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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
4
A pair of children write letters to Santa asking for gifts including a doll cart furs candy and peanuts. They express eagerness for Christmas and mention school and counting days until the holiday.
An Ohio reader, Mr C A Hughes, testifies that one Grande Tonic treatment eased backache and kidney trouble and a second completed the cure. The ad promotes Glando as a glandular system tonic with three treatments per package, urging sufferers not to neglect glandular issues.
Students in the second and third grades wrote letters to Santa Claus requesting gifts. The letters are published together to help Santa read them more easily and to spread holiday wishes for a joyful Christmas.
A child writes a simple holiday letter asking Santa for a dull cart oranges and peanuts, thanking him for past gifts and signing as Migired Grossweller.
A personal message lists gifts for different family members including a big doll candy plants a sled a horse a lamp and a Christmas tree with signoff Yours with love Eunice Halderman
A child asks Santa for gifts including a balloon lavaliere candy fruit and a small watch and expresses eagerness for Christmas. She invites Santa to visit her home and closes fondly with thanks and a goodbye.
A playful collection of holiday requests from Donald Bouse and Harold Geiger. Donald asks for a sled drum horn story book gun football ashbip bell pony coat cap shoes stocking candy and peanuts while Harold wishes for a sled skates candy oranges peanuts a pop gun and a ball bat.
A personal letter expresses Christmas wishes from Jennings Carter to Santa. The writer requests a mechanic set a rubber ball a new suit bicycle a small boat a guiding shed a fountain pen a paints set and a story book. The note signs off with Goodbye Jennings Carter.
Several children write to Santa with requests for gifts and holiday plans. Elizabeth Reed hopes for a doll cart and candy, Way Adams asks for a big doll and sleigh ride, and Dyrrell Krels requests a watch and a blackboard as Christmas nears.
A child writes a letter asking Santa to bring a doll a sled a doll cart a story book and a small fountain pen with diamonds for Christmas. The note expresses anticipation for Santa's arrival and presents a hopeful wish list.
A child writes to Santa asking for a blackboard an apple candy and nuts and signs off with goodbye Chester Laughman.
A personal note from Ruth Frances Homman requests a new dress, hair ribbon, bow coat and hat, and asks for a sled as a gift. The letter closes with affectionate sign off.
Helen Martindale writes a cheerful note requesting a doll cart a big doll and mentions a school play inviting Santa to attend. She expresses hope he won t get tired or sick and mentions reading about him in her reader.
A letter from Claude Kissinger asks Santa for a bladder for a punching bag and a football, closing with a farewell.
Two children's handwritten Christmas notes ask Santa for a doll doll cab gum boots perfume and candy plus a doll cart and skates. Elberta Fry mentions Miss Martindale and a class of thirty five on Main Street Arleze Braude is noted as a neighbor girl. Ruby Peos adds wanting white tens candy popcorn and a locket.
A child named Lucile Spangle asks Santa for a doll bed a cabal story book of Old Santa Claus a large apple a dress a coat a hat a dish of popcorn and candy a small stove a table a cupboard and dishes in a heartfelt holiday note.
A student named Mildred Reed writes from her school room, listing Christmas requests including a doll cart a pretty doll a table candy oranges a bed a story book a guiding sled skates a Christmas bell and a set of plates. She notes there are thirty five items in her room at school and signs lovingly.
A short childhood note asks Santa for a boy doll and a one foot and a half long present. Dorothy Young signs off with a friendly goodbye and mentions a classroom count of thirty five.
A letter from Mable Carr asks Santa for a ring a story book a doll and skates. She mentions her teacher Miss Martindale and her home by Center Church signing warmly.
A child writes to Santa asking for a doll, a doll cart, and a new dress. The note ends with a friendly farewell from Trelba Meredith.
Mildred Shutt writes from Sycamore street asking Santa for a story book a blackboard with chalk and an eraser. She says she cannot think of anything new and signs off as a loving friend.
A child named Wretha Warren writes about Christmas wishes asking Santa to visit at night, bring a doll and an apple, and mentions preparations at school and in her room.
Walter Tucker signs off with a farewell mentioning his fondness for peanuts and candy while noting a collection of American model builders. The brief tribute blends hobbyist craft with a lighthearted snack note.
A handwritten plea asks Santa for a cap a doll a ball and a sled though the mother objects and seems unsure if gifts will arrive. The note hints at secrecy and desire for more toys despite parental limits.
The Mazda class of the M. E. church announces an exclusive sale of Royal Toilet preparations in Silver Lake and nearby areas. Items include lotions and creams for chaos and wind barn. Orders held for class members are appreciated.
A note requests candy for a Christmas school event and asks who will bring it. The message mentions an upcoming gathering and says goodbye.
A list of residents from Franklin towns in Fulton County including Barrr, Leininger, Slaybaugh, Tucker, and Metzger suggests seeking advice from numerous locals before choosing a car. The fragment hints at guidance from individuals across multiple communities on what car to buy.
Visitors from overseas attended a premier international live stock event in the locality last week with many participants returning home by Saturday. The spectacle, described as unmatched in the United States for its scope, highlighted notable exhibitors and products.
A damaged notice fragment invites interested parties to respond about unspecified matters labeled as types of “kind” or “ag” with a cryptic instruction to call the “Rec rd” six times. No clear subject or deadline is readable.
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