Help Wanted Rows Reflect City Job Ads
A cluster of classified notices seeks barbers, U.S. Army recruits, a clerk, teamsters, cooks, and housekeepers. Listings include Maler Barber College in Chicago, recruitment at Hotel Grand in La Crosse Wisconsin, Gateway City Transfer Line, Mrs W W Withee in Cass street, and several general housework positions with street addresses and brief requirements.
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U. S. Army
United States
Hotel Grand
la Cress2
Wis
Pfund’s
W. W. Withee
Cass
Main St. Gem
N. W. Cor
For Sale Classified Ads Various Items and Businesses
Numerous sale notices list plots in Car and Brayton Additions, Warner’s Addition corner Main and 23rd Streets, and other real estate bargains. Also offered are a bullpups, a nine room modern house with sheds, a camera, a gasoline wood sawing rig, a high grade piano, iron beds, stove, and kitchen cupboard, Negatives from Kleist studio, an invalid chair, a Reo Touring Car, a 6 H. P. gasoline engine, a Buffalo coat, and a long established dry goods and home line business in Chicago with lease terms and part payment options.
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Car & Brayton’s
Addn
Warner
Calidonia St
No. 10Th
B.” Tribune
North Twelfth Street
Kleist
5Th and
State Sts
Penny Gallery
Barron Kidg
Reo
Mill Street
For Rent or Sale at Miller's Farm North of Golf Links
Classified notices list Miller's farm north of Golf links for rent or sale ideal for a dairy or truck farm. Also multiple rental ads including four rooms at 508 No. Ltd Frank G Roth listing a 16 room hotel at George and Gohres Streets. Lost items include a pearl turquoise brooch and amber pipe stem with rewards.
Miscellaneous Classified Notices Then and Now
A mix of classifieds lists gasolines, wood sawing, meals by day or week, catering and typewriter wants, boarders, job ads at De Luxe Studio, furnished rooms, shoe repair, farm sales by Gilbertson Land Co., and house purchase payments. Includes names, addresses, phones, and local business references from La Crosse area.
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J. J
6Th St
de Luxe
Lyric Theatre
Main Street
M. Tribune
Nels P. Wekseth
No. 3Rd St
la Crosse
Wis
Jackson
Monroe
Gilbertson Land Co
Melrose
Tribune
Wanted to Exchange for Board and Room
Exchange notice seeking a high grade automatic drop head ball bearing sewing machine unused with a 10 year guarantee. Prefers board and room in exchange. Addressed to N. R. at Tribune.
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N. R
Tribune
Daily Markets Chicago and Minneapolis Prices Summary
The report lists closing, high and low values for wheat corn oats and minor grains in Chicago May and July and Minneapolis May and July. Hog prices show 46 000 hogs active and strong with near term bids around 4.20 to 4.50 while cattle and sheep trade shows steady to weak demand and volumes.
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Miner & Co
Chicago
Minneapolis
Creamery Butter Advances One Cent on Wholesale Market
Creamery butter rose by one cent on the wholesale market and now sells for 35 cents per pound. Dairy butter declined slightly to 27 and 0c, with the market noting good sleighing could boost farmer produce shipments.
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Listman Mill Co
Barre
H. M. Sieger
Henry Andregg
W. W. Cargill Co
Langdon-Boyd Packing Co
HOSB
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Wecseccc
Hawley Com. Co
Liverpool and markets update across grains and livestock
Wheat and corn prices move lower in Liverpool and Chicago cash. carrots oats and hogs show mixed figures. Cattle and sheep estimates indicate steady prospects with imports and exports shaping the market. stockholder meeting set for April in Kentucky. New York steel loan activity fades with cautious sentiment amid foreign borrowing. Weather in Cincinnati affects crop vigor and drying conditions.
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Liverpool
Chicago
Seaboard
Minneapolis
Southern Pacific
Berchmont
New York
Cincinnati
Price List of Fruits Oysters and Provisions
A long scanned price sheet lists fruit vegetables and provisions with prices from various suppliers including Apples from New York Washington and Jerseys Oysters meats dairy and pantry items. The document also notes a public notice about the National Pure Food and Drug Law and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as compliant.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
Palmer juror breaks down over Walsh verdict
Elbert E. Palmer a Harvard farmer and juror in the John R. Walsh case weeps as he affirms the verdict amid press and security. Walsh aides and government agents shadow him while Walsh supporters seek to challenge alleged coercion and a possible new trial.
