Classified notices and commandments parody in Tribune issue
A jumble of employment ads for factory and jewelry positions mixed with a spoof of the ten commandments printed in Tribune. The text lists jobs at brewing, La Crosse Can, and a Milwaukee jewelry firm, followed by a humorous moral code and a CEL-PEP-KO advertising note attributed to the June 30, 1906 National Pure Food notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gund Brewing Company
Ted
Jess B. O
Care Tribune
la Crosse Can Company
Riis Engagement Note From President Praises Prospective Marriage
President Roosevelt writes to Jacob Riis praising his daughter Mary Phillips Riis as the prospective spouse of Riis’s literary assistant. The letter was shared with Richard Phillips, Mary’s father, who notes Mary is 30 and described as of extraordinary character and lofty aspirations. Mr Phillips, a cotton broker in St. Louis, highlights the age difference with Riis but calls the union ideal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Velt
Jacob A. Riis
Mary Phillips
Hom
United States
Chard Phillips
Riis
Phillips
For Rent and Classified Ads Snapshot
A collection of short rental notices and ads. Unfurnished two rooms second floor at city heat $11. Right room house for July 1 at Corner Ninth Market. Two furnished rooms modern second floor 214 South Seventh. Modern nine room house for rent. Seven room house at foot of Seventh street $9. Help wanted wrapping paper sales in Wisconsin with earnings. Married man seeks farm position. Inland Printing Co offers commercial printing services in La Crosse. Ice cream found at Royal for 25 cents a quart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker & Neibuhr
Fifth
Jay Streets
Ninth and
Market
South Seventh Street
Seventh Street
Wisconsin
Kemper-Thomas Company
Cincinnati
Inland Printing CO
la Crosse
Main Street
Daily Markets Albany Market Figures and Local Crop Woes
Gooseberries sell for a shilling a quart as a new fruit on the local market. Farmers near De Soto report cutworms destroying about a thousand plants nightly, with several growers noting similar losses. Market prices for butter eggs flour and grain are listed, with livestock and provisions values included, reflecting a town in routine trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto
Obacco
Wheat reacts in steady way today on strong buying
Wheat opened just under Saturdays close then rose with substantial buying and a confident undertone. Corn edged up slightly while oats dipped. July wheat at 94% cents, up 2.5 cents, with Chicago and Minneapolis quotes showing firm levels for July and September contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Minneapolis
Remarkable Healing Report From Port Byron
Amos F. King of Port Byron New York claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured a leg sore he bore for over 80 years now at age eighty five. The product is guaranteed to cure all sores by O T Erhart druggist priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Byron
N. Y
Amos F. King
O. T. Erhart
Punishment Quotation Echoes Classical Wit
A fragment cites Horace noting that punishment, even when slow, often catches the offender. The quotation emphasizes justice pursued through time and merit.
