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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1906
Page
7
A list of fruits vegetables and fish with prices per unit and per measure plus excursion ticket details. Includes tomatoes wax beans lettuce celery cauliflower cabbage potatoes carrots beets peas coconuts cucumbers summer squash and more with seasonal sale dates and rail routes to Milwaukee Chicago and Western destinations.
Flour per barrel four dollars straight three eighty. Lard ten twelve to sixty percent. Bacon shoulder six to twelve percent. Picnic hams six percent. Dry beef fourteen sixteen cents. Meal and feed prices listed. Hogs five seventy five to six fifteen. Cattle steers three to three fifty. Heifers two fifty to three. Sheep three to four. Lambs four to five. Cheese and dairy products with various prices. Wheat six shillings five sixpence per bushel etc.
The notice lists everyday groceries with prices: eggs 9c per dozen, butter 22c, creamery 25c, oranges 35c per dozen or 50c, lemons 30c per dozen, bananas 20c per dozen, grapefruit 12% per each or 260c, cherries 25c per pound, pie cherries 15c per quart, gooseberries 15c per quart, blueberries 12% per quart, black raspberries 12% per quart, red raspberries 1c per quart, plums 10 or 15 or 20c per dozen, cucumbers 7c.
Rail ads announce exclusive tickets Sept 15 to 17 for Regimental Reunion and Chickamauga battle anniversary with favorable return limits. Also half rates to Mexico City Aug 15 to Sept 1 for the Geological congress, and half rates to Minnesota State Fair Sept 1 to 8 with return by Sept 10. Apply to Chicago & North Western agents.
Very low excursion fares to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo via the North Western Line will run Sept 19 through 22 with favorable return limits. For full information contact Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
Very low excursion fares apply from all stations September 3 to 14 for round trips to San Francisco and Los Angeles with favorable return limits. Three fast daily trains to California including The Overland Limited and The Los Angeles Limited electric lighted, plus The China and Japan Fast Mail with drawing room and tourist sleeping cars. For full itineraries and information contact Western Ray.
Tickets for a grand lodge event in Toronto Ontario will go on sale September 12 through 15 with favorable return limits. Interests travelers should apply to agents in Chicago and nearby locations for purchase details.
Excursion tickets to the Woodstock Indiana county fair sold Aug 27 to 31 with return until Sept 1, via Chicago and North Western. Also low Boise City Idaho rates via North Western with sale Aug 30 31 and Sept 1 for irrigation congress through Chicago and North Western agents.
One fare for round trip offered for the Southern Minnesota Agricultural and Industrial Fair at Winona. Tickets good for travel September 10 through 14 with return limited to September 15. North-Western Railway.
Excursion tickets will be sold by the C M and St P Railway for the listed trips. Details include destinations and dates for the proposed outings, with prices and routes to be announced at the ticket offices.
La Crosse board of public works invites sealed proposals by Sept 8 1906 to tile or cement sidewalk work at multiple town lots with work to start immediately and complete by Oct 1 1906. Bid bond of 358 is required or cash deposit option of 179. One year guarantee on walks. daily penalties apply if late. Proposals due at city hall with bid security. rights reserved to reject all bids.
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