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Chicago
Elbert E. Palmer
Harvard
John R. Walsh
Clerk Buell
Farmer Palmer
Walsh
Secret Service
Palmer
Mr. Walsh
Anderson
Frank Bigelow
Milwaukee
Fort Leavenworth
Burglary, Insurance, and Real Estate Notices
General notice lines include fire life and accident coverage, plate glass, burglary, sprinkler leakage, and bond details. Also ads for ice cream at 25 cents a quart, money to loan, diamonds bought, rental listings, houses for sale, land plots, and a La Crosse mortgage loan office at 322 Main Street offering salaried loans on furniture, pianos, or wagons.
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Bond
C. S. van Auken
Pearst
P. O
la Crosse
R. R
la Crosse Mortgage & Loan Co
Main Street
Boyd Transfer Co Cuts Rates to Pacific Coast
CUT RATES on household goods to Pacific Coast and other points. Superior service at reduced rates. The Boyd Transfer Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
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Pacific Coast
The
Boyd Transfer Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Electric Supply and Construction Co Ad Promotes Services
An old advertisement highlights Burford’s capability to fix all electrical lines and perform repairs and construction. It promises a complete range of fixtures and supplies at the lowest prices and lists 227 Main St as the address for Electric Supply & Construction Co and Schick & Roth at Batavian Bank Building with telephone 290. The ad ends with a witty line about a man’s finances and choosing to act.
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Schick & Roth
Batavian Bank
Man Killed Crossing By Freight Locomotive
Clinton Iowa February 6 Ollie Rockabrand a Clinton barber was struck by a freight locomotive at the Sterling passenger depot while crossing the tracks to board a Clinton passenger train. He was hurled sixty feet from the right of way and died within an hour from a broken thigh an arm and internal injuries. He was 40. A widow and a son in Chicago survive.
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Clinton
Ollie Rockabrand
Sterling
Rockabrand
Chicago
Surrenders After Shooting Brother in Milbank
Joseph Egermayer of Twinbrooks surrendered to Sheriff Murray in Milbank after a confrontation in his room with his brother George and John Peschow. A scuffle led to a discharged revolver and George cried out. Egermayer walked four miles barefoot and was badly bruised and nearly frozen.
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Milbank
S&l. D
Joseph Egermayer
Twinbrooks
Murray
George
John Peschow
Veterans banquet and convention in Winona hosts Spanish War group
A large gathering of Spanish American War Veterans from Minnesota and Wisconsin met in Winona last evening. About six local veterans attended including Officer A B Chandler. The Minnesota commandant and other officers were present and the event was enjoyed by all.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Winona
A. B. Chandler
Order
Farmer's Wife Slays Self In Minnesota Farm County
Mrs R Ulrich wife of farmer Reimer Ulrich living five miles north of Barnesville Minn cut her throat with a razor. Dr Cyr was summoned but arrived too late. Mrs Ulrich 62 years old.
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Barnesville
Minn
R. Ulrich
Reimer Ul1rich
Maps for fire system planned for city hall
Otto Mueller works in the city hall engineer room drafting maps of north side fire alarm boxes hydrants water mains and the fire station with south side maps to follow. The item notes local civic planning and upcoming map work.
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Otto Mueller
Gateway City Camp
George Albrecht
L. Meyer
W. Knothe
Peter Banasik
Denton Street
When a Man Is Sick Neighbors Show Varying Help
A proverb notes that a sick man gets different neighborly responses based on illness duration. Half a day of sickness prompts inquiries, a full day prompts visitors bearing dainties to tempt the appetite.
Death on Ice Cake Highlights Queer Stillwater Incident
Nelson P. Thoren, a farmer west of Stillwater, died after fainting and sitting on an ice cake while pulling ice from a lake for storage. Heart disease listed as the cause. Thoren, born 1841 in Sweden, leaves a widow, eight children including Rev. Hugo Thoren of North Eas ton Mass. Funeral for Tesdale BE Fellows held at Ascension Episcopal church with local Masons in attendance.
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Stillwater
Nelson P. Thoren
White Bear Road
Mr. Thoren
Sweden
Hugo Thoren
North Easton
Mass
Peter Stefanson
Gas & Electric Light Company
Barnes
Tesdale
Ascension Episcopal Church
la Crosse Candy Company
Marshfield Syrup Company
August Anderson
The
Food Department
Keeping Open House Digestive Health Ad
Feel good with Dr. King's New Life Pills that regulate stomach liver and bowels for proper function. 25c at O. T. Erhart's drug store.
