Otto Says Holiday Goods for Every Man
Otto promotes a wide sale of holiday goods aimed at men in all roles. The catalog stresses selection quality and moderate prices to help women choose suitable gifts for brothers fathers sweethearts and husbands.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
9
Otto promotes a wide sale of holiday goods aimed at men in all roles. The catalog stresses selection quality and moderate prices to help women choose suitable gifts for brothers fathers sweethearts and husbands.
Madison Wis Dec 20 Senator Smothy Burke of Green Bay will introduce a bill to lower industrial insurance premiums claiming compensation firms are earning as much as 40 percent profit. He argues premiums can drop while compensation rises without harming company profits.
A 600 voice community chorus will perform in Milwaukee on Christmas Eve as part of the tree festival Albert Ehlman selects songs familiar to the public and Hugh Bach directs band accompaniment to the singing.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds. It claims two hour doses will clear nasal passages relieve feverishness headache and sore throat and costs two cents at any drug store. It urges readers to avoid substitutes and to quit snuffling.
Chicago officials report unprecedented bonuses and wage gains totaling as much as 20 million dollars across major firms. Armour & Company and Sears Roebuck lead with large employee hires and pay increases, reflecting wartime profits and rising prosperity.
Beth and Anne host a Christmas Eve party for twenty five settlement children in Gilbert Randall personal studio. Randall, recently returned from war in France, appears as the unbidden guest and reconnects with Beth through a portrait he sketched of her last summer. The party ends with Beth recognizing him and Randall feeling relief at being home.
The overnight casualties list from Ottawa includes Private E Prickson of Duluth Minnesota. The notice notes his name among Canadian casualties as of Tuesday.
An explosion at the Oliphant Johnson coal mine nine miles north of Vincennes Indiana on Tuesday afternoon endangered 300 miners. Only fifteen men were rescued as the mine burned and crews battled the blaze.
The House approved a Christmas recess with adjournment set for Friday December 22 and reconvening at noon on January 2, after a vote held on Tuesday.
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