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The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
 Me want you to ping me little doll that will cry. 1 am just free months old. 1 want bottle fill of milk; me wants a rattler fo me play and me wonts get me milk on me clothes.
 Your little frind,
 Jim Yancey.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus: l am little girl three years old. l want little rattler, a bottle of milk and some doll clothes.
 Your little girl,
 Jack Bright.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15

Waldemar chains with knives at ached, from $2.50 to 5000 at Hes erly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15
.,,. PRESCOTT DAILY NEWS
 Published by The News Printing Company

r,tered as second class mail mat . November 4th, 1905, at the post I a,o at Prescott, Ark, under the act M 's Congress, March 8. 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15
Letters tOSanta From Our Riddles
Dear Santa Claus:

l want you to bring me cowboy suit and a drum and all kinds of fire works and fruit too, and train too. That's all Chiply Duke
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15
Dear Santa Claus:

l want you to bring me a doll, a raincoat, and all kinds of fruit, and some overshoes. C-ra Sharp.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15
MT Santa Claus, Iceland.

MT Santa Claus, Iceland.
 Dear Santa; Please bring me a snot gun, a boy scout suit, book, oase ball mitt, fire crackers, apples, oranges, candy and all kinds of nuts. | am in the fourth grade and try to ue good. Please don't forget little William Hornbeck.
 Your little friend,
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15

Mir. Santa Claus, Iceland.
 Dear Santa want a parachute, cowboy suit, boy scout suit, and any kind of toys, two pairs of boxing gloves, a cap pistol, and fireworks. Lots of nuts, apples, oranges, candy and all kinds of fruits and nuts. Bring mother lots, daddy lots, and all of my little friends and cousins and my sister. From your little friend,
 John Thomas McRae.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15

Mir Santa Claus. Iceland.
 Dear Santa: want you to bring me large doll, bring me a bracelet, bring me bicycle for a twelve year cid girl. I wish you would bring me set of toy furniture. l want set of toy dishes and toy stove. Please send me a little piano. l want some nuts and some fruit. Please bring me some Christmas cards. am in the fourth grade.
 From your little friend,
 Gladys Lee.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15

Dear Santa Claus:
 am little boy, years old. go to school, and papa says my report card is just fine. So please bring me an air gun, and soldier suit, also all kinds of fire works, nuts, candy, ap- ples and oranges, and anything else you think little boy would like, and Santa, please remember my teacher, Mrs. Griffith, and my brother Hal, away out in Mexico.
 Your little friend,
 Henry Slaughter
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15

Dear Santa Claus: Will you bring me an air gun and a suit of clothes. Your friend,
 Albert Jones.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15
From your little friend,

Dear Santa: l want some books that are interesting. l want a coaster break bicycle. I want a doll, set of furniture Then I want some fruit and firecrackers. Be sure don't forget the poor children. have been good this year; I will also be good next year. I am in the fourth grade. l am ten years old. My Sunday school teacher is Miss Beulah Hesterly.
 From your lit,le friend,
 Willie Tagart.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-15

MT. Santa Claus, Iceland
 Dear Santa; l want you to please bring me new warm coat, a doll and a bed for it, little piano, violin, a big box of candy and some nuts. will try to be good little girl between now and Christmas. l am in the fourth grade Please bring my little brother bicycle.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-07-19

Leaving a note saying that this wac
the only solution" Theodore Wasel.
man, a wealthy contractor of Chicago,
murdered his wife and baby and Their
killed himself.
The big naval collier Hector, carry.
ing 60 marines in addition to her crew
Of 10 men and IL officers, sank off
Charleston while on the way to Sante
Domingo. All were saved.
A cobler in dingy shoe-repairing
shop by the name of H. A. Merrill re-
ceived news at Charlotte, Mich, of a
legacy of 100000 he is to receive from
the Hetty Green estate.
Judge Milo Mucklestone of Wauke-
sha, Wis.,, was killed when an inter-
urban car struck the automobile he
was driving
l.. 2. Parker, sixty-seven, capitalist,
and manager of the Memphis Hotel
company, of which Stuyvesant Fish of
New York is president, died suddenly
at Memphis of heart feature.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-07-19
Electric EeIs, Found In South Amer.
lea, Have Been Provided With
Strange Power.

