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Fancy Silk Hosiery $1.5O
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Holiday Stationery

Special line Of Fancy Correspond.
ence Cards all put up In Fancy
Holiday boxes with twenty-four
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-07

E5 "a Z " 81 .1xa
Washington Theatre. Saturday, De.
cember 8, in exactly the same stump
tuous style that characterized Its en-
gagements Of q solid year on Broad
way.
''Katinka" Is a musical play by Otto
Hauerbach and Rudolf Friml, which
has eclipsed in popularity the two
previous successes OF these authors,
THE FREELY" and High links" Mr..
Hauerbach is responsible for the
bright and snappy lines, while Mr..
Friml composed the musical score,
whose most conspicuous feature,
"Rackety Cool" has preceded the
fame Of the play from coast to coast
Mr.. Friml's music is said to surpass
anything he has done before, which is
saying great deal, considering the
extraordinary merits of the scores OF
THE FREELY" and High Jinks."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-07
MURRAY


The headline attraction on the
vaudeville program at the Murray
theatre, starting tonight and con-
tinuing the remainder of this week IS
Chester Pollard's Nautical Musical
comedy in one act-"The Dog Watch"
This act runs full twenty-five minutes,
Is deliberately staged, and has COM
plete cast Of eight people who offer
high class comedy, singing and dane
ing. The four other acts that complete
the program are, Oscar Starr, the
heavyweight juggler," Lane and Harp
er, in the "manicurist and the man"
Fiddler and Shelton the boys who sing
clean songs, and Green and Parker,
the Blue Ribbon pair. The program
closes with the Paramount Bray Car
toon pictures.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-07
Ribbons! Ribbons

Ribbons were never in greater de-
mand than at the present time We
are showing miles and miles of
beautiful high grade ribbons for the
fancy bags and ribbon novelties,
also for children's hairbows and
sashes. Here you will find all of
the newest shades and combina.
lions in Brocaded Satin, Taffeta.
Moire and the Fancy Floral effects.
All priced at the usual low prices
which always prevail here. You
will be surprised at the special
values we are offering. Yard, SOC,
39c, 25c and 19c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-07
A COMPLETE LINE OF PURE
SILK HOSIERY IN COLORS,

$1.19 PAiR-Wayne Knit and
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Salmon, Pink, Sky Blue, Ivory,
Midnight Blue, Nile Green,
Taupe, Navy, Field Mouse. If
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WAYNE KNIT SILK HOSE, $3.50
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medium weight, silk garter top,
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PURE THREAD SILK, FULL
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White has red, lavender or gold
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-07
Gold Medal Character Dolls

Regular $500 value, now 1898.
Regular $500 value, now $2.4S.
Regular $500 value, now $198. :
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-07
HOrstman Character Dolls

This is the most celebrated line of :
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show complete line of these goods
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large 20-ineir fuIl-sized Baby Doll. !,
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-07
Dainty New Crepe de
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Corset Covers $3.50.
French grey embroidered and val
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Flesh color, Filet lace, valencines
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New Line Christmas Gowns.
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Fancy Silk Bags

Just received a new line OF the
Fancy Silk Party Bags in all Of the
pretty novelty and light shades.
Just the thing for Christmas gift.
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Here You Will Find the
CHRISTMAS DOLLS

5OC
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
Dorothy Pittman - Thanks
giving in 1915

Thanksgiving is a holiday. At school
we always get holiday unless 1t Is on
Saturday.
Last Thanksgiving thought would
60 to grandma's for dinner for knew
would get good one.
We had mashed potatoes, turkey.
gravy, cranberries. honey. bread, but
ter, angel food cake, gooseberry pie.
cream, sugar, pudding, potato salad and
fruit salad.
In the afternoon I had eight girls lay
size to come and play. We went out in
the front yard and played London
bridge is breaking down, Flying Dutch
man. Farmer in the dell. Two deep and
drop the handkerchief. After we got
through playing those games It was 8
o'clock. Then the girls had to 30 home.
After they had gone carried in
some wood and kindling. gathered eggs
and fed the chickens.
For supper we had goose, boiled po-
tatoes. gravy, broth. pumpkin pie. Jelly,
sugar, cream, pudding. honey, cranber-
ries. bread, butter, devils food cake,
fruit salad. cookies and ice tea.
had a very nice time Thanksgiving
in 1915.
Dorothy Pittman, age 10.
Keosauqua, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
Hugh H. Beggs - Thanks
giving in the Country

