davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
FINANCIAL CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.

OF COURSE the hoy should have a toy or two and
~ the girl should have doll and accessories but this
holiday is to he featured by departure from the
regular custom rather addition, for parents are
opening savings at the banks for the boys and
girls
Play,hng' necessary for the little ones; useful
presents are desirable Tor those who have advanced
beyond the payhing period but child is young to
have savings account
And as the youngster grows and learns more abou,
saving the lesson becomes OF great value one which
i, distinct asset for the mature years.
Every father who rounds ont the Christmas scheme by
giving the boy or g'h a little bank book showing small
credit will do lot for the thrift movement, and will
encourage his children to increase the as they
begin TO earn small by their energy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Our Ioe Miller Contest

Hal Chase claims that the oldest
Joke is the one about the city man who
got a job as a farm hand. lie had to
get up before dawn and work all DAYS
and then do the chores by lantern
light at night One day he went to the
farmer aud said Pm going to quit
You promised me a steady job" "a
steady job" said the amazed farmer
why haven't you got one" NO.
was the reply There are two OF
three hours every night that dom
have anything to do and | have TO fool
my time away sleeping"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

Mr. Curran and Mr.. McManus spent
their Saturday half holiday in artistic
pursuits. Among the objects examined
was a fine new public building Tho
feature of this building that appealed
most strongly to Mr.. Curran was an
inscription cut into a huge stone.
"MDCCCXCNlll," he read aloud
What does them letters name, Tim ?"
That" replied cultured Mr.. Me-
MauuS, Stands for 1903"
"Oh, replied Mr. Curran Then after
thoughtful pause he added
Don't ycz think, Tim, that they're
overdoln this spelln' reform a bit2"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
RIpPLIN0RHYNRS
H0>0i7MQSOn
G. Jlry'i Ebf JQj1
LIFE is SHORT.

TllE span Of lite is much too brief.
the years too fast are jumping
we're in the scrc and yellow leaf
before we've started humping. Bu,
YESTERDAY It seems to me. mud pastry
! was making. and now I'm old a.
| can be, my bent limbs icebly shak
ing But yesterday | went TO school
and 'crappcd with vulgar fractions and
now old age begins 10 cool my zeal
for useful actions If | could live five
hundred wears, my funeral would find
me a household word in all the spheres
a name I'd leave behind me. But
Just when one is getting wise, in shape
10 cut much clover his works get
bulky and he dies, and his career is
over Man lives a youthful score OF
years in which he, merely growing
a score before he disappears. in which
he's merely going The years in which
hc puts up grass are but a ilccting
thirty, fate takes him from his task
alas. that fate should act so dirty
And vet it's useless to repinc, or halt
IN our endeayor; let's Try to make a
job as fine as thourh we lived forever.
Mrs. Aytoun wanted some new shoes
So She went into a shop when an oblg
ing assistant brought out a selection
for her to try on That's strange
madam" said he. after many vain al
icmpts TO TT her zone Of your feet
Is larger than the other" pristlinl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
y Sonnet of the High Cost Of Living
Miracles.

Tho Jewels found In turkey crops.
The pearls iu oyster shell.
Have ruined many mortnrs hopes,
For liars land In h D.
What folly tits Tor plltry TOYS
such chances Wild to take.
why do not merchants hand the boys
Some more prcteutiuus stake
Sure. gohhlcrs flttoucd well ON grain.
Whose oprurd crops. reveal
To gloatiuK eyes. by way NJ gain.
Measures ~ flour and meal
Would win rruuwu, alive or dead.
II they as gems gave lon,cs ~ bread
w r T.. Curdcll. okla.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
w ell, w ELL

We sec by the Springfield (Ohiol
papers that Herbert Won his divorce
suit from Anna Won Anna Won can
tell you that Anna lost.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Dec IS. l9lS-Gcn Sir Dougla,
Hang succeeded Field Marshal Sir
John French in command oi the Britt
Ish forces h rrancc and Flandcrs.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Our Daily Birthday Party.

Bishop William i. Oldham OF thd
Methodist Episcopal church, born in
Bangalorc, India, sixty years aga
today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Paw Knows Fverythi..

