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e e e et — ety CTION TWO PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE PAGES 9-1 s LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, DEC. 13, 1913, No. 55 UM L tion, and this firm assures its pu-l i\ . P e ————— AKELAND’D STOREb /.\BOUND trons that they know “what’sl : &lTH GIFT SUGGESTIONS ‘\-.lmt" in anything pertaining to the masculine wardrobe. i d The kiddies feel they have e Evening Telegram comes btevens, Cole & Hull, and Con-| .iched heaven on earth- when , readers sz in holiday at ner, O'Steen & King, each take a(they get down to the Book Store filled to the brim with pleas- page to present their claxms' for|and see the dollies, toys apd and interesting giit sugges- patronage before the holiday|cther things that every child fromtthe merchants, and ap-{shoppers. There is no more ap-|dreams of. In today’s issue .thxs jate and timely Christmas propriate gift for young or old[store tells of many things besides s, illustrations and general than can be found in a jewelry toys that will delight most any- ay matter. Today's issue store, and these establishments body Christmas morning. | be used ae a guide for the have as complete stocks as can| The person who can'’t find just tmas buyer for in the quiet I.¢ found anywhere, what they want at Bates’ Depart- 1e’s home the entire list of I5. F. Bailey's Clothing estab-|ment Store will be hard to please, for family and friends may lishment will be a popular place|cepecially after reading their ad- ade out after a perusal of the for the feminine buycr.who wants|vertisement in this issue. 1f us attractive advertisements to get just the right thing for him|father has been 'wondermg what| thus much discomfort and —these “hims” are important mother would !1ke he has onlv yance may be saved both ivlks, and in their full page ad- to cast his optics on what Mr. i Pearce - | | hmiam;\IGE? —M} \ll)@ne ‘ b g M [ (@) (: 5'\ o | %m----@m%w// ; — % - TRPERAS | ME FORNIO You Oxe Yourselt a Trip | \ ver and salesman. [\crtisement this firm has many Bates has to say in today’s paper! e Tdegram has always con- tood suggestions, |—and he's dead slow if he don’t to Ta'npa d that in nearly cvery line The Cut Price store always has “get busy.” is mot a town in the State un interesting story to'tell, :mdl lhe.Leader, the new dry .g-(l'()d\“ has better looking stores or what they have to say is always siore in the VanHess building.| 1 te stocks than can icad. [Their store presents a_bc- 1.clievethey have ]ust.what every ‘ und here in Lakeland. As wildering array of useful g:fts, body wants, and theu: store wnll!‘ nerchant recently said: “The «nd the best move to make before !w a popular place during the hol-| e demand the best, are will- coing there is to read what they u!ay:c. ‘ ' o pay for it, and we are have to say in their page adver-| \Where .there is an nlun}dam‘s‘ &?.Wt able to carry a stock tisement today. ot good things to eat there is gen- Takzit now beforg Christmas e larger cities.” + Ilenley & Henley are head !cr:nlly a good deal of Christmas ¢ a N i eta?i;hthe stgreets are throng- quarters for many articles, bot'h cheer, :}nd that the larders of the| —J I ‘ Ifl Sh()pp ing 3'0“6 at th S ith -early buyers, and next =cnsible and ornamental, and in city will be well taken care of| Y o ’ il. lt:;,‘ee'%:u);k of) the selecting tiis issue they tell you all about is evidenced by the space taken| //'r store you [l save your rail : i Aoy ; rl‘m].:;r/ SNSRI e R e dotie. To shop early is them. The “White Drng Store” Iy E. G. l\\’(fk:dfl.]l, D. B. Dxcksun.} \(&&_ / d slogan, but a good one vin help you \\'mu]grfull_v in mak-l;mnl W. J. Waring, who tell of] k\‘ ' theless. Much of the pleas- i'v:‘_u happy S(‘ICCth!L ! "turkeys, ntlnckuns and many llk"i f giving is marred by the The Lakeland Turniture & lectable viands to tempt the pal-| at too many are prone to !ardware Co's windows always ate and delight the cye. 11, O ff buying their giits untit interest the c]nl(h:cn and also Denny, whose hunwm:ul\: cani- | t moment, and then find their parents at thlS. seas.on‘and l‘llCS are so ]mp}l].’ll‘. zllsnlm\'lt(‘wm ocks picked over, the best their advertisement in this issue the patronage of the public, hav -| road fare, besides seeing the i ost complete Furniture Store R el i S S | e R T e MR D Ol R e fruits i gone and the otherwise i cqually attractive. “10)' have'ing !.ml in a fine ‘lmc of | ;. Ent .duty becomes a night- a full line of tovs and their fm"- (‘:lll:!lCS, ete.: -’ll‘su £1re\\'0rk.~'. | n 7 I v {)r!u‘a to.both buyer and scller. niture would make any woman’s Kimbrough & Rutherford feely today’s issue there are & hcart glad. that with a good understanding! [verybody lhdl kno“s u") btm‘e m “w mm'leen UM““GS |)|C. ler of firms who have taken The man's gift is easily solved most anybody can have a good sized space to let the holi- Iy Williamson-Moore, who give Christmas and they let the buy- tured aDOVG, Shons nere, Dgca“se buyer know what they have many helpful hints to the unde- ing public in on the secret as to | d who tell their ¢ided mind on this important how to get the best understand- . 