Advertising Bill of Benson Store Found in Wall in La Crosse
A remodeling project on Theodore W. Lapitz home at 1229 State street uncovered an 1880s Benson brothers advertising poster for their variety store on 18-20 Main street. The piece, with Santa Claus and holiday imagery, lists items from toys to clothing and home goods and includes a Currier and Ives print set. The discovery also revealed two Worth signed prints and historical notes on local firms and figures.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Carpinton
Benson
Wall
Main Street
Theodore W. Lapitz
State Street
Currier and Ives
Lapitz
John A. Miller
Caspar Miller
Fourth and
Jay Streets
Market Square
Benson Brothers
Ivar and
Bernt
Cme
Norway
Peter
Thomas Worth
Lloyd and Clarke
Lloyd and Supplee
la Crosse
F. H. Lloyd
Joseph Clarke
Benson's Variety Store
Main
Ossian Hotel Sold to John Clark of La Crosse
Mr and Mrs J F Dessel sold the Ossian hotel this week to John Clark of La Crosse Wis who will take over its management. The sale price is reported at 11500 dollars.
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Ossian, In
J. F. Dessel
Ossian Hotel
John Clark
la Crosse
Wis
Urgent Need For Teachers Cited By College Official
Emery W. Leamer director of the Teachers College placement office says there is an urgent need for teachers with few people available for placement and graduates now may expect about $2,000 a year. He cites three causes for the shortage: negative views of teaching, increased marriages during and after the war, and competition from business jobs offering higher pay but less responsibility.
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Emery W. Leamer
Teachers College Training School
Leamer
Attorney General Martin Praised in State Government Review
Griffenhagen and Associates report on Wisconsin state government finds Attorney General John E. Martin to be competent and efficient. The study urges more personnel for his office and brings under his control the subordinate departmental attorneys while noting his $5 000 salary is outdated. Martin, in his fifth term, is repeatedly named a potential governor candidate.
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Madison
Wis
Griffenhagen and Associates
John E. Martin
Martin
Capitol
Statehouse
Nystrom Named General Superintendent for Locomotive and Cars
A. V. Nystrom is appointed assistant general superintendent of locomotive and car departments with headquarters in Milwaukee by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad. He has been district general car foreman in Chicago and previously held Milwaukee road posts at Milwaukee Aberdeen and Kansas City.
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Chicago
A. V. Nystrom
Milwaukee
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Nystrom
Milwaukee Road
Aberdeen
S. D
Kansas City
Veterans Air Circus promises thrills and laughs at La Crosse July 4
Plans for the Veterans Air Circus at La Crosse airport were announced. Gerald Moriarity said the program blends ground close acts, parachute jumps by Lynn White, a radio controlled plane demonstration by Prof. Martel, and stunts by F. O. Smith and Johnny Schumacher. The show features a surprise first act, free parking, and a field audience setup.
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Veterans’ Air Circus
la Crosse Airport
Gerald Moriarity
Moriarity
Lynn White
White
Navy
Marine Corps
Denver
Pierre d’Andelot Martel
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Santa Claus
Clark
The
van de Steeg Bldg
FLOOR
C. H. van de Steeg
Optometrist
Wisconsin
MIT IE
P97
Theodore Lapitz
Leamey
Fk Ia
the Three
of Us
Nity
la Crosse Business
the National Bank OF LA Crosse
North Fourth Street
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Tribune Madison
Prof. Martel
F. O. Smith
Sacramento
America
Smith
Air Corps
Lynn-White
Johnny Schumacher
Schumacher
U. S
Johnson
Iporchdeck
SLATE
Vach-Werner CO
He Sect
of Agu
Auinoriez
Rulk
LA Crosse Direct
OIL Service
North Third Street
F. Roach
A. E. Josephson
General Tire Distributors
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