W'l,lc-la. what Is a supcr> >uman
Paw \ man who knows more than
he thinks me knows. my SON.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Sevcnty-five Years Ago To-day.

l84l-Earl Of WcStmorcland noted
English diplowa,l,r and former lord
lieutenant Of Ireland died at Brighton,
ENGLAND
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Giddanl

The gln1lcr is an honest man.
II" does the very best he can.
His duty he viii never shirk
Aud ho takes pnurs with all his work
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

Miss Marguerite Grant and Nj.
fbba Jouc, are expected home ,omor-
row from Bethany college, Topeka
AIr John + Brough, president Of the
Carroll, Brough 4 Robinson Grocery
company, viii leave tomorrow for No-
komo. Ind, where he viii be married
on Wednesday to Mrs Kaiser OF that
city.
Misses Marguerite Colcord. Winni-
fred McGlasScn and Gertrude Ryan are
expected home tomorrow from Belmont
seminary Nashville Tenn
Mrs George Frcdcrickson has been
quite III this past week
Mrs T. A. Dodds OF West Twelfth
is entertaining her sister, Mrs. Idl
Lynn Bu,ey of Winfield
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Signs Is Signs.

Sign in a Ludlow. Ky, tailor shop
Ladies Dry Cleaning and Pressing
Pants Pressed, ~ Cents"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
CHRISTMAS JOY FOR THE KIDDIES.

DOWN by the bank of the river little boy shvered
II last night But kind hands responded with fuel and
food and the boy was happy And Christmas morn
his little stocking will be filled fat with the and
candy and mittens and things which the Times Christmas
fund will buy
The fund is growing and each time that dollar drops
into the big purse being held open provide fund for
the little folk one boy girl is assured OF Merry
Christmas
Each year the rich think of the poor at Christmas
Oklahoma going without the cheer which makes joyful
day for the tiny who have heard much about
Santa Claus but who have not always had faith that
St Nick would find them in the owy places down by the
river.
The big homes of Oklahoma City will he brilliant
places Christmas The happy children will awake
with expectations which are the bright spots OF their
young lives. And the expectations will develop into
realities.
Likewise the children Of the poorer part Of town viii
have a glad Christmas If the Times fund reaches the
proportions which it is believed it will Oklahoma City
is in the mood to that there unfortunate lua
folk overlooked this Christmas.
The fund is we'll under way, Subscriptions will be
received by the Times until Christmas eve Bu, a check
sent carly W Nmakc easier work for those who have
volunteered their services give the tots their create,
pleasure OF the year,
Today would be a good time to mail a check
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
'HIST0RYBITS.
One Hundred Years Ago Today.

lSl6-Bcginning Of a grca, fire at
Halifax, Nova Scotia, which de.
,troycd many business houses OF tho
town
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
GHsrEKpAT'S GtRcHEATIoS .27,474
DAILY AVERAGE FOR NOVEMBER 28,866

LINES WORTH REMEMBERING.
This is a proof Of well-trained mind, to
rejoice in what is good and to grieve at the op-
posite.-CICERO.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
twenty-five Years Ago Today.

1914 convention for organizing
the state OF Oklahoma met at Okla
homa City.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Fifty Years Ago To-day

lSo-Thc first parliament OF united
Italy was opened by King Victor En-
manuel IN person.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

In the tcn-ycars-ago column yesterday turkeys were
quoted at II cents pound Bu, the European war came
and put the price up this year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Names Is Names.
Oh. Verv Welt

United States Allhrltaln lives at
Cmlll,uthc Ohio
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

Stockholders in distng and brewing corporations wi
no, have a very merry Christmas.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Fifteen Years Ago.

