Letters to Santa Claus from Carrollton area 1922 23
A collection of handwritten Santa letters from Carrollton and Roopville Georgia children dated 1902 to 1923. Kids request dolls, trains, tools, tops, bicycles, clothes, nuts, fruit, candy, and small gifts for themselves and siblings with notes mentioning schools and teachers.
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Booth Strovt
Carrollton
Dour Santa Claus
Misa Williams
Strickland
Darden
Haoail
Snead
Harris Hay
Dear Santa Clauses From Roopville Children 1922
A Roopville Georgia message to Santa Claus from children aged five nine and two asks for gifts for Christmas 1922. The letters request a red wagon a pump gun rubber ball apples oranges nuts gloves a fur pelt and clothing for a grandmother, plus dolls doll carriage picture book tea set and stove wood. Names include Tillman Ragland Tam Clyde Levens Miry Nell Brannon and others.
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Roopville
Dee
Luce
Santa Claus
Ralph Ray
Bowdon
Derr Santi Claus
Elwyn Copeland
Roopville Ga
Tam
Manii
Pepa
Urele Grady
Annie
Algo
Mousy
Clyde Levens
Santa
Wanted A Boy To Read This Talk Aimed At Youth
Georges Matthew Adams offers a motivational address urging boys to train their minds, excel in school, read history and fiction, stay physically fit, respect elders, and honor their mothers. He emphasizes civility, persistence, and leadership in facing future challenges. The piece blends advice on health, outdoors, and personal conduct with a call to embody the traits of a true scout.
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Goys
Fragmented humor from Boston Transcript dialogue
A quirky exchange features Elsie lamenting broken dolls after tipping toys and a mistress chiding a sleepy butler. The vignette captures playful household banter with a hint of Victorian humor and character names.
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Boston Transcript
Honest for Two Days A Bicycle Stolen From Storefront
A bicycle left in front of TI. M. Wawkin's store stood two days before a theft occurred. The notice notes honesty questioned and the missing bike. Police urge witnesses to come forward with information about the theft and identify the bicycle.
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Southold
TI. M. Wawkin
Cheap Talk in a London Opinion on a Car Crash Relation
A London Opinion cartoon caption questions whether any payment was made after a recent road incident. The punchline reveals the injured party was a relative of the speaker's husband, adding a personal twist to the ordeal.
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Hiwband
London
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R. I
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Vordik Simpkiny
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Santa Clay
Travis Hay
Vsrrollton
Rom
Chaarlcie Guivers
Grace Caswell
Hoopville
Bernard Caswell
Roopville, Gu
Mise Maggio Freel
Presenta
Wayne Caswell
Roopgile, Go
Georges Matthew Adams
Butler
John
RED Cross Mattresses
RED Cross
Simmons
J. N. Johnson Furniture
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