The Prague Record (Prague, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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The Prague
VOL. XII.
PRAGUE, LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1914.
NO. 24.
JOHNNY WRITES AS FOL-
LOWS TO A FRIEND.
Chandler, Oklerhomer, Fri-
dy, dec. 22.—deer frend: sum
fellers wuz havin a little poker
game theother nite at a old
marred man's home whose wif
wuz erway on er visit.
and evry onct in erwhile the
feller *t whose hom the party
wuz held would nick into the
chin music k with sum kind of
e'r reel nice remark about his
absent better 1-2.
After he had told the bunch
about 17 times that they didn't
none of them realize whut er
fine wife he had, they begun
to wonder what the sam hill
wuz ailin him.
speshally as always befoe
when his lady fare wasent er-
round he would speak of her
as the old buzzerd, or sumsich
pet name like that.
finelly one ov them sez, Bill,
are you rutty or whut the red
blazes is the matter with you,
slipping us all this soft sope
like that all of er sudden er-
bout the old lady.
what do yu' meen, roars Bil
as loud as he can holler, she is
the finest woman in the land,
and why wouldn't I say so!
Then he give them the high
sine to foller him, and they all
walked out in the back yard,
and Bill, he whispers,
I aint suf-e, fellers, but I
think the blamed old cat has
got er 'dicty-graff' planted e>-
round the house, do you get
CHRISTMAS IS NEAR.
"Old Reliable"
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Christmas, with its radiance
of good cheer and rejoicing, is
fast approaching.
Just to know thegloriousday
will soon be here makes our
hearts beat with gladness.
How are you going to cele-
brate the day?
How are you going to ex-
press your joy?
Though you no longer listen
with delightful expectancy for
the coming of Santa Claus, the
pleasure which you will derive
in making littlechildrenhappy
on this day of days, will be in-
finitely greater than that ex-
perienced in your juvenile
years.
Make this the "Children's
Day."
Their happiness isnotdepen-
dable on the amount expend-
ed. Let no little, unfortunate
child feel that it is beyond the
range of your good will and
generosity.
Now vou realize that to be a .
giver is far superior than to be couraged, andgifts of human | May the Christmas chimes
a getter that the givers are sympathy which lightens the ring out to you a meiYy, merry
the favorite ones burdens of those who have to Christmas. A Christmas .which
At this season of kindly op- ^t the day with tear-dimmed shall be aglow with the spirit
portunity, the Christmas spirit are *lfts whicfh be\°J. ^PPiness and a feeling of
asks nothing for itself, only ™thin y°ur Power to shower,kinship for others.
We are always ready to
take care of otir custom-
mers' interests. Your ac-
count whetheij large or
small is alwayfc welcome.
GeOo R. Sutton
President
J. O. Meyer
Cashier
I Why Not Start Saving Your Money j
By Opening a Deposit Account With
THE FIRST STATE. BANK,
the only bank in Prague or this part of Lincoln county pro-
tected by the GUARANTEE FUND of the State. You ure
insured against loss—no risk whatever, to run.
Special attention given applications for Farm Loans.
B. F. WMTMORE, Pros. JAKE ZABL0UD1L, Cash.
and they did.
Johnny D.
TO ALL.
The Record extends the Sea
greetings and wish you
implores you to give lavishly "Pon others: th+°'y°u ,may "f
of your love, friendship and ?e P°^essed with much world
good cheer to your fellowmen.
It begs of you to remember
that its the day to forget all
animosities.
That gifts of priceless value,
not purchasable by money,
which bring hope to the hope-
less, friendship to the lonely,
encouragement to theweary, a
message of uplift to the dis-
ly wealth.
This is the season to scatter j
happiness. In just being hap- j
p.v ourselves, we can contrib-
ute to the gladsomeness of;
others.
"All who would joy
win, must share it—
Happiness was born
a twin."
'He wins the greatest
treasure in his life
Who lives, as well as
gives his Christmas
Duv .*•
For correct weights, go to
'the Amsden Lumber Co's.,
'scales. P. J. Bartosh, deputy-
county weigher.
Let's all "boost" together.
and those whose happiness is
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
We Wish You a
Merry Christmas
And Remind You That Our Big
HOLIDAY SALE
Is Still On.
J. D. GRIMES & CO.
yours a full measure of Christ-
mas, joy and success for the
New Year.
Frank S. Nipper, Publ.
Agricultural Lease Fcr Sale.
1 GO-acres, 70 acres bottom
land in cultivation, balance in
pasture. Will sell for one or
three years. Land is located
8 miles northeast of Prague,
in Creek country. Address
Box 26, Paden, Okla. . .tf
A BIG
VARIETY*
Our Big Christmas Sale!
