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 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1906
Page
5
An advertisement invites men with varicocele, blood poison, or nervo vital debility to visit the doctor’s office for a demonstration of his curing method. It promises safe, quick, permanent results at reasonable rates and offers free initial counsel. Women are urged to seek treatment for persistent headaches, painful menstruation, uterine displacements, and back pain, with home correspondence treatment emphasized.
New York May 16 Carl Schurz refused a major generalship offered by President Lincoln unless his friend General Julius Stahel received equal recognition. Stahel, aged 81, kept the letter a treasure and later Lincoln promoted both men. The missive dated Camp near Falmouth Jan 25 1863 explains Schurz would forego advancement to avoid blocking Stahel, preferring to command the Eleventh corps as brigadier general or not at all. Lincoln called the letter noble and Schurz’s friend Stahel recalls the moment fondly.
Berlin surgeon Dr Turbin, expert specialist, will return to La Crosse on Monday May 21 1906 at Hotel La Crosse from 9 AM to 4 PM and on the fourth Monday thereafter. He offers treatment for nervous debility blood poison rheumatism enlarged veins fistula piles kidney bladder and other lingering ailments with no charge for consultation.
Quotations from Chicago Board of Trade show mixed grains and livestock data for May and July contracts. Highlights include wheat around 83 cents, corn near 48 cents, oats in the low thirties, and fats like lard near 8.50. Cash prices for winter and spring wheat, oats, and various grades are listed, with live stock receipts and price ranges for hogs, cattle, and sheep. East Buffalo figures mirror steady to firm activity across cattle, hogs, and lambs with specific price bands.
Market pricing catalogue lists patent per barrel oil at 4.60 and straight per barrel at 4.40. Bran per ton 17, shorts 58, white middlings 19, red dog 20. Dairy items from H Anderegg include butter 27 to 29 cents, roll butter 21 cents, eggs 16 cents. Cheeses with several varieties and prices, hays and straws priced by ton or bale. Fruits from California naval oranges 3 to 4, lemons 3.50 to 4, bananas per bunch 1.50 to 2.50, pineapples 2.50 per dozen.
Fragmentary lines show capital stock undivided profits and deposits with illegible terms. Names, dates, or locations are not readable. The text appears to be a partial balance sheet fragment from a bank with missing data.
A help wanted notice seeking a bookkeeper or clerk. The applicant must be young and able to furnish references on ability, habits, and trustworthiness. Apply with references to this office addressed to "A."
A brief loan notice offering to advance money on items such as diamonds and watches. Contact Stevens at 510 Mair Street for details.
State Bank of La Crosse April 6 1906 shows resources including loans and discounts 649407.19 bonds and securities 77665.90 banking house and fixtures 42000 deposits 2400000 capital stock 100000 surplus 50000 undivided profits and totals listed for assets and liabilities.
National Bank of La Crosse report dated April 6 1906 lists resources loans and discounts 2 853 734 06 overdrafts 1 745 17 U S bonds to secure circulation 250 000 00 other bonds 212 800 00 bankings house 50 000 00 other real estate cash resources totals 4 197 899 34 with U S bonds to secure deposits in vaults 564 971 32 with treasurer 12 500 00 surplus 24 im undivided profits 250 000 00 circulation 820 520 11 UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY.
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.