Samuel GompcrS wa, re- elected prcS-
idcnt OF the American Federation #
Labor today
The thermometer registered today
two degrees above the zero mark
The Blackwcldcr and Guthrie cottage
in Orchard Park has been sold to w.
II Dykln, ct South Dakota.
Mfr, 4 n Barber presented her hus-
band with a handsome diamond ing
today The occasion was his birthdays
1t is quite probable that a Y NJ G. y
building will be erected in Oklahoma
City before many months J K Ihomp-
son OF the international committee -
New York /, IN the city and iccl, that
interest and sentiment are awakening
here
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

The old timer remarks that this snow reminds him Of
those days when the big bowl OF egg nog offered cheer
but the making Of which is now viewed as among the
lost arts.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

Some men keep a Safety First
motto where they can see " all the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
OLDSTORIES
INNEWTYpE'
Twenty Years Ago.
-9tOm 1No TINES FILTY

Conrad Kruger departed this morning
Tor Venus, Texas, to spend the holidays
with his parents
Henry Asp was down from Guthrie
TN, morning
\ fine riding and driving horse viii
be ratified off by W f. Halle, at the
Iurt saloon tomorrow evening MI
holding numbers are requested to be
present
Willard Blcakmorc, court ,tcnog-
raphcr at Ardmorc passed through the
city thl, morning ON his way from Ard
more to Guthrie
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

time But what We started to say was
that John Take Care i've, at sos ChuCt
street Frankfort ky
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
IEDIT0QU(L PAGE

Regular Rates
effective Jan /, 1910
RY MAIL
nv Mail. one yenr......f5 s. no
Py Mnn. One year with
THE SUN DAY
OKIAHOMAN .....f7 so
Bv carrier outside ~ on
iahomR City and intcrurban
towns. . cents a copy or 10
cents per week
IN OKLAHOMA CITY.
OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES
tevcning) and DAILY OK
LAHOMAN (morningl, II
papers n week. delivered by
carrier In Oklahoma city
and vicinity. per week. 20
cents.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

The thermometer registered today
two degrees above the zero mark
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

Then came along An editor,
Who poetry dld use.
II" sId. Don't drown cnts neither. Tor
You'd thereby qucnch the Muse
Newark Advocate.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

Mrs George Frcdcrickson has been
quite III this past week
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-26
sides are working hard to win
out. Visitors, new scholars,
bibl es. offering, everything
counts and the side that does the
most work will win.
WHAT HAPPENED TO jim

Years ago on one of the big
dailies was a copy reader named
Jim, who was fast going to pieces
through the flowing bowl. Sew
eral visits to the hospital had
failed to cure him, and his friends
had about given up in despair.
One night as he sat at his desk
one of the office boys brought in
a stray woebegone dog he had
picked up in the street, and it at
once suggested an idea to a men,
Der of the staff, who passed the
word along.
The dog was placed on a desk
near Jim, who finally looked up
from his work and said: Hello!
Where did that dog come from?"
The rest of the men in the
room looked at him in blank
amazement.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-26
OVER 10000 PAIRS OF
SHOES MENDED YEARLY
Henry County People Take
llo,oo7,0OO,OO 900 Steps
Each Year, Estimate

Around 10000 pairs of shoes
are mended in Paris every year,
according to E. H. Minor, who
conducts the only shoe repair
shop in this city. Mr.. Minor
says that he works on about thirty
pairs of shoes every day. This
includes all shoes coming into
his shop for repairs.
In addition to the shoes repair
ed by Mr.. Minor many people,
especially in the rural districts,
do their own repair work and
there is a shoe shop at Cottage
Grove, which is run by R. N.
Mcfarland. Mr.. Mcfarland also
has a large amount of business.
The Parisian's office boy says
it takes IL, $780, 900 steps to wear
out a pair of shoes. If this is
correct and 10000 pairs of shoes
are worn out every year in Henry
county, then 119, 900, 900, 900
steps are taken in Henry county
every year.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-26

Il say" he shouted. where
did that dog come from?"
There was no answer. But
the members of the staff began
to talk among themselvs in tones
just loud enough for Jim to catch.
Poor JIM" said one; he
thinks he sees a dog"
1T will be green monkeys
next, y remarked another.
And then he will pass into
the snake stage, put in another.
Poor fellow; it's an awful sad
end"
Jim turned white as he caught
the drift of the conversation, and
then he gave a loud laugh. "Ha-
ha, boys" he shouted. Il was
just fooling you. | don't see
any dog either. Editor and
Publisher.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-26
MEXICO AND OUR DUTY TO
HUMANITY

