Article clipped from Sturgeon Bay Door County Advocate

A Little of Most Anythingby Dee DumntJust think how, nice they've been! Haven’t you got a favorite waitress; iBn’t the nurse wonderful to the baby; are you thankiulto the cook you call in for tho big parties; has the traffic cop been courteous and llnlent, and hasn’t your newsboy been fa'thful in delivering your daily paper?Bet you anything, each one of them would appreciate a Christmas gift.* • ■*This reminds us of a news item we discovered while assimilatingour way-back-when advertisers’ copy for this week. Here It is*: Since a better-naturod and better looking ,bunch of telephono girls could not be found anywhere than those who softly mur-’mar ’number?’ it Is up to the subscribers to do the right thing by way of appreciation.’’ Well, it paid to advertise, for the girls received more Christmas gifts than ever before In the history of the local officer-thirty years ago.the Christmas need of a new.and comfortable, Btylish cutter, and remarked * that the sleigh-riding days were here.Mrs. W. Bunda, who operated a store at Sister Bay, announced she had a carload of candies to sell for Christmas. ■ /.Stephenson furniture store suggested for Christmas gifts, a freBh supply of corn feathers for sofa pillows, as being most up to date, soft, and unusually' light.‘ The E. G. Karker News Depot carried a diversified line—newspapers, books, wallpaper, paints, varnishes, candies, and cigars. _• •The C. Nelson Restaurant in Sawyer, located in the “Nefr Opera House” building, served their patrons excellent meals. As a sideline they carried a line line of candles, nuts, fruits, Christmas tree ornaments, toys, freshGifts ofAppealCut Glass Salt and Peppersat $1.28.wLovely Book Ends . . $1.80 to $4.50 pr.THrvntftl PftT*ftlTnO Bot-oysters in season, masquerade suits to rent. It was advertised these suits were suitable for “going Christmas fooling in” or to act Hke a Santa Claus.• • •R. Weitllch advertised himself as the leading Jeweler and In late December, a prepared suggestive Christmas present list was published in this paper. Here are a few of the interesting Items and It only goeB to show we have gone d long way In thirty years? For the ladies the list included lockets, lorgnette chains, letter seals, cutglass- cologne bottles, sterling silver mounted tooth-bruBheB,. card albums and stock collars and ties. For men the list comprised watch fobs, shaving muggs, military hair brushes, scarfpins, cufflinks, Edison phonographs, and French stag novelties.riej] IBIUUIEIBlilRIDhexji/dcnafDIAMOND RINGNature rook a million years to make this superb expression of her handiwork. Cherished for its flawless,sparkling beauty, iris an everlastingreminder of the die love that lives beyond the years’'—truly a Bluebird Diamond Ring ishpr gift supreme ”
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Sturgeon Bay Door County Advocate

Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, US

Fri, Dec 18, 1936

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