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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1923
Page
8
A scanned page shows multiple handwritten Christmas requests from young children. Letters list wishes for bicycles, dolls, toys, clothing, candy, and pets, addressed to Santa Claus with names and ages and home streets.
Two handwritten notes from young sisters Bernice and Ruth Dean McPhail request dolls, dishes, sewing box, beads, stockings, and a brown coat, plus candy, fruit, and nuts. They ask Santa to remember parents and other children and sign off warmly.
A collection of handwritten holiday pleas from children on Seventh Street Northeast listing Christmas wishes. Requests include dolls, wagons, candy, nuts, oranges, dishes, a sewing kit, a basketball, and a house-slips, with references to grandparents and siblings.
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