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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1908
Page
7
Classified notice items from a historical paper include job leads for barber training and Army recruitment, several help wanted lines for women and hotel staff, and multiple FOR SALE and FOR RENT notices. Names like Maler Barber College Chicago and Hotel North Western appear among the listings.
Insurance advertisement stating representation for general lines including fire life accident liability plate glass burglary sprinkler leakage and bond by first class companies for C. S. Van Auken located at 328 Pearl.
Lost on New Year’s Eve a mink collar. Return to Bart Brg. Co. for reward. Contact Joseph Beutler at 721 South Fourth Street, new phone 468A, old 9674.
Royal offers ice cream at 25 cents per quart. The short notice item notes price for customers seeking a quick treat.
A notice identifies Dr E E Burritt formerly with Dr J R Foster now at 133 South Fourth Street and mentions Schick and Roth architects and superintendents for the Batavian Bank Building. It lists telephone 290 and gives a weather related instruction for stacking firewood with bark on the bare side up.
A past issue fragment shows multiple classified items including Wanted copies of The Tribune August 10 1907 paid 5e each, horse buyer listing Clark and Clark 322 324 Fifth St, request for the name of a gentleman who assisted Mrs Montague after an accident, furnished rooms and board, sewing by the day, lighthouse keeping rooms, day work and housework or waitress, gasolined wood sawing by J E Alexander 915 South Fifth St old phone 3095.
A local loan shop advertises money to loan on diamonds and valuables with contact at Stevens 209 McMillan.
Winona Minnesota January 6 The annual report of the Winona police department shows that the lid has not produced the desired results. There were 611 arrests in 1907 compared with 454 in 1906. Lodgers rose to 770 from 551. Most arrests were for intoxication. The lid mainly drove lodgers away Saturday nights to avoid a dry Sunday.
The Forsake Jonah mine near Ely Minnesota sections 30 has been abandoned after seven fortunes sunk in vain effort to extract wealth. About $800000 has been spent in litigation and nearly $500000 more on development with little to show. Backers have retired despite expectations of rich returns amid hard work and bitter disputes.
La Porte Minnesota January 6 An drew Johnson a shoemaker took his son to Walker hospital after a rat bit the boy’s hand while sleeping Doctors found the hand chewed in several places with teeth marks causing extreme pain to the child
Article by Dr. A S Alexander explains azeturia a fatal equine disease from overfeeding and idle work. It details symptoms paralysis from hind legs to dark urine and outlines prevention through reduced grain and increased exercise. Also describes stocking of legs and care in sanitary stables.
Drafting ewes helps avert garget teat injuries and milk supply issues. An example from my district shows a ewe staked in the udder leading to a dead lamb and a black sore at the rear quarter, kept dressed to heal.
A turkey raising note warns readers that the year’s turkey business faltered for many but encourages better judgment and reattempts. The writer recounts rye field damage and turkey illness from confinement, noting two recoveries after epsom salts and that unsuitable food harmed poultry.
Green rye provides winter green food for poultry and is a good year round option. Buy breeding stock now with Bronze turkeys favored for vigor and size. Avoid inbreeding and keep hens separate from a single gobbler. Turkeys should not be crossed and government restrictions hit patent medicines in poultry care.
Dr. Walter J. Marclay, superintendent at Walker, announces the Minnesota state sanatorium for consumptives is ready for patients after a long water system delay. He praises site near Walker, the forest, lake water supply, open air design, and facilities for gardening, with pavilions and sunlit dining areas supporting open air treatment.
The American Trust and Savings bank and the Fidelity Trust and Savings bank merged on January 1 1908 in Cedar Rapids forming the city’s largest bank. The news notes other items including Congressman Haugen’s Decorah stop and a police arrest in Des Moines.
In Duluth on January 6 a Bryan faction letter to Minnesota Democrats warns Gov John A Johnson to back William J Bryan for the Denver convention. Signed by National Committeeman T T Hudson and eighty more Bryan supporters, it alleges selfish interests behind Johnson’s camp and urges open fight for Bryan. The group aims to organize to secure Bryan’s nomination and election.
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