Dear Juniors:
Last night I was reading in the Jun
Tor page and I noticed my James Whit
comb Riley poem in print. I also no
ticed another contest on Thanksgiving
and so will write storv about 1t.
Some more turkey please" That's
what most small boys say at grandpa's
house on Thanksgiving day.
II you look around over the table you
will see the best dinner. All your aunts,
uncles. grandpa. grandma. father,
mother and cousins are there.
Before dinner you play around In the
barn and barnyard. You can see all the
trees turning yellow. brown, crimson,
but It's awful hard to keep away from
the good smelling dinner. Grandpa
generally cracks some nuts for you.
Down In the barnyard the turkeys,
ducks. geese and chickens are forever
under foot The big old dog even gets
a good dinner.
But the most important thing OF the
day is Some more turkey. please"
Hugh H. Beggs, age II,
Keosauqua, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
Louise w. Peppers - Why
We Celebrate Thanks
giving Day

Dear Juniors:
am new Junior and thought |
would enter the Thanksgiving contest.
l am writing on "Why we celebrate
Thanksgiving Day"
Three hundred years ago some OF
the people of England, called Pilgrims,
decided to go away because the cruel
king of England made them worship
the way he did and say their prayers
out Of his book in which the prayers
were written. They set sail and went
to Legion, Holland. They lived there
peacefully for ten years.
The Pilgrim fathers and mothers
thought that they should have to move
again to the far-away land Of America
because their children were growing
up and speaking the Dutch language
and forgetting their English ways.
The ships that were to take them
to this far away land were the Speed
we'll and the Mayflower. After a while
the Speedwell was found to be unsea-
worthy and they crossed in the May
flower alone. Some of the Pilgrims
stayed back in Holland and were 60
ingto make the trip later. The Pill
grims started in September. Sadly
but bravely they babe their much low
ed friends goodbye and started.
The younger children did not like
the way the ship tossed about and
cared for their little Dutch friends.
One day there was something which
made them happy. A beautiful little
baby was born and named Oceanus be-
cause of his birthplace. They all re-
membered that it was their duty to
never let little Oceanus see any sad
days.
One day the Pilgrim fathers thought
they saw land but it was not beauti-
full and sunshiny but was bare, rocky
and cold. Just think! Two months on
the sea. In this day and age one can
cross the ocean in week or ten days.
Finally they landed in November. All
they saw was Just few Indian huts.
The few Indians that were there were
frightened at the white men and ran
away.
Captain Miles Standish made friends
with the Indians. One was named
| Squanto. Squanto showed them how
to plant corn and other foods. Soon
the Indians became fast friends of the
white people.
They had such good harvest that
the Pilgrim mothers and fathers
thought they should have feast and
invite Squanto and the chief OF his
tribe, Massasoit. They had feasting
and merry making for three days. The
Indians brought deer to eat, too. The
Pilgrim mothers and fathers said that
they should lay aside day every year
and call it Thanksgiving day, on which
they could thank God for the good har-
vests. Now America has adopted this
day.
Louise W. Peppers, Age 10.
1872 South Schuyler st. Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
A True Squirrel Story - By
Irene Walters; Was a
Patient at st. JOSeph's

Dear Juniors: AS have not written
to The Courier Junior for long time
! thought l would write true story
about a little ground squirrel.
One day when my papa was fixing
our house he saw little ground squir-
rel running around the cave and he
called for me and my sisters and
brothers to come there that he wanted
to show us something. We all ran for
we were anxious to see what It was.
When we got there he showed us a
little ground squirrel. We thought it
was cute so we started to catch it.
My little brother caught 1t and it bit
him and he let go of 1t and my sister
caught it again and gave 1t to me and
/ asked my papa II could keep 1t and
he said yes.
So took 1t in the house and fed 1t
some nuts and I kept it for about a
week and one day was sitting on the
porch making 1t cage and l had 1t
all fixed only the door and I saw 1t
running under the shed. l ran in
the house and looked in the box to see
If it was mine and 1t was gone and
then went to look for it but l coulu
not find It and It never came back
again.
Well. as my letter is getting long.
I will close,
Irene Walters, age II.
Bidwell, Iowa
p. s. Il thank you very much for
the card | got for I had to go to the
st. Joseph's hospital to have my first
finger taken of.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
Gladys Sage Tells of Her
Schools Part in the Old
Settlers Parade
Dear Juniors:


