The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-12-24
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local, columns Of ye TRIBUNE. And fur
theE we expect that you will all have
good time, for this is holiday that all
classes enjoy. Presents are bestowed
! upon friends as free as water; the old
| stocking is brought out and its contents
go in payment for new dress, book,
pair of boots, skates, hand-sled, sewing
machine, watch, bottle of perfnmery,
knife or something that may be obtained
tor the gelt. Now reader, just wait
moment and we will tell you how you can
find these articles you want and get them
| at liberal prices, too, for don't we know 4?
you bet
If there is anything our town has rea-
son to be proud of it is the Dry Goods
stores. Competition is brisk and prices
are extremely low, much lower than in
! Milwaukee. We know of those who
have bought goods in both places-sailors
and other-and they say prices here for
the same goods are ten per cent less than
there or in Chicago. Well, this is good
for I'VE uns," as they say at the South
| Besides, let us be independent of the
cities and keep our money at home As
| an exchange truly remarks 'sir is penny
wise and pound foolish policy to buy
| away FROM home what can be had here
just as cheap and just sas GOOD We
believe in protection to home industry,
and we carry out the idea in our every
day life. 1t is the only way we can ever
build up the tcwn, it is the only way we
can ever make our property valuable.
Then don't send away for what you want.
Get 1t at home where you will know
what you get and get what you want.
1t you send abroad ten to one you will
get swindled in some particular. Ladies
do you want silk dress, an elegant
shawl, or other dress or fancy goods;
Gents do you want clothes, cassimeres,
vestlngs or staple goods of any descrip-
toni go to - not to the Devil; we
never tell any body to 60 the Devil, unless
the little rascal has New Years Address
to seli-go to any of our we'll known
merchants you can find their names in
the TRIBUNE.
And if you are not in want of any of
the numerous good things these gentle
men offer for sale in the dry goods line
perhaps you can find something in the
q IL
kept which will be of use to you. Nuts,
raislns, fruits and other family groceries
generally come handy about Christmas
time.
Drugs are drug in this market, and
as for medicine that's for sick people;
we are all-well, we are a hearty crowd in
this tom, and the drug stores deal in
Fancy Articles till you can't rest" in
| order to make up good business. We
won't tell you what they have, go and
see and if you don't find good stock of
everything in their line, just tell us we
don't know what can be found by trying.
We must confess the fact that our
merchants keep somewhat misceuane-
Gus and mixed assortment of goods. For
instance many of the leading dry goods
houses keep groceries, and SO when We
wish to direct you where You can find
hardware or agricultural implements,
we are compelled to to send you to
the same places where we have directed
you before. Though if firm has mon
ey enough to carry On both branches of
the business successfully, it is great
accommodation to the buyer This is
the case with some of our dealers. Com
mencing here when the town was small
they were obliged to keep an assorted
stock, and as years have passed by they
have extended each branch until they
| now have two or thu ee stores in one. SO
good stock Of hardware may be had if
some of ourheavy merchants as well as of
the regular dealers; as the names of
both may be found in our columns, You
pays your money and takes your choice.
This winter of our discomfort" can be
made GLORIOUS summer by all who viii,
do as We tell them and purchase their
covering at the proper places. How nice
ly you will look if clad from head to foot
on Christmas morning in a bran new suit
of clothes cut to fits and in the very latest
style? And how comfortable you will be,
to be sure, in double thick overcoat
you can let the storm rage and the winds
blow, you will be safe from their blasts.
Now to get these useful, aye indispen-
sable, articles, put yourself into the
hands of our first class talors and YOU
will soon be provided with long tailed
blue which would make peacock die
of envy-or a 'bob- tail short which
would cause bear to snort with jealousy
Perhaps you would like to be booted?
(Get in debt to the printer and refuse to
pay and your wants will be supplied
gratis Well, now, our dealers can sell
better and cheaper boots than you can
get anywhere else in America The only
trouble with our boots is they never wear
out. Mrs Editor says it is bootless
task to take care of SIX pairs and one odd
one Go and see for yourselves, and if
it is not as we tell you then well not &C
knowledge We lied about it.
Do you like meat, juicy and fresh I?
well you can find it in this town:
Neat me at the dawn of day
Neat me at the hour of noon
1t is meat that should meat
"Then meat ME Ivy moonlight dlene,"