Boy Scouts Join Red Cross Seal Campaign in Milwaukee
Milwaukee scouts over 100 strong bolster this year's Red Cross Christmas Seals drive in cooperation with the Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis Association. They distribute Crusader editions, deliver 2,500 copies, and replace hikes with messaging work, boosting seal sales and education. One former patient from Blue Mound Sanatorium shares his recovery to motivate others. T. J. Werle to become scoutmaster as the group expands activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Say Scouts
Red Cross
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Crusade
Crusader
Wisconsin
Blue Mound Sanatorium
Blue Mound
T. J. Werle
Association
Bedroom Clocks Compare In Prices And Styles
A catalog listing several clocks including a mahogany eight day cathedral gong clock at 3.95, a parlor clock with colonial brass finish at 8.95, a tambour solid mahogany case clock at 5.95, and a crystal clock with gold plated case at 14.75. All feature eight day movements and hour and half hour strikes.
Fire damages Practitioners' hospital in Chicago
Chicago December 22 nurses struggled to quiet patients as a fire swept through the Practitioners' hospital causing about 20000 dollars in damage.
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Chicago
Practitioners
Major Stephenson Visits Milwaukee Soldiers Home for Holidays
Major John Stephenson formerly of La Crosse now with the Soldiers Home in Milwaukee is in the city for the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stephenson
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Whispering Lesson in Church Sparks Honest Remark
An alert young girl learns not to whisper in church and promises better behavior if allowed to return. Her aunt takes her to a shorter service where the strict rule is taken literally. The child comments on the preacher’s quality, noting he is worse than the one heard last week, before ending with a hopeful, sunny note.
Christmas event and local personals in La Crosse
Personal items note a Yeomen Christmas tree celebration Tuesday at 8 p m for adults and Yeomen children with dancing at 9 30 p m. Several locals are listed with visits and travels including John Wilhelm’s improvement, a birth at St Francis hospital, and various residents from Madison Beaver Dam and Seneca on business trips.
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John Wilhelm
West Avenue South
E. C. Miller
St. Francis Hospital
Cameron L. Baldwin
Eau Claire
A. O. Colby
Perle Davis
Jefferson Hotel
Minneapolis
St. Paul
la Crosse
F.H. Bush
Waukon
Iowa
B. M. Jostad
Madison
Wis
O. R. Andres
Norwalk
KF. E. Wall
Eastman
O. W. Campbell
Beaver Dam
S. J. Danner
Sparta
Gateway City Transfer Co
J. A. Hackett
North Freedom
William Johnson
South Front Street
Maine
Seventh Streets
la Crosse Hospital
Hr. E. Cather
Houston
Minn
Odell Gilbertson
Winona
Henry Coughlin
Seneca
William Enright
John W. Mashek
Cashton
M. F. Leary
Michael Leary
J. O. Bjengum
Spring Grove
Please Do it As You Pass Please Do it As You Pass
Druggist at 503 Main Street issues reminder to customers in plainspoken notice. Local call urges prompt service and orderly conduct while shopping.
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Main Street
Local visitors register in La Crosse yesterday
Minn. visitors J C Harlow from Janesville Elias Trygestad of Viroqua and A H Long with J D Stuart of Prairie du Chien spent yesterday on business and visiting friends in La Crosse. John Devlin and H Fossum with O Olson from nearby towns were also seen at a local hotel and a Prairie du Chien businessman C C Nagle was in La Crosse yesterday on business.
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Minn
J. C. Harlow
la Crosse
Janesville
Elias Trygestad
Viroqua
A. H. Long
J. D. Stuart
Prairie du Chien
John Devlin
Wis
H. Fossum
O. Olson
Mabel
C. C. Nagle
Armour Establishes St Paul Headquarters To Buy Beef
Business is good as Armour & Company sets up headquarters in St Paul to compete with Swift in beef purchases. The move is seen as boosting regional prosperity. In Bloomington Illinois six hundred workers returned to the American Corn Products Refining plant, closed since October 1, and Acme Harvester in South Bartonville will reopen January 2 with about 150 workers.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Northwest
Armour & Company
St. Paul
Hankers
Bloomington
American Corn Products Refining Company
Acme Harvester Company
South Bartonville
Society Dinner Honors Birthday of Mr F P Hixon
Mrs F N Funke hosted a twelve cover dinner for her husband’s birthday. Mr F P Hixon and daughter Miss Ellen Hixon plan a Christmas holiday visit to Minneapolis with Mr and Mrs W L Hixon. High School Christmas Party at Hixon Gym drew a large alumni-filled crowd. dancing from 8:30 to midnight amid red and black decorations and football blanket displays.
