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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
7
A Tribune Want Ad appeal invites housewives to find outside work through the paper. It promises a break from chores, a paying role in business, and a refreshed outlook on home life with new zest and earnings.
Classifieds show jobs in trades and clerical work dozen entries. Barber college training and Army recruitment plus numerous domestic and factory postings fill pages with help wanted and sale notices across La Crosse Wisconsin.
Lost a tortoise shell comb in the downtown district on Aug 1. Finder rewarded by Tribune office. Also lost a black and brown libengel hound with white breast four brown feet and a black leather collar. Return to 607 No 9th for reward.
C A Van Auken offers tornado insurance at four dollars per thousand for three years and six dollars per thousand for five years. Contact at 328 Pearl.
During the stenographer absence Miss Carmen Lambert visits the Klein office at 298 McMillan Ridge La Crosse to take dictation and prepare letters on her own machine using new phone 452 A and old phone 5885. For rent listings include five room house 1510 La Crosse at $8.00 and six room cottage 322 Cass St at $15.00. Also an office suite in Beck block and a sale of city and farm properties. Insurance and notary services offered along with loans.
Classified notice seeking a reliable night watchman. References furnished upon request. Contact Care 839 in Tribune.
Appleton Boat club schedules its inaugural motor boat race on the lower Fox River on Saturday August 29 Several fast boats are entered including The Alamo and Fontana owned by Dr F J Fielding of Oshkosh The Globe Con owned by Dick Schell the Windsor II and Black Beauty owned by Termanti and Monahan of Oshkosh and Water wagon of Depere A handsome cup will be awarded.
Madison Wisconsin August 13 Colonel Vilas is somewhat improved today reports Dr Fox. He had eggs and toast for breakfast and his general condition is better.
Buffalo and New York figure Fingy Conners dominates Democratic circles. alongside Norman E. Mack the two generals in a feuding camp, Conners built a vast freight empire on Buffalo docks, Milwaukee links, and a formidable social rise while maintaining influence in state politics and the Denver convention.
Daily markets show modest gains with eggs up to 19 cents per dozen and bananas rising to 20 and 30 cents. Peaches at 30 cents per dozen, apples 70 and 80 cents, coconuts $4.50 per hundred wholesale. Tomatoes and grapes removed from lists as weather favors crops and farmers harvest early yields.
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Chicago August 13 cattle 4 000 firm beeves 5 50 to 7 60 stockers 2 40 to 4 40 hogs 26 000 10 to 15 cents higher light 6 to 6 55 heavy 6 40 to 6 65 pigs 5 to 5 75 sheep 11 000 10 to 15 cents higher natives 2 50 to 4 30 lambs 3 7 to 6 50
New York stocks showed Gould issues prominent in the late first hour. Missouri Pacific rose from 58% to 60, Wabash St Louis Southwestern and Texas Pacific gained with strength. Smelting advanced to 99 from 98, National Lead to 89 from 87 5% amid buying via Lawson brokers. Reading slipped from 129 to 128. Government bonds unchanged. others steady.
Cattle numbers around 6000 show steady to 10 cent lower prices with steers 4.50 to 7.50 and stockers 2.80 to 4.60. Hogs 9000 head down 10 cents with bulk 6.25 to 6.55 and heavies 6.55 to 6.65, pigs 3.75 to 5.25. Sheep 3000 steady with muttons 3.65 to 4.50 and lambs 4.00 to 6.10.
Denver Aug 13 The Colorado Federation con ve ndtion erupted as Gompers letter urged backing for Bryan. Debates followed as the motion to accept the letter was carried, placing the federation on record. Gompers cited differing treatments of federation officials by Republican and Democratic conventions.
President Roosevelt's new commission plans to support farmer cooperation in buying and selling necessities to improve farm life and agricultural conditions. Gifford Pinchot led a conference with farmers Tuesday night to discuss the effort.
The bodies of Mrs Lola Jeffries and her two children, ages 7 and 5, were found this morning in the ashes of a burned haystack in Shannonal Missouri. The mother's skull was crushed with a hatchet. Husband Leslie Jeffries is missing. The family recently moved to the area from Emporia Kansas. Attempts to contact Emporia yield no information.
In Tokio on August 13 officials dismissed as false the claim that Chinese authorities seized a steamer at Chin Chou carrying 10,000 rifles and 2,000 cartridges.
Senator John Raines says President Roosevelt favors Governor Hughes for a second term after visiting Sagamore Hill. Raines reports the remarks are fresh though Nell and Belle caution about taking statements with a grain of salt.
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