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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1913

Page

9

Freezeless investment offer in Tribune want section

The Tribune want section advertises a $1 000 investment chance for a freezeless and perfectly crisp product. Includes address 417 North Fourth Street and new phone 482 A. implies an opportunity to make money with minimal entry.

North Fourth Fargo and Moorhead H. P. Overland B. Ott A Sons Co South Front South Third Edison North Main Street Bargain Ford Elsen & Philips South Second John Eetie Wellingham Minn Secand South Fifth Barron Polk Burnt Washburn C. H. Washburn Mississippi Street la Crosse Ike Janssen & Strober Hee South Seventh Street Weis’ Book Store Ferry Street South Fourth Tribune G. A. Krueger South Fourth Street Renier Pianos

Livestock Receipts Rise at Union Stock Yards

Hogs receipts total 34000 with market strong and higher by 5 to 10 cents. Prices range from 6.25 to 7.85 for pigs and heavy hogs, 7.35 to 7.85 for light hogs, and 7.45 to 7.55 for rough heavies. Cattle receipts 17000 with steady to higher market, beves 6.70 to 9.80, cows and heifers 3.35 to 8.50, stockers 5.00 to 7.50, Texans 6.75 to 7.55, calves 7.00 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 20000 with 10 to 15 cents rise, natives 4.40 to 5.65, westerns 4.40 to 5.70, lambs 6.40 to 7.90, western lambs 6.40 to 7.95.

Market Report Livestock Prices Edge Lower Across Commodities

Livestock receipts show hogs 58,000 with slow market and 5 to 10 cent declines. Mixed and butcher hogs range 7.50 to 7.80, heavy categories 7.65 to 7.85, light hogs 7.40 to 7.72, pigs 6.25 to 7.75. Cattle receipts 35,000 with weak trade and 10 to 15 cent drop. Beeves 6.50 to 9.50, cows and heifers 3.30 to 8.20, stockers and feeders 4.90 to 7.40, Texans 6.60 to 7.65, calves 7.50 to 11.25. Sheep receipts 50,000 with weak market native and western 4.40 to 5.60, lambs 6.40 to 8.00, western 6.40 to 8.00.

Union Stock Yards Western

Use an Eraser for Stain Removal on Light Cloth

Instructions advise using an India rubber eraser to remove dirt marks from light colored fabric. It claims spots disappear immediately after rubbing. No dates or people are provided.

Bird Wing Power Versus Human Arm Strength

Observations note that a bird’s wing muscles are about twenty times stronger per size unit than a human arm, highlighting remarkable relative power in avian flight muscles.

Condition of Literature in Modern Output

A concise note from the Washington Post comments on contemporary literature, arguing the field is oversexed but undermanned in production. The remark frames current literary culture and production levels without quoting specific works or authors.

Washington Post

Automobile Man Vines

Cartoon caption from Yonkers Statesman features a diner scene with a waiter and a customer. The patron complains the cheese is too old and asks for a 1913 model, highlighting a humorous anachronism in vintage car culture.

Yonkers Statesman

Tongue of a Viper Shocks Madrid Gossip

A quoted exchange from Blanco y Negro portrays Manolita refusing a kiss, citing her grandfather who warns of a viper’s tongue in Madrid’s social scene. The remark underscores sharp, wry humor in period gossip.

Manolita Blanco Y Negro Madrid

Indian Climate Harms Wooden Musical Instruments

The climate in India damages wooden instruments more than any other wooden articles, causing harm to instruments composed mainly of wood.

India

Clarifying Dr Stumpers Lead to Lesson Laughs

A classroom exchange prompts a joke about titles as seven year old David responds that Dr can mean different things before or after a man's name. The teacher asks for the meaning behind the abbreviation and a light moment follows.

David

Gardenia Posy on Velvet Hat Inspires Summer Talk

In fashion notes sweet and white flowers dominate a black velvet hat with gardenia as the key accent. Women remark that husbands often urge summer getaways, and sometimes that push is sincere.