The marshy waters of Bera and Ras-
GRO in South America are filled with in
mum cradle electric cells, which can at
pleasure discharge from every part of
their Shiny, yellow-speckled bodies q
deadening shock. ; @&
This species of gymnotus is about
five or six feet in length. It is power
full enough to kill human beings and
the largest animals when it discharges
it's nervous organs at one shock in a
favorable direction. It was once found
necessary to change the line of road
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-07-19
Domestic

The formal opening Of the Repub-
Hcan national campaign in Illinois,
with Charles Evans Hughes, the Re-
publican standard bearer, delivering
his own message, will take place in
Chicago on the night Of August 8. Mr..
Hughes, on his first swing across the
continent, will stop at Detroit August
z, to make his first stump speech on
the coast to coast trip.
Gov. e. L. Philip of Milwaukee was
renamed by the conservative Repub-
lican state convention at Madison
Wis, as a candidate to succeed him.
self. The convention Endorsed the
candidacy of Charles Evans Hughes
for president and ascribed to the ma.
tional Republican platform. Marshall
Cousins of Eau Claire was named for
lieutenant governor.
BY a strange coincidence the death
of Dan Patch, the worlds fastest
PAGER, which occurred Tuesday at
&Sacage, Mimi, was followed on
Wednesday by the death of M. W.
Savage, owner of the great animal
The record of Dan Patch of mile in
& 4 :55 has never been equaled.
One hundred and sixty new cases
and 81 deaths from infantile paralysis
An Greater New York were reported to
the health department. The report
covers "a hours. The biggest increase
was in Brooklyn. s .".*"r.@ y
8 It became known at Pittsburgh, Pa.
from official reports of the PennsyI.
wanna railroad that four passengers on
the Chicago-New York Broadway linn
!. tied had been wounded by shots fired
at the train near Bucyrus, O.
Fourteen of the seventeen defendants
In the trial of labor leaders for con.
spiracy to extort were found guilty by
jury in Judge Scanlon's court at Chi
cago. The Other three were declared
not guilty. The jury itself fixed the
penalty in each case.
z t 4 2 i
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-07-19
Happenings
Of the World
ersely Told
European War News

The London war office announced
that the British north of the Somme
mad struck the heaviest blow since the
nrst day of their great offensive in
Flcardy by smashing the German Sec
Dnd line on front of four miles and
advancing to depth of from 500 yards
10 half mile, capturing the strategic
position of Longueval village and the
toWns of Bazantin lie Petit and Bazan-
tin lie Grand.
The Russian offensive on the lower
Strypa, designed to turn General Won
bOthmer's right flank and weaken the
Herman resistance on the Stokhod,
east of kOvel, resulted in the capture
OF 5000 German prisoners, says Pet
rOgrad.
The Russians penetrated the Aus
TRAN lines northwest of BucZacz after
fierce fighting, but were driven out by
a cOunter-attack, according to the Of
dcial statement issued by the war Of
fee at Vienna.
The departure from Petrograd Of
the entire Russian council of minis
ters on their way to imperial field
headquarters has been the cause Of
much speculation in the Russian cap
ital, according to news dispatches
from Petrograd. There is strong
feeling in influential quarters that if
Austria again throws out feelers for a
separate peace they should be well:
coined by the allies.
1--WE have crossed the watershed and
victory is beginning to flow in our dis
rection," said David Lloyd-George,
British war minister, at a conference
of the entente allies held in London.
With Russian offensive Temperate
iy checked on the StOkhOd river and
heavy German re-enfOrcements block
ing the advance on Kovel, the cars
chief action centered on the lower
Strypa front. There in the face of vio-
lent counter-attacks the Russians cap
tured 1000 prisoners and several guns,
says an official statement issued at
Petrograd. ,;ssss~'> -'''~~'~. tr. g.: <'"-
!. ,..sa;ss5 ssa'-~-~-''
The English port of Seaham Harbor
was attacked at night by German
submarine, says a statement issued at
London. About thirty rounds of
shrapnel were fired. One woman was
killed by the bombardment.
The Austrian admiralty announced
at Vienna that an Austrian cruiser had
sunk four or five British armored pa
troll boats. Only nine men from the
British vessels were rescued.
The British offensive in Picardy has
captured the entire first system of Ger
man defenses on a front of eight miles.
Seven thousand five hundred prisoners
were taken by the forces of Sir Doug
las Haig. Contalmaison and Trones
wood have been stormed and recap
tured, according to statement issued
at London. German forces gained q
footing in the Damloup battery and in
some sections of the French line in
the Funlin wood.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-07-19
Washington