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F. N. Funke
F. P. Hixon
Ellen Hixon
Minneapolis
W. L. Hixon
High School Athletic Association
Hixon
Local social notes from Chicago and beyond report holiday visits
Miss Helen Shorna returns from Notre Dame academy to spend Christmas. Mrs. Walter Robbins of Nampa Idaho arrives in the city to visit the A Bellevue and S W Robbins families. Alfred Bellevue Jr from Philadelphia medical school is home for the holidays. Mrs. Sarah Ross Graham of Minneapolis visits sister Mrs. Charles McDonald. Miss Mary Bunting, back from two years abroad, spends holidays with her mother Mrs. Florence Bunting and recalls Paris bomb event near her pension. Miss Eleanor Schweizer returns from Wellesley for holidays. Miss Irene Esch returns from Madison to join the holiday gathering. Carl Schweizer, employed by Ingersol Watch in New York, is home for the holidays.
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Helen Shorna
Notre Dame Academy
Chicago
Walter Robbins
Nampa
Idaho
A. Bellevue
S. W. Robbins
Alfred Bellevue, Jr
Philadelphia
Sarah Ross Graham
Minneapolis
Charles McDonald
Mary Bunting
Florence Bunting
Miss Bunting
Paris
Eleanor Schweizer
Wellesley
Irene Esch
Madison
Carl Schweizer
Ingersol Watch Company
New York
Application for Retail Liquor License, La Crosse
Citizen applicant Robert Braun Jr seeks license to sell strong spirituous malt and intoxicating liquors for on premise drinking at Nos 226 and 228 Pearl Street La Crosse from December 21, 1914 to July 1, 1915. Bondsman Globe Indemnity Co. dated December 21, 1914.
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City of la Crosse
United States
Robert Braun, Jr
Pearl Street
Globe Indemnity Co
British Fleet Breaks Fast Before Battle at Sea
Buenos Aires Dec 22 British sailors washed and breakfasted before engaging Admiral von Spee’s fleet. Admiral Sturdee recounted the chase, sinking the Scharnhorst and Leipzig while Dresden escaped. The Kent sank the Nürnberg. Invincible sailed for Chilean waters as Glasgow and Cornwall hunt the Dresden.
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Buenos Ayres
von Spee
Sturdee
Scharnhorst
Leipzig
Glasgow
Dresden
Falklands
Nurnburg
Kent
Invincible
Cornwall
Doctor in Aberdeen Kills Woman Then Is Exonerated
Dr. W D Warrell formerly of Dubuque Iowa and now practicing in Aberdeen killed Mrs W B Dow in an automobile accident today. He has been exonerated.
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Aberdeen, S. D
W. D. Warrell
Dubuque
Iowa
W. B. Dow
Some old bachelors forsake the simple life and get married
A brief item notes that several bachelors choose marriage, a shift from bachelor life to domestic ties, reflecting social change. It mentions names or places only as readable in the source, focusing on the trend toward matrimony.
Americans Send Cotton to Wounded in Vienna for Christmas
United States donors shipped thirteen tons of absorbent cotton to Vienna for Christmas distribution through the Austrian Red Cross. Ambassador Penfield said the Sommelsdyk liner delivered the shipment, enabling Vienna and other hospitals to receive relief on Christmas Day.
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William G. Shepherd
United Press
London
Austria
Vienna
United States
Penfield
Red Cross
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John C. Burns
the Fashion Shop
F. A. Reiman
Elusive Garment Store
Firth
Main
W. F. Strauss
BOY Scouts
Segelke & Kohlhaus Manufacturing CO
LA Crosse Wis
Agzain
W. T. Irvine
Major Stephenson
Uee
Charles Beyschlag
Noelke
Irvine
Fountain Fen
Conrad Nelson
Young & Boerner’s Drug Store
Heil
Everett Shippers
Vici
Romeo
Heil’s
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