davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-02
Stock Is a Pointed Illustration

Tuomsys' 2sc and 2oc Lisls Gloves lsc
TGomsys' ssc leag TaGsta oasvss. .3sc
ruomeys' SOC and 7sc short Iis,s Gloves. 3sc
Tuonsys' $1.so long SILK Gloves. ....6sc
Tuomeys' $500 and @I.as Kid Gloves. .7sc
Tuomeys' $Ios and q. 50 long Kid Gloves .$I.as
Tuonsys $3.50 Children's Winter Costs. .tloe
Tuomeys $500 Iniants' long Coats. .... sass
Tuomsys 400 ChilArsn's Winter ceats. ... .3a.so
Tuomsys' ei.oo Infants Sik Caps. ............$o SOC
Tuomeys' $3.50 Hsatherbioem rsetieoats 49,. sc
Tuomeys 500 8atssu psstiooats. ........... Soc
Tuomsys' $500 Tafsta Silk Pettieoats. 49,. sass
Tuomeys lec Corset Covers ................l oc
Tuomeys' up to loc womsns Handksrchiefs. -. Sc
Tuomeys' up to Isc Womsn's Handkerchefs. &c
Tuonaeys' asc Womsn's Handksrchiefs. ......17c
Tuomsys' up to ioc Rihbeas. ..................,3c
Tuomeys' up to 7oe Hibeoas, ...................Se
Tuomsys' 2Sc fancy Nibboas. .,....:.........lsc
Tuomsys' 600 10 >l.so Umhssaias. s......... 7sc
Tuomeys' up 70 $50 Umbrellas. .......... .ei.is
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-02
Lssss Js~sls vrss>h =

Mrs. r. p. Barrett, q NJ o1f
dors-st.. hAs Just reporteA q ~ !
thar . AaaAhAg contaAn1o0 =
purse. ip which vsrs v@lQal
Of jswslry. ana . smSu e.
money, ives slthsr loat Or o.
her op . Tpurteanth e4S, O.
Hastings. On Oct. -. IL
articles are valued - oo9o.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-02
a. o. p. sGTs RULE IN pT. HURON

PORT HURON, kfeh., Nov. a.
Especial The betting boards about
the city, post the Republican candi-
date 90 big favorites from the pred
dent down and In only one cass n
even money offered and that V On the
city treasurer. David 0oodviids and
Thomas Malloy, being the candidates.
the former the Republican and prsssat
holder Of the once.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-02
{ frederick F. |nQlJ
A Worthy Candidate for Represents RI
STATE LEGISLATURE

49, The voters Of Detroit have oppor,upMy rpsloo
Mr. inGam Of WHOSE honesty ABILITY public spirit tAev ~
ausseon and take sd(taS
whaf ne Press q
thus n behalf 81 the
AZ member Of TIE
paeA me sSpsctasioAs o bis
Seeoeeas ufoeoh whose
Dseosas ticket He made splAnA1 suscsesf aght -
Avs AZ 0s record OF that oenvsntop HIN
% 800 sovssnn>at ana eosd cltSensAip 81 The tn
M1 sSpe.ssaos ~ legislative hsroush sss(
seeehg q The Primary Becdoa With the
NJ ingram would bring sbout modtooAtins Of nis
cher ushst
Nj Inssws taspiaty prssusss
ev 0es nnsianA By which elected o0eN BE- ecpo
$1,000 ~ haSuS ateDtse purchase ~ sruno $1,000
par1.I lselhss representative 81 0is tine psevSoh
Tor 800 vsess DAe enenS 49, eeehssa 3tF
We ingram elected
y nerelt mrosgh lssslalvs beneet
svs sesesas 81 Ne ~
He hel1 pspktR
The sDhM ef The vnlneN - -
aew eiseas ~ ssrvias ue psbne gso a1oee ~
sss,sssa me sssrsslve aaA ..see..A yass: q ~ -
Tass e:yvss We r:a.arsl q TIM W. saY ~ lon13
-. Z: 49,. = =: -. .s4s =. :::'s ~. r =
Tuesday lsres papsnhU. r.
IL zupsoS.
a 80
sal&--a-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-02

Hugh Alfred walker. well knovn On
Detroit IS a posto6lce employe and
choir singer. died Friday. in WashinH
ton, d. c., after an illness Of four
weeks OF typhoid fever. While In De-
troit he was In charge Of the mail In
the Michigan Central station. and
went to Washington last July to ac-
cept a position In the postofncs. At
one time he was . member OF St.
Paul's church choir. and 1T the time
OF his death was member of the
choir of st. Johns church, which
President Roosevelt attends while IN
Washington. He n survived BY his
wife. Funeral services will take place
Tuesday from the home OF r. A. Mas
lem, No. 5S6 Lincoln-avs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