0 ‘ T{nfli:gr::;ih;vsg'le. ‘(uestion. The ring with be forth-:ing. | Thls IS the stOre that Sabes you money 1 ¢y “establishments, H. C. picked out with some discrimina-vcod things he has for the Christ- | - | Don!t tdke our word tor lt---()flme see f0l' )’OIII'S‘ " flllfl re- | telad’s three handsome ccming if his ties and socks are’ W. P. Pillans tells about the b AP ISI IS H TS ARSI B Vbbb meml]el" We'll pay the frelflht, and uadersell ever y 1 e AR A i 3 . : NS MNY mail order concern in the worid, ! WA LRRRDAR), i (LIRS H \ 3 e = — #0mas dinner, and if they don't’ ‘i’fsl:lrl your mouth watering il's“ LAKELAND A ClTY Ob & hecause you need a tonic, B fbcrry Christmas o o To all our Friends X There are only a few days left in which to select CHRISTMAS GIFTS, and an EARLY SELECTION is the WISE PLAN. Our Stock is filled with SENSIBLE, USEFUL GIFTS, which, after all, are the most appre- | ciated: Look over the list below: matter to suit the 1111}]*‘ 1"“““{""“ While our thoughts are turning 1anging hetween 75 ctsoand $1oG of the Tamily, and his advertise-* ; ment is well worth reading-——it! G e Gl ] g will help in the final selection nght gift for family and iriends, dollars is brought into active The Model Iardware Co, tells it 15 not amiss to note that in the crculation here every season cf numerous gifts that most any- end oi ice and snow, there are hirough the sale of the strawberry I{“‘!.‘ will be pleased to See 1M inany who are looking for the :.l'\“lltl Il:t'l‘ti\t‘m?\x or out of it fo rhest p]:lu' to ,\Ilcnll the winter, becember until >\I”'il~ e e e o of md many of these have already Citrus fruits are pouring out to the best place to get just the jer quart. One hundred thousand top, which season extends from fers some very sensible sllg‘g(-s-"lt!(‘lth-(l on Lakeland and are | akeland by the car loads daily, tions for the holiday buyer—gifts cither here or will soon be coming. :nd the various packing houses re ‘\‘luch would be welcome in any, What do they find when they [home at any time, and especilly interesting will they prove to be. port they will handle a tremen get here? They find not the duus business this scuason, TABLE LINEN TOWELS, FANCY OR PLAIN DRESSER SCARFS All the stores have well selected Tagsling village of a few short — The northerners revel in Ui CENTER PIECES ctocks, and the time to do your Svars ago, but a metropolitan epant vegetables that are to he Christmas buying is now, before vounyg city, with miles of brick sjound on the local markets durino the final crush is reached and the .y asphalt streets; a fine sewer- LUNCHEON SETS GEDE 2h & FEBREPPEE RS F I PGP FEPE LIS G s DOILIE! : he Christmas holidays, and all H[O\NDKSERCHIEFS Fest things gone. e system which has just been through the winter season for this DAINTY LINGERIE ilaced in active operation, fine piater. For the Florida Christ RIBBONS A Sefls ti()nal S‘J“ Sale rranolithic sidewalks reaching s dinner, the following may be LACE COLLARS ' nto every portion of the city and had jresh irom the gardens: String COUNTERPANES ~r0r 0"? Weekl‘unl'\ing suburbs; an electric |,eans, green peppers, tomatoes, PILLOW CASES E ¢ :11;'111111;,' system which is daily cabbage, lettuce celery, okra, Irish LINEN SHEETS —_— leing extended into all parts oi and sweet potatoes, new onions, SILK HOSE the town, making Lakeland one radishes, ete. KIMONAS | %? !n: the best lighted cities in the in- \gide from the good things to SHIRT WAISTS terior of the State; a White Way vt and a fine town to live in. COAT SUITS !;\\lcn.l for the business lsl.cc_tiun l.,:nlk('}ull)(l ulvl; cnju)‘ls lhfc n‘.(ést de- just 1 course mstallation; Lghttul weather to be fou any- , LONG COATS AT !Enl':xl'ly two 1lnillim(:’(lull;n'~; worth where in the country. l'l!;w stin o B CHILDREN’S DRESSES M AAS fino l"rRs' i new buildings completed with-'shines brightly every day, and e &/ Vi the past year, and above all, a there is just sufficient crispness to Sults, values up to ’17_50410.00‘pmg‘rcssi\'c spirit which pcrgn}.;»'i}w atmosphere to make all glad Suita, values up to $35.00. . 16.00 (llt‘s‘ every citizen and every bl.lbl- they are living, and it also lml?l}0~ uess nstitution and which is mak- them with energy and vim. The Sults, values up to $36,00..26.00,;,,, [ akeland one of the most f'ower gardens also seem to enjoy Suits, values up to ,50'00"35.00'131“((:(] of and far-famed towns ill'thfi’ Florida Christmas wenthcl:, all Florida. ior their delicately tinted roses, All exceptional values and well| [akeland fruits and vegetables flaming poinsettas and other gor- worth a trip to Tampa are known far and wide, and at geous flowers seem to enjoy ming- this season of the year strawber- ling their beauty and fragrance In addition we pay your fare|ries are playing an important part with the golden laden orange to Tampa and return, in accord-|i1. the menu of the New Yorker, trees, lovely lakes, grass and ance iwth the rules of the Mer-|Who prefers this delectable fruit ¢reen-leafed trees, all of which 1*G the coin it takes to place them go to make up a veritable Garden jon his breakfast table, and for the i Eden, which, with all her other -~ Y |past ten days or two weeks, the attractions and advantages makes Mflas {Bl'othel's.. big Red Berry has been going for- Lakeland one of the r:ost desir- flqu)y&flaa/.fiafifh‘lf vard from Lakeland, prices for able places in the whole south in ¢ Tampa-Florida: seme on the northern marketswhich to dwell. AI In fact, anything to be found in an up.to-date Department Store. Give your family and friends useful presents that will stand the test of time. 1L G. Bates' Department Store BB B DD BB DB BBl S Fr TR G B oo B ook 5 b . . el i o chants’ Transportation Ass'n.