Wanted help at La Crosse rubber mill and local inns
A slate of help wanted notices from La Crosse area businesses lists positions including tire repair at La Crosse Rubber Mills, night porters at Standard Hotel, night waiters at Allen Hotel, barber trade training at Moler Barber College Chicago, an experienced detail stickerman, coal shovel, shipping and machine roles, serving machine operators, kitchen help at American House, a cook at South Fifth Street, and a girl position at Henry and Franks with locations on Pearl Street, Third and Fifth streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Rubber Mill Co
Stoddard Hotel
South Fifth Street
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Pearl ‘Street
For Sale and Rent Listings Fragment
Classified item notices list multiple for sale and for rent offerings including a gas range at 613 Jackson a wood furnace at 21 State Street rooms for storage at 113 120 South Front apply at La Crosse Paper Box Co furnished front room city heat and modern improvements and central references rental notices for 909 La Crosse Street 623 Pine 6 room house at 404 Oakland Street two new modern houses 1108 and 1110 State Street after August 25 six room house 1117 Pine Street furnished room 320 South Seventh Street and a room board request from a young lady addressed Excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
State Street
South Front Street
la Crosse Paper Box Co
Box Tribune
Daily Market Prices Rise for Mill Feeds and Staples
Mill feeds show price increases with shorts bran white middlings and red dog up to two dollars per ton. Vegetable market holds steady. Butter eggs cheese lard and various produce listed with local firms and pricing in a dense, era-style market roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivcal Retail Markets
A Watch Riddle From A Dungeons Tale
A poor old peasant freed after proving he could tell the time in a dark dungeon using a clockwork watch. The king demanded timekeeping without hands and the man used winding clicks to compute four hours and twenty minutes past noon, earning liberty and a pension.
Foreigner at Trial Over Desertion Responds in Slurred Claim
A foreigner, arraigned before local justices for deserting his ship, speaks halting English and tries to mislead the court. The chairman, tired of the pretence, presses the defendant to declare guilt or innocence as the man mutters a garbled question about who is the cheapest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Periodic Rest Advised Over Constant Effort
The saying urges constant work is poor form and favors planned intervals of rest. It frames recovery as essential for sustained performance and long term wellbeing, contrasting ceaseless striving with strategic pauses.
Veils of Death and Bank Comeback in Hungarian Village
A Hungarian village tale reports a peasant woman who withdrew 400 kronen saved from her American husband after claiming to have seen Death in a dream. Death appeared alive as the local judge when summoned, leaving the money in the savings bank while the judge is jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presburg
America
Post Office Savings Bank
Death
Vienna
Pall Mall Gazette
Was Denmark the Original Thule the End Land of the Ancients
The London Chronicle weighs Thule legends tied to Pytheas of Massilia and stories from Irish monks and Tacitus. It notes uncertainty whether Thule was Jutland Iceland or Greenland, with clues placing the Tacitean Thule near the Orkneys and possibly in the Shetlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Thule
Pytheas
Massilia
Alexander the Great
Jutland
Iceland
Greenland
Tacitus
Orkney Islands
Shetlands
London Chronicle
Comparative Lucky in Boston Social Circles
A Boston settlement worker notes one protege has a black eye and offers sympathy saying troubles will pass. The protege replies that things could be worse, joking she could be like the worker with no husband. This exchange captures social fatigue and humor in Boston society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Why don't you buy it asked her husband
A terse domestic remark contrasts with travel shopping banter as a couple in a Chicago Record-Herald piece debates purchase choice. The snippet also notes Canadian farmers ownership figures and a curious Greenland tidbit about women painting their faces blue and yellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Chicago Record-Herald
