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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1906
Page
7
Readable OCR list shows a wide range of market prices for turkeys to lambs. Items include poultry, dairy, fruits, vegetables, grains, cheese, and livestock with per unit or per ton pricing and regional varieties. Entities include California lemons oranges apples lettuce pork and beef products among others.
Readable ad fragment shows prices for eggs butter fruit and berries at LA CROSSE AFTAIL. Items include eggs 9c, butter 22c, creamery 25c, oranges 50c per dozen, lemons 30c per dozen, bananas 20c per dozen, grapefruit 12 to 26c each, cherries 25c per pound, pie cherries 15c per quart, gooseberries 12 to 15c per quart, blueberries 12%c per quart.
The notice lists prices for fruits vegetables and fish including raspberries plums cucumbers tomatoes wax beans lettuce celery cabbage and more with per peck per pound and per bunch details. It also advertises low rate excursion tickets by the C M and St P for trips to the Pacific coast intermediate points Denver Colorado Springs Ogden Canadian New England points with dates in June July August and September and North Western Line rail service via Chicago and North Western Bay agents.
Very low excursion rates via the North-Western Line to Chattanooga Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Minnesota State Fair Hamline with favorable return limits. Dates include September 15 to 17 for Regimental Reunion and Chickamauga anniversary and August 15 to September 1 for the International Geological Congress. Apply to Chicago & North Western Railway agents.
Ex cursion rate of one regular first class limited fare for round trip applies from all stations Sept 3 to 14 with favorable return limits due to national Baptist convention. The Overland Limited and Los Angeles Limited electric lighted trains run to California with sleeping cars. The China and Japan Fast Mail also offers service to both cities. Additional Toronto, Ont rates offered Sept 12 to 15 for I O O F grand lodge events. Apply to Chicago & North-Western agents.
Excursion tickets to the Woodstock Illinois county fair are discounted from August 27 to 31 with return validity through September 1. Apply via Chicago and North Western Ry.
Tickets for the national irrigation congress in Boise City will go on sale August 30 31 and September 1 with favorable return limits. Apply to agents Chicago and North-Western Bay.
Round trip tickets offered at a single fare for Sept. 10 14 with return by Sept. 15. Applies to agents of Chicago and North Western Railway. Limited to specific travel window for the Southern Minnesota Agricultural and Industrial Fair in Winona.
The Board of Public Works in La Crosse invites sealed bids by August 28, 1906, to supply materials and labor for concrete or tile sidewalks at multiple lots. Bids require a 358 bond or 179 cash deposit, one year warranty on walks, and a daily $6 penalty for delays. contracts awarded to responsible bidders by the city commissioners H J Beckwith, Arthur B Roberge, and George Falk.
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