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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
7
A brief bulletin notes an observed event describing catching two children and one adult. The line hints at local newsroom activity and references reporters open to taking in want ads. The tone is terse and period fashion for a small-town column item.
A collage of classified items seeks readers for copies of The Tribune and offers work opportunities. Entries include ten cent copy purchases from April 16 17 19 and May 28 1907, employment for a soda fountain worker an honest bright boy a fireman at Reliable Steam Laundry a barber school prospect a cocoa vending agent a cook a floor manager and several domestic roles. Also requests for shoppers.
FOR SALE Brussels carpet at 221 North Seventh street. FOR SALE Van Steenwyk house and barn on new Y M C A site with bids to Aug 10 1907. FOR SALE Six full blood American Fox hounds four months old offered at 7 dollars each. FOR SALE Cement well curbing and building blocks Redfuss 18th and Madison. FOR SALE CHEAP Farm 1990 acres six under cultivation 70 cultivated 120 timber two houses grainary hay shed machinery shed two log stables rich dairy stock potential Town of Shelby three miles from City Mrs W Grossbach La Crosse Wis.
A mental health perspective equates persistent worry with the harm of toxic substances, arguing that chronic anxiety erodes well being, impairs judgment, and produces tangible physical and emotional tolls similar to physical poisoning.
Various rental notices list rooms for storage at 1100 So 6th Street and 118 120 South Front Street with applications at La Crosse Paper Box Co. A modern eight room house with hot water heating on Eleventh and Jackson is offered for rent. An office room is available near Dr. Lawrence. Frohsian Singing Society to hold a picnic at Old Shooting park on Mormon Coulee Road Sunday Aug lith. all invited.
WANTED-Work by the day. Plain sewing or cleaning. Florence Sleeper, Phone 5413, 321 Caledonia. STRAYED-A pig on the ice farm of John Richmond, French Island. Owner may have same by paying damages and for this ad. WANTED-Horses to board at the Palace Boarding Stable, 816 Gass street, good reference if required, no eer Best equipped stable in the city. WHAT GOOD PRINTING will do for you. It will immediately attract attention and put your advertising literature in a class by itself. Our work contains originality and the highest degree of excellence in execution. Send us your next order. The Inland Printing Co., 124-126-128-130 Main street, La Crosse, Wis WANTED-Young married couple would like to communicate with any party leaving the city regarding taking over house or flat during absence. Can furnish satisfactory references. Address 18X, Tribune. WANTED TO BUY-The advertiser is looking for a secondhand camera in first class shape. Parties desiring to sell please give full particulars and price wanted. Address, T.
Wisconsin based accounting firm invites inquiries for auditing cost systems and general accounting services. Box 566 La Crosse Wisconsin.
Time to consider a tornado policy. S Van Auken offers fire and storm coverage at 328 Pearl Street.
Market notes pears at 40 cents per dozen and apples at 20 cents per peck while hay prices rise with a likely $25 per ton next spring due to a storm-damaged crop. Forecasts reflect a strong season for traders who held surplus stock.
A humorous note from Harper’s Weekly imagines Miss Abigail Snapper marrying Mr. Skatefish to reform him, urging Professor Halibut to stop dosing him with fishermen’s bait and using him as a terrible aramale.
In the Three-I League Springfield edged Dubuque 2 to 1 with five innings noted. Decatur beat Cedar Rapids 9 to 1, Bloomington 2, Rock Island and Peoria Clinton had wet grounds. Iowa League Keokuk defeated Jacksonville 5 to 0, Ottumwa 0, Waterloo 3, Marshalltown 1, Oskaloosa 9.
The steamer J. S. of the Acme Packet line departed from the local port this morning with a large excursion to Winona under Captain John Streckfus. Several hundred passengers rode the boat, which returns this evening. Separately, two $20,000 lawsuits were filed against Acme Packet in Hannibal, alleging injury from a broken gang plank last season.
A fragmented remark notes a peculiar scene involving a large picture hat and a kiss. It references a male figure and a striking headpiece, hinting at a moment of affection or courtship without clear context or setting.
Milwaukee August 7 a bold attempt to hold up Mayor Mayr Becker on the Whitefish Bay road failed when the assailants halted their plan at a revolver muzzle. Becker shown his police star and the would be robbers fled into the darkness. Detectives searched the area with no trace found.
Lieutenant von Lemsberg of the Russian guards endured 31 years of penal exile in Siberia after a murder plot and a threatened suit. He later married, ran a vegetable shop that grew into a mercantile business, served as an officer in the war with Japan, earned a decoration, and received a full pardon.
The article recalls early travel delays with an 18th century Selkirk to Edinburgh trip taking two weeks over 38 miles. By 1778 the Edinburgh to Glasgow 44 mile run required about 1.5 days, and the Edinburgh to London 310 miles averaged roughly 22 miles per day, noting rapid improvement in stagecoach travel.
In St Nicholas church at Yarmouth a whale jawbone forms the Devil's Chair at the west end. Fisher lasses believe the newlyweds must race from the chancel and the winner will rule the new household. The tale comes from the London Graphic.
A tired woman reflects on waking to a morning court scene and the mystery of which dog caused the sleepless night. The quote from the New York Press contrasts visible unhappiness with the secret burden carried by a dog that cried through the night.
A witty Fliegende Blatter remark notes a railway collision where no one was injured yet describes a chaotic scene as first to fourth class passengers mingled, highlighting the social spectacle of the mishap.
A brief note from the Louisville Courier Journal quotes a personal choice on travel for health. One says Europe is advised by a doctor while another leans toward Canada per a lawyer's guidance. The exchange hints at differing professional opinions shaping travel plans.
Augustine states that confessing evil deeds marks the start of true good works, framing moral progress as an inward accountability leading to virtuous action.
A concise note states that tracing the source of a distant accusation poses significant challenges. The remark highlights investigative hurdles and the need for careful corroboration in such cases.
Rail timetable entry shows codes for service daily operations. The line lists daily, daily except Sunday, and daily except Saturday patterns denoting which days each service runs.
Chicago police investigated a suspected abduction in Englewood after a girl about 18 was seen struggling with two men and a woman on Stewart and Emerald avenues. The girl called for help as bystanders attempted to intervene. police searched for the trio with no trace found. A separate incident in South Chicago involved Susie Snyder, 9, who resisted an attacker named John Sonazich. bystanders intervened and Mathew McNamara arrested him after the girl escaped.
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