Mrs Santa Claus in Public Service at Washington Post Office
Portrait of Patti Lyle Collins head of the Opening and Unmailable Division, known as Mrs Santa Claus, as she handles thousands of letters to children each holiday season. She deciphers illegible addresses, locates recipients worldwide, and even mails small gifts, using her linguistic and general knowledge to connect letters to the right people. Her work improves mail delivery and humanizes the post office, earning her wide recognition.
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Postoffice Department
Washington
Santa Claus
Patti Lyle Collins
Uncle Sam
Mia. Collins
Mrs. Collins
Uncle Bam
Collins
Europe
Ygnac Lech
Cambryja Co
Brot Stryt No 93
Szanony Pan
Cotas
Florence
Cambria Iron Works
Johnstown
Yanac Lech
Assstance
University of Virginia
Washin
Fernado Maya
Fuerte Galen Colo
Maya
Fort Garland
Colorado
United States Engineer Battalion
Henry Clay Evans Associated with London and Congress
Henry Clay Evans formerly consul general at London and a member of Congress is noted in the record. The item highlights his distinguished public service and career in U.S. politics.
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Henry Clay Evans
London
Congress
Campaign finance reform debate a coats corruption bill
A discussion of a proposed Corrupt Practices bill and its chances in Congress. It notes past introduction by Bourke Cochran, calls for reporting large contributions to national campaigns, and questions the moral and legal implications of corporate funding in politics. It cites New York Life and other insurers as examples and weighs enforcement issues versus public sentiment.
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Liouse of Representatives
Senate
Third House
Equitable Life and Mutual Insurance Companies
New York
Campaien
Gillette
Mutual Insurance Company
Congress
Bourke Cochran
District Court of the United States
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Moses
Foote's Farrago and Nursery Rhyme Folly
A sketch describes Foote testing job applicants with a set of nonsensical lines. It mentions a garden cabbage leaf pie, a she bear, and players like the Picninnles Jobs Wiles Gargulles Panjandrum and a game of catch as catch can. The note ends by referencing Trilby and Uncle Tom's Cabin in a fragmentary manner.
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Foote
Farrago
Cate
NEW PONTOON BRIDGES FOR ARMY CROSSINGS
The text discusses U S Army Engineers solving cross country river crossing challenges with new pontoon bridges. It notes small streams hindering rapid movement and large rivers delaying battles, and explains pontoons as a historically familiar, practical solution for rapid crossings in campaigns.
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United States Engineers’ Corps
White House Christmas Dinner Under Roosevelt
The article notes President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt host a traditional White House Christmas dinner with turkey, plum pudding, and family gathering. It mentions the carving by the President, the role of culinary staff, and the extended family and friends invited for a festive reunion amid the Roosevelts' busy schedule and diverse school-attending children.
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White House
Roosevelt
One Good Use for Millionaires
Regret over animal species decline has shifted to praise for wealthy patrons. Millionaires now fund parks and private zoos preserving buffaloes antelopes giraffes gnus and other dwindling wildlife across Europe Asia and England. Duke of Bedford at Woburn Park hosts waterbuck gnus sable antelopes and near extinct deer.
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Europe
Asia
France
Germany
England
Duke of Bedford
Woburn Park
Rastus and Cope with Rake and Hoe Confusion
A fragment depicts a dialogue where Rastus and a master argue over tools a rake and hoe. The humor hinges on wordplay about the rake and hoe being together, with Rastus claiming mastery of details and the master delegating regulation to him.
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Rastus
Rake
Marster
Hoe
Marater
Time to Move
A reflective line about longing for a different place and situation. The speaker laments being stuck between where they are and where they wish to be, expressing both desire and frustration at unattainable possibilities.
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Mrs. Santa Claus
Sage Ott
Tennessee
Col. Sandford
Major Saunders
Knoxville
Harris
Josiah Patterson
Senator Harris
Grace
Tombry Ja
Bret Steyt
Baby
Rhode Island
TUK
Turkey
Room
W. M. Crane Company
Broadway
N. Y
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