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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me knife and some
shoes and cap. Bring my little bro
thcr While wagon and some candy
bring mother a new dress. | am all
| want "a bunc Of fire crackers. l
am In the 3 grade So good bue from
EARL MCMILLAN.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03

Dear santa Claus; | am years old
and viii rite you what would Ike
Tor YOU to berlns me / would like one
of them little tlyclclc | saw ut Herds
Baiieys and would like just any thing
YOU would kindly bring me. sanity /
say my prayers ever night and | love
to go to Sunday school.
With best wishes TO YOU
Jack Alexander
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
Dear annin Clnns.

1 am a little girl years old. have
brown eyes and curley hair. | want
you to bring me a doll. doll buggy and
toy set of furniture. Also please re-.
member my little brother and sister.
your little friend.
Pearl Gillian
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
Dear santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus;
| anne getting most too large to wan,
a doll but have always wanted u little
black board and some chalk and eraser
Please bring my mama and addy some
thing too. Mama wants reading lamp
and dady wants u smoking stand Brihs
all the poor little girls and boys some
thing too. Address 3G 9TH Ave. y. E'
Lours lovingly,
Endu Mae BBrown.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03

Dear Santa Claus;
want "A bicycle | seen at Heard
Bailys hardware store. would like "a
box Of candy u, Boyd drug 60. and l
would like good story books to read
want "A ring seen ut Ricgelmans jew
clry store for little boys. | am seven
years old and In the second grade.
Lovingly,
Charles Nelms
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
l,ar santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus;
am Just boy OF eight. ! think
| had better write bofort its to m'e'
When YOU come bring 80 many things
think OF me. when working ON your
christmas tree Tdc like to own a great
big gun no bow aud arrow for me as
am AZ big az can be. II YOU VIII
bring me what ask Ill do for you
most any task. don't care for dolls
like little girls but a man some DAY
IN be. Please put a gun upon your
Christmas tree. Then YOU will he a
real santa man tho bust In all the
and.
Your little friend,
PAUL SHORTER.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
Dear Santa Claus:

am sending you letter TO let you
knowo have not forgotten you and
truely hope you have not for gotten me
am In the third grade In school am
getting along fine have nice little
teacher. lam eight years old and now
santa you can just amagin howmeny
things boy my age likes l would Ike
u foot ball "a knife and best Of all a
byciclc | would love to come and make
YOU "a visit and see beautiful toy land
aud take u glorious ride In your sleigh.
wcll viii say good by from ono of
your Ardmore boys.
RUSSELL EuBANkS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03

Dear Santa Caluse l want you TO prihg
me u ring with red set in it. doll
buggy and lots Of good things to eat
and some fire crackers Now santa l
love you and l have been good III
tie girl and believe you viii bring
me these things from your loving
FAY MICHALL to hur dear old Santa
Clause
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03

Dear Santa Clause
/ am going to school and am In
the third grade want some fire
crackers. You are u fine old man.
been good boy and l think you should
bring me- what ask for. Lovingly
EDGAR OWEN.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
Canta:

Dear Canta:
How are you. l am a little girl s
years old. | am in the third grade
want doll and u buggy apples
oranges nuts and candy. Dear Santa
Claus | live you. ! am u good niue
girl.
From your little friend.
EDITH HOLLAND
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03

Dear Santa Clause:
How are you this fine day l am
nine years old. Bring me what you
think / ought to have. | am trying
to be a nice boy. l get a 100 in spell
ling all the time. | wish you could
bring me some fire crackers and a
bat and my baby brother uuuodo
bat and ball and a my baby brother
a dog and rabbat
Your friend.
WALTER GREENLEE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03

Dear Santa:
| am Il little girl eight years OF age
and ! am in the fourth grade. | do not
live in Ardmore but We do all of our
christmas shopping there. First | would
like for you to bring me a nice box Of
stationery which you may find ut Ring.
er Drug Co. | would loke for you to
bring me a doll buggy which you may
find at Herd.Bailey Hardware. and I
would like for you to bring me nice
big doll which you may find at Herd
Bailey Hardware. And my little broth.
er would like for you TO bring him a
buddy bike. Do not forget me, dear
Santa.
YoYur little friend
Charlotte House.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
Dear Santa Claus