Picnic at Camp Hazard Charms Emmanuel Church Choir
NEARBY CITIES TOWNS AND FARMS Rushford Minn Aug 16 Special The Emmanuel church choir held its annual Camp Hazard picnic Thursday. Despite rain the event drew twenty members, enjoyed a large dinner, afternoon activities, and a return soggy but happy crowd. Notable attendees included Rev P K Edwards Frank Smith Arnold sisters Lampman Putnam Rowles McDonald and Putnam among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushford
Minn
Camp Hazard
Emmanuel Church
Mr. Smith
Mr. Edwards
Essie Lampman
Frank Smith
P. K. Edwards
Missus Elta
Lulu
Kate Arnold
Persis
Katherine Putnam
Sophie Chilson
Carrie
Nellie James
Karen Halvorsen
Ruoy Lampman
Blanche Rowles
Messrs
Conrad Freegen
Jack McDonald
Rufus Putnam
Francis Smith
Ernest Rowlee
Local social and visiting notes plus community events
The Epworth league hosted an entertainment to a good crowd. Residents and visitors circulating include Mrs C W Cowles in Chicago, Sam and Joe Feldstein from Dubuque, the Lightners and Cronnin siblings in Mason City and McGregor, and many others visiting relatives or calling on friends. The Boston Bloomers defeated Prairie du Chien 9 to 6. The river is falling fast and several residents are traveling or recovering from illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
C. W. Cowles
Chicago
Joe Ramage
Sam
Joe Feldstein
Dubuque
McGregor
Lightners
Mason City
Mabel
Hazel Cronnin
Bert Fiete
Reno
Elkader
C. W. Bean
Will Evans
Alice
Bertha
Mike Rielly
Bray
Henry Flanders
Ruth Hunting
H. P. Brooks
Boston Bloomers
Prairie du Chien
Frank Pukkert
Georgia Quigley
Cedar Rapids
Ray Durr
Dave Allen
Des Moines
Katie Scrogum
Bell Telephone Office
Hazel
Mabel Cronnin
Misses Lightners
Harry Bowen
Rockford, Sr
Henry Bowen
Hokah and Viroqua Notes Highlight Summer Visits
Local social updates from Hokah and Viroqua detail visits and guests including Westby’s Iver Heege and son Palmer, Mrs Danforth in Viola, Mrs J L Dehart from Great Falls, Miss Alma Steenberg’s Spokane return, and many other neighbors visiting relatives, attending events, or staying at summer cottages amid a light local news round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iver Heege
Westby
Palmer
Hanaford
N. D
Viroqua
Danforth
Viola
Snead
J. L. Dehart
Great Falls
Mont
Scott Curtis
P. Mahoney
North la Crosse
Anna Moe
Vint Wilt
Aid Society
Warren Griffin
Marshall Sorrenson
la Crosse
Echenbeck
Butte
Clara Sargent
J. Wilsey
Chas E. Butters
Edenbeck
Hattie Foreman
Atley Peterson
Soldiers Grove
J. K. Shreiners
Albert Anderson
Readstown
Thomas Kilen
Little Son
W. Terhune
Morrison House
Congregational Parsonage
W. J. Mossholder
Rusk
Osceola
Nebraska
San Diego
California
Jesse E. Sarles
Baraboo
Boscobel
Lulu Love
la Crosse Hospital
Lightning damage inspection and local notices from Stevenstown
James Wilson and Frank Brown visited Bells Coolie to appraise stock damage after a lightning event. Mrs. Fredericson was buried last Saturday at the Lutheran cemetery in Stevenstown. she was 91 years old. Miss Elia Anderson visited Frenchville for two weeks. Pearl J. Rarick of Enderlin, visiting at Tom Forrest’s, was the guest of honor at a gathering with families of Matt Anderson, James Wilson, Ed Fuller, and James Forrest. James Forrest and Dana Forrest drove to Holmen. No storm casualties were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
Frank Brown
Bells Coolie
Stock
Fredericson
Elia Anderson
Frenchville
Tom Forrest
Pearl J. Rarick
Enderlin
N. D
Caledonia Man Weds in Dubuque Church
Philip J. Goergen of Caledonia marries Marie Wilberiing of Dubuque at St. Marys church, Dubuque. They plan a wedding trip to Cincinnati. Local notes mention visits, a new 1200 pound bell for the German Lutheran church funded by a legacy, and various social and legal items in Caledonia and nearby La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Minn
Philip J. Goergen
St. Mary’s Church
Dubuque
Marie Wilberiing
Cinccinnati
Ohio
Elizabeth Woods
la Crosse
Ernestine Erdmann
Mary Ryan
H. P. Nelson
Kate Hurley
Blexrud
William Webber
Knights of Columbus
East Beaver
Stadtler
Frances
Optis
Minnie
Jacob Klein
John Serres
Petcr Roberts
H. C. Sueffert
Railroad Time Tables Daily Except Sundays and Saturdays
A concise timetable item noting rail service variations: trains run daily except Sunday, and trains run daily except Saturday. Indicates schedule exceptions for specific days without listing routes or times.