An advisory report on the status Of
the German ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Deutschland submitted to Acting Sec
rotary Polk at Washington by the gov
eminent neutrality board is understood
to hold that the vessel is a peaceful
craft and entitled to all privileges as
such.
President Wilson told citizenship
convention at Washington that the
American government must insist that
foreigners becoming citizens remain
loyal even if they are not pleased with
the way affairs are conducted. He
added that Americans cannot teach
loyalty unless they practice it.
The administration at Washington
has lifted the embargo on all supplies
to the de facto government of Mexico,
except munitions. From high officials
the information was forthcoming that
the president contemplates withdraw
ing General Pershing's column just as
rapidly as possible. .
The senate at Washington confirmed
II. l. Hunt of Decatur, ILL.,, as assist
ant United States treasurer at Chi
cagO.
The senate at Washington by vote
of AZ to 10, agreed to the conference
report on the $49,0OO,OOO rivers and
harbors bill which now goes to the
president. 49, ~.~,-H ~ liz
1t was announced at Washington
that President Wilson signed the good
roads bill recently passed by congress,
authorizing the expenditure of $685.
GOO 600.
Serious concern is growing in adj
mnistration circles at Washington
over the now certain assaults to be
made upon American trade supremacy
when the European war ends. Much
of the alarm is due to the study Of the
reports made by the American embas-
81 in Paris on the recent conference
of the representatives of the entente
powers. 33s /
Gen. Ta8ker III. Bliss, assistant chief
of staff of the army is at the Mexican
border making an inspection of the
militia troops.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-07-19

from Uritucu across the steppe, owing
to the number of horses which, in ford
ing a certain rivulet, annually fell a
accumulated there in great numbers.
All other species of fish shun the vi
entity of these formidable creatures.
Even the angler, when fishing from
the high bank, is in dread lest an
electric shock should be conveyed to
him along the moistened line.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-07-19
Foreign

A wireless dispatch to Paris from
Athens says the summer palace of
King Constantine was destroyed by
fire. The king, says the dispatch, es-
capped in an automobile from a dam
glrOuS position.
Chagrined by the nonarrival of pris-
oners who were recently released, after
Undergoing Imprisonment since the
Dublin rebellion, and who were expect.
ed at Cork, Ireland, 1000 Sim Fein.
en-; wrecked the recruiting Office.
The advisory committee appointed
by the house Of commons in London
to consider the cases of men arrested
in Ireland during the recent rebellion
and still under detention, has recon-
m<:nded the release of 400 of them.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-07-19
Mexican War. NeZvS

General Carranza in an interview Al
Mexico City, said that the status OF
the negotiations with Washington was
satisfactory as the result of the good
will shown to each other by Mexico
and the United States.
The Second and Third Wisconsin
infantry reached San Antonio, Tex,
and got one of the least favored spots
iii camp.
To Company G, Second Texas in
fantry, commanded by Capt. A. S. Hor-
ION, came the distinction Of being the
first of the National Guard to ex-
change shots with Mexicans, when they
prevented raiding party from cross
ing the Rio Grande near Donna, Tex.
Another revolutionary plot, set on
foot by Felix Diaz to cause the over
throw of the Carranza government in
Sonora, was revealed in the United
States district court at NOgales, Ariz.,
when Col. Alexandra Barron was held
on a charge of starting military ex-
pedi1ion into Mexico.
Strife within the ranks of Carranza
commanders is indicated in a report
received at Ell Paso, Tex, to the effect
that Gen. Jacinto B. Trevino, COM
mander of troops in northern Mexico,
has been deposed by order of Minister
of War Alvaro Obregon, and Gen. lg-
nacio Enriquez appointed in his place.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02
THE CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
A Visit From My Oldest and Best Friend.

Ann 60 over to the
Symone's so Much? Mrs. Symone
told me yesterday that that twin
they call Bulge is not happy
II he does not see my little one
every day.
Il said, perhaps we should break
up the friendship now while they
are small, Mrs. Symone." Annie con-
tinued
mo indeed Annie she ssid, II /
were sure Bulge would always care
for as sweet girl as your little
Margaret Ann promises to be, !
would be very happy woman
OF course knew that Annie knew
nothing of the parentage OF cEliene's
boys" and I wondered IL IL would
make anyq difference II she did. :
Personally, little hook. 1t would
make no difference to me II a child
was born out of wedlock or with.
in II.
would like to see all children
make any difference II she did.
Poor little darlings! Why should
they sufferf They did not ask to be
born.
Sometimes I rScoil before the ter
ifble Mosaic cufse visiting the In
iquity If the fathers upon the chill
dren--" II hardly seems possible
that we Of the twentieth century
would allow children to suffer II we
could help II. As fer as Bulge and
Tody are concerned their mother
was of good breeding; her only sin
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02
PURE FOOD
osaAsssDd 81 PAUL PIERCE.