Foreign Markets and Kansas City Livestock Highlights

Newark stock market opened active with quieting into noon and a dull close. In Kansas City cattle receipts reached 7,000 with steers $8.40 to $9.30 and calves $6.50 to $11.00. Hogs receipts 14,000 with prices $7.45 to $7.80. Sheep receipts 10,000 with lambs $7.25 to $7.75 and feeder lambs $4.00 to $4.75.

Newark New York

Live Stock Receipts and Market Movers Report

Hogs receipts total 25 000 with slow to steady market and mixed demand. Butchers and good heavy hogs priced from 7.45 to 7.85, rough heavy 7.45 to 7.55, light hogs 7.35 to 7.70, pigs 6.25 to 7.65. Cattle receipts 4 000 steady to strong. beeves 6.70 to 9.70, cows and heifers 3.35 to 5.50, stockers and feeders 5.00 to 7.50, Texans 6.70 to 7.75, calves. Sheep receipts 15 000 market firm with 10 expecting higher. native 4.50 to 5.85, western 4.50 to 5.85, lambs 6.45 to 8.10, western 6.50 to 8.10.

Union Stock Yards

Western Fuel Case Now On at Frisco

John L. Howard president of the Western Fuel Company and eight directors are on trial in a San Francisco federal court charged with defrauding the government of customs dues and full weight on imported coal totaling about 500000 dollars.

John L. Howard The Western Fuel Company San Francisco

Chicago Cash Grain and Prices Demo Strong Market Overview

Chicago on December 23 reports mixed price levels across grains and commodities. Wheat bids ranged from No. 2 red 94% to 95 cents, corn from No. 2 yellow 69% cents, oats around 39% to 40% cents, with Minneapolis flax and barley also quoted and provisions holding steady amid hog price stability.

Chicago Chicago Grain Review

Mizpah Meaning Watch Tower in Hebrew Scripture

The word Mizpah means Watch Tower in Hebrew. Examples cited include Genesis 31 49 and verses from Judges and Samuel to illustrate the phrase the Lord watch between me and thee while we are absent one from another.

I. Samuel

Apartment with 34 rooms and eight baths noted in lease

A New York man leases a large apartment featuring 34 rooms and eight baths. The piece describes the daunting prospect of remembering where one places a pipe in such a sprawling residence.

New York

Women and Strength Compared in Early Study

A newspaper note cites a claim that the average woman is only 67 percent as strong as the average man, reflecting historical views on gender and physical ability. The item presents an observation rather than a modern scientific consensus.

Daily Markets price list reads like a small town catalog

The page lists fruit prices for bananas cherries and apples, grains, flour and feed, livestock, and dairy products with varied figures. It includes organizations such as Thomas Phason Co and Langdon & Soru Packing Co and terms like per ton per barrel and per pound.

WANTED Girls in assembling department

Wanted girls for assembling department at Hans Motor Equipment Co. Must have factory experience.

Funke Candy Co Hans Motor Equipment Co. i

Money rates and metals in New York market

New York money on call 37 percent. Time money at 3 to 5 percent. Prime mercantile loans 6 percent. Bar silver London 265 1 4 cents, New York 57 1 2 cents. Demand sterling 4.85 25 to 4.85 30.

New York Time Money Prime Mercantile London

Gum Arabic Solution Cleans Marble Stains

A cleaning tip suggests mixing gum arabic with water to form a paste that sits on dirt stains until it dries. When peeled or washed away, the dirt lifts with the residue, leaving marble cleaner.

Not so Classy First Old Friend

A Harvard Lampoon quip contrasts First class travel and steerage with a playful dialogue about status and greeting to an old friend, capturing campus wit in a concise cartoonish exchange.

Harvard Lampoon

No Room for It in Love Lexicon Says Herald

The Washington Herald states that in the bright lexicon of love there is no word for eugenics. The commentary condemns eugenics in strong moral terms.

Washington Herald

Her Forte and the Power of Quiet Leadership

A reflection on women and authority noting that many prefer effective influence over overt leadership. The piece suggests women often exercise influence by guiding decisions without visibly commanding, challenging stereotypes of bossiness.

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