Raids on the border, Carran-
za's open antagonism, the rush
of American troops to the frontier
have proved the seriousness OF
the Mexican situation.
Now the future is even easier
to foresee. Concentration of
troops on one side-hate on the
other; there can be but one out.
come. ......
A war with Mexico will give
us northern Mexico the region
included by a line drawn from
Tampico to the foot of Lower
California, with it's Incompatible
Magdalena Bay, converted into a
base for the United States, in
stead of being a menace, should
some other power decide to strike
us from that quarter.
But no American can fight for
gain; instead of making a con-
quest of northern Mexico, the
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-26
United States would follow it's

United States would follow its
immemorial custom and make
ample reimbursement to Mexico
for the loss of a territory over
which, as a matter of fact, the
central government has no con-
troll whatever, either as regards
other nations, or itself.
With the money he would re-
ceive for this territory, Carranza
could put his own government on
a sound basis, and save his peo-
pie further agony. The United
States is strong enough to pacify
northern Mexico, and this is the
only means of protecting Ameri-
can citizens from murder. -
Ocean Springs News.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-26
FUTURE OF NEWSPAPERS

Speaking before the students
in journalism at New York Uni
versity, Louis Wiley, business
manager of the New York Times,
in part said:
'The future of the newspaper
as an engine of popular instruc-
ton and usefulness is full of
promise.
In every school throughout
the country children will be
taught that it is the best expo
nent of modern history, and
thereby editors will have cast up
on them a responsibility the
gravity of which they will not be
slow to appreciate. No man of
decent impulse sets out to under
mine the intellect, to misdirect
the dawning intellect, to turn
the child's thoughts in wrong
directions.
1.-THE educational effect of
newspapers will be changed,
multiplied million-fold W h e n
e cry boy and girl will study
some newspaper in company
with the grammar, the arithme-
tic, and the standard reader.
Thus the intelligence of
newspapers and readers will
undergo mutual reflection, the
light disseminated by the news
paper Illuminating the intellect
of the rising generation, and the
hopes and aspirations of the
future supports of our republic
voiced in the great journals of
the day. jackson Miss Issue.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-26
MEN AND BOYS WON ON
SUNDAY; CONTEST TIED
Women and Girls Lost AT First
Christian Bible School By
1000 Points

Winning on Sunday by more
than 1000 points, the men and
boys tied up the First Christian
Bible School contest, and the re-
suit will not be known until next
Sunday.
The women and girls claim
that had it not been a rainy day
that they would have won easily
on Sunday, but the men and boys
declare that they would have
carried the day regardless of the
weather.
The contest has now run for
four Sundays and each side has
won on two Sundays. This makes
a tie, two and two. Next Sun
day will tell the tale, and both
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-26
20 Ibe Donep-Suckle

Waited afoat on the Spring time air,
Month of May when your flowers come
fragrance SO sweet, and your blooms SO fair
Trellised your vines on some old farm home
Cov'ring bower, or rock, or nook;
Seeming the air on some lonely road;
Out from your leaves how your flowers look
To wand ring man with his travellers load
Lover and maid know your perfumed breath:
Pure is the love that they pledge to each:
Arch of your leaves that they sit beneath,
Caught in the mood that your flowers teach.
Perfumed the air where the roaming bees
Find your sweet flowers whence the honey comes:
Thence far away in the woodland trees,
Storing it safe in their winter homes.
Secrets you hold that cannot know:
Ever my life be as fair and true.
God of the flowers that has made you SO
Would that the worle were as pure as you'll
B. FRANKLIN HUNTER.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-05-26
The uuInns Thu. Does Not Affect The Head

Because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININEi is better than ordinary
Quiniue and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing In head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature Of e. w. GROVE. 25c-
The Coconino sun., 1916-12-01
ORDINANCE NO. 1874