by ,accident For this reason II Is
q safe rule to have - abort time
a. possible intervene between the
preparation Of food and its consump-
ton. Broth n another excellent
medium ana in consequence should
b drained on u II 10 intended to
keep the meat for any length Of time
before serving. II the broth u used
alone. II should DO boiled thoroughly
first. All foods cooked or uncooksd,
should be kept In . clean. cool place
in order to reduce the danger OF In
lection to q minimum"
Think of the amount Of summer
sickuess-which 10 mostly stomach
and intestinal disturbances-we
would be spared Just by observing
these few simple precautions. The
flrst precaution ID to buy only sound,
fresh raw material. be II meat. fruit
or anything else. The second pre-
caution Is to keep the refrigerator
clean and perfectly drained; to look
II over every day. removing all sus-
picious foods and wipin2 II with .
dry cloth. The third. but one OF the
most important precautions. is to
permit only clean hands to touch
food. A leading physician says
From the point Of view OF disease
prevention 1t In more important to
teach children in schools and the
home and workers In factories to
wash their hands before they eat
than II Is for the city 10 solve its
sewage disposal problem. Food selec-
ton IL ALSO important In maintaining
health.
Another important precantion Is
that all food and the place where II
Is eaten should be screened from
dies and other Insects.
These summer food laws should b.
memorized by the housewife and
daily application made OF them.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02

was that for which she lost her lIfe..
She paid and paid generously. Why
should her children suffer? I don't
believe they will. Elisne. bless her.
has made II possible that they shall
have their CHARGE to be rec pectab}e
memters of society.
j sometimes wonder little book,
where Eliene got her democracy.
She has always had money and her
family has been an old and respect
ed one In the state. She never says
much about being democratic-sho
just Is. As Annie was saying, "I'll
tell you, Miss Margaret, can sit
down and talk to Mrs. Symone much
easier than can to Mrs. McGovern,
and Mrs. Symone doesn't rut on as
many Tugs either. I've come TO the
conclusion that there are snobs in
evory class.
"Of course, those that are edu.
Gated are bored by those that are
not. but I'm not educated and am
bored TO death by that same Mrs.
McGovern with her everlasting tell.
ing OF the grandeur OF her daughter
who has married ward politician
In New York"
Don't let It worry you, ANNIE"
said "An Of us, from the lowest To
the highest are reaching out for that
which we deem II higher. EIiene
understands that the highest Is net
money nor position. and consequent
~ she knows when she meets a
kindred spirit"
"Oh. Miss Margaret" said Annie
depreciatingly, and her lovely dim
pies that had not yet settled into
lines came into sight.
Suddenly little book. I realized all
that Annie had been to me and
held out my arms-my poor arms
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02

Annie" I said this morning when
she had comfortably seated herself
by my bed for a long talk. "You
look mighty comfortable and happy"
And why shouldn't I. Miss Mar
garet," she answered Isn't It me-
self and Terrance that have much
more TO our credit than we ever
thought to have. Isn't little Margar-
Ell Ann being educated with the very
toplifter children in this town and
lent II a strange thing when a week
passes and the automobile Of Mr..
Harry Symone, the biggest toplifter
of 'em all, does not stop at least two
or three times and the footman--
who II you must know Is my own
second cousins chitd--gets down
from the box and let's her out.
"Dennie--thats the footman--
winks his eye at me. but he is a
game one IL Dennie. He never let's
on that he knows any Of US. Den
ME is self-rsspecting lad and he
is going to be appointed to the force
as soon as Torrance can find the
right place for him."
wanted to ask Annie, II she were
not afraid that little Margaret Anna
would not grow UP into something
Of a snob from being with the
Symones so much, but was afraid
OF hurting my dear Annie's feelings,
and then. little book, almost as
though she had read my thought. she
said. do you think, Miss Margaret.
dear, that ! am wrong TO let little
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02

Besides laying In store moisture
Tor your next summers garden
plants the rains this spring are val
liable IN another direction. They
VA show you where youf garden
dot needs draining. -
Aftsr . rein loot. u ysus sasdsR
plot. II the wsbsR stands IN pools
your garden nssls artificial drain.
asA 4 Ssw days later take up ths
sDsAS and dc . hels n The sDet
wbsrs tAs VUkss stood n . paddle.
% dawn tAsss % Seas fsst, get
ting cut 5000 q tAs hssd DAY coil
~ causas ~ wstsg - stsal On
- uu1H1A ~ = WIN Iooss stones
q ~ hsuGa 60 S1lAbssS fSom the
fvnaes - soe6sss ~ susfass o.
- 0s1D ~ 0s11one tsst ~ 20
0a1SU 49, . - - ~ ssn-
sl.tH. 40 .
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02

precious secrst Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Quack was kept, for not even Paddy
the Beaver knew where that nest
was, and in due time early one
morning Mrs. Quack proudly led
forth for their first swim ten downy,
funny ducklings. Oh, those were hap
by days indeed for Mr.. and Mrs.
Quack in the pond Of Paddy the
Beaver, and In their Joy they quite
forgot for time the terrible Jour
ney which had brought them there.
Next story-Winsome Bluebird's
House Hunting.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02