Daily timetable note for O B Q depot trains
A daily schedule states trains arrive and depart at O B Q depot every day except Sunday, with Sunday operations limited to Sunday only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.B &Q
Threshing Season Advances as Farmers Begin Work
On Sunday morning the scene shifts as threshing starts in earnest. Some farmers have stacked grain while others have not, reflecting varying progress across the fields.
Men Sixty and Older Face Kidney and Prostate Risks
A notice asserts many men over sixty suffer kidney and bladder disorders, mainly enlarged prostate. It claims Foley's Kidney Cure fixes irregularities and cites Rodney Burnett of Rockport Missouri reporting relief after two bottles, while noting the writer is over 100 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Rodney Burnett
Rockport
O. T. Erhart
Regular Hours of Work and Rest Guidance
Do not let anything interfere with your regular work and rest hours and ensure you get plenty of sleep. Establish consistent sleep times, create a restful environment, and prioritize sleep hygiene to maintain daytime productivity and health.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tribune
Wanikbd — Boys and
Girls Crosse Can Company
Allen Hotel
Mill Street
Moler Barber College
Ill
R. T. Davis
Tacoma
Wash
Grand Crossing
Henry & Frank's
North Third
North Ninth
Bicknell Mfg. & Supply Co
Janesville
Wis
South Tenth Street
C. Wilson
Dakota, Minn
Redfuss
18Th
Madison
Pine Street
C. F. Halstead
Main
Davenport
Vine Street
Eighth
Mississippi Streets
Sixth and
Mississippi
Frank G. Roth
Fourth
Pearl Streets
la Crosse Street
Pine
Oakland Street
State St
Fred Dittman
John A. Daniels
Linker
South Seventh Street
the Inland Printing Co
Main Street
Victor-Edison
Wisconsin Audit CO
Debold Bros
Denton Street
New Phone
C. F. Klein's Corner Real Estate
S. W. Anderson
P. O
la Crosse Mortgage & Loan Co
S. van Auken
Pearl Street
Pacific Coast
Boyd Transfer Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Schick & Roth —Batavian Bank
Stevens
McMillan
Shorts
Hawiey Com. Co
A. Grams & Sons
W. W. Cargill Co
Langdon-Boyd Packing Go
A. Is
Igs
Ruits
Ecagencawests Peeenories
BUATE
Rockford
Bisn
H. M. Steger
Pickerel
Pike
POORG
Henry Andregg
Carpenters
Thompson's New Carpenter Shop
Corner Ninth
Adams
the Royal
West Ave
Mills
Metropolitan Insurance Company
McMillan Ride
My Place
J. C. Perkins
French Island
Attorneys At Law
Morris & Hartwell
Outing Magazine
Canada
McGregor News
Hokah News
Viroqua News
Lake View Cottage
R. R. Kempter
Elsie
Cora
Lula Kempter
J. W. Rowland
Sylvester Rowland
Rose Rowland
Houston
J. B. Frisch
Tollewild Cottage
Duluth
Grace Lyon
Marguerite
Hecla
Torrance
Belle and Maude Rice
Lewiston
Eva Lieb
Wm. McAndrews
Owatonna
Helen Sass
Rochester
Stark
Geo. Easterman
Chas. A. Lyon
Idlewild
Belle Larson
Hokah
F. M. Grey
Libbie Ray
Abbie Ray
Wm. Ray
F. B. Oaks
West Salem
Stevenstown News
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
East
Winona
Minneapolis
Dubuque Rock Island
Omaha
Southern
Dom
Minnesota
Larena
Burlington & Quincy
Prairie du Coen
St Louis
Interme
Alma
Prescott
St. Aul
Winni
Northwest
Chicag
Northwestern
RBR
Madia
Son
Green Bay & Western RR
Arcadia
Blair
Independence
Whitehall
Merrillan
Grand Rapids
Stevens Point
New London
Green Bay
Oon
Stoddard Chaseburg
Coon Valley
M. Virogua
M. Iy Eee
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