Help Wanted Local Trade Jobs From The Tribune Listings
Numerous help wanted ads from The Tribune including Moler Barber College Chicago listing men to learn barber trade, staining and tool company positions, Milwaukee coal yard shovelers at $3.00 daily, engineers for Modern Steam Laundry, bindery workers, office bookkeeping trainee, a German speaking boy for clothing business, various domestic helper roles, and other young women and girls sought for housekeeping and dancing lessons.
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Moler Barber College
Chicago
South Third
Reliable Steam Laundry
North Sixth Street
Michel Brewery
Genasco Roofing Co
E. _ &E. Hayes
East Third Street
St. Paul
Groff & Derr Constriction Co
Newburg
Main Street
South Eighth Street
Funke Candy Co
North Front Street
South Ninth Street
Flour Prices Rise as Patent, Straight Up in Local Market
La Crosse flour mills announce a price advance with Patent flour up 20 cents to $6 per barrel and Straight at $5.80. Feed remains steady while other local prices for dairy, eggs, and produce are listed alongside market figures dated Tuesday October 8, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Hawkey Com. Co
YMCA Board Meeting Postponed On absentee Director
Forris and Hartwell report the YMCA board meeting is delayed to Friday due to F H Schoefield's absence. A devotional committee led by P M Brink plans a ten part series by laymen at Sunday men s meetings starting the first Sunday in November.
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F. H. Schoefield
P. M. Brink
Fishermen Return from Richmond Fishing Trip
Alderman J. A. Keller City Clerk Joseph Sieger and several citizens returned from a weeklong fishing expedition at Richmond. The message ends with a witty local proverb about bachelors and marriage and a note urging good opinion.
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J. A. Keller
Joseph Sieger
Richmond
Careless Hunter Shoots Himself in Verona Farm Family Tragedy
Madison Wisconsin October 8 Aged 16 Paul Reaner son of Casper Reaner a Verona farmer was accidentally shot to death when his gun discharged while he held it with the butt on the ground and muzzle in hand. His brother Albert and his father Casper were nearby the accident happened as he was dragging the gun and picking sensing root. He died instantly before Albert could reach him three rods away.
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Madison
Wis
Paul Reaner
Casper Reaner
Verona
Albert
Quote on credit risks over money misperception
The remark notes that excessive credit exposure can pose greater danger than wealth. It contrasts financial risk with moral or practical hazard, implying caution in lending or borrowing practices.
Woman Mistakes Man's Audacity for Bravery
A reflective line notes how some women misread bold daring as true courage. The expression examines perception, gender, and the fine line between confidence and recklessness in social interactions.
Chicago Markets Wheat and Corn Prices and Commodities
Open closes show July wheat at 1.04 for Chicago deliveries with small gains and December at 1.02 to 1.04. Corn figures around 0.59 to 0.60 for July and December with modest shifts. Minneapolis delivery lists December at 1.10 to 1.11 and May around 1.13 to 1.14. Liverpool notes wheat up at open and closed unchanged. receipts at Chicago include wheat 111 cars, corn 448, oats 254. livestock bids feature hogs 6.15 to 6.85 and cattle 10,000 head, sheep 6,800.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Liverpool
Fog at Sea Awakens Bravery and Fear at Hook of Holland
A fog bound voyage toward the Dutch coast terrifies passengers yet yields humor as calm breakfast tables, a craving for ham and eggs, and a renewed mood follow the ship’s return to speed and a sunlit opening over Holland after the Berlin wreck site is passed.
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Hook of
Holland
C. Lewis Hind
Berlin
Pronunciation Problems With English Place Names
A letter by a London Chronicle correspondent lampoons the difficulties and comic mispronunciations of English and regional place names. It compares spellings in Stalisfield and Starchfell, Parpor for Papworth, Ellsworth for Ellser, and local variants from Suffolk to Norfolk and beyond.
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Feaitherstonehaugh
Beecham
Kent
Stalisfield
Starchfell
Huntingdonshire
Hanover
Papworth
Parpor
Ellsworth
Suffolk
Waldringfield
Wunnerful
Chelmondiston
Chimston
Norfolk
Happisburgh
Hazebro
Hunstanton
Hunston
West Country
Badgeworthy
Badgery
Cornwood
Kernwood
Uttoxeter
Bathampton
Southwark
Brompton
Bromleys
London Chronicle
When a thief has an opportunity to steal he takes more
A saying notes that a thief, upon finding an opportunity, often steals additional items beyond what was possible. It reflects on opportunistic crime and the broader temptations that can accompany easy chances.
Secret signs guard checks against forgery and a nose on a face
The article describes methods to protect signatures from forgers, including a tiny back blot on checks and cork signature copies. It recounts a millionaire kidnapped over a forged check, and notes other safeguards like crossing checks and secretaries guarding ledgers. It then shifts to anatomy, explaining eye structure, blind spots, and facial features including noses, ears, and symmetry.
