Little Children Write Santa in Fragmented Letters
A collection of early Christmas letters reveals children naming gifts from stockings to dolls and carriages. Several writers mention hardship, with one girl noting her father’s illness and another family asking for a turkey and candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Booth
Cherry Street
Ead
Sam
Han
Wonild Ratps
Nellie Boothlime
Anes Glyon
Port’ Avenue
Santa Claus
Santa Clauss
James M. Glynn
Josie Townley
Glennon
Mime
Wall Street
Aesk
Sania
William. Ross
Alexander Ross
James Ross
Union County
Cleveland
Dolls' Hospital
Broad Street
Rosella
Cranford
Rahway
J. D. Bronson
People's Outfitting Co
Christmas Tree Fund Passes 200 Mark Across Community
The Christmas tree fund for 2 000 poor children has surpassed two hundred dollars as organizers appeal to generous donors prompted by children's letters to Santa. The fund to date shows multiple acknowledgments and small contributions from local residents.
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Santa Claus
DeWitt Clinton Jones
Jno
Frank Karr Briggs
George W. Rodgers W
Ding Constantes
EHS
Robbery Report At Deserted Home On Stiles Street
A late afternoon call to headquarters prompted the plainclothes squad to rush to 212 Stiles Street where John Martin lives. Neighbors had seen people prowling near the deserted house and lantern flashes inside. Police found no missing items except a military hair brush and could not locate the burglars.
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John Martin
Stiles Street
Martin Home
Wife Stabs Husband Over Wallpaper Dispute
Police say Mrs. Walter Ward stabbed her husband with a long dagger at their home on Catherine Street after a wallpaper disagreement. Ward, lightly demented per police, was treated for a flesh wound at General Hospital and sent home. he was able to move about today.
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Walter Ward
Catherine Street
Trolley Car Smashes Gate At East Jersey Crossing
A trolley car struck and broke the gate protecting the East Jersey street crossing over the Long Branch Railroad at about 2 o clock this morning. The car failed to stop before tearing the gate, causing damage noted in municipal transit reports.
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Jersey Street
Long Branch
Antiquated Tollgates and the English Turnpike System
The first toll turnpike appeared in England in 1346 under Edward III and spread to Scotland Ireland and the American colonies. Scotland Ireland and most English roads ended tolls long ago leaving only remnants in Pennsylvania and Maryland where tolls persist in numbers.
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England
Edward III
Scotland
Ireland
American
Great Britain
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Fashionable Intelligence and Telegraphs Across Time
A fragmentary piece reviews The Morning Post as a pioneer fashionable intelligence paper, noting its 18th century price hikes, Thackeray parodies, and fluctuating fortunes. It references an 1860s Bolivian telegraph line built on wooden pillars of dried broke, used to support wire between La Paz and Orure, amid Chilean–Bolivian tensions.
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The
Morning Post
Theckeray
Jeymes
Thackeray
Times
Tord Sipaesk
la Paz
Bolivia
Orure
Chile
Balivte
Chicago
Secretary Root Considers Resignation Over Knee Injury
Washington reports say Secretary of State Elihu Root may resign before March due to a painful knee injury from campaigning in Ohio. A Philadelphia specialist will examine him after cabinet absence and discouragement grows as he misses meetings. If the examination is not favorable, retirement is expected with a New York Senate seat looming to succeed T. C. Platt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elihu Root
Roosevelt
Ohio
Philadelphia
Root
State Department
New York
T. C. Platt
Suit Against Local 24 by Nonunion Plumber
Newark reports Anton Ruddy, a non union plumber, has filed for $500 damages against Journeymen Plumbers' Local No. 24. He alleges dismissal from good positions due to the union's refusal to work with him, leaving him unemployed for a long period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Anton Ruddy
Malvern Hill Mansion Destroyed in Virginia Fire
The historic Malvern Hill, built in 1688 by a Randolph associated with Virginia governance, burned, ending a landmark on the James River once linked to Lafayette, Washington, Jefferson, and Civil War battles. The article blends memory and anecdotes about notable visitors and later events around Richmond.
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Malvern Hill
Virginia
Randolpha
James
Richmond
Warwick
Washington Post
Washington
Jefferson
Mason
Marshall
Randolphs
Carters
Lees
Yorktown
Marquis de Lafayette
Lee
McClellan
Oak Grove
Mechanicsville
Gaines Mill
Savage
Jamea River
White Oak Swamp
Frayser
Elizabeth area ad pages tout holiday bargains across many stores
Elizabeth merchants advertise a wide Christmas sale network with Turkey and poultry offers, jewelry, clothing, footwear, furniture, toys, and gift items. Several shops promise deep discounts, window displays, and free delivery, urging shoppers to visit Broad and Elizabeth avenues for specials and credit options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green’s
Second Street
al- Tooet
King Ba Birthday Bas Relief Unveiled by British Navy
The British Naval and Military Association of Boston unveiled a six by three foot lifesize bas-relief of King Ba in a gold frame. The piece by Catras shows the king in field marshal uniform and includes the British coat of arms with harp and thistle motifs in the corners. An electric piano and a lightly used Angelus pianola are listed nearby on Rahway Avenue.
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King Ba
Boston
Tne
Edward
Catras
Ireland
Scotland
King Ie
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Santa
West Jersey
Iret
Santie Claas
Crissmas
Dolly
Mildred
Juris
Helen
Mopin
Helen Hoffman
Washington Street
Rhoda
Market Deyl
Orgy Avenue
Eare
Christ
Winson
Childres
Santa Claws
Surven
Soos
H. K. Adair
Duluth
Market Street
Teg Yret
Adair
Erat
Clyde
Fitch
New “York House
Ethel Prymm
Dayon
Brand#r Matthews
Nioe
Elizabeth
John M. Norr
Elizabeth Avenue
Reinfield
Washington Avenue
Gorsuch
C. W. Gorsuch
Hetzmann
Otto Roggenkamp
John P. Weber
First Street
Haug & Fletcher
Wm, Miller & Son
William Miller & Son
the Fashion
Whyman Bros
Bargain Shoe Store
Levy
Levy's
T. Morrow
Elizabeth Novelty CO
Elizabeth Novelty Company
Congress
Regal Shoe Store
West
Streets
Brocton Shoe Store
Mies
Brocton
Hiltabesema Pah
Barnet Cohen
Union Square
Te Elizabeth
Washington Market
Turf
Leahy
East Broad
Road Street
Levy's Department
Second
Bund
Wall Streets
I To &H
To-Night
Cne
L. Lehman & CO
Jak Lele
Berry
Mmente
Fred B. Bassett
F. B. Bassett
Fricke’s Furniture
F. R. Fricke
Wilsabeth Avenue
Greene’s Department Store
P. C. Walls
P. C. Walle
H. C. Levy
Immenes Geots
Levy Department
Charles Stein
Reis
Weiss & Epstein
Wdvertland
Weise & Epatein
Stein-loch
Tuchler Bros
Tuchler
B. S. Natelson
Natelson
Wall
Thia House
Iman
Hersh
Firet
Union Business College
Elizabeth Commercial College
R. T. Potts
J. Potts & Son
Broadtreet
Klug & Fried
Fulton Streets
Miron & Litson
Wundreda
Miron & Lisson
McManus Bros
McManus Brog
McManne
Central Beef CO
Central Beef Company
Mendel’s Market
M. Mendel, Jr
Roth & Co
Stein & Markowitz
Stein & Markowicz
Stret Street
William Morisky
Ee Street
King
Angelus
Samea
Rahway Avenue
Knickerbocker Suits
Broad St
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