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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1920
Page
6
Classified notice shows a woman seeking employment caring for children evenings and Saturdays. Phone contact partially legible with initials and fragmentary digits. No additional identifying details available from the readable text.
The piece lists varied market items and prices including flour per barrel, wheat, bran, and dairy goods. It names apples from Joniebenes to Orleans, Sunkist oranges, cranberries, celery, oysters, pears, prunes, roasted peanuts, and sweet potatoes with scattered price ranges. A brief anecdote about Sandy fishing and a friend asks about his catch ends with a Scottish quip.
Wheat futures advanced on a mixed demand outlook with Argentine prices and commissions driving early drops. December contracts fluctuated near steady levels as traders awaited clearer orders from major traders. Corn and oats showed quieter activity while provisions traded unevenly. overall market firmness emerged late with mixed regional signals.
The report notes bonds easing and stocks fluctuating on Saturday in heavy rubber and related commodity moves. Major firms like United Fruit and Southern Pacific show gains while rail and oil shares slip. Foreign exchange falls to new lows as Mexican prospects lift Mexican oil, and several steel, chemical, and industrials rise modestly in late session activity.
In Warsaw the government has commandeered private dwellings to address the housing crisis, allowing only three rooms per family. The city’s population has doubled since the war, and blood distribution will be expanded under the American relief administration. Also, Oxford University plans to grant degrees to women after years of agitation.
Anna Jarvis, of La Crosse, accuses New York fur buyer Philip Lenser of promising to marry her in June 1913 and repeatedly delaying, ultimately filing suit for damages and asserting he did not wed as promised. The case alleges false assurances during Lenser’s buying visits.
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