Our teacher had US to choose boy
and girl out Of our school to be Uncle
Sam and the Statute Of Liberty. We
dressed the Statute Of Liberty In white
and she wore crown on her head. Un-
Gle Sam was dressed in the stars and
stripes and wore a hat of the same.
We went to Fairfield and were in the
parade Old Settlers day. We won five
dollars. We had our wagon decorated In
red. white and blue with tin foil letters
which were "DES MONIES NO. g."
This was on both sides Of the wagon.
We had flag In the middle Of the
and the Statute Of Liberty to stand
upon. The parade ended about half
past three and so we school children
went to the library and our teacher
took our pictures. Then we went through
the library and saw all kinds OF ami
mails which were stuffed. We saw
things which had been made by the
Indians. all kinds of birds, also their
eggs and nests. After that we went to
the court house where court was being
held. We could not go into the court
room, but we went all through the rest
Of the building Then we went out on
the street and watched the trapese per-
Torrance. This was man climbing a
ladder. He climbed up to the top Of It.
The ladder fell to pieces and man
caught one side Of 1t. The other man
that was on the top Of the ladder hung
on to the piece the man caught and
laid down on his stomach. He whirled
around and around Then after a while
he slid down to the floor. Then three
girls performed. One girl stood on the
floor and the other two girls climbed
upon her shoulders and held one an
others hands then the girl that was
standing on the floor started to dance.
She danced for while and the other
girls got down off Of her shoulders.
Then they went away and did not see
ANYTHING Of them any more
! went and got an Ice cream cone.
rode one the merry go-round. which
was lots of fun. Then found nv moth
err and father and we rested in the
park While we were resting there was
a man who gave a speech which I
could not hear but the people who were
close enough to hear gave loud cheer
when he quit speaking. We went and
got our buggy and drove twelve miles
home. When we got our work done we
ate popcorn and candy that mamma
had cot. After while we all went to
bed tired out but glad to have the trip
to Fairfield on Old settlers day.
Gladys Sage.
Batavia, Ia. care G. G. Sage, r. 3.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
Lillian Fern - Why We
Celebrate Thanksgiving

have never written before. read In
the Junior that you wanted the Juniors
to write about Thanksgiving. I am 60
ing to write about "Why we celebrate
Tha nlssgiving.
TIE Pilgrims said Let us have day
OF thanks. so then we can invite the
Indians and give thanks to God" The
people all agreed. The men went out
hunting, catching fish. wild ducks. wild
turkeys and many other things. The
women gathered wild rice. wild berries
and many such things. They worked
hard getting ready for the great feast.
The children popped pop corn and made
many things for the children. They got
the games ready to play also The Pill
grims invited some of the Indians. AT
last the day came. The governor came
and preached to the people The Ind
ians brought five large deers. They
stayed three days. They played many
games. danced and sang They had
very enjoyable time. The Indians went
home very much pleased.
Lillian Fern. age TO-
Ottumwa Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
OTHER SUBJECTS.

~ We all want the juniors to send in
school compositions and other stories.
besides the ones on the subjects we
suggest. Sometimes children can
write better compositions when choos-
Ting their own subjects. We especially
want letters and ancestor stories.
ITO encourage originality and variety
IN the juniors work the following list
1s given:
School compositions.
Ancestor stories. y ~.
Ssejntores sting letters. 81.
ss Book reviews. - r.
Unusual stories.
s Current events.
y Soldier stories related by veterans
and retoId by juniors.
~ Select prizes from among the follow.
ing: Bluebird pin, friendship link,
book, box of letter paper, doll, box of
school supplies, box of candy, knife,
FOOTBALL. etc.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
Sweden - BY Adolph
Swanson

Dear Editor:
I am going to write about Sweden.
Sweden's national resources are timber
and iron. not less than f1fty-two per
cent Of the area being timber land. The
western Europe has eighty-one acres
to every hundred inhabitants. While
Sweden has six hundred an ninety eight
Of timber to every hundred inhabitants.
The value of Sweden export Of timber
and wood pulp at present time approx
imately $1os.0o0,o00 per year which 10
eighty times more than in the year OF
1870. Value Of match export has doubled
twenty times since 1866 and at the
present time sum Of $27,000,0o0 per
year. In the year Of 1918 they employed
in furniture factories not less than 49,
464 workmen. While the value OF the
manufactured furniture was 100000:
Sweden holds ninety-two per cent OF
the whole Europe's best iron. While
fifty years ago small portion was
taken out. In the year 1871 the export
OF iron from Sweden was only $67,77O
per year while at the present time 1t
runs I'D to $27,000.000 per year. In the
year 1865 they took out Of their mines
100000 tons per year while at the
present time 1t is 100000 tons. In 1851
there was in Sweden BASS factories.
rolling mills. farm implements etc, to
the value Of s19.17O.oo0 which number
at present time $4,000, 900. Sweden
has water falls of 100000 horse pow
err which has mostly been utilized for
electric or Industrial work. Also the
farming system has improved and the
crops have doubled since fifty years
ago and the same thing in creamery. In
1862 Sweden imported 100000 lbs. OF
butter and exported only 100000 lbs.
In 1913 they imported only 100000 lbs.
and exported 10000. 900 lbs. The value
Of taxable property In Sweden in 1852
was only $1s.ooo,ooo In 1913 the valu-
alton OF taxable property was $1.1Ss.-
900, 900. Other property has raised this
fifty years from $4s6, 100000 to $780,
100000. This has almost been done in
the last ten years.
Adolph Swanson. age II.
1913 E. Fourth ST.. Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
Virginia Moore Describes
Her Trip to Fl. Madison

