Is There a Santa Claus Yes In 1897 Sun Reply
The New York Sun answers eight year old Virginia O’Hanlon with a definitive affirmation that Santa Claus exists beyond visible proof. It argues belief, faith, and imagination sustain the world’s wonder, urging that some truths are beyond senses and seen by the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Sun
Lttle
Santa Claus
Papa
Virginia O’hanlon
Ninety-Fifth Street
Virginia
New York Sun
Christmas Time Year by Year in Lancaster
Christmas arrives early in Lancaster with Santa visiting a week before Thanksgiving. The piece recalls a farm Christmas Eve and stockings filled with simple treats. It urges churches to emphasize CHRIST in CHRISTmas, warning against commercialism and urging thoughtful, holy observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Lancaster
Kris Kringle
Lancaster County
Amish Wedding at Lancaster Meeting House in 1906
In Morgantown near the Lancaster Meeting House a December 1906 wedding joined Henry Kurtz of Conestoga and Eva Kauffman of Kanzers. Bishop Gideon Stoltzfus officiated a two hour ceremony. Attendants included Rufus Plank and Levi Kurtz with bridesmaids Lydia Kauffman and Barbara Kurtz. a 20 member Marine Band provided music. a reception followed. New York market quotes listed live turkeys at 15 cents and dressed at 16 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Morgantown
Henry Kurtz
Conestoga
Eva Kauffman
Kanzers
Gideon Stoltzfus
Stolafus
Rufus Plank
Levi Kurtz
Mauss Lydia Kauffman
Barbara Kurtz
New York
Ephemeral Christmas Tales From 1906 And 1931
A Christmas miscellany recalls 1906 joy as William McGill returns home after 25 years away and P D Kessler’s chimney caper ends in a chimney collapse. It also notes a fatal train accident near Vicksburg Michigan and rural postal gifts. Separate incidents include a barn fire near Andrews Bridge and a taxi assault in Coatesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGill
Kenosha
Wis
William McGill
Mississippi River
Old Farm
When God Came Lesson for December 23 1958
A capsule adapting a December 23 1958 lesson explores angels debating how God should come to Earth. The story contrasts grand heavenly schemes with the humble, fearless birth of Jesus in a poor world, highlighting divine choice of lowly means over earthly glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurn
God
Catiines
Dbem of
Christian Education
National Council of the Churches of Christ
Community Plavs Service
Corporations Invest Record 7.5 Billion in New Plants
The Securities and Exchange Commission reports that businesses have invested a record 7.5 billion dollars in new plants and equipment this year, with about 6.6 billion funded from retained earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Securities and Excchange Commission
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Octoraro
Quarryville
Lancaster Phone Express
Alfred C. Alspach
Ernest J. Neill
C. Wallace Abel
Robert G. Campbell
Robert J. Wiggins
Aeeere
Coeree
By Jack Reichard
Roosevelt
U S. Marine Band
Colorado Springs
Colo
P. D. Kessler
Jean
William and
Henry Munger
Grand Trunk
Vicksburg
Mich
R. D. Carriers
R. R
H. K. McHarg
Virginia & Southwestern Railroad
Santa
McHarg
The
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Kessler Ranch
Lindsay ‘Shuler
Andrews Bridge
Doubledecker
Oxford Fire Co
Clarence Middleton
Coatesville
Thorndale
Middlaton
Downingtown
Middleton
Earth
Dr. Foreman
Heaven
Kenneth J. Foreman
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