Children Write Santa in Denton and Nearby Areas
Letters from Maryland and Delaware children dated December 1929 request gifts for Christmas. Virginia Baker and Mary Emily Baker seek slippers bags books games gloves pencils and fruit. Clyde Pentz Jr asks for tool chest airplane roller skates and thanks last year. Edward Wooters and Leonard Blades list toys and candy. Ella Marie Brown and Lester Towers request wagons dolls rifles and clothes.
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Denton, Md
Santa Claus
Santa
Clyde Pentz, Jr
Denton
Sue
Mary Emily Baker
Christmas Hope From Young Gift List Seekers in Maryland
A collection of children from Preston and Denton Maryland write to Santa Claus listing their wishes for Christmas 1929. Names include Marie Willoughby Dorothy Towers Eunice Scott William Mundt and Webster Towers with desires ranging from slippers and dresses to toys shoes and candy.
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Preston
Dee
Santa Claus
Christmas Requests From Federalburg Children 1929
A collection of holiday letters from Federalsburg and Denton children asking Santa for gifts. Arthur Lare asks for police gear and sweets, Anna Mae Clevenger lists dolls clothes and fruit, Mac Belle Fifeld requests a toy sewing machine and stockings filled.
Carved Wood Mountings for Handbag Frames
Hand-polished hand-carved wood frames for handbags or pocketbooks described in rich natural brown tones. Frames may feature a felt or velvet hag wheel, with a single row of perforations for stitching, showcasing an artisanal craft suitable for the season’s fashions.
Joe's Christmas Day at Grandpa's House
A child recalls Grandpa's plan for a joyful Christmas with all the children and Joe, who has never had a Christmas Day. Grandpa's tearful warmth signals inclusion and celebration as the family welcomes Joe with games, noise, and happiness.
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Grandpa
Jine Joe
Joe
Dae Heneh
Dae
Xmas Wishes From Two Maryland Schoolgirls
Preston Maryland December 14 1929 two letters from young girls describe good girl letters requesting Christmas gifts. Ethel Quidas Agnes Flaharty and Edna Hopkins list gifts such as dolls carriage watches dishes candy nuts apples oranges and other items.
Hassock of Enamel Cloth for Christmas Gift
A modernistic cloth hassock in vibrant colors designed as a Christmas present. Described as stylish with a bold enamel look and sought after in the current season. intended for use in a room to add color and interest.
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Hassock
Mister
Tuberculosis Kills 33 Marylanders Weekly
State Health Department statistics show thirty three Marylanders die weekly from tuberculosis in 1928. Estimates indicate eight to nine active cases per death, totaling about 14,000 Marylanders with active TB. County totals reach 885 deaths while Baltimore City records 826. The report lists by county and color for 1928.
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Anne Arundel
Batthmore
Calvert
Caroline
Ccaee
Pews Harford
Ecseee
Howard
F Kent
Cceceeee
Immid
Montgomery
Prince George's
Queen Anne
Somerset
St Mary
Talbot
Cece Wy
Washington
Wicomico
Worcester No
Baltimore City
Christmas Tin Cakes Boxes Tasteful Keepsakes
Readers learn to buy fruit cake boxes and other tin containers at grocers to keep treats fresh for long. The decorated boxes prove reusable for sewing, cosmetics, or storage after the candy and cake are gone, brightening kitchens and pantries for years.
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Ster
Tuberculosis Christmas Seal Bears Double Cross Emblem
The tuberculin seal carries the double barred cross emblem of the nationwide fight against TB and disease. It has waged a ceaseless campaign in Maryland for twenty one years, bringing health and happiness to men women and children and saving countless lives. Use this seal with the double barred cross which works for you and yours all year.
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Maryland
Discriminating Christmas Brass and Bronze Gifts Highlighted
A dealer touts brass and bronze articles designed by a famed American artist. Diana motif and sea gull theme showcased with lamps doorstops smoking sets and candlesticks drawing attention from connoisseurs.
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Brass
Ani
Child’s Christmas Wish List Requests Dolls and Gifts
A ten year old girl in fifth grade writes a holidays request asking for a doll a doll bed a cabinet a birthstone ring candy oranges nuts and grapes. She asks that her brothers and sisters be remembered as well and notes she has tried to be good since last Christmas.
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Denton, Md
Santa Claus
Santa
Denton
Denton School
T Federalsburg
Eloise
Cora Bell
Preston, Md
Smithson School
EPA Eric
Tam
Denton Journal
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Melvin & Johnson, Inc. Publishers
Winton Y. Kenfield
Orr Bill and Dale
Novy White
Christmss
Chobotoh
Italy
O. G. Harmon
Annies
Earth
Bethlehem
Edward Wooters
Harrington
Del
Leonard Blades
Little Girl
Ella Marie Brown
Lester Towers
Marie Willoughby
William Mundt
Dorothy Towers
Eunice Scott
Dear Santa
Preston Md
Virginia
Webster Towers
Federalsborp
Arthur Lare
Anna Mae Clevenger
Mac Belle Fifeld
Paus
Ethel Quidas
Agnes Flaharty
Edna Hopkins
Christmas Savings Club
Caroline County
Pocahontas Coal CO
Salisbury, Md
Roland Webster
Federalsburg, Md
Courteau
R. C. Jackson
Greensboro, MD
W. EB. Andrew
Danton, Maryland
Williston, Md
W. A. Smith
Market St
Ridgely
The
Second Street
Fountain Avenue
Bath
Gail F. Coope
ER Enton , Maryland
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