A Christmas Suggestion by Eleanor E King
In a department store scene two well dressed girls discuss Christmas gifts and fortunes of giving. Betty Wentworth offers a charity Ker Ron scheme to Miss Harper, who tests kindness by sharing baskets of candy and feed with the needy.
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Christmas and Xmas Use Through the Years
The piece traces the persistence of Xmas as an abbreviation for Christmas. It notes criticism from newspapers churches and dictionaries but observes continued use by card makers and others. The origin cited traces to Greek chi and early Christian practice in catacombs.
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A short fragment notes stale bread moistened and eaten cannot be bent for cheating. It mentions salted wallpaper in a cryptic context with no clear event or person.
Santa Claus and the postal route in a holiday tale
A rambling Christmas piece follows Santa Claus as he delivers letters across miles of countryside. Children and neighbors, including Johar Jones and Harold Brown, expect gifts while a workshop runs bustling and a postman faces a long, winding journey to the reindeer laden North Pole.
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