He looks like an American boy.
lad who could play q pretty hot
game OF baseball. but listen to HE
name--Infant Alphonse Pie Chris
tan Edouard Francois Guillaume
Charles Henri Eugene Fernand An.
tome venancio. He IL the future
king OF Spain, and on May 10 will
celebrate his ninth birthday In the
royal palace at Madrid.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02

3g-Inch Novelty Tanetas st 0sc
Checks and stripes for waists
end dresses.
s5-inch CoIored Tanetss at
SI.2o-35 good shades. plenty or
navy.
4O-inch Crepe De Chine, ~
eI.IN-Evsry thread pure SILK, IN
% shades.
3y-ineh SIX and Isle Crepe dc
Chine, 3pc--For waists. dresses
and INSTRUMENTATION IKE
SILK.
novelty Ta6etas nj 500.
Spring stripes. checks ana
plaidh
ss-tneh Novelty nnetas st
o. .2e-colored grounds with new
spring stripes.
<o-inch swiss Radtum Tsfret9
n ~ .6o--soft suede fnish. In all
staple street shades.
PLATA and Novelty Nsraui-
settes st ese--Pure SILK. sheer,
40 inches wide; street and even
ing shades.
Heavy Tub silks at sec--Firrn
all elk quality, white grounds
with colored stripes.
3e-tnch SIZE and Esle Novel;
ties. SSc-Floral patterns.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02
RAINS SHOW WHERE GARDEN
PLOT NEEDS TO BE DRAINED

plest form. You have punched .
hole IN the bottom Of your garden
which will let out the surplus We,
ter and your tiny plants won't b
drowned out" by late spring or
early summer rains.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02

Black TIA 1eta ne spc-Soft. lus-
trous finish. yard wide.
SIN and Isle shirttngs ut So
For waists. dresses and mems
shirts, effective coiored stripes
on white grounds
Printed SILK Tussshs st 2se--'
Jacquard figures and printed de-.
signs. ~
BIaek Chiffon Tsnets st $40
Yard wide.
Black Taneta st et.<s--Fins
dress quality. yard wide.
black Messaiine st of.ee--A
nrm. heavy quality. yard wide. =
Mack Satin Duchess st ellie.
Rich. lustrous black. yard wide.
Black ChaSmeuse ID 81 - Il
SOFT suede finish that Will not
rough up. fast bound and -
Black Novelty ChsNens ~ So
Also voiles and marQuteetteo
(ali-siik D--strfpes. domino checks
and figures <o-inch wtdtha ~
Extra selling space and q.
greatly increased Gales force viii.
give quick ana efficient strvtex'
e to-. al who ,r"Iss l ~ 'hsrs
NJ tI|tE .N..I y ~ A. ~ W. 4. up g.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02
DIVINITY cANox.,

Boil three cups Of sugar With e.
ter to dissolve until II threads
rolls to soft ball. POuf -
sugar slowly on one and eos(
pints OF Mallo. teatinS whfl1s
ing. and add pitts; beat ven -
stiff. then pour out on buttsrS4 w
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02

These opinions. believe, absolutely sicered
They given with that definite enthusiasm that
fro mspontaneity. ~ 30
IF you had been at Hudsons yesterday you might have
these silk experts wandering watchfy around looc
Ing lot but not buying
One of saleswomen met friend in the silk business
she had for eight years. since she left New York.
He broke away from headquarters long enough to view
sale between trains. t1zts
Thousands of Detroit women here. too. Many of
them expressed themselves delighted Many took the
trouble to peek into 81 windows of silks, and
aisle the main floor well silk salon on the second
floor One friend told that sightseeing trip It was
more than worth the trouble, re
We are wondering how enthusiastic you will be when
you pay the sale a visit, ~
tIudso mi
The Detroit times., 1916-05-02
These Silks on Sale
in the Basement Store Are
Bringing Cro,ods of Women

The We actually selling good standard
silks gold than the wholesale prices
asked today for of Identical quality Af