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Dr. King
O. T. Erhart
Actor and girls under arrest in Sioux City case
Miss Retta Hamlin aged 17 and Miss Alice Childers aged 16, both residents listed as Des Moines, were taken in custody by Police Matron Thurston and sent to the Good Shepherd home awaiting relative instructions. Actor Clyde Clements 21 was arrested with the girls at Hotel Vendome and jailed at the police station after a trip from Moville and prior work with the Meridon Stock company. The trio arrived Jan 21 seeking to resolve unpaid hotel bills that precipitated the trouble.
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Sioux City
Retta Hamlin
Alice Childers
Des Moines
Thurston
Good Shepherd’s
Clyde Clements
Hotel Vendome
Moville
Meridon
Clements
Goldie Cole
New Grand Theater
Trainmen Held Up by Two Women
Early in the morning two railroad workers on the line between Billings and Forsythe were robbed at a crossing west of the Northern Pacific station. Two women operated the robbery with two male accomplices, forcing the men to surrender watches but not money. No arrests have been reported.
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Billings
Mont
Forsythe
Northern Pacific
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised by Carpenter
E S Lopez of Manilla New York says as a carpenter he has had many severe cuts healed by Bucklen's Arnica Salve saving him pain and money. The salve heals burns sores ulcers fever sores eczema and piles and costs 25 cents at O T Erhart Druggist.
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E. S. Lopez
Manilla
WN. Y
O. T. Erhart
Madman Fires Up the Fergus Falls Woolen Mills
William Butterworth, an escaped inpatient from Oshkosh Northern Wisconsin insane hospital, entered the Fergus Falls woolen mills boiler room and built a red hot fire. The boiler was empty, flues scorched, and damage ran into hundreds of dollars before police arrived.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
William Butterworth
Butterworth
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Coal man fined for selling at 1 916 pounds to the ton
A coal dealer was fined after selling coal priced at 1916 pounds per ton. The case highlights a pricing irregularity and enforcement action taken by authorities.
Big Red River Dam Proposed to Power Fargo Crookston Grand Forks
A group of Red River valley businessmen form a company to build a large dam on the Red river near Halstad Minnesota. They say the dam could power Fargo Crookston and Grand Forks and fund an electric railroad and flood control while potentially meeting government approval in Washington. Elias Steenerson, Crookston postmaster and brother of Congressman Halvor Steenerson, is among the backers.
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Crookston
Minn
Red River Valley
Red River
Halstad
Wild Rice River
United States
Washington
Elias Steenerson
Halvor Steenerson
Steenerson
Fargo
Grand Forks
Grand Fors
Duluth
Twin Cities
Northwest in brief Mandan closes blind pig rooms
Mandan North Dakota reports that Alex Froelich and Joseph Winbauer, linked to blind pigs operations, had their businesses shut by Judge Winchester. They had prior city ordinance fines of 50 and 100 dollars. Other items include life sentence for Oscar Hogan in Ottumwa and upcoming education talks in Estherville.
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Mandan
N. D
Alex. Froelich
Joseph Winbauer
Winchester
Ottumwa
Oscar Hogan
Fort Madison
Hogan
Stockholm Street
Elias Konkle
LE Sueur
Minn
Monday Club
Park Hotel
Bauer
Snow
Louis Cosgrove
Ora J. Parker
Dr. Conley
Mankato
Central Minnesota Poultry Association
H. W. Perry
Ed Ore
F. A. Fisher
L. J. Smith
EB. C. Willard
Fred O. True
Slayton
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the Tribune
323
Maler Barber College
Ill
Femaie
Tribune Office
Z. F
Frank Bendel
Park Ave
E. Alexander
South Fifth Street
Register of Deeds
F. H. Aiken
Typewriter Exchange
Weis’ Book Store
Main St
G. E. Kelberger
Jay St
WM. Blaine
Sixth Street
Corner State
CHI
John ©. Burns
N. Y
Tribune Sporting News
the Royal
Stevens
McMillan
EIN
Osie We
Late City News
Ladies
Men's Society of the
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Magelssen
Northwest
Ice
Thoren
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