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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1928
Page
8
A collection of early 20th century Christmas letters from Decatur Alabama children asks Santa for dolls, toy buggies, skates, wardrobes, a Victrola, park bike, story books, fruits, nuts, gloves, raincoats, sparklers, and other gifts. Names include Othello Rodgers, Robert Street, Anne Haven Johnson, Jacueline Johnson, and Ames.
A reader-penned page of Christmas requests lists several children asking Santa for items including a football cap, tricycle, cowboy doll, marbles, sweaters, raincoats, beads, slippers, fruit and candy. Names Roy Collier Jr Belle Coker Mia Landers appear among the pleas.
To break up a cold overnight or cut short an attack of grippe physicians and druggists recommend Calotabs a purified calomel tablet that combines calomel and salts without the unpleasant effects. One or two Calotabs at bed time with water.
A fragment notes a heavy warming device atop a stove. The readable text mentions Gooring ToF and extra heavy construction. No clear date, place, or organization is identifiable from the OCR snippet.
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