Local Market Prices and Agricultural Goods List
A quoted price list catalogs fresh eggs butter and dairy items, vegetables, fruits, and meats with per unit or per unit equivalents. It includes cucumbers tomatoes cabbage lettuce green peas strawberries pineapples cherries oranges lemons bananas and more, plus various timbers and hay prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAL
A. B. Moll
Buccaneers Outing at Dresden Island on Jolly Fritz
A La Crosse Labor Journal item details Ye Bold Buccaneers led by Weisbecker Kowalke Stingle Young Koehn Bender Gruber and Lavallee visiting Dresden Island aboard the Jolly Fritz. The voyage featured mishaps and humorous incidents including Young’s poses and a rain soaked scene with various antics and weather effects on Lake St. Pierre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Weisbecker
Chas. Kowalke
Fred Stingle
Henry Young
Billy Koehn
Gus Bender
George Gruber
P. Lavallee
Dresden Island
Young
J. S
Bender
Pierre
Hurrican
Bemby
Lake St. Pierre
Launch Capsizes In Milwaukee River Escape Saves Ten
Ten people including four girls escaped drowning when a gasoline launch capsized in the Milwaukee river at the foot of Erie street. The vessel was caught by the wake of the steamer City of Chicago causing it to turn turtle. Howard Williams and relatives built the boat and were aboard. Life saving boats rescued all passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Erie Street
City of Chicago
Goodrich Line
Chicago
Howard Williams
Panama crisis headlines and wartime notes in July dispatch
A cryptic July dispatch from Washington references crisis, the Isthmian scene, and war department remarks. It mentions Taft, Judge Benes, and cost factors as new policy hints emerge amid ongoing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama
Amle
Loving Freed By Rum And Hate In Virginia Case
In Houston Virginia on July 1 the jury found ex judge W G Loving not guilty by reason of insanity for the April killing of Theodore Estes near Oak Ridge. The defense cited eight years of drunkenness as the diminishing influence on Loving’s mind. The trial revealed Estes had mistreated Elizabeth Loving after inviting her to drink and the next day Loving tracked Estes down and shot him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
W. G. Loving
Theodore Estes
Oak Ridge
Estes
Elizabeth Loving
Lovingston
Miss Kidd
Kidd
Loving
Harry Sgiead
Snead
DROWNING Tragedy Follows Unrequited Love in Madison
In Madison Wisconsin on July 1 22 year old Anna F Ruddy daughter of Mrs Bernard Ruddy of Westport ended her life by drowning herself in Lake Mendota after her beloved Sever Johnson did not reciprocate. A note found inside her watch read The last I say is good by dear Sever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Anna F. Ruddy
Bernard Ruddy
Westport
Lake Mendota
North Hancock Street
Ruddy
Sever Johnson
East Main Street
Sever
Grant County backs La Follette delegation
Robert Glenn Lancaster ex-sheriff of Grant county said there is no sentiment against La Follette and no opposition will be filed if he needs the Grant county delegation. The remarks were made at the St Charles hotel in Milwaukee on July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
la Follette
Grant County
Robert Glenn Lancaster
St. Charles
Revolver Tragedy Ends Relation in Amery
Magnus Thompson shot Minnie Flamum after a quarrel in Blackbrook Polk County and then killed himself. Minnie Flamum was wounded and is reported in dangerous condition. Thompson left a note stating if they cannot live together they will die together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amery
Wis
Magnus Thompson
Minnie Flamum
Thompson
Blackbrook
Polk County
Minnie
Wisconsin Stock and Grain officials arrested on mail fraud charges
Seven officers of the Wisconsin Stock and Grain Co were arrested in St Paul on federal warrants for using the mails to defraud. Names include L A Wood George W Wood Clinton D Phelps Martin P Quigley Charles T Kelly Bruce D Tuttle and H P Ernsberger. Bail ranges from 3 000 to 5 000 with hearings set for next Friday. Post office inspector W M Ketcham reports 65 complaints alleging fictitious trades totaling 342 000 placed on a board of trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Wisconsin Stock and Grain Company
United States
L. A. Wood
George W. Wood
Clinton D. Phelps
Martin P. Quigley
Charles T. Kelly
Bruce D. Tuttle
H. P. Ernsberger
Quigley
Tuttle
Spencer
Woods
Phelps
Kelly
Ernsberger
Federal Grand Jury
Postoffice
W. M. Ketcham
Chicago
Board of Trade
I League and Iowa League scores recap
Sports page lists I League results with Peoria Cedar Rapids Springfield Clinton Rock Island Decatur Bloomington Dubuque and fif teen innings noted. Iowa League results show Quincy Burlington Jacksonville Keokuk Ottumwa Marshalltown Waterloo Oskaloosa with several decisive scores.
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Peoria
Cedar Rapids
Springfield
Clinton
Rock Island
Decatur
Bloomington
Dubuque
Quincy
Burlington
Jacksonville
Keokuk
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Oskaloosa
Csewes
Eeeeve
Hehe
Esace
Quincy Onda
Koctbn Sae Keokuk Pein Hbase
Memorable Day with Dr King’s New Life Pills
A nostalgia laden notice proclaims a memorable day when Dr King’s New Life Pills were introduced as painless purifiers that cure headache and biliousness. The ad notes the pills keep the bowels right and price is 25 cents at O T Erhart’s drug store.
