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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Dear santa claus:-I want an o"cr
cdat. shoes, stockings, sled, wagon
and automobile and plenty of candy
and nuts. From your little friend,
Raymond Ramsay
us Dodge Court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Dear santa Ciaus:-I want a sled
and snap gun and candy and any
other things that you want to bring
me. santa do not forget to come
and see me, for am good little
boy. From your friend.
Elvin Wise.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

4 Dear Santa Claus have been q
goo little girl and / would like for
you to bring me a blackboard and q
writing desk and a big doh with goi-
den hair and a nice cupboard to Put
my dishes m and a pair OF shoes
and a nice new dress and some car-
:dy and nuts. Please do not forget
mama and papa Your friend.
Wilma Wine.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Dear Santa claus:-I want n gun
and some candy and a sled and lots
of nice things and dear Santa want
a hobby horse. Your friend.
Harold Wise.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19
81! GZAg


Dear Santa clauss an
eErl nine old Piease sfn
me a nice 6rdcelst and 3 postcard
.lllIfn and some candy and nut s.
IN IS an / ask for fhis time.
GLADYS Martip.
pVorthingtoni w Va
Dear santa Claus: Rlease bring
nay little sister big DOH aud a dolI
6ed and a carriage Tor her doll She
asked me to write to you tor her.
From your loving little
Naomi rIFEEtnfa wilson.
Dear santa; ~ am s littlesboy six
years old ana live in wallace. +
would like to have a teddy bear. a
gun and some caps. train that runs.
on1a track, some nice fruit and can.
dy. This Is ali for this year. Your
little boy. Claude FLEMING
p. s.@Don't forget cousin. Nora
She wants a doll.
Dear santa Claus ~ am LITTLE
boy four years old and my mamme
is writing for me. 1 want you to,
bring me a tricycle., a sled, a train
that runs on a track. pair OF Leg
gins ana shoes, gum bali, a story
book With your picture in It. a pasrl
of roller skates and anything else
you think IS nice for little boy
like me. Please don't forget my
papa and grandpa. Being me lots
OF candy and nuts so can give them
some remain your loving little
boy. Edison D, Fjttro-
Dear santa clausI am a little
girl and hardly ever get to go any
place / wish you would bring me
nice little pair of shoes, a little
doll that goes 10 sleep. some candy
and nuts Please do not forget The
articles I have mentioned. Your lit
tie friend, Edna Bragg.
p. s.-Oh, Santa, please bring my
little baby brother = little rattler for
him to play with.
Dear Santa Claus:-I am a little
girl five years old and please bring
me a set of dishes and doll baby
and stove and a little gold ring
and some candy and nuts and or
anges. From your little friend,
a. While Riggs
Lear Santa Claus:-I want tea
set and a little table and a story
book. and please don't forget John.
Paul, Mary and Lawrence. From
your little girl. Nellie Ford Il
$50 Mechanic street.
Dear Santa Claus: - am a little
boy years old and I go to school
every day want for Xmas a pair
OF. mittens. a sweater. a pair of shoes, |
a pair OF rubbers, a new suit OF
clothes. toboggan, new waist TO
say my piece for. Xmas. an engine to
run, some A B c blocks, pair of
stockings, and will have my stock !
ings hanging on the mantle when you |
come down the chimney and don't
forget the poor little children out in
the snow Xmas night, give them sone
thing that will make them glad, and |
don't forget my brother Lynn and
my sister. She wants a sweater and
a new dress. From your little friend.
Arthur Howard.
n. +. D. No. 3. Northview
Dear Santa claus:--I am little
girl two years old and I want a mum,
and fur and a gold ring and pair
of leggins and a doll baby and car
riage and a set of dishes and som =
candy and nuts. Goodbye. From
i
Dear Santa Claus:=-I am a little
boy nine years old and go to schoe!
every day. But was sick these last
few days and could not go. am |.
godd lIttla hoy an try to Obev my |
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Dear Santa claus:I am little
boy nine years old and go to schoe!
every day. But was sick these last
few days and could not go. am a
good little boy an try to obey my
parents. Now l VIII write and tell
you what want for Christmas.
please bring me magic lantern. a
bicycle, train that will run through
tunnel, and track for i, ana 81
pair of roller skates. size /. and a
pair of high topped SHOES, size 1. aud
don't forget my little cousins, bring
me some candy and Ruts. ] vii! lie
your boy until after Xmas. then
will be mammals aud papa's. Your
little friend, Charles Nelson MaplE9
No. Sc Kelley street. Kelley Hill
( P. 81 forgot to tell you J want
some storybooks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Norlhs ana wish ypn would
bring 1ae doll ana D bugs ald
some candy and washboArd and q
stoFybooh ana hair rtbboa and q.
pencil and pair Of hose and aa pair
OF shoes and a dress and thas IS alI-
i am Q years old Goodbys-
lean cousin.
Dear Santa ,clauss am a little
girl years old and you bring re a
doll bed. doh cart and u doll and
a new red dress and set Of dishes
and a stove. Your lfttle girl.
Christina Ofelg3,ton.
Church street, Adamston,
p. S.-Don't forget Edna Ham
RICK She wants red dtesz.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Dear santa Claus :-r want cap
and md some candy and nuts and
] want some caps TO shoot in my
gun and I would like to have a pair
Of sleeve holders. CSow Santa do not
forget to come and see me.
Aria Wise.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Dear santa Claus ~ am. a llttIa
girl 9 years old and I 81 70 school
every day and want you TO bring
me doll and doll carr and doll
bed and a set OF dishes and a new
red dress. Your little girl
Elizabeth Creighton.
Church street. Adamston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

