Help Wanted Ads From La Crosse Tribune
Classified notices show multiple job requests including butchers clerks salesmen barbers and factory workers. Employers include La Crosse Sausage Co Moler Barber College Moore s hand laundry John Gund Brewing Co and Hartzfelt at Hotel Deering with various wages and conditions. Also a $25 reward offered for Henry Davis related to a past deception.
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la Crosse
Paulsen Shoe Company
Hartzfelt
Hotel Deering
Moore’s Hand
South Fourth Street
No. 3Rd St
John Gund Brewing Co
Henry Davis
la Crosse Tribune
Milwaukee Free Press
C. V. Hartzfelt
Wis
Bird superstitions among ancient mariners and sailors
Beliefs that birds foretell weather and events were held by seafaring peoples. The air birds were thought to sense atmospheric changes signaling storms or calms, with sailors magnifying each reaction into omens. The sea swallow’s bill and its renewal of feathers were linked to protective nautical customs.
Death of John C. Clark on business trip
Ocean Park California telegram reports the sudden death of John C. Clark president of Clark Engraving company Milwaukee on a business trip. He died from ptomaine poisoning while away from home.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ocean Park
Cal
John C. Clark
Clark Engraving Company
Superstitions of Birds in Seafaring Lore
The article recounts old beliefs in divination by birds among sailors. Albatross sleep on winds. petrels hatch under wings. kingfishers kept in chests to ward moths. fishhawk as good or bad omen by its cry. gulls bled rarely. shooting stars linked to gulls.
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Jack Far
Local Market Shows Little Change Amid Fine Corn Weather
Butter drops 1 cent to 26 cents per pound at retail while creamery butter sits at 26c. Corn weather remains favorable with fields growing well and many farmers working. Listings include assorted dairy, eggs, flour, and grain prices from Hawley Com Co and A Gramz & Sons, with livestock and provisions showing modest ranges.
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Hawley Com. Co
Wheat Slumps One Cent Amid Bearish Market Tone
Wheat eased one cent after opening at Friday’s close as crop conditions and heavy receipts weighed. Foreign cables offered the only support, while other grains and Chicago futures showed losses. corn and lard followed the general bear market trend with mixed to lower quotes.
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Chicago
Ill
Minneapolis
Prices for fresh eggs produce, fruit and meats listed
A Cleveland area market ad lists eggs, butter, produce, and meats with prices. Fresh items include cabbage potatoes onions tomatoes cucumbers radishes lettuce strawberries oranges bananas cherries melons and more. Meats cover turkey chicken herring salmon and cheeses with per pound or per unit rates. Wood and hay prices are also shown.
The Magic No 3 Mas cot For Cedar Grove Man
A Cedar Grove Maine man credits Electric Bitters with curing long standing liver and kidney troubles. He says one bottle helped and three bottles completed the cure. The ad claims the product as a guaranteed remedy by C T Erhart druggist priced at 50 cents.
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George H. Parris
Cedar Grove
C. T. Erhart
Babe Slayers Sentenced in Infanticide Case
Anna Ellenberger and Kathryn Goldman sisters in law given five year terms for freezing to death Ellenberger’s infant and burning the body in a stove after the death.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Anna Ellenberger
Kathryn Goldman
Nobody Ever at London Language Irregularity Highlighted
The London Standard notes a cablegram error claiming an accused person is "at London" and argues the correct form is living in London. It contrasts usage with places like Paris and St Petersburg and questions when English becomes irregular beyond such phrases.
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London
New York
Paris
St. Petersburg
Chicago
Asia
London Standard
Icelandic lava walls reveal warm summer scenes
A Travel Magazine writer recalls Reykjavik with a lava wall perch overlooking a sunny, bustling streetscape. Cows cats and hens roam, children play in light clothing, and crops blossom, yet the of improbable warmth only highlights Iceland’s rainy, inhospitable stretches.
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Iceland
Travel Magazine
Reykjavik
Doors on stage open outward for easier exits
The article notes that real room doors open inward, but stage doors are usually built to push outward to speed exits. It argues that clumsy handling of inward doors would hinder performance, so outward opening doors are preferred for actors.