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Great Britain
States
Pearson’s Weekly
Electric Railway Inventor and Early Pioneers
An overview notes Thomas Davenport of Brandon Vermont as the first to suggest the electric railway while Abbe Salvatore Del Negro of Padua is credited with an early reciprocating motor toy. Davenport exhibited a toy motor on a circular track in 1834 and 1835, with the electric railway becoming practical about fifty years later.
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Thomas Davenport
Brandon
Abbe
Salvatore del Negro
University of Padua
Davenport
Springfield
Boston
Telegram to Sister Lucy and Town Telegraph Operator
A husband and wife in New York Weekly discuss mailing a letter and urging rapid dispatch. The wife notes sending a telegram to Sister Lucy that morning and writes to the local telegraph operator to hasten its delivery.
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Lucy
New York
Railroad Time Tables Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul
Daily schedules listed with notes for trains running daily except Sunday and daily except Saturday indicating service gaps and timetable conventions across the railroad network.
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Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Milwaukee
Madia&Cam
Son
East
Winona
Owatonna
Green Bay and Western Railroad Warpath to the West
The Green Bay and Western Railroad promotes service between Green Bay Winona La Crosse Stevens Point Grand Rapids St Paul Minneapolis and all western and northwestern destinations. J A Jordan general manager markets route and network expansion.
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Arcadia
Blair
Pigpangonee
Merrillan
Grand Rapids
Jevens Point
New London
Green Bay
Sundaes
Green Bay & Western Railroad
Winona
la Crosse
Stevens Point
St. Paul
Minneapolis
J. A. Jordan
Gen. Mar
Daily train service with Sunday exceptions
A daily schedule note states trains run daily except Sunday with Sunday arrivals and departures at the CB station.
Odd Fellows Delegate Heads to Sparta Convention
Mr. O. J. Johnson, a Rudolph encampment delegate, left at noon to represent La Crosse at the Odd Fellows convention in Sparta. Mr. B. Webster of La Crescent accompanied him. The routine business includes elections of state officers and Johnson is a candidate for one of the high offices.
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O. J. Johnson
Rudolph
The
Odd Fellows
Sparta
la Crosse
B. Webster
la Crescent
Johnoon
Johnson
A Handy Measure For Half Pint In A Pint Jug
A London Graphic note explains a practical method to split a pint jug into two equal halves. Tilt the jug so the liquid reaches the upper edge of the bottom while just touching the lip at the mouth. This creates two nearly equal spaces, each representing half a pint.
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London Graphic
Monkey Before the Looking Glass Says Sharpe
A witty exchange quoted from the Boston Transcript features Gerryman and Miss Sharpe debating what a mirror reveals about self and vanity in a humorous dialogue fragment.
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Gerryman
Miss Sharpe
Boston Transcript
Lavater Quote on Affectation as Poverty’s Vanities
A quotation from Lavater condemns affectation as the vain effort of poverty to seem rich, stating that pretended grandeur betrays trivial means and social aspiration.
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Lavater
Engagement Break Revealed in a Disappointed Exchange
A courtroom dialogue exposes mutual disappointment in love as a judge notes one party suspected the other had wealth while the other doubted the first’s money. The exchange suggests the engagement is likely to end amid mutual disillusion.
Dowry Joke Echoes in Local Banter
In a playful exchange Meg Blatter teases Karl about happiness and asks him to contact his father to double the dowry, reflecting a tongue in cheek tone from Gendorfer.
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Karl
Meg Blatter
Gendorfer
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Tribune
Girls
la Crosse Can Company
Stamping & Tool Co
Third
Cass
Milwaukee Yards
Peter Fischbach
North Eighth
Secon
Necurnace
A. M. Brayton
Vine
South Ninth
South
Tanberg Auto Co
E. Hyland
Stevens
McMillan
Thompson’s New Carpenter Shop
C. Fe Klein's Corner
Vine St
P. O
Mortgage & Loan Co
South Hieventh Street
South Fourth Street
Division
City Heat
Tribune Office
North Ninth Street
South Seventh Street
Third Street
la Crosse Motor Car Co
J. E. Zimmer
Care Tanberg Auto Co
North Eighth Street
Krueger
Jackson
Green
W. C. Pierce
C. S. van Auken
Pearl Street
Pacific Coast
Boyd Transfer Co
Schick & Roth—Batavian Bank
the Royal
Fourth Street
Park Store
A. Grams & Sons
Gere Ae
Elie
Cosneess
W. W. Carzil Co
FORD
Langdon-boyd Packine
Lumdus Iy
Amon
Lewes
Sein Senna Mess
Concord
Fokay
California
Goror
Rockford
Sus
Henry Andregg
Limburger
Attorneys At Law
Forris & Hartwell
CHI
Hidden Marks& Bank
Opticians
Alexander the Great
Wellington
Grant
Dan Omaha
Rock Island
Minnesota Vision
Tos & Me
Burlington & Quincy
Suse Peeen Jenene
Prairie du Chien
Dubuque
Louis
Interme
Chicago & Northwestern
Green Bay & Western & BR
Kewaunee
Lake Michigan
W. C. Modisett
Gen
T & Pass
Azgt
Bay
CB & Epot
Stoddard Chaseburg
Tvo
cocBa
Westby
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