In October, mamma, Aunt Lu and l
went on a trip to Fl Madison, Iowa.
which is situated on the Mississippi
river. The state prison is there.
Uncle Lloyd is the deputy warden and
we were going to visit them.
We went to Ottumwa on the 10
o'clock train. We ate luncheon at the
Ballingall hotel with Uncle Charlie,
who Is Aunt LUIS husband. He invited
Mr.. Pulliam and Mr.. Walker, who were
on the grand jury with him, and also
were friends Of mamma and Aunt Lu
when they lived at Moulton.
The train was not due until o'clock
SO the time was spent in shopping.
The train was clean and the trip was
pleasant. The trees were very beauti-
full with their red and yellow leaves. l
visited with the conductor and found
out why the people called the railroad
the Peavine. About half way there
raindrops began to sprinkle against
the windows. At 6:15 we arrived and
were met by an automobile with
prisoner driving. We drove to house
by the prison where Uncle Lloyd lives.
There are six in the family. three chill
dren, 4 grandma and the father and
mother. Dinner was ready and we
were hungry. After dinner we visited.
In the morning it was still raining.
Uncle Lloyd told us to come over to
the prison about 10 o'clock. There
were COS prisoners Ninety-eight
other men run the prison. Their
surround the prison buildings. The
mems time is occupied in making hoes,
rakes, rugs, hammocks, chairs and 9TH
er things. There is school room.
church, library, hospital and dental Of
flee. We saw the men march to din
ner They dress as they please ex-
cept when being punished and there is
a barber to cut their hair as they want
it. They walk as they please, under
the direction Of guard. After they
were seated we heard the orchestra
play. In each cell house there are 400
cells, where the men sleep. Each cell
has all a man wants. chairs, pictures,
mirrors, rugs, curtains. a lavatory and
toilet Everything inside the walls is
clean. The grounds are made beauti
full with flowers and fountains.
In the afternoon we walked out to
see the town and the river. The river
used to be about one mile wide but
now the Keokuk dam has made a lake
three miles wide. called Lake Keokuk.
We could not see across it because of
the rain. While we were there the
bridge opened to let a boat through.
In the morning when we awoke it
was showing. We started for home at
$3.50 o'clock. Because we missed our
connection we had to wait until 4
O'Clock at Ottumwa. Our time was
spent at the Y. w. c. A. where we had
luncheon.
Virginia Moore, Age 9.
Eldon. Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
Llovd Workman - Why We
Celebrate Thanksgiving

Dear JUNIORS:
The pilgrims came from Holland to
America in 1920 They landed at
Plymouth. At Plymouth there had been
field all cleared off, where at one time
there had been an Indian town there,
but the Indians had died Of a pestilence.
After the Pilgrims had been there
while they learned how to plant Indian
corn. After few years they had
good crop Of corn so they thought that
they ought to Give thanks to God. They
invited the Indians to come and have a
THANKSGIVING dinner with them. The
Indians brought wild deer and pop corn.
And the pilgrims killed wild turkey and
caught fish. And ttey had a big meal
together And that is why we celebrate
THANKSGIVING.
Lloyd Workman, age 10,
Ilibe -tyN.lle. Ia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
Elizabeth Morrissey - TIL
First Thanksgiving

Many, many years ago some white
people came to our country in a ship
called the Mayfower. The people
were celled Pilgrims. When they came
to America the first thing they did was
to build log houses.
In the spring the Indians gave them
corn to plant. In the fal they wanted
to thank God for the good harvest.
They went to church to thank God for
his kindness to them. When they came
home they had feast and invited the
Indians. too. This was the first Thanks
giving day.
Elizabeth Morrissey, Age 6.
Grade IA, Froebel School.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-11-24
GOldie Leinenwever Live.
on a Farm of Two Hun
dred Acres

This is my second attempt to Join the
Courier Junior. AS our president Is
elected we will know who will help
make and pass the laws OF the United
States.
was very soriy INA, nj. nusHes was
republican.
live on farm Of two hundred acres
and we have about one hundred head OF
hogs and fifteen head Of cattle. My sis
ter and brothers and have five head
OF pet sheep.
go to a country school. I am in the
fifth grade and / love to go to school.
Ny teachers name is Miss Fern Nc
Beth Our school will be out the first OF
May.
Coda r. Leinenwever. age 10.
Hedrick. Ia, X. No. 3.