Not to me be the praise a gift Betty sings
A Lancashire vicar was urged by the choir to admonish deaf Betty to limit her singing to hymns. He shouted at her about singing, and she finally responded that the praise should not go to her but to a gift.
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Lancashire
Betty
Pall Mall Gazette
Chinese Troops Good Runners In Training
Chinese recruits in drill carry sand in knapsacks advancing from two ounces on day one to sixteen pounds at the end. They can run a dog trot for ten consecutive hours and reach the end in fighting condition.
Better Than His Pick
An Irishman and his friend pass a jeweler window filled with precious stones. Mike jokes that he would not choose a pick but a shovel, turning the moment into a humorous line about practicality over ornament.
Man who grows two jobs where one grew before seen as patriot
The Nashville American quotes a citizen praising a man who expands employment by creating two jobs where one existed, framing him as a model patriot through labor and opportunity.
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Nashville American
Local Universalists Headed to Wisconsin Convention
A large city delegation leaves for Racine to attend the sixtieth annual Wisconsin Universalists convention. principal attendees include Rev H B Laflin and Rev J S Lowe with several local women and William Torrance to join tomorrow. program covers mass meetings sermons and Sunday school sessions through Friday’s excursion and picnic.
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Racine
the Universalists of
Wisconsin
H. B. Laflin
J. S. Lowe
Misses Stimble
Mary Chamberlain
Lark Smith
Nettie Torrance
Cyrial West
William Torrance
Josiah Hocking
Racine Board
A. C. Grier
Church of the Good Shepherd
D. Ellis Evans
Park Avenue Congregational Church
Y. P. C. U. and Sunday School Association
Rena Call
la Crosse
Wall G. Coapman
Columbus
Gladys Grier
C. A. Grier
Angie D. Bessy
Oshkosh
A. Eugene Bartlett
Chicago
Ill
R. D. van Tassel
Lorenzo D. Case
of Universalists
Olympia Brown
Harvey B. Laflin
W. H. Rogers
Jennie Stimble
T.B. Fisher
Wausau
Women’s Missionary Association
Jesus Christ and the Universalist Church
William Phillips
Markesau
L. B. Fisher
Lombard College
Galesburg, Il
Loomis O. Black
Hartford
Benson Hartford
Laymen’s League
T. B
Beef Chef Mix-Up During Ladysmith Siege Dinner
During a Ladysmith siege dinner General Sir Ian Hamilton and Col Ward ate horse meat after it was claimed as beef. A servant revealed the trays were swapped and horse had been served by mistake. The guests reacted with guarded humor as the mix-up was acknowledged.
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Ladysmith
Ian Hamilton
Ward
You
Hamilton
Hampton Court Ghost Tales From the Thames Palace
The London Chronicle recounts uncanny Hampton Court legends including Mistress Sibell Penn Edward VI s nurse buried in 1562 whose monument was destroyed in 1829 and alleged ghostly noises from a spinning wheel. In 1871 two skeletons were found in the Fountain court cloister and buried in Hampton church ending the sounds, with Jane Seymour’s ghost reportedly seen later near Silver Stick gallery.
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Hampton Court
Thames
Cardinal Wolsey
London Chronicle
Sibell Penn
Edward VI
Palace
Hampton Church
Office of Works
Title
Fountain Court
Jane Seymour
Henry VIII
Silver Stick Gallery
Pointed Paragraphs Reflect On Certainty And Human Folly
A collection of maxims from the Atchison Globe moralizing on certainty, hypocrisy, and the limits of money, friendship, and social roles. The quotations probe marriage, nurse stereotypes, truancy, injustice, and defying a wife’s judgment with a hard truth tone.
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Atchison Globe
Nervous New Yorkers Foot Position Reveals Mood
A New York restaurant proprietor notes diners show a nervous crowd by how they position their feet at meals. He observes most do not sit with feet flat on the floor, twisting around table legs or crossing feet, implying an unsettled temperament among patrons.
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New York Post
Young Widow Seeks New Marriage Amid Servant Strife
In a London Telegraph excerpt a young widow laments a cheerless life and vows to remarry. She admits comfort from servants but says she cannot endure ongoing household squabbles without a husband to share her troubles.
