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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
3
Professor Cotten argues education benefits from personal teacher quality over pure methods and equipment. He compares teaching to fishing, noting skill and care trump gadgets, and insists the school exists for the child with teaching as the true path to merit and honor in the profession.
A reflective note extols a teacher who stands above value with comfort, leisure, and honor contrasted against ordinary measures, praising the teacher’s virtues and exemplary character.
The Milwaukee Free Press defends Democratic congressmen amid tariff bill framing. It argues the real issue is monoplies versus consumers, noting Aldrich and Cannon pushed for upward revision and removed Democrats from the conference, predicting voters may revoke their support in a future election.
A humorous verse recounts two fishermen chasing bass with costly gear and a perfect boat while a boy with defunct bait and a rusty hook out catches them. The narrator muses on the irony of wealth versus result.
The county faces ongoing road improvement needs as Mr. Glidden and travelers note poor La Crosse county roads. Supervisor Hulberg and allies push for a unified highway plan, arguing economy favors building one strong road rather than patching many.
A patent medicine ad claims Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets brace nerves banish sick headache prevent despondency and invigorate the whole system. The copy markets their tonic effect and general health benefits.
A Philadelphia murder trial features a star witness who states he was 19 feet 7 1 2 inches from the shooter when the fatal shot rang out. The prosecutor’s mockery over the precise distance backfires as the witness’s precise method of measurement helps derail the case.
In Galveston Texas Father James M Kirwin the rescuer of the city during the great flood will be feted at the cotton carnival next September He led efforts to cremate the dead and restore order after a catastrophe that spared the town from total destruction Kirwin longtime clergyman and a Navy of lone devotion is lauded for nerve honesty and leadership in the disaster faced by the city
On a terrace in Monte Carlo Captain Count Orloff recounts a doomed gamble. A Russian officer recalls a 1885 sleigh journey from Kharkov to Lebedin where a satchel of 20 000 roubles was lost to gambling. The night ends with ruin and penitence as the officer reveals the white streak in his hair.
A witty exchange challenges understanding by noting the speaker has not disassembled to learn how it works but has dissected to learn how it failed, highlighting curiosity and practical observation.
A tonic claims to energize nerves and blood and improve ambition. The ad offers a free 50 cent box by coupon or purchase at drugstores for 59 cents per box, six for $2.59, with mail options to send payment. It targets both men and women facing fatigue insomnia melancholy nervous disorders and related ailments.
During the Fredericksburg siege a Confederate raid on a Federal brigade ends with an emaciated Johnny grabbing a fallen soldier’s knapsack and shouting charge as he lifts his loot and proclaims they’ve got cheese. Lippincott's.
Mr Stormington Barnes asks if the audience enjoyed his Hamlet. A woman offers a tepid compliment. The Washington Star notes the play felt unlike Shakespeare.
A reader requests a free full size Make-Man Tablets via a mail order coupon from Make-Man Tablet Co. in Chicago. The note includes the druggist instruction and asks for a 50c box plus a booklet, with 4c enclosed for mailing and one box per family.
The 42nd National Encampment of the G A R will meet in Salt Lake City Utah August 9 to 14 1909. Travel routes offered via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway with low round trip fares valid 39 days. Tickets on sale August 5 through the 14. Inquiries to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
A tramp asks a Topeka woman for sewing service at her back door. He shows a button and requests to sew a pair of pants onto it, and she agrees to help, responding with kindness. The humorous exchange is reported by the Kansas City Journal.
The United States Senate honors storytellers as Senator Robert L. Taylor earns praise for his anecdotes. Known as "Fiddling Bob" for past country dances, he joins famed reconteurs like Senator Depew, recounting a governor era pardon tale involving a Tennessee woman and her imprisoned husband.
A resident explains a hog theft case alleging the offender has served about two years in jail. A neighbor notes the man is no longer useful to them and hints at letting him go. A separate reminiscence recalls the Taylor brothers political clash and a tight hallway encounter with a drunk spectator remarking on their reputation as top talkers in Tennessee.
Warning against mercury based catarrh ointments and endorsing Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Internal remedy claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. testimonials free. price 75 cents per bottle. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An ad promotes Newbro's Herpicide as a germ destroying hair treatment that stops dandruff and gives a wholesome scalp. It claims no substitute works and invites samples by mail from The Herpicide Co. Detroit. A second excerpt recounts a crime and suspenseful rescue involving Moscow police chief Paroutschain and Barcheiloff, ending with a vow not to gamble.
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