrator recalls his love for Elisabeth Churchill and outlines family ties between Maryland plantations and a Washington estate named Elmhurst near the capital.
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