econtinuod on page 100
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

determined to clear every s coat Ias
defer this sale until tbs holidays are oysr oa1
Come this week and buy what you need we
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Dear Santa Claus: II wish You
would bring me a pair of shoas, an j
a pair Of mittens and new story
book and n nice suit of clothes. This
Is all. am S years old
Earl Poerbaugb.
Northview.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Dear Santa claus:--I am d little
boy five years old and want YOU to
bring me aSlrum and horn and5wheei
Larrow and pop gun and some candy.
and nuts. Your little friend,
Hornor Jones.
Bridgeport, W. Va.
p. s.-would like TO have some
story books TOO.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Dear Santa claus:--I am a little
girl two years old and I want mum,
and fur and gold ring and a pair
of leggins and doll baby and car
riage and a set OF dishes and som ?
candy and nuts. Goodbye. From
Madeline Elliott.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

-Daar s-a@ata --eIana:-I -l.ge q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Dear santa Clans Please bring
nay little sister q big. don and don
hed and carriage Tor her DOH, She
asked me to write to you Tor her.
From your loving little
Naomi vIEEtnfa wilson,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Dear Santa;-T am, q little boy six
years old ana live in wallace. +
woMd like to have a teddy bear. a
gun and some caps. train that runs.
on a track, some nice fruit and can.
dy This Is ali for. this year. Your
little boy. Claude Fleming.
p. s.@Don't forget cousin. Nora
She wants doll.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

Dear santa claust1 an
seIrl nine Years Old Piease
me a nice 6raeslet and 3 Postcard
IN IS an ask for CHS time.
GLADYS Martip-
Worth ingtoni w Va
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19
81 street. Adomston

p. S.-Bon't forget Edna Ham
icls She wants red dtesz-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-26
THIS TYPE OF GIRL
MIGHT BE POPULAR

Many a girl thinks Il clever 70 be
cutting and sarcastic, and wonders why
she IS unpopular.
She has a gift of mimicry, and thinks
is smart to touch up the weaknesses
OF her friends
She is full Of openly expressed views
that her elders are lettering on the
verge Of the grave, and calls the gil
who has been out two seasons a back
number"
She thinks knowledge was born with
her and graspingly refuses 10 credit
others with a share
She believes she 3 attracting favor
able notice by LOUD talking in public
places, and scOrns the suggestion that
She is making herself conspicuous.
She gives advice on every known
sllbiect, and thinks those who do not
talre II wanting in common sense.
che blaZOns abroad the little she
lr1ov-s foOlishly thinking 1t Will pass
-a,1ster as a fine education
Sba noses as artistic or musical or
rtorsrv. and bores everyone with her
textbook opinions. ,...
she fancies that to be uncenSorlouS
&c TO be out OF date, and makes herselI
q hvvyord with her backDitlng gossip.
she believes that eccentrlclty IN uress
&c a sign of great originality, ana I tlo
tI5es herself against crluclsH Dy ne
1o-dI,, idea that her critics are ignorant
SbS thinks it smart 10 oeIy ConVeH-
,ynne Dertlv calling those VINO "ouid
raetrafr her cold fogies-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-26
SWEET VOICE CHIEF
OF WOMAN'S CHARMS
MOdulated Speaking Can Be Guilt
waited and Should Be
Striven For.

