Christmas Cards Bring Good Cheer
A column by Gertrude Walton reflects on the value of Christmas cards. Laura Lee dismisses card exchanges as wasteful until she recalls friends in Cuba Canada Mexico and a cousin in government service showing how a single card can spread joy and love. The essay urges kindness and the Christmas spirit beyond mere messages.
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Laura Lee
Mrs. Rand
Edith Rand
Lee
Edith
Jane
Lena
Cuba
Jack
Canada
Ethel
Mexico
Cora Haines
Margaret Lane
Western Newspaper Union
Santa Iles to Deliver Christmas Cheer to All
On Christmas Day Santa Iles will visit children and adults alike, bringing festive greetings and holiday joy to the community. The cheerful figure will spread cheer to households and public spaces, delighting families during the season.
Santa Claus Origin and Christmas Saint Tradition
The name Santa Claus is a corruption of St. Nicholas, a saint famed for charity toward children. Origin likely in Flanders or the Dutch, with December as a forgotten day, as Old Father Christmas was displaced and the figure spread as the Christmas Saint worldwide.
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Santa Claus
Flanders
Nicholas
Louisville Courier Journal Fragment on Ties
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal notes examples of ties and historical phrases. The passage references a surprise remark and mentions Twan as resembling past tie-making styles, illustrating a local textile or fashion comment with limited context.
Christmas Trees Suit Large Spaces Best
White pines are favored for community and church trees due to their size suitability for large spaces. Spruce remains one of the most common Christmas trees.
Guard Against Fire Palifo of Water Near Christmas Tree
Careful citizens keep a palifo of water handy under a mighty bifliam mable Christmas tree to reduce fire risk and ensure quick response in case of flame.
Vincent's Wonderful New Treatment Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Vincent's Wonderful New Treatment as harmless at home with quick permanent relief. It claims a scientific formula by a knowledgeable man, money-back guarantee for $3, and offers free information and instructions. The notice seeks 20 white families to work by the day as farm labor.
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Vincent
Christmas Gift Reunites Poor Millionaire In Furnished Room
In a New York rooming house Amos Binks the millionaire hides poverty behind a grim mood until Miss Bascomb discovers his plight. She secretly decorates his bare room with a tiny Christmas tree and gifts, prompting a reaction that ends with him sharing funds to spread Christmas cheer.
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Miss Bascomb
Amos Binks
Binks
Rooming House
Aimos Binks
Mrss Bascomb
Wanted sales agents for Cameron Mutual Life Insurance
Advertises for men and women to sell Cameron Mutual Life Insurance in Cameron Texas. Contact C W L Schaeg Box 305 for details.
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Cameron Mutual Jiife Insurance
C. W. L. Schaeg
Cameron, Texas
Lost red muley heifer near Cameron
Lost, stray or stolen one red muley heifer about two years old. Gone from pasture near Cameron. Reward for information or recovery. See Flinn at the Cameron Herald office.
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Cameron
Flinn
Cameron Herald
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Chriatmas
Vincent Laboratories
Texarkana
Ark-Tex
R. L. Batte
C.N. Green Res
Leland Green
C.N. Green @ Bros
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Edith Hollick Oliver
M & Rs
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Schiller Buick Co
BUICK
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F. T. Ramsey & Son
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