Spirit of Yule! what a scene Of surprise
Lay before Willes wide-wondering eyes!
Think of a room packed with Christmas-tree stores
Forty times bigger than all of Outdoors
Stretching through galleries ~ninety-six floors!
Think of a million Kris Kringles in line
Round a great platform of jolly lakewood
Where in his pride the real Santa Claus stood
Viewing the ranks with expression condign!
Suddenly clapping his hands as a sign,
Every Kris before Wee Willies eyes
Put up his hand and removed his disguise.
Whisk went the whiskers and Santa Claus cloaks,
OF came the Santa Claus boots-of all the jokes!
There in their natural shapes were revealed
Plain Men of Business nowise concealed,
Fathers and Uncles, Big Brothers and Cousins,
Grandfathers also by thousands of dozens.
(Any bright boy in that vast congregation
Surely would recognize some male Relation
Who oft at Christmas in Santa clothes foxy
Gave out the Santa Claus presents by proxy
And there in the line, less than ten feet away,
Wilie's own Father stood out plain as day.
willie kept quiet and looked rather silly,
Being invisible-Iucky for WillieD
Standing full-height,
(Which was not very talD,
With his eyes flashing bright
Santa gazed at them all,
Then spoke like a Marshal reviewing his ranks,
"Ho, Slaves of st. Nick, We arc ere-man thanks!
Now first let me ask,
Were you true to your task?
Last Christmas morn were you all at the Tree
Wearing your boots and your whiskers like Me,
Lighting the candles and giving out toys,
Dolls for the Girlies and guns for the Boys?"
(Cries of eve were!"D I'm delighted to see
All have obeyed my now famous Decree,
Saving The World has so populous grown
No single Saint can supply it alone;
Therefore the Grown Folks who love their chicks dearly
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

Twas the week before Christmas, when fairies and elve
Are ii. ing by moonlight enjoying themselves,
And Wee Willie Jones lay In bed just as snug
AS the average bug in the average rug,
Or the average bear in his long winter hug,
With visions delighted
His brain was excited;
His fancy a-tingle with thoughts of Kris Kringle,
Who, laden with gifts, would appear at the ingle
To fill up each stocking, then off jingle-jingle.
Thus pondered Wee Willie, when suddenly-ouch!
The window few up and the sorry imp Crouch
Popped into the room
With a manner of gloom
Like a cobwebby witch on the back of a broom.
his hair was dishevelled, his eyes were bedevilled,
His shoulders were shrunk, his complexion was salow
AS, dropping his jowl, he began with a growl
This argument grumpy and bumpy and fallow:
Now, how do you know, little man."
He began,
There's any such person as Santa Claus--say!
Did you ever see him?
DO folks ever tree him
Or make him come out to be photographed, pray?
And how, IL there is such a silly old Ounce,
Can he visit nine million chimneys at once
In Maine and in Spain and in Guam and Siam,
Paraguay, Uruguay, Brooklyn, Dakota,
Iceland, Bogota, far Minnesota,
These, to say nothing of Jutland and Ounce
And places in Russia l dread to pronounce
Doing all this between dusk Christmas eve
And sunrise next morn?p
Here the imp laughed in scorn:
Its a pretty large can you believer"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