A sweet voice is one Of the CHEF
charms OF an attractive woman.
We should. therefore, De careful 81
The gift that nature has given 10 Us,
and II possible. impra,s. it, Even
coarse, shriI and harsh voices may be
sOfteued by care and study. and surely
il is worth the Trouble 4 woman with
a peacock voice can never charm.
Speak always in a low tone. but dis
tincty. Loud talking denotes III breed
ing, and sometimes shows a dOmineer-
ing spirit. To keep the voice at a
proper tone never call from one end Of
the room 10 the other. nor from upstairs
down, nor from any distance that ne
cessitatrs believing. Such practices
only roughen the voice, and in time ruin
IT,
To really care for the voice one should
never cry out either in pain or IN anger
such efforts forever destroy the har-
mOnious working OF the vocal chords.
Children should be restrained from wild
shrIekS when at play.
Should a young child show signs OF
speaking in a hOa-Se or disagreed BILE
tone, II should AT once be taken TO a
physician. for perhaps il is not the
FAULT Of the baby Ii may be some
physical defect which skill may over
come.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-26
HOBBIES Of QUEENS
SHOW VARIED TASTES
Alexandra Likes Gloves, and
CorSetS Are Fad of Por-
tugalS Queen.

Alexandra, the Queen Of England, has
fad for gloves She has beautiful
hands with long slender fingers. and
she IS miserable unless they are per
fectly gloved.
Because Of the length and slenderness
of her fingers she has her gloves made
at a minimum cost OF 1915 a pair. She
always has two pairs a day laid out,
AID she usually wears more than this.
She rarely wears one pair OF gloves
more than twice
The Queen of Portugal has a hobby
about cOrsets. She orders them from
Paris, has them especially fitted, buys
them by the dozens. and pays from $40
10 $50 a pair.
In r=-s extravagauce she has a rival
in Mrs. Langtry, the English beauty,
who has her corsets made especially by
Worth. a dozen pair at a time, quilt Of
the most superb brocade.
She has one maid who looks after the
mending and pertaining OF them. Every
ume they are taken of they are mount
cd on forms OF tissue paper.
The Queen OF Holland is keen about
green. blue. and white materials for
frOcks- She never allows any one else
10 select the tones for her.
She spends hours judging the different
shades under electric lights In a small
room. These colors make I'D the gowns
for court wear. and she chooses them
In Paris, although she buys everything
else In Holland.
The Queen OF italy Is a great bargain
hunter and she spends much time IN
Paris looking for novelties in the small.
shops. She has q fad for things that
are different from those worn by other
women
In her annual shopping tour IN Paris
Il is said that the keenest clerks IN the
shops arc Dut up against her. for when
she wants a novelty she can drive a
hard bargain and hold her own IN H.
The Czarina Of Russia has two hob.
bies. each OF which is the rival OF the
other. These are for caricatures and Go.
belin tapestry.
Whenever she is in Paris she spends
almost her entire time IN the small print
shops She IS one OF the BEST judges
IN Europe in prints, and her collection
CT caricatures Is one OF the finest In the
world
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-26
CULTIVATE A SMILE
Us ADVICE TO GIRLS
Being an Optimist Is Way for
Business Women TO Live



Business women should enjoy life
every bit OF It To do this they must
keep alive and not forget they are Iiv-
ing.
Many business women have lost and
are losing q third o. their lives. The
instant they leave -leir homes IN the
morning they become entirely differ
ent beinEs-fOrEetdTg entirely that
they are aIive-they become mechani-
cal beings for their employers.
They never smile, never tell or
think OF humorous incidents aprOpOs
OF the dark happenings OF the day,
these would flavor their existence
This IS not the view Of an ldcalist
or dreamer who spends all Of life in
trying 10 find amusement TO pass the
hours away. and who only pictures
the business wOman's life, but is the
view Of one hard in the harness Of the
business world and one who strOn ely
working as hard as strength
viii peTmiJ-alWdys busy as a bee.
and working earnestly and faithfully
for the employers interests.
- Cultivate a smile; be an Optimist
enjoy every minute OF your lives. sis
tiers. You viii profit and be years
younger, instead Of years older, II you
do