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London Telegraph
Walrus Targeting and Ballistic Advice from 19th Century Text
The article argues the best target on a walrus is the back of the skull as the forehead resists bullets. It states heart is the only other vital area and claims bullets can be fired into the blubber with little effect.
Change Sparks Tense Exchange Between Spenders Couple
Mrs Spenders tells John she has many topics to discuss. he retorts that she often brings up topics she lacks. The exchange reveals ongoing marital friction and sharp wit in a domestic moment.
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John
An Interested Couple and the Beguiled Baby
A witty observation on a bachelor left to hold a baby and the anxious look of the baby's mother watching him. The scene captures social tension and amused relief at the moment of shared caretaking.
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Clipa
Railroad Time Babies
Daily schedules show timekeeping notes for babies in transit import.
Chicago Burlington and Quincy In Effect June 3 1906
A terse notice announces the Chicago Burlington and Quincy schedule or policy change taking effect on June 3 1906 detailing transportation or timetable adjustments for the line.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Kewaunee Short Line Expands Midwest Route
The Green Bay and Western Railroad promotes its popular route linking Green Bay to Winona La Crosse Stevens Point Grand Rapids St Paul Minneapolis and other western points. J A Jordan general manager. G Kewaunee general manager. W C Modisett fraction president and agent announce car ferries across Lake Michigan year round.
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la Crosse la Crosse
Arcadia
Blair
Independence
Whitehall
Merrillan
Grand Rapids
Stevens Point
New London
Green Bay
Kewaunee
Green Bay & Western Railroad
Winona
la Crosse
St. Paul
Minneapolis
J. A. Jordan
Gen. Mer. G
Green Bay & Western R. B
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Buffalo
Detroit
Toledo
Lake Michigan
W. C. Modisett
Gen. Fr
T & Pass
Agp
Bay
Wis
Lid on Saloons in St Paul Tightens After Court Ruling
In St Paul the looming Sunday liquor ban remains in effect as saloonkeepers face limited loopholes. The police commission order stands, with enforcement still under Mayor's control. The broader lid extends to weekday closing at 11 PM, amid temperance pressure and potential legal action.
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Paul
Minn
Pine
St. Paul
Supreme Court
St. Cloud
Temperance People of
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la Crosse Can Company
Moler Barber College
W. J. Connors
Reed Street
Houseork
B. Barnes
Ted
Devils Lake
General Houseork
Pine Street
P. O
Whnsville
Ale—Smalls
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E. Wermuth, Moron Coulee Road
Division Street
Redfuss
Madison
Ue South
South House
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Big Co
Care
Paul Mel
Fred Heil ¢ Shoe Co
North Ninth Street
Tribune 6
King
Hub Miller
the Royal
the Inland Printing CO
Main Street
Co. 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
Attorneys AT Law
Morris & Bartwell
Lawyers Financial
la Crosse Mortgage & Loan Co
Wisconsin Audit Company
Mississippi
Badger Street
Baker & Neibuhr
Fifth
Jay Streets
Ninth and
Market
Jay Street
State Street
South Ninth Street
Johnson Street
South Seventh
A. Gramz & Sons
W. W
REO Weesse de Stanae
Iin S
A. B. Moll
Eicia Ais
Gober Seiaceac
Fkich
Sieger
H. M. Pickerel
Poung
Henry Andregg
America
DR. Laflin
Universalists
Lowe
Milwaukee & St. Paul
East
Omaha
Stand
West
Southern
Minnesota
Prairie du Chien
Dubuque
Louis
Interme
Alma
Prescott
Duluth
Winni
Chicago & Northwestern
Waukee
Madia&Cam
Son and
Superior Trempeleau
Galesville
Tona
Owatonna
Stoddard Chaseburg, Coon Valley
Westby, Viroqua
J. E. Wheeler
Orlando Holway
Jos
P. Gohres
Robt
B. Lowrass
Orlandos Holway
W. B Tscharner
Wm. F. Gohres
J. Waite
Hollister
HouuisTea Divus Company
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