This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
7
A jumble of ads offers barber training, dying to learn trades, delivery of exhausted dry cells, and housekeeping help. Listings include wanted bricklayers, demonstrators, cashiers, cooks, maids, and general housework helpers. Some for sale items describe boats, land for sale, furniture, and a Pullman baby carriage with dates and locations in La Crosse Wisconsin.
Mrs. Marie Erickson of Salem died June 1 1915 at her daughter Mrs C H Hawkins home in West Salem Wisconsin A Norwegian born 1821 she married Hans Erickson in Norway and the family settled Larson Coulee for fifty years She survived by five daughters twenty six grandchildren and thirty great grandchildren plus visiting relatives and friends Local notices mention Trempealeau visitors and ongoing social calls with neighbors and relatives through the area
Market list from Celery California to Dairy butter and cheese lists prices by item. Includes produce such as lemons oranges grapes strawberries onions cabbage pineapples and fruits, plus lambs chickens turkeys ducks and various cuts of meat and dairy products with per unit or per crate pricing. Local suppliers listed as Farmers' Co operative Packing Company and Hawley Com Co with quoted mills and grain prices.
New York stock market starts brisk with Bethlehem Steel leading gains of 3 points and Baldwin Locomotive up 1 percent. Bethlehem Steel peaks at 162 then slides to 160 as American Smelting and United States Steel rise. noon quotes show strength with Smelting at 76 and U S Steel at 59 and a late dip before 2 pm. Prices end firm despite slight afternoon fluctuations.
New York financial brief notes money on call at 1 percent and time money at 3 to 3 1/2 percent for six months. Prime mercantile funds range 3 to 4 percent. Bar silver quoted London 237 16d, New York 49 cents. Demand sterling at 4 78716.
Kansas City Missouri cattle receipts reach 8 000 with market steady led by steers 5 85 to 5 90 cows and heifers 4 90 to 8 00 stockers and feeders 6 00 to 8 10 calves 6 50 to 10 00 Hos-Receipts 12 000 market strong bulk 7 20 to 7 70 heavies 7 60 to 7 75 mediums 7 65 to 7 70 lights 7 60 to 7 75 Sheep receipts 5 000 market steady to strong lambs 8 50 to 11 30 ewes 5 25 to 5 85 stockers and feeders 4 00 to 7 00
Hogs receipts 15 000 market steady to shade higher mixed and butcher prices 7 35 to 7 72 percent good heavy 7 50 to 7 65 rough heavy 7 06 to 7 20 light 7 45 to 7 75 pigs 6 00 to 7 45 Cattle receipts 3 000 market steady to strong beeves 6 75 to 9 50 cows and heifers 3 20 to 8 75 Texans 6 50 to 8 00 calves 7 50 to 10 25 Sheep receipts 9 000 market steady native 6 40 to 7 10 western 6 50 to 7 25 lambs 7 75 to 10 25 western 8 00 to 10 40 spring lambs 7 50 to 11 50
Butter Creamery at 27 to 27 across firsts 26 to 27 beaten 25 26 cents. Eggs Ordinary 16 to 16 firsts 15 to 15. Cheese Twins 15 to 15 Young Americas 15 to 15. Poultry Fowls 13 ducks 12 to 15 geese 8 to 1 springs 20 to 26 turkeys price. Potatoes receipts 45 cars Wisconsin white 44 to 50 red 42 to 45 Michigan white 44 to 50 red 42 to 45. New potatoes 50 cars Florida barrels 5.00 to 5.50.
Chicago cash grain markets report bid prices for wheat with No 2 red at 1.23 to 1.25 dollars, No 4 red at 1.23, No 2 hard 1.28 to 1.39, and No 3 hard 1.27 to 1.30 dollars. Corn listings show No 2 yellow 0.71 to 0.72 dollars, No 3 yellow 0.71 to 0.714, No 4 yellow around 0.70 to 0.71, with further yellow varieties and quantities noted.
Miss Lillian Whittenberg departed Thursday for an extended western trip after a farewell picnic Tuesday. She will visit the exposition. Miss Lillian McIntosh of Burr Oak and Mrs George McDonald were noted in recent social notices as spending time with relatives in Kansas City before summer.
The notice lists bids and price ranges for various grains and seeds including white and mixed grades of wheat and oats with percentages, spring oats, rye, barley, timothy and clover. Prices shown include rye at $1.16 to $1.17 per unit and timothy and clover in the 5 to 12 dollar and higher per unit ranges.
The Chicago grain market opened after the holiday with a broad selling wave and 4% to 3 point drops from Saturday close. Short covering and profit taking caused a rally, with prices later moving into positive territory. Corn followed wheat lower at the start but then firmed, while provisions stayed steady before selling pressure pushed prices down.
Theodore Weipert a farmer west of Lansing Iowa drove his car through the plate glass window of Kerndt brothers general merchandise store Sunday afternoon the accident caused 100 in damage He was not injured Boy Scouts met to plan a tournament and Sunday services were set for Children s Day at the First Presbyterian church with an arranged program
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.