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Dr. King
O. T. Erhart
Miss Martha Sestak Heads to Aurora for Visit
Miss Martha Sestak leaves for Aurora Illinois to spend two weeks with her sister Mrs Gleason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Sestak
Aurora, Il
Mra Gleason
Kewaunee Short Line Promotes Wide Route
Green Bay & Western Railroad markets its service as the popular route between Green Bay Winona La Crosse Stevens Point Grand Rapids St Paul Minneapolis and western and northwest destinations. J A Jordan general manager. C B Kewaunee official line to New York Boston Philadelphia Washington Buffalo Detroit Toledo. Lake Michigan car ferries offered in summer and winter. W C Modisett general freight and passenger agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosse
la Crosse
Arcadia
Blair
Independence
Whitehall
Merrillan
Grand Rapids
Stevens Pot
New London
Green Bay
Kewaunee
Green Bay & Western Railroad
Winona
Stevens Points
St. Paul
Minneapolis
J. A. Jordan
Gen. Mgr. C
Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western RR
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Buffalo
Detroit
Toledo
Lake Michigan
W. C. Modisett
Gen
T & Pass
Agt
Wis
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Tribune
Rite
Moler Barber Liege
Inland Printing
Mpany
Inland Printing Company
L-Pep-Ko Nerve Bracer
Theman
Berry Street
Valya Garment Colny
State Street
North Seventh
Bain Street
Retafoen
Pine Street
Third Street
Jay
RIS
King
Hub Miller
the Royal
North Tenth
Hawley Com. Co
A. Grams & Sons
W. W. Cargil Co
Langdon-Boyd Packing Go
Saini Tiss
Dore
Wisconsin Audit CO
C. S. van Auken
Pearl Street
Pacific Coast
The
Boyd Transfer Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Debold Bros
Denton Street
New Phone
Schick & Roth—Batavian Bank
Stevens
McMillan
Dakota Land
Dakota
H. R. Barber Shop
Corner Ninth and
Adams
F. D
Tribune Office
Attorneys AT Law
Morris & Hartwell
la Crosse Mortgage & Co
Vilain
Horace
M. Steger
Doug
America
Buccaneers
Noah Fritz
Labor Journal
RT Don
Anda WY
R. M. LA
Woods IS
Freeport
Fond du Lac
Wausau
Ives
Paes
Barlow
Stark
C. Cowwesso
Schoon’en
Warhop
Gardner
Escess
Spanton
Rogers
Delvin
Speiser
Karnell
Pela
I ‘Dunbar
Avenare
Kwemtueeae Ames
Letcher
xStark
Ireland
Fiske
Dunbar
Ames
Starkhop
Anderson
Oshkosh
Eau Claire
Safford
Hale
Burgoss
Sullivan
Divan
Miller
Caldwell
White
Bubser
Eau Claire Lynch
O'Leary
Gleason
Lippert
Watson
Stang
Hutton
Batley
Vaesees Eberly
PD W
Creesese
Kberly
Lynch
Stout
Wausau R. H. P. A
Eere
Chem If
Eawee Ok
Brady
Ewse
Fox
Eseeeerees
Nagle
Peersaeese
Eee
Veepagel
Kroy
Campbell
Whitmore
Grimes
the State Bank
LA Crosse, Wis
U.S
Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Dam Rock Island
Omaha
West
Minnesota
Burlington & Quincy
Prairie du Chien
Interme
Alma
Prescott
Duluth
Winni
Chicago & Northwestern
Macias
Son
East
Superior Trempeleau
Galesville
Owatonna
Green Bay & Western & A
Stoddard Chaseburg, Coon Valley
Westby, Viroqua
Worl
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