The Tribune. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1915 Page: 4 of 8
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You!
and may the year 1916 bring you more prosperity than has any year
in the past.
Our many years of merchandising among the people of Erath County has been pleasent and profitable,
and in the future, we hope to serve our host of patrons better and better, to the end that we may all prosper
together, and accumulate wealth.
Have You Been Taking Advantage of the Bargain Prices We’ve Been
Offering the Past Few Week?
If not, Remember that Christmas Eve is the last day of the Big Sale
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Again, let us wish you a Merry Christmas; may you enjoy the holi-
day season and a prosperous 1916.
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THE STEPHENVILLE TRIBUNE
C. R. Coulter, Publisher.
Subscription $1.00 a year.
Entered at tbe post office at Ste-
phenville, Texas, as second otaee
mail matter.
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Stephenville, Texas, Dec. 24, 1915.
Dear Santa Claus:—
Please bring me a set of dishes,
some nuts, candy and fruit, and a
doll.’ I want a cocoanut, and a doll
bed, and I want a speller—Your
friend, Louise Josephine Matheny.
Dear Santa Claus:—
I want you to bring me a ring
and tea set, and bring me a auto
to go to schooLun, and apples and
candy and oranges. And bring my
sister someof the things that you
have. I will appreciate it.—Your
little friend, Mattie Verner.
Dear Santa Claus:—
Please bring me a doll, a doll bug
gy, a tiea set, some nuts, and all
kinds of fruits, and a combination
pen and pencil, and a hair ribbon.-
Your little friend, Winnie Burnett.
Dear Santa Claus:—
Please bring me a suit of clothes,
a box of fire crackers, sky rockets,
dictionary, air gun, bicycle, and a
bank and some fruit.—Your little
Friend, W. E. Crotty, Jr.
Dear Santa Claus: —
, Please send me a pair of shoes,
a cap and air gun, and a foot
nd some candy and fruit, and
of gloves and lofs of firo
i".—Your little friend, Wayno
Claus:— g.
bring wo ft doll, a
- of doll
Dear Santa:—
I want a knife, a pair of shoes
and some candy, apples and oran-
ges.—Your little friend, A.D. Falls.
Dear Santa Claus:—
I want you to bring me some
candy, nuts and oranges, and a doll
auggy, trunk, bicycle, ring, and a
dictionary. This is all I want.—
Your little friend, Iris Pauline,Wal-
ker. I
Dear Santa Claus:—
I am a little boy, ten years old.
Will you please come to see me
Christmas, and bring me an air
gun, some Roman candles, and fire
crackers, oranges, apples and nuts.
Will not ask' for anything else this
time. —Your little friend, Hoyt Mor
ris. Lingleville.
Dear Old Santa:—
I am a little girl eight years old.
I want you to bring me a little doll
that has golden hair, and a story
book. I am going to school and I
like my teacher fine, and I want
a ring, and please bring me some
oranges and apples and fruit of
all kinds, and I have two little sis-
ters that would be glad lo get
something, and I have one little
brother that would tx- glad to have
some toys. I guess I had better
quit for this time. Be surd and
think of my dear mama and papa.
So good bye.—From your little
friend, Lucile Harris.
I>ear Old Santa:—
I am a little boy ten years old.
I am going to school and like my
teacher fine. I want you V bring
me a gun and I have three little
sisters. Don’t forget them. Arid
bring me lots of candy and apples
and oranges, and don’t forget my
papa and mama and grundmas and
grandpa, and think of all the little
children that have no papas and
mamuft. | I gess that is all for this
time, so I will close, goodbye.—You
nutfn*n4 - ttle friend, Willie Harris.
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Dear Santa Claus:—
Bring me a gun. to shoot rabbits
writh, and a knife, some oranges,
cady, and a ball and bat. — Your
friend Mabry Jennings.
Dear Santa Claus:—
Please bring me a little wagon,
doll carriage, a set of dishes, candy
nuts and fruits.—Your little friend,
Geraldine Fitzgerald.
Dear Santa Claus:—
I’m going to place my Christmas
tree in the east room. Don’t come
down the chimney for I will leave
the door open. Please hang my
presents on the tree. If you think
I am too small for a bicycle bring
me something nice. Please bring
my “grannies” something nice for
they are awfully good to me.Don’t
forget mother and daddy. I will
try to be a good boy.—Your little
friend, J. C. Farrar.
Dear Santa Claus:—
I am a little girl six years old.
I (im going to school and I like my
tehcher fine. I want you to bring
me a doll and a pair of new shoes,
some candy, oranges, apples and
chewing gum. Don’t forget my two
little, sisters and brother and ma-
ma, papa, grandma and grandpa.—
Your little friend, Luvilla Harris.
Dear Santa Claus:—
I want you to bring me some fire
crackers, nuts, a pair of shoes,and
fruits of all kinds.—Your little
friend, Homer Beason.
Dear Old Santa:—
Please bring me a little doll
trunk, and a little stove, and can-
dy, oranges, apples and all kinds
of nuts.—Your 4ltUe friend, Ted
Brown, LinglevilD
Dear Santa Claus:— ,
I would like to have some choco-
late candy, a little piano, some lit-*
tie dolls, and some walnuts, and
two oranges. I will close. From
Nina Stewart, Linglevillo.
Dear Santa Claus:—
bring me a big, curly h<
dot*
Dear Santa Claus,—
I want you to bring me a tricycle
a little automobile that I can ride
in, and a little wagon and some
candy and nuts.—Leo Fanning, Lin-
gleville.
Dear Santa Claus.*—
I am a little boy seven years old.
I want you to bring me a little
horn, a drum, a watch like papa’s,
a mail box, a whistler; and I want
some candy, apples and oranges.
Santa, bring little sister a doll that
can open and shut its eyes, a lit-
tle beil, a lady watch, a whistler,
and candy, apples and oranges. Alnd
Santa, please bring papa arid ma-
ma somehing nice. Goodbye, Santa
I wish you a merry Christmas.—
From your little boy, Dexter Eoff,
Lingljcville.
Dear Santa Claus:—
| I think it is time for Christmas. I
hope you come to our house this
year and bring me a little vise,
and some candy, and apples and or
anges. Come to see my sister and
brother this year, and bring them
some candy, and. apples and oran-
ges too. So by-by.—From your lit-
tle friend, Doyle Cuttler, Lingle-
vil|e.
Dear Santa:—
I think it is almost Christmastime
and I will tvrite you a few lines. [
want a knife, apples, orthges arid a
new pair of shoes, and a ^rain,
and auto and a gun, and a new
cap, and a new bicycle.—From your
friend, James Hilliard., Lihgleville.
Dear Santa Claus:—
I Please bring me some apples, or
andca and nuts, and bring me an
air gun and some shot go I can go
a hunting. I believe that is all I
want, ho pl(«asebring them all If
you can. Will thank you very
much if you bring them.—Yours tru
ly, Joe Rlalock, Lingleville,
Dear Santa:—
I want you to bring me some can
ly and nuts anil navies and oranges
and doll and oocoanut, and dresser,
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Dear Santa Claus:—
How are you bythis time? I am
all right. I want a doll and a doll
buggy and some bananas, and ap-
ples and oranges and some candy,
and a littl echair and a ring, and *
locket and a bracelet. I will close
for this time.—From Ahniwa Wood
Lingleville.
Dear Santa Claus:—
I want soriie candy, I want some
oranges, and apples, I want an a^p
gun and som efire crackers, and I
want a pistol and a watch, I want
a little train and a knife, I want
wine Roman candles and a rubber
ball. I gguess that is all I want.
—From Jim Deo Moss, Lingleville.
/ Dear Santa Claus:—
I think it is about Christmastime,
and I will write you a few tines to
tell you what Iwant for Christmas.
I want a doll a piano, a nickels'
worth of candy hearts,, candy, or-
anges apples and a bracelet. From
your friend, Ethel Hilliard.
Dear Santa Claus:—
I am a little boy. I am * eleven
years old. I want you to bring me
a little air gun, and bring me some
pistol caps, and all kinds of riuts,
and some oranges and candy, and
soino air gun shots.—Raymond Lee
Lingleville. ,
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The Tribune. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 1915, newspaper, December 24, 1915; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth881234/m1/4/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stephenville Public Library.