Dear santa Claus.-
How are you today. Fine | hope.
am going to school and | am in the
third grade. l am little girl nine
years of age. | have good time and
love my teacher. Dear Santa | want
a big sleepy doll and little set of
china dishes, oranges. candy and nuts
for Christmas when you come down to
Ardmore in your sleigh please dear
Santa Claus, bring what have order
ed.
Lovingly.
SELMA COPELAND.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03
Letters Must Contain Description Article Seen Stores

Dear Santa Clause:
| am little girl | go to school, ]
am nine years old. I like to go to
school and | like my teacher | have
two sister beside me. / want some
nuts and candy | want a doll and doh
buggy and apples and orange dishes
chairs and table | am in the third
grade NV mother works and we stay
with our grandmaw and grandpa.
have a little shepard puppy and | want
a collar for it,
Your little friend,
MAURINE WARD.
Dear Santa:
i have been real nice little girl have
selped mama do so many things 50
please bring me blue eyed doll with
a golden hair. A tea set and ring
Also story book, canday and other
things you see | need.
Lovingly,
LUCILLE BASS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-12-03

Pearl Gillian
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28
MILTON CHRISTIAN
HOMECOMING SUNDAY

MILTON, Ind, Sept 2S.-A home
coming for the Christian church con-
gregation OF Milton is planned for
Sunday, Oct s. Members of the con-
gregation are undeterred by the lack
of a church building and plan to hold
the homecoming in the "Old Brick
Church" Their own building was
burned in June, and strikes, which
have held up delivery of material,
have since prevented reconstruction.
although funds were subscribed early
Sunday school will begin at 10
o'clock and communion will be held at
II. At noon, dinner will be served
after which the afternoon will be
spent in renewing old acquaintance.
A special program probably will be
arranged to start at 2:30 o'clock All
preparations are under the supervision
of c. H. Galloway, and those who ex-
pect to attend are asked to notify him
but not to stay away for lack of Civ
ing notice, if at the last minute they
find they can come.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28
Heart Problems

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am only
fourteen years old and said to be real
pretty | am a blonde and have beau
tiful lips and eyes. My mother want
let me go with boys.
| am just crazy about a boy and
mother won't let him come to see me.
He doesn't seem to care for me much.
How can ] win him? NOT PLEASED.
You are entirely too young to go
with boys, and your mother is quite
right in refusing to let you. Stop
giving the boy so much thought; this
is a thing you can do if you really try
and you will be much happier in the
erd. AT your age YOU ought to be en-
Toying girls and giving your time and
thought to studies and recreation with
girls.
Even if you were old enough could
not advise you how to win the boy,
because that would be a difficult mat.
ter You would probably find, how
ever. that the harder you tried to win
him, the less respect he would have
for you. Boys do not like to be pur
sued
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28
Do You Take Proper
Care of Your Floors
And Floor Coverings2
Proper care of a finished floor is

Proper care of a finished floor is
economy
Many times finishes applied at con-
siderable outlay have been spoiled by
neglect or because wrong cleaning ma
terials were used on them.
Floor coverings when well chosen
and properly laid are one of the most
attractive and useful features of the
furnishings of a home.
Rugs and carpets should be cleaned
frequently and thoroughly. Dirt that
is allowed to remain wears the fibers
and becomes increasingly hard to re-
move
This Bureau has for distribution a
free Government publication giving
information regarding the character
and qualities of different sorts OF
! floors and floor coverings with refer
ence to their suitability, durability
economy and care.
/ 1t will secure a copy for any reader
who fills out and mails the coupon be
| low, enclosing two cents in stamps fol-
return postage. Write your name and
address clearly.
(Do not send the coupon to The Pal
ladium Mail it direct to Washington
/ D. c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28

OLA curling fluid made from
ounce seed could not hurt the hair.
The cost of the permanent wave varies
according to locality. Nescessarily
such work would be more expensive
in the large cities where rents are
high. $50 to $35 is the average price.
NJ. CT does not seem possible
that the mouth could enlarge after :;
person has grown to adult age. 1t may
appear to have done so if you have
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28

Whale sharks, found in the Indian
and Pacific oceans often attain d
length of sixty feet, but are quite
harmless.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28
11ll11kenWall F1oWer['
zee \ BY Marion Ruhincars *

er suspect it, she would never let on,
Gloria did not guess it.
She remembered the little diary she
had left on the farm, tightly wrapped
and hidden in box in the attic, where
some of her old things were stored.
That used to receive all her conf
dences, that was once her only friend
She was so alone then.
She was alone now, in a way.
Il am still standing apart from the
world, she thought. "Once l had two
good friends, both in my imagination
my ideal man and my ideal woman.
/ made the mistake of thinking Morton
was the man, know better now Nor
ton had too many limitations he sim
ply wasn't the sort
George is, he is everything. My
standard is higher now that I've seen
more. And he measures up to it. But
isn't it odd that l once thought my
ideal woman would be my friend, and
my ideal man would be in love with
me? OF course two people such as
imgained, would fall in love with each
otheri"
And she went on thinking how hap
by she would be if Gloria cared for
George as she was sure he cared for
her. How different was his attitude to
Gloria, from his attitude to her-to her
he was kindly big brother
She was thinking how her life had
changed, how happy things had turn.
ed out, how much better it was now
than year ago, as she packed a small
travelling bag and prepared to go home
for brief visit. Yet when she reach
ed the familiar station, she had 2
momentary sinking around her heart
Tomorrow-Home Again
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28

lost much weight; or you may be s.
conscious of this feature that you are
using it in nervous way and stiffen.
ing the muscles. A large mouth Or
one with full lips, will always be pref
ty mouth if there is mobility. The lip
exercises given in a recent chat will
accomplish this for anyone who praH-
tises them for even a short time.
Anxious An excessive amount OF
oil, dandruff and falling hair, all show
that the scalp is in need of treatments.
If you cannot have this done by All
expert, try massaging the scalp vigor-
ously every day and include with this
the best hair tonic several times each
week.
All inquiries addressed to Miss Forbes
in care of the Beauty Chats" depart
ment will be answered in these columns
in their turn. This requires consider
able time. however, owing to the great
number received. So if a personal or
quicker. reply is desired, stamped and
self addressed envelope must be en-
closed with the question The Editor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28
PREPARATIONS

To go abroad! Actually to be offered
a chance to go abroad.
Pan could not believe it.
But Gloria was busy planning.
"Of course" she said That's the
best idea of all Mad a general idea
you might want to go back to the farm
in the spring-your father might want
you"
MY last letter was from Rio" Pan
said. Il don't believe he'll come back,
except perhaps for a few months. II
he isn't home now, I'm sure Uncle
Peter won't have him. He's always so
cross whenever father goes off.
Curious that you should be so pla.
cid, so ready to stay in one place,
Gloria unused, your father has row
ing foot"
Il wanted to go, but I never would
have had the courage to go by myself, .
Pan answered But tell me more
about going abroad. You can't mag.
inc how wonderful it sounds"
1T would be fun" Gloria agreed Its
been years since I've been over.
swore l never would, while my hus-
band lived there-but he won't be in
Paris, and we'll go there I'll put you
and frankie in the incest little hotel
in charge of dear little old French
woman, and you can amuse yourselves
while l hunt Louis Quinze and Ormulo
for my millionaire client-who Incl
dentally, will pay my expenses"
Pan protested at being a burden, to
ub ian
My dear, if | took a nurse, should
have to pay her expenses as we'll as
Frankie's, a salary at least as large as
l give you-and probably more. If
sent him to boys camp, I'd worry all
summer, and he would not be happy
and it would be costly too
Don't think too much about money
Don't you know that the people who
count pennies never have a chance Il
count anything larger?"
You were $500 in debt last week,
Pan reminded gently
And $1,000 to the good this" Glorie
answered cheerfully. This is a bis
order, asked for $500 advance which
he gave me. Never mind child. M
hectic finances worry your methodica
littlesoul-but l like them. 1t add
zest to life. Now then, I'll see abou
tickets and you arrange with which
ever cook you can have this week, II
leave us by April
But April came and went. and Ma,
came, before there were definate prem
arations for sailing The Benson
house was up the river, and Mr. Ben
son put one of his cars at Gloria's dis
posal to run back and forth from tn
country to town.
Pan mad a letter from her father
who intended reaching the farm
somewhere before June" he wrote.
He wants to see me-" she said,
little regretfully.
Then run home for a week end,
said Gloria. I'm going to a house
party next week end and | can TAX
frankie with me. There are som
children there and he would adore it.
Il think that's a good idea," Gaorg
agreed-he was Longing as usual il
his faVorite chair in Glorias livin!
room I'VE learn by contrast TIL
Child thought she was too fond of la
in her home town-now let her g
back and find out she isn't interest
in him at all. She's never quite BIZ
lieved that"
Pan gave him a little smile tina
puzzled him,
What is it, Child?" he asked. "Yo
look so superior-as though you knee
all sorts of things l don't know an
never will"
Il do, Pan answered, and refused t
be drawn out any more
How could George know that sh
was in love with him? He would ne,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28
Beauty Chats
A BLEACHING CREAM
BY Edna Kent Forbes


The city streets are once more fill
ing up with returned vacationists One
sees dozens of girls with bright eyes
and sunburned skins who look refresh
ed and rested and thoroughly ready for
the work or play of the winter. Their
square-neck dresses will show a red
''V" in front, their thin white blouses,
the glow of sunburned shoulders be-
meath. They look so attractive and yet
everyone of them is worrying as 10
how to remove this gorgeously healthy
tan
Personally, hate to see the sunburI
disappear from these fresh young
faces, but as it will fade out of itself
into the most unhealthy looking yellow
| suppose the best thing is to hasten
the process and bleach the skin to its
normal white. There are thousands
OF ways to remove sunburn with the
most optimistic claims set forward by
the maker of this or that special prep.
aratlon. Personally, | favor a few
simple creams and lotions.
AS the skin is already dry the most
logical sort of bleach would be a
cream. Lettuce creams and peroxide
creams are both very good, though 1t
is difficult to purchase a really salts
factory peroxide cream and almost i'm
possible to make one. If you have my
formula for a fine cold cream you car
substitute cucumber juice for the rose
water and produce a splendid home,
made bleaching emollient. If yoJ
haven't it here Is a similar formul9
easily made:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28
Girls Glee Club Makes
First Appearance Today

A Girls Glee club, organized by Ger
trude Kohler among the ABB girls o.
the Dennis junior high school, made
its first appearance at chapel exer-
cises at the school Thursday The
members of the Glee club are: Ruth
Borton, Martha Hobson, Virginia Ran
kin, Lelah Van Etten. Hazel Wiggans
Martha Evans, Virginia Howells, JAM
Knollenberg, Lois Robbins, Violet San
derson, Stella Shires, Marjorie This
tlethwaite, Edna Phillips, Elnora Dag
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28

gett, Farnet Thompson, Maud Shonk-
wiler. Beulah Bowers. Mary Haas
Marion Berman, Ella Van Etten. Gwen
dolyn Craver and Lucille McMahan-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28
PENSION
Continued from Page One,

of the Bureau bill during the first
year would amount to about S60,000,000
but Senator Bursum told the Senate
that revised estimates placed it at not
over $35, 100000. The present pension
outlay is about $300,000,O00 annually.
AT the same time Senator Bur
sum explained, the commissioner of
pensions states that it will be two
years before all of those who are
given increases under the bill will be
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28
DENIED ADMISSION TO BAR

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept 28.-Ru-
dolph O'Hara, colored politician and
an undertaken here, was refused ad-
mission to the Vanderburg county bar
yesterday, He has threatened to ap
peal his case to the circuit court.
There already is one colored attorney
Ernest Harrington, practicing before
the local bar, but he was forced to
appeal his case to the court severa'
years ago and a jury decided that he
be admitted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28

Harding father of the president; Mrs Harding
John Below Daniel Braes Pittsburgh; W.
w D. Schweppenheiser Philadelphia
Paul Vaulstor, Pittsburgh delegates
Thousands of prominent citizens from all sections Of the COUNT
A olnes
the dwindng numbers and it's question
Of will have answered their last call
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-28

on the roll, so that if we were to COM
pare the actual amount of cash nee
essary to be paid out of the Treasury
there probably would not be an in
crease lover the present pension pay
ments.)
Many Dropping Out
My first statement with reference
to the increase was upon the basis
that all of those now on the roll con-
tinued on the roll and all all of those
who were given added pensions were
continued on the roll, and there were
no deaths. But more than $4,000 have
been dropped from the roll this year
and next year there will be more,
probably $4,000, until the veteran OF
the Civil war will be a matter of his
tory"
The average age of Civil war veter-
ans now is 78, Senator Bursman added
with their expectancy of life only 512
years.
so that they only have a short time
here" he continues, and if we are go
ing to do ything to help them out
in their ole age, now that they are in
capacitated and to afford them relief
on account of the high cost of living
they should have that relief immedi
ately. l submit that S72 a month foI
an old veteran, as compared to the al
lowance we are giving to those who
served during the world war and who
were disabled, is not unreasonable;
it is very meagre allowance"
The Catholic bulletin., 1922-08-19

assortment Of magazines, papers
and books on the tables of even
reputable book sellers. Spicy,
snappy, poppy, zippy, are the ad-
jectives used to describe these
modern wares. Illustrations, with
the inevitable nude, languid fe-
male of the species staring at one
from cover and page; text be-
smirched with smutty, suggestive
and downright filthy appeal !;
even the advertisements, it ap-
pears, lose their punch unless
accompanied by the smirking
grimace of a more or less un-
draped Eve. Cart is used to
tell the merits Of all kinds OF
goods; but just why it is neces-
sary to display naked harpies to
prove the qualities Of everything,
from breakfast food to sewer
pipes, is not quite clear.
Dress, the press, general liter
ature and ordinary conversation
are permeated with the lecherous
and the obscene. The eighteen
year-old damsel, instead Of radiat-
ing beauty and health and mod
esty, now with utmost ennui raises
languid and penciled eyebrow,
curls a rouged lip and turns an
averted painted cheek, while she
discusses with complacency and
without a blush the latest scandal
in which boudoirs, booze and
Babylonian depravity are the high
spots. Already is she bored by
the humdrum Of life. Some OF
her species will recover their bal
ance in time to be of some use in
the world; many, however, will
drift into the shadows.
The salacious never was so
widely heralded and devoured
with aviditv as to-day The news
papers of the day pander to this
poisoned appetite. Descriptions
Of liaisons and "affairs" mingle
with unblushing views of naked
stage beauties, underworld
queens and beach nymphs. This
is the material that is put into the
hands Of the rising generation,
especially on Sundays. Tt does not
add to ones comfort frequently
to read under such "snappy''
views the name of Catholic girl
or woman.
In word, the moral and social
code Of the times seems to be los
ing even that varnish which form
erly characterized it. It is a day
Of undress in public in every
form, and Sodom and Gomorrah
are once more coming into their
own,
The Catholic bulletin., 1922-08-19
THE BOGUS K. G. OATH.

From time to time the moldy old
tale about the blood-curdling sup
posed oath Of the K Of G. is hauled
out for service. This occurs ,usu-
ally about the time of elections.
The disseminators Of this hoary
lie apparently are unaware that
not a few Of the scandal-mongers
have landed in Jail as a result OF
their activities in the cause of
mendacity. To spread such ne
farious piece Of bigotry at any
time is cruel and harmful; to do
so during the torrid heat of sum-
mer is imposing on ones good
nature. For the alleged oath is so
ridiculous in itself, the spleen of
those who broadcasted it so bit
ter, that with difficulty can one
restrain himself from physical
violence on the peddler if found.
Such a peddler of piffle is actu-
ally at work in the Twin Cities,
even during this hot spell. His
devotion is worthy Of a better
cause, but doubtless he is well
paid for his efforts. More than
mere suspicion already points to
the man, and we trust that soon
we shall be able to record his jail
address. We cannot give his pic
ture as space is too valuable.