Christmas Santa Letters From Pocahontas Area Children
A page long with childhood Santa requests from Pocahontas and Norton Virginia towns dated December 1906. Children ask for dolls, carriages, clothes, glove sets, candy, nuts, and small toys with notes to Santa Claus and family context. Entries include names like DAVIS, BESS HONARIE, LEA HONAKER, SARA and ESTHER KANE, and Julian Whittabber, reflecting early 20th century holiday pleas.
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Santa Claus
Norton
Santa letters and local ads from Bluefield
A collection of handwritten Santa letters from children in Bluefield West Virginia asking for dolls guns sleds and clothing, plus local notices and ads for events at the Masonic Theatre and Christmas sales from merchants like Metropolitan and W. P. Hawley Co.
Fireworks Ordinance 7 Enforced Throughout City Limits
Blue field enforces Fireworks Ordinance 7 prohibiting shooting any fireworks within three hundred feet of houses or streets during the holidays. No person may discharge firecrackers in the city limits. Classified ad note about cook or house girl appears in Telegraph.
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Blue Field
Telegraph
Christmas Sale Cuts Prices On Winter Suits And Coats
Uncommon sale highlights closing out odd lots of winter suits and overcoats. Group 1 features men’s double breasted sack suits once $18 $20 and $22.50 now reduced. overcoats formerly $15 $18 and $20 also discounted.
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Smiel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wah
Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph, Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Hugh Ike Shott
Pocahontas
Santa
Lewie
Davis
Water Street
Dee
Water Street No
Hlbie Honaker
Matoaka
Deas
Santa Clause
Syble
Julian Whittabber
Rivefield
Mrs. Watts
Blanche Croy
Bedford Street
Wilds Croy
Dea
Charlie
Corbin Croy
Redford St
Santy Chanse
Willie Thaley
Ealing
Charlie Harris
Reese St. Bluefield
Plesee
Ime
Andrew Monro
Adams St. P. S
Jack Paul
Masonic Theatre
Northfork
Ford Music Co
Oregon
Engravins
Theodore Dilger
Red Lot
Noman
Stone Gap-epy
Truly Metropolitan
W. P. Hawley Moise
Santa Chris
Sublette & Parnes
DeWitt's
Mr. Vernon
Hallister
Rocky Mountain
Mill Creek Coal and Coke Company
Coopers
West End Drug Company
W. J. Peters
Freeman
The
Bluefield Dry Goods & Nation Co
Scott, Raleigh and
Strait Streets
Mercer Street
Bluefield Ave
Carter
G. R. Newkirk
Police
Prics
Princeton Ave
Phelps Furniture No
Princeton Avenue
Trade States Geological Survey
United Fuel
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
United States Navy
Castner, Curran & Buleitt
C. C. B. Pocahontas Smokeless Coal
State Street
Boston
Mass
Neave
Cincinnati
Ohio
Terry
Roanoke
England
Kali Hiese
Joy
M. Rosenberg
Rluerfield
the American
Bank of
Savoys
D. B. Baldwin
Pioneer
Bluefield, W. VA
First National Bank
Elks’ Opera House
Black Patti
Troubadours
Sisseretta Jones
Jolly John Larkins
Windsor Hotel
Vi. R. Emmons
Islalle Agency
W. S. Crockett, F. D
Prinecotae Avenue
Crockett and
Graham Block
T. W. Kirkbride
West Virginia
Virginia
Dwinmann
W.O Potlock
Les Hooper
Vasile First National Bank
Avenue
Princeton
Belmont Cafe
Pen
Cohen
Stuart Street
Tabie
Ords
Holmboe & Lafferty
Big Jine
Havana
Lazarus & CO
T. T. Carter
Lazarus
Schorw
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