An Ordinance Prohibiting the keep
ing, Maintaining, Running and OPP
Grating of houses of i'll fame, or
houses of prostitution within the
corporate limits of the incorporated
town of Flagstaff, Arizona, and to
repeal Ordinances numbered 155
and 191.
The Mayor and Common Council of
the Town of Flagstaff, Arizona, do
ordain as follows:
SECTION
1t shall be unlawful for any person
or persons hereafter to keep, maintain
and run any house of i'll fame, or
house of prostitution for the purpose
of asignation or prostitution at any
place within the corporate limits Of
the Incorporated Town Of Flagstaff,
Arizona.
SECTION ii
Any person violating any of the
provisions of Section One (1) of this
Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and shall upon convic-
ton therefor in the police court be
punished by fine not to exceed $780,
90. or be imprisoned in the Town Jail
of Flagstaff for a period of not ex-
ceeding 80 days, or be punished by
both fine and Imprisonment in the
discretion of the court.
SECTION III
The general reputation of the house
and of the persons frequenting the
same shall be competent and prima
facio evidence of the character of the
house and of the purpose for which it
is used.
SECTION w
That Ordinances numbered 155 and
191, are hereby repealed, and that all
Ordinances, and parts of Ordinances
in conflict with the Ordinace are here
by also repealed.
SECTION v
This Ordinance shall be in force and
take effect from and after its passage
posting and publication as required by
law.
Passed by the Mayor and Common
Council of the Town of Flagstaff, Ari-
iona, this the goth day of November
1916.
Approved: S. L. FINLEY,
Acting Mayor, town of Flagstaff
Arizona.
Attest: ALIEN A. JOHNSTON
Clerk, town of Flagstaff, Arizona
Posted this 22nd day of November
1916.
CHAS. MURRAY,
Town Marshal
First publ. Nov. "a, 1916.
Last publ. Dec. s, 1916.
.af;A,,, GU o1xyc
The Coconino sun., 1916-12-01

Regardless Of politics. Sun advs.
brings results-the people read The
Sun.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-06
Tinv Star Joins Stock
Company In Leading Role

The tiniest leading woman in
the United States will make her
first appearance with the Wilkes
stock company at the Tacoma the
alter next week in the title part of
The Littlest Rebel" She is
Miss Ann Pittwood and she is not
five feet tall. To be exact she is
four feet ten and half.
Miss Pittwood will be remem-
bered by many Tacomans as it
was she who played Wendy in
Maude Adams production of
Peter Pan" at the Tacoma thea
ter few seasons ago. Miss Pitt
wod has been a travelling star
for the Wilkes company for sew
eral months, appearing in 1.-THE
Littlest Rebel and other plays
with leading roles that fit her.
The production Of THE Littlest
Rebel" at the Tacoma will be the
largest the Wilkes company has
attempted. There will be ap-
proximately SO players in the cast
including the soldiers used in the
thrilling battle scene.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-06

Ed Rogers meets A. Piper and
Syness plays Roswell in the Mon
ogram parlors for the amateur
championship of the city tonight.
Wright is now leading the Mono
gram players, with a record of
five games won and none lost.
Peterson & Cooksie 's-A. ".
Freeman won from r. IL.
Stephenson last night in the
clubs city amateur elimination
series, rs to 67. Paul Granstrom
and Leonard Shea play tonight.
Jack Brown won easily from
G.. r. Peterson in the profession
al pocket billiard championship
tourney last night at the Andrews
parlors, the final score being Z 5
to 81. Tonight, Herbert Buttz
and Harry w. Andrews.
Nelson Billiard Hall-Halph
Henson won from A. c. Still last
night, rs to 81. Hensen made
high scores of 25 twice during the
game. There was a large gallery
in attendance. 81 +
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-06
athletic PARK
cLUTTERED UP
WITH ROCKIES

Creole of Portland, Joined the
Tigers yesterday afternoon.
Thompson, a big first baseman,
and Bartholomy, a Portland
catcher, also dropped in.
Hall announced that lie had
signed Switzerland, a right hand
pitcher of the Kansas City Ameri-
can Association team, and sent
him transportation money. South
eralnd's name does not appear in
the record books with the Ameri-
can Association for the 1915 or
1914 seasons.
There was another practice
game of 10 innings yesterday, in
which positions shifted each in
ming, and all players had a try
out. There will be l ; innings a
day hereafter. The public is well
come to attend practice.