Christmas Comics and Snippets of Holiday Wit
A collection of humorous 1900s quips and cartoon captions from New York papers. Text blends mock dialogues about kissing under the mistletoe, Christmas presents, and seasonal mishaps with brief jokes and cartoon captions. Includes exchanges about Reginald Sapley, mistletoe, and light family humor.
A Christmas Wishlist from Ted and the Toy Parade
A whimsical verse from Woman's Home Company imagines Santa visiting as a touring show, filling a Christmas tree with pasteboard, toys, and laughter. The narrator hopes Santa would travel year round, spreading cheer with a monkey, a kangaroo, a china wombat, and other playful props.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Ted
Who Is Santa Claus A Pretty Story Explores Saint Nicholas
A traditional tale explains Santa Claus as Saint Nicholas bishop of Myra who died around year 26. A poor nobleman with three daughters faced destitution until Nicholas secretly provides gold twice or thrice, allowing marriages while the saint asks secrecy. The story centers on his charitable character and discreet gifts.
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Santa Claus
Tere
Myra
St. Nicholas
Nicholas
Christmas in the South and Old Time Festivities
The piece recalls sixty years ago as the South celebrated Christmas with rockets, candles, and Chinese firecrackers. It notes Christmas trees at Episcopal parishes, hogs bladders and shotgun salutes at dawn, morning eggnog, and joyous old time dances to the Virginia reel. It ends with a proverb about mince pies predicting happy months.
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South
Episcopal
Burns
Evangelists Tale Sparks Quick Cough Cure