Must come to the Pole and report to me yearly.
And on this condition
Each one l commission
To act as my substitute fully disguised,
And at twelve of the clock
To fill up each sock
OF Well-Behaved Children with presents most priced,
To slide, if ye will, down the chimneys soot-blacking.
Or up the dumb-waiter if chimneys be lacking,
Yet always be sly in the tricks that ye're brewing
That no Child on earth may suspect what you're doing,
So" said the Saint, "since the midnight is feeting,
Substitute santas, l give you all greeting!"
"Hurrah!" cried the Grandpas in hundreds of dozens,
"'Rah!" cried the Fathers and Uncles and Cousins;
And soon round the Hall sauntered mobiles and peasants
Talking together and picking out presents.
Santa strolled with them, responding to questions,
limiting and helping and giving suggestions.
This book is charming for bright little men
These nice skates for a %schoolboy of ten
That Paris doll would just suit tiny Jen."
While this occurred Willies Father stepped out,
Spoke to the Saint in a manner Of doubt;
Sir, If l may
Ask 1t, what would you say
A suitable present for Willie would be?",
Santa, surprised,
Pursed his lips, closed his eyes,
Puzzled a moment, then said, Let me see!"
Then very softly, that no one might hear,
Whispered a word in the gentlemans ear.
(Wilie. with heart-beats most ready to choke;
Leaning far forward to hear what they spoke,
Almost dropped off his invisible cloak.)
Good" winked bis Father, and Santa, says he,
THAT we can find in Lot 5000 B."
And as they set forth. down the corridors hollow,
Willie and Cheerup decided to follow.
Onward they sped with invisible tread,
Past stacks and stacks
OF pretty knick-knacks,
Candy in sacks and stacks of sweet smacks.
Bright jumping-jacks,
Dolls of pink wax with hair golden fax,
Books with bright backs,
And charming kodaks
Angling and dangling from tacky black racks.
So onward, and onward, and onward they walked,
While MI Jones gawked and Santa Claus talked,
TIL finally Willie to Cheerup cried, 'Deariel
Pm awfully weary;
My feet are quite heavy, my eyes are all bleary."
So down they both sat on a Christmas box nigh
Willie lay back with a satisfied sigh,
Dropped his wee head upon Cheerup's wee knee,
Sighed, Wake me up when there's something to see,"
Sank to deep breathing, quite glad to forego
Santa Claus, Christmas, the Pole and ..............
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

s11oHOl
Snug as a guest In the Waldorf-Astoria
Willie awoke in his bed in Peoria.
First he said, Where have / been?-let me see!"
Then he bounced upward. exclaIming, "Whoopee!
Don't you say, Isn't no Santa to me!
Folks who think lightly of Santa Claus had
Better not interview Me or My Dadl"
When 1t was Christmas and good Mr.. Jones
Draped in white whiskers stood close to the Tree,
Willie excitedly felt in his bones,
Santa Claus picked out this present for mel"
Then came the gift-and he found with a laugh,
Just what he wanted-a new monograph
Mending his airship high up in the caves,
Cheerup the gnome giggled deep in his sleeves;
christmas, though Santa Claus never comes near it,
Must be the same If he's there in the spirit
Love will pop in through the chimney once more,
Sorrow the Wolf will stink out by the door;
Stockings hang heavy, 80 hearts should hang light"
Chuckled the Gnome.
And ] think he was right -.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

So saying, imp Crouch, with a heer and a leer
And a sneeze and a sniff and a snort and a sneer
With a whisk of his tail through the window out-sped
And left Willie Jones sitting upright in bed
Affecting as though
Somewhere out in-the snow
Poor Santa Claus, friend of all childhood, lay dead.
So he dropped like a willow and lay on his pillow,
While tears in his eyes yelling up like a spring
Cried, Santa Claus? Never was any such thing!"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

Willie covered back-he was dazed, he was thrilled,
For over the ice, far as sight of the eye.
Thousands and thousands of Grown Folks trooped by;
And as Willie they neared
He observed something weird
Each wore a snowy-white Santa Claus beard,
Each wore a cloak such as Santa Claus wears,
Each bore a sack such as Santa Claus bears!
Short ones and tall ones,
Fat ones and small ones,
Rough Santas, bluff Santas, ~
Tender and tough Santas,
Onward they marched without rests, halts or pauses,
Over a million complete Santa Clauses,
On, ever on, rank on rank, moving fast
Till into the Christmas Headquarters they passed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

why? Tell me why"
Quoth the Boy with a cry,
Why do a million Kris Kringles go by
And why are they here?" said the Gnome with a grin;
Whit! you're UNSATISFACTORY them I'M"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

Now 1t happened that night
BY the fairyland light
or a moon that was jolly and frosty and bright
The little gnome Cheerup, the merriest fairy
That ever shed Christmas goodwill in his flight,
Was out for a spin on his aeroplane airy,
And, hearing Wee Willie's sore wall of despite,
'Highty-tite!" cried the Sprite,
And it's likewise do-duddy!
1t seems rather queer
At this time of the year
For folks to be weepipg-what ails little Buddy?"
So his airship he tied to the bedpost beside
The pilly where Willie so ardently cried
And he laughed, "Holly-ho!
Now. tell me, sweet child, why you take on so wild?
Is 1t mincemeat that troubles you so?
Is your hair stuck with gum, have you pains in your tum
Have you lost your dog Fido? oh, what is the matter?"
But Willie responded with tear-drops a~-spatter,
'What-what shall l do? Is It right, is 1t true
That Santa Claus never existed-boo-hoo?
And If he does live, Is he able to climb
On nine million separate roofs at a time
In Labrador, Singapore, London and Ounce
And places in Russia l cannot pronounce"
"Ahal let US seei" the small gnomekin replied;
Now get on my aeroplane close to my side
And straight to the Christmas Headquarters We'll buzz it,
So there we may see how old Santa Claus does it,"
Then burr-r-r went the fywheel and flap went the wings
And Fairy and Child few as happy as kings
Ger s~now-helds and icebergs and strange panoramas-
And Willie still clad in his cotton pajamas!
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-13

They few over Boston, they flew over France,
They few over Switzerland's Alpine expanse;
Ger Europe and Asia they sped through the night,
But when they reached Iceland they turned to the right
"Hang on!" whispered Cheerup. 'for sure as my soul
In seventeen minutes we1l be at the Pole"
So, faithful to schedule, they few In a trice
Right over the jag
OF that Boreal crag
And there at the Pole stood a Palace of Ice
On the top of whose door a bright s~ign-board did glow:
CHRISTMAS HEADQUARTERS
s. & co.
JOY Furnished Here
y BY the Mile or the Year.
Orders for Happiness Easily Filled.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-29

the cold-and just to save the five cents.
Frankie is all Eve got In the world
my dear dead daughters son-and ! must
be conslderate of him. He's good boy;
earns enough to keep starvation and
freezing from his old granny. But
.All right, Mrs. Adams, said the girl
hastily. Then she withdrew, closing the
door behind her.
So the old woman sat alone, watching
the clock and counting the minutes. Half
an hour passed. then she heard the doc
tors arrival In the rooms of her neigh
hors down the hall. She hastily hobbled
there to inquire of him II he had seen her
grandson. The doctor merely shook his
head without so much as looking at the
anxious grandmother who questioned him.
No, ] have not seen the boy" he said.
He left word with my office attendant
for me TO come here directly. ! suppose
he departed at once.
And he left home an hour ago." said
the old grandmother. I've watched the
clock. | fear this storm" She hob
bled out again and down the hall to her
own room. ITS only a ten minutes
walk to the Doctors" she murmured.
And [ told him to stop at the butchers
coming back and to get a bit of meat
for our breakfast. But he could have
gone TO the Doctors stopped at the
butchers. and reached home. all inside
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-29
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE SNOW FORT BY WILLIAM WALLACE R

the cold pierced to his very marrow. He
began to feel numb, to fear that he
could no longer drag himself further
without resting
Just then an object doomed up In his
way. He had lost the pavement In the
heavy snow and was wandering about
aimlessly, In vain trying to get his bear
ings. The object proved to be Fort Bur-
ton, and frankie stumbled against the
outer wall. Then he came close to the
little door that led Into the Officers
apartment, which had been such pride
TO the builders. 1t was a snug little
snow cave, thick walled and secure from
the elements. he crept into the place.
And in so doing he came in contact with
something sofia warm wooden coat.
Frankie, now almost overcome with the
cold, thought only Of his comfort-to
get warm, and to sleep.
Once inside the snow fort he drew the
coat about him and lay down. Then he
fell into a deep sleep. An hour later
just as the clock at his home was strik-
ing eight-he was aroused by a hand
shaking him, and voices in his ears. He
sat up and rubbed his eyes, but his
brain was so benumbed by the cold that
he could not think clearly and could
not respond to a boys question: Say,
old Teller, who are you. anyway And
what are you doing in this fortr'
There were two boys, frankie could
/ make that much out, and they were
half-dragging him from the cave Come,
kid, stand up" one of them said You
see left my overcost here this after
noon when I went home. and now I've
come back for 1t. Gee. but it's cold!
Come, get up and tell US where you live
Wen help you home" 1t was Bert
speaking, and Scotty was with him.
frankie tried to tell them about him
self, but his tongue could not frame the
words. The boys knew from his man
ner that he was all but frozen, and hur-
riedy held a consultation regarding him.
1t was decided to carry him between
them to Scotty's home, a distance of
three blocks.
After Scotty's mother and father had
ministered to frankie the poor little
fellow began to remember things clearly,
and told his new-found friends about his
old grandmother, who must be almost
beside herself with anxiety over his con-
tinued absence But the old grandmoth-
err was notified of grankie's whereabouts
that same hour, and brought warm and
snug In cab to the comfortable home
where he awaited her.
And when, a few days later, frankie
and his grandmother departed from
Scotty's home 1t was to move into cosy
quarters, where the sting Of poverty
would not be felt. Scotty's mother had
seen their need and had come to their
relief. And frankie was allowed time
to go to school, working Saturdays and
evenings for Scottys father in return
for the many kindnesses he and his
grandmother were enjoying. +.
And frankie was made a member of
the Fort Burton army, doing excellent
service.
THE old fort saved my life, he said.
"and 1 shall be one of her mot loyal
defenders"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-29

of 40 minutes. Well, I'll have to wait
and watt
And out in the night wandered frankie.
He had started from the doctors house,
turning down a side street where he
thought he might find better refuge from
the storm for few blocks. He meant
to turn into another street that would
lead him directly to the butchers shop,
but. walking so rapidly, head down
against the flying snow and sleet, he
passed the corner where he had intended
to make the turn. At the next corner
he inyoluntarily turned. going on and
on, hardly lifting his face from his coat
collar except to glance sideways towards
any lighted window he might chance to
pass looking for the familiar window of
the butcher shop.
After going on for sometime and fan
ing to arrive at the place intended,
Frankie stopped short and looked around
him. Surely, he must have turned in
the wrong directionl The street he was
now in was strange TO him. There was
nothing to do but to retrace his steps.
So he turned quickly about and went
back over the way he had just come
But on and on he walked, and suddenly
he found himself on the outskirts of the
town. And the wind was blowing so
fiereely that 1t almost lifted him from his
feet And his coat was so thin that
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-29

everywhere As the old woman sat be-
side the little rusty stove. in which
glowed a few bits of soft coal she kept
turning her eyes in the direction of a
nickel clock on the rough wooden tnble In
the corner.
tap came a the door. and In response
to the old woman's invitation to come
in" the door opened and a slim. pale girl
entered
"Oh. its you Maria" said the old wo-
man smiling kindly. FRANKIE hasn't got
back yet, and I'm getting very uneasy
about him. what #" But a lump in
her throat choked her utterance
We'll. | just come In to say that ma $
better and we can get on without the
doctor / m sorry-or that Is. pa sorry
now-that we sent frankie for him. A
doctor can't do much good-exeept to
take all the money ones got. If Frankie
gets here before the doctor comes will
you ask him to take this and go down to
the drug store and phone TO the doctor
not to come? Well be a thousand times
obliged 10 you, Mrs. Adams
We'll, Maria, you'd better let the doc
tor come, since you've sent for him., said
the old lady. Besides. ] can't allow
frankie to 90 out in this storm again to-
night You'd better have had him tele-
phone at the start for the doctor. 1t was
TOO bad to serd Frankie so far through
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-29

sounded as If 1t came right out of the
fioor-or the wall over here he added.
And then the noise came again, a strange,
scraping. saving noise, as If inside the
very floor under Toms feet. Tom with
drew quickly and stood beside his sister
Say, that's a strange thing. Suppose it
might be" Tom did not finish the
sentence. He remembered what he had
just said about ghosts and fairies. This
noise decidedly suggested the former
do you think it might be a-a-a-ghost?"
whispered Sally, alarm visible in her face
Come, Tom, let's go down stairs"
'Ah, I'm not afraid" said Tom, trying
to be brave. But he looked rather APP
prehensive and kept his eyes on the cor
ner from which the strange noises came
Just now all was still and Tom could say
with better show of courage. "Oh. I'm not
afraid But a moment later the noise
came again louder and more continuous.
And now Tom was as frightened as Sally.
IF you're afraid to stay UPSTAIRS he
said, moving towards the door. "I'll take
you down to the kitchen, where Cook is"
And won't you stay there, too?' asked
Sally. keeping close to Toms side.
"Oh, I'll not mind said Tom, edging
towards the door. But girls are so easily
scared, you know"
"Then | won't go another STEP" de-
clared Sally. ''I'll not leave you here
alone. If you mean to return to this room
I'll stay right here. What would mamma
say If I deserted you In danger? No.
Brother. If you mean to brave 1t out, I'll
stay with you
Now, this was Just what Tommy did
not want Sally to offer to do. He wanted
her to coax him-against his will, of
course-to renal down stairs in the
protection of Cook. So he said mo, I'll
take you down stairs. and IL you are
afraid to stay alone with Cook, I'll stay
there with you
Then they reached the door leading
into the hall. Tommy opened 1t. As
both children looked without they shud-
dered and drew back Never had they seen
the hall look so dark. 1t was almost
like night there And the stairs We're
still darker. Their parents room, just
across the hall from the nursery, had
the shades drawn down, thus cutting
off the light from that source. which
usually made the hall quite light.
ooh, it's so dark! I'm afraid" ad-
mitted Sally, stepping back into the
nursery Then the noise began again,
grating. saving, terriblel Tommy fol
lowed his sister. Somehow. neither of
them could venture into that long, dark