25c Java Coffee at 12}4c
10 bars Cracker Jack Soap 25c
33^ ibs Rice ... $1.00
12 five-cent boxes of Matches - 30c
9-pound sack Buckwheat flour 65c
5 packages Corn Starch '. 25c
1 gallon can Blackberries 50c
You'll have to hurry it' you
do much more shoppingbel'ore
Christmas!
Ed Rigsby and family ofWe-
tumpka, have moved to this
community.
A big clothing and shoe store
at Hominy, Okla., are casting
their eyes Pragueward with a
view to locating here.
The number of pages issued
last week in the Daily and
Weekly Record, were 24, and
as compared to other local ex-
changes, we had 'em all best-
ed by more than two pages to
their one.
The Davenport New Era,
The County Democrat. The
Meeker Herald, The Prague
News, and several other ex-
changes came out asCh'ri -tmas
editions last week, and all
were creditable issues.
Keep up the "Booster
Spirit"
John Simmons was up from
Paden, today.
See prices and you wil buy
your goods at Hampton's.
For steam or gasoline en-
gine repair work, see "Fiel,"
the engine man. Leave
tiers at the Record office.
or-
Toys, Dolls, Ivory
Goods, Toilot Sets,
Eastman Kodaks
;A'vr
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ti ' !5' ^fof
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f'l
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Men's 50c Extra Heavy Fleeced Drawers 39c
Men's 50c " " " Shirts,
Men's 50c Ribbed Drawers
Men's 50c " Shirts
Men's $1.00 Union Suits -
Ladies 65c and 75c Union Suits
Ladies' 50c extra heavy Shirts =
Boys' 65c and 75c Suits -
Boys' Heavy Fleeced Drawers
Boys' " " Shirts
Boys' Sweaters -
39c
39c
39c
75c
50c
39c
50c
25c
25c
39c
Slick, icy weather!
O. P. Borders was trading in
Prague, Monday.
J. W. Mayes, of near Arling-
ton, was trading in Prague,
♦ Monday.
♦ I Col. McAlister, of Tulsa, is
^ | here today looking up some
^ oil leases.
^ "He that stands, take heed
♦ lest he fall," was very much
^ in evidence in Prague, today.
a On account of Friday being
Christmas Day, the Daily Re-
♦ cord will not be issued on
+ that day.
Representative-elect, Jake
jZabloudil, will leave for Ok-
♦ lahoma City, January 4th io
♦ take up his legislative work.
For Fine Home
Made Candies
For X=mas
Go To
Martin's Bakery
Next door to Prague Record
office. Fresh Bread baked
daily. Cakes, Pies, Dough-
nuts, Etc. Let us bake for
you during the Holidays.
J. M. MARTIN.
Prague, Okla., Dec. 21.—
Dear Santa Claus. Please bring
me a fiddle, a set of dog harness
and a hand coaster, and seme
candy and oranges. Thanking
you now,
Resp't.,
Clifton Lovelace
of a!!?
and Books
kinds at
PRAGUE DRUG GO.:
♦
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A few Men's Flannel Shirts - at 35c
100 pair Men's $1.50 Pants, = 98c
JUST RECEIVED
A ton of all kinds of Fancy Candies. Also Oranges,
Apples and Nuts of all kinds. Celery, Bananas.
Cranberries. See me before buying for your X-Mas
VLASAK S CASH STORE
For Good Treatment
'The Up-To-Date Grocery of Prague'
The Daily and Weekly Re-
cord will be issued as one pa-
per, Wednesday afternoon and
will bear the dating of Decem-
ber 24. There will be no is-
sue on Friday of this week.
Our substantial young farm-
er friend, Morton Chamber-
♦! Iain, was in to see us Tuesday
^ afternoon and helped our l'in-
^|ancial pyramid with one dol-
E. B. Johnson, one of our sub-
stantial farmer friends, was in
to see us Wednesday morning
and renewed his subscription for
another year.
For That
Christmas Dinner
Buy Your Supplies at
J. E. Gravitt & Co.
Fine, Crisp Celery, Cranber-
ries, Pickles, and all the
other Trimmings necessary
for a good Christmas Dinner.
Prices the lowest.
Jar of the "coin of the realm."
▼ E. T. "Mayes and wife, of
♦ jiiear Arlington, were shopping
^ in Prague, Tuesday, and be- Ike Duggan, another one of
. fore leaving town, .Mr. Mayes our good farmer friends, was in
"had
the date of his subscript-: to see us
^ ion to the Record marked
for
Wednesday afternoon
11P and renewed his subscription for
another year.
another
vein
She price STORS
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Nipper, Frank S. The Prague Record (Prague, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1914, newspaper, December 24, 1914; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc147785/m1/1/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed July 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.