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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1909
Page
3
A critique on overreliance on artificial aids like dentistry and spectacles and the societal push for physical culture. The piece argues mind crutches are the most essential, warning that education and literature quality suffer when youth cannot write or think clearly. It contrasts mind and body, urging genuine self reliance over superficial crutches.
The excerpt compares five faculties of the mind to bodily senses and warns against excess in memory sympathy and admiration. It quotes Elbert Hubbard on wit and urges teachers to train memory and intellect as tools, exercising all mental limbs to avoid ill balance and dependence on mental crutches.
Obituary honors W. W. Cargill, lauded for relentless drive and charity. The La Crosse business pillar shaped enterprises with progressive methods and supported churches and hospitals. His Y M C A gift and Taft dedication mark lasting community impact.
The piece recalls Francesco Ferrer as a reformist advocate who faced a court martial and was executed, comparing his influence to Tolstoi in Russia. It argues he opposed tyrants’ orders and calls his death a continuing bloodiest warning, signaling ongoing struggle for liberal governance.
A prominent physician claims a home remedy can cure any cough in five hours. The recipe uses wild cherry bark, cardiel essence, and white pine syrup, taken in regulated drops and teaspoons. The plan promises relief for sleepless nights and deep-seated coughs for adults and children by dose timing and continuation.
The article declares martyrdom sparks liberty across Europe and predicts the extinction of autocratic rulers in Spain. It notes fear among the king and widespread socialist protests from France to Italy and Germany, with Americans joining in strong protest against the violence.
The article notes that Crane’s diplomatic career ended abruptly not by his actions toward Russia or Japan but by political interference. Secretary Knox framed Crane’s fate as a Wisconsin state vote risk, avoiding a move to China and a broader diplomatic mission amid strong Mongolian citizenship concerns.
The Washington Star presents a poem celebrating autumnal change and harvest joy. vivid lines compare roses and fruit to pumpkins, noting shifting tastes while nature turns golden and bright. The piece exudes a nostalgic, rural mood and a fond view of yearly cycles.
Philadelphia Times reports James Mullin, an office holder at the Philadelphia navy yard, joined a bare headed walking club and fell victim to a workplace prank. A worker called Sam pretended to need a hat, but the trick backfired when Mullin learned the derby, valued at $5, was taken.
A kindergarten teacher spars about fingers and the value of completing a full set. Mickey Finn imagines a grossly comic plan to avoid being pricked, suggesting sticking it in jam to avoid blood. The artifact presents a dialect-laced mock dialogue with a grotesque punchline.
The touring production Toyland by Glen MacDonough and Victor Herbert continues to attract praise across cities. Critics hail its artistic worth and memorable tunes including I Can’t Do That Sum and Toyland March. Show heads to La Crosse Theater on Tuesday Oct 19.
A Sunday morning vignette from Jack Straw’s Castle shows a weather-beat cabby asking for a drink for his horse. Jem Clark replies that the horse must be over 15 to be served, highlighting a humorous yet strict adherence to rules.
The University of Copenhagen will not yield its claim to be first to examine Dr. F A Cook data unless better reasons are given. The university faculty will meet Wednesday to consider a request from the National Geographic Society of America.
District Attorney Jerome praised a resourceful actor at the Union club. The actor once faced a no-fare taxi ride and feigned an emergency to summon a physician. In a pajama visit, the doctor helped, then the actor sent him on, while revealing the ruse to an old maid dramatic critic who had roasted his play.
In a Baltimore American quip a reader asks about airship lighting and is told they are equipped with skylights. The remark reflects curiosity about the era's flying craft and their cabin illumination.
The article describes a Sunday school session focusing on turning the other cheek and enduring offenses. Johnny answers that someone should be struck only about once before retaliation, eliciting a lighthearted moment remembered by the superintendent.
A hospital used prescription for catarrh claims blood treatment is key. mix one ounce compound syrup of sarsaparilla one ounce Toris compound and half pint whiskey shake and take in tablespoon doses before each meal and at bedtime. ingredients available at drug stores.
In North Carolina a titled, outspoken heiress and her unnamed secretary plot a political and financial revenge. They draft a bold letter to Governor Osborne, threaten a telegram campaign, and devise a buckshot counter to bonds due, as bonds, treachery, and state credit hang in the balance.
A Boston Herald excerpt recounts Prof Jewett of Oxford challenging a boastful undergraduate who claimed to find no evidence of God. The master, after a brief pause, warns the student to leave the college if God is not found by 5 o clock that afternoon.
Arrangements by the board of trade call on city ladies to sell buttons at 25 cents each to fund the Oct. 21 lecture on municipal prosperity by George Blackstone Irving. The theater, bands, Oven posting service and newspaper space donate efforts to draw a large audience for the noted city builder’s talk.
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