La Crosse Shopper Debunks Big City Christmas Prices
A La Crosse woman recalls a disastrous Christmas shopping trip to Chicago and Milwaukee, reporting crowded stores, theft scares, and worse treatment than at La Crosse shops. She ends vowing to shop locally, noting better service and lower costs at home.
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Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Marshall Field’s
State Street
Leather Goods
Leather Goods Department
North Side
Field's
Boston
Siegel & Cooper's
Novent Petticoats Highlight At Etzel's Store
Local notes list Knutesen's department, Jonny Kroner returning from a business trip to New York, a trunk left at 304 South Third to be called for or sold, and Mr. and Mrs. Evenson returning from Portland Oregon. Funeral for Lizzie Berg held at Lutheran church. Walking skirts featured at low prices at Reitzel's.
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Bnkruptcy
C. L. Baldwin
Wilton
Fine Electric
A. O. Colby
Lizzie Berg
Luteran
Reitzel’s
James Todd
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Featured In Local Ads
Santa Claus letters pile up at the post office. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised as a tonic with 35 cent tea or tablets. Notices mention Dr Will Powell diseases of women and local business promotions at Reitzel's and Blume's. Funeral for Mrs Nichols scheduled. Perry Shrake leaves for Baraboo. Frank B Gesler editor of the Ban.
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Minn
la Crosse
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Reitzel
Santa Claus
Will Powell
Ada Bellsach
Pine’ Street
S. Boma
South Third
Eiderdown
Reitzel’s
Nichols
Col. C. M. Nichols
F. P. Nichols
Onalaska
Adam
Eden
Tampa
Dave Bailey
W. D. Cantillon
Northwestern
Blume’s
Bijou
Perry Shrake
Galesville Independent
Baraboo
Northwestern. Mr. Shrake
Katherine Boltz
Arcadia
Wis
Frank B. Gesler
Ban
Hub Miller to Open La Crosse Theater Buffet
Harry Miller plans a first class theater buffet in the north part of the new La Crosse theatre building with a lease for term. He expects to open in January and will style the windows with his old nickname Hub Miller. The venue will feature fine wines cigars and an upscale retreat.
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Harry
Hub) Miller
The
Met
la Crosse ‘Theater
Mr. Miller
la Crosse
Hub Miller
Miller
Chi
Club plans ceremonies and public inspection after meet
The Brunswick-Balke-Collender representative will buy fixtures in Chicago and return in two or three days to announce plans. Ceremonies will be followed by a reception and lunch in the club rooms, open to the public the next day for inspection.
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Cago
Elks Set December 29 For New Club Opening
The Elks selected Saturday December 29 for the formal opening of the new Elk club. The rooms may be ready earlier, but opening is postponed to accommodate week events. Winona Elks will attend and supervise initiation with about fifteen candidates planned.
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Elks
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Winona Ilks
Mississippi Methodists Session Opens in Laurel
Delegates and visitors gather in Laurel for the Mississippi conference of the Methodist church. The southern half of the state attends a weeklong session with Bishop Seth Ward of Texas presiding and ministerial changes to be announced in coming days.
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Mississippi
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Methodist Church
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Texas
Local ads promote gowns pianos and photo finish before holidays
Reitzel's offers gowns 75 cents to 1.25 with sale prices at 98 cents. Pianos for sale, tuned and rented by A. Ruhoff on S Seventh Street. Kleist Studio promises Christmas photo finishes if visited before the 18th. Gate Way City Transfer Line provides carriage service, phone 179. Yesterday.
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Reitzel
A. Ruhoff
S. Seventh St
Kleist Studio
Gateway City
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