06 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
1
The text notes advantages that gift buyers cannot expect to enjoy during the busiest pre Christmas period, when stores are crowded and traffic is heavy. It emphasizes the relief of shopping in calmer times and the convenience of avoiding peak crowds.
Wauwatosa items report travel notes from Dr and Mrs Corbett to California Ella Kneeland returns from Chicago. Local property sale on Third Ave. and various visits by residents to Racine Kenosha Fond du Lac Madison and Milwaukee. Church events dinners meetings and a Christmas bazaar plus a high school football win and choir rehearsals.
The Alumni Club reports the County Fair held Friday and Saturday was a grand success with many attendees. Visitors enjoyed discussions on crops and weather, recalling farm life memories and the fair’s lively scenes including the candy stand and lunch cryers. The Alumni deserve commendation for the event.
Holiday Gifts page features Mrs Hawley and Mrs Coon offering handmade articles suitable for Christmas gifts. Prices described as moderate and items noted as useful and pretty. Wisconsin locale indicated.
A notice seeks a good girl for general housework at 395 Wauwatosa Avenue addressed to Mrs Wyman G Wheeler. Another ad offers furnace work and odd jobs through A J P at 11 State Street. Ashes hauled away from Wauwatosa at low rates via contact numbers 137 L or 255 Y.
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