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Advertising notice for carpet cleaning by a vacuum system. Includes phone numbers 3322 and 968-R and address 520 Mill St. Date 5 10 6 10.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1909
Page
7
Advertising notice for carpet cleaning by a vacuum system. Includes phone numbers 3322 and 968-R and address 520 Mill St. Date 5 10 6 10.
The committee on buildings and grounds will receive bids by 3 p m on June 1 1909 for painting and decorating the corridors and sheriff's office in the basement of the La Crosse County Courthouse. Each bid must be accompanied by a 50 percent certified check payable to the County Clerk. The successful bidder's check will be retained until work is completed and accepted. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. W F Baker W A Bradley G J Ritter committee on buildings and grounds.
Notice to stonecutters and roofers for cleaning and joint flashing of stone at La Crosse County Court House. Bids due 2 p m June 1 1909 at County Clerk's office. Bid payable to County Clerk. Successful bidder's check held till work completion. Other checks returned. Right to reject any or all bids reserved.
Mrs. Julia Tarrington plans a fresh coat of paint on her house. Several Dakota residents including Mrs. Brickett Mrs. Whitlock Mrs. Jake Done Sr Mrs. Alice Purdy and Janice Mrs. John Donehower and children Ella and Billy visited Mr and Mrs Wallace Cameron for a birthday gathering. Elsie Wendht returned home from W H Harringtons. Sylvia Wilson and Emma McKown visited Mrs Geo Wilson over several days. John Donehower freshened his store with new paint. Eighth grade exams were held here. Mrs Northrup and children from Rice Lake Wis visited Mills residents.
Mrs. Sadie Wihby sues Raphael Haweeny Brooklyn leader of the Orthodox Greek church and Syrians in America for defamation alleging she was coerced into an early marriage in Philadelphia and later shamed by Haweeny’s Tripoli report. The suit seeks $10,000 in damages.
The United Dry Goods company of New York was incorporated Saturday with a capital of 51 million dollars. Merchants say future control of the wholesale dry goods trade could make it one of the era’s most influential trusts. J. P. Morgan is listed as an interested party.
A witty reflection notes that facing the bill itself can be as embarrassing as dealing with the collector, highlighting social awkwardness in financial matters.
The article presents the general price movement for the coming week through quotations from market observers. It notes buoyancy in agricultural goods, steady metals, and cautious energy trends, with investors watching supply signals and global trade cues.
Cattle receipts 2000 steady with beef cattle classed from 51.0 to 7.25 dollars and Texas and western ranges 4.75 to 6.35. Hogs receipts 10060 steady with grades from 6.80 to 7.75 dollars and pigs 5.80 to 6.70. Sheep receipts 2000 unchanged.
May 15 cattle receipts 1,000 steady with beeves 5.10 to 7.25, Texas 4.60 to 6.10, western 4.75 to 6, stockers and feeders 3.60 to 5.65, cows and heifers 2.50 to 6.25, calves 5.25 to 7.50. Hogs receipts 10,000 active steady with light 6.90 to 7.35, mixed 7.05 to 7.50, heavy 7.10 to 7.75, rough 7.10 to 7.20, Yorkers 7.30 to 7.35, pigs 5.85 to 6.80. Sheep unchanged.
Mrs. Minnie Rumstick and her two children Myrtle and Ruby aged 7 and 3 were moved to the county poor farm after Humane Officer Charles H. Berry found the family destitute with no food. The children were placed in the Home for the Friendless as the mother, exhausted from overwork and starvation, lay ill in bed. The husband, out of work all winter, burned the furniture before leaving.
New York stocks opened with strength as many issues advanced to new highs and Steel common rose to 605-8 while railroads and Reading posted gains. At Chicago, cattle receipts reached 20,000 with strong beeves and mixed hogs trading in the 6.80 to 7.50 range and lambs near 6 to 9.40 for western markets.
Butter creamery extra 24 cents firsts 23 12 cents seconds 21 4c dairy extra 23 tec Eggs firsts 21c seconds 20c Cheese twins 13 to 18 4c young American 13 to 14c Live poultry turkeys 15c fowls 15c ducks Iic geese 7 to 8c springs per dozen 4 to 8 dollars Potatoes 80 to 95c
Dispatches from Bluefields Nicaragua report night riders have ravaged banana plantations for three nights and signal a looming revolution. Attacks target the Bluefields Fruit Company. Seven American and Mexican warships operate nearby as more than 5,000 Nicaraguan forces gather on the Honduran frontier under General Aurelio Estrada.
Cattle receipts 6000 with native steers 5.25 to 7.00, southern and western categories up to 7.75, cows and calves 3.00 to 6.75, bulls 3.40 to 5.25. Hogs 10000 with heavy hogs 7.10 to 7.32, packers 6.90 to 7.25, lights 6.60 to 7.10, pigs 5.50 to 6.60. Sheep 15000 with muttons 5.00 to 6.50, lambs 6.00 to 8.50, wethers 4.75 to 7.50, ewes 4.00 to 6.00.
Chicago reports closing ranges for grain futures. Wheat prices span No 2 red 150 to 152 and No 2 hard 132 to 139, while corn shows No 2 at 75 cents and No 2 white at 75, with other grades quoted and oats at varying fractions.
Advertisement offers a money back guarantee if two thirds of a bottle of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are used as directed. Claims include stomach cleansing invigoration digestion improvement and bowel regulation with a prompt path to better health.
Denver May 24 The second week of the Presbyterians General Assembly opened with a study of the standing committee on free education. The afternoon session will hear the education committee report and debate is anticipated. Enthusiasm ran high over labor meetings held yesterday, seen as bridging church and working classes. Dr James Barkley of Detroit delivered the moderator s annual sermon reviewing global church work.
If a man is the architect of his own fortune he should not limit himself to air castles. The owls continually hold conventions and decide that the eagle flies too high.
Chicago trading closed the week with wheat fortunes volatile yet near highs, July up as much as 14 cents at open before softening, corn and oats showing strength, and provisions tame. Cash fruit and produce list varied with strawberries at 2.75 per 24 qt case, lemons 2.50 per 360 size, and pineapples about 2.75 per crate. grain and dairy prices cited by local firms.
May 22 report from Cleveland notes a new problem for street car riders as counterfeit tickets circulate, causing confusion and potential fare disputes on the transit lines. Authorities warn passengers to buy only official tickets and report suspicious passes.
Camden South Carolina May 24 Funeral arrangements were set today for Charles Green Bush a leading American cartoonist known for Father Knickerbocker and the Roosevelt in khaki emblem He created New York City representation with the high hat and democrat plume influencing many later caricatures and political cartoons The death followed a heart attack last night
The Birmingham Age-Herald remarks that dreams contrast with desires yet align with dietary habits, suggesting subconscious links between eating and dream content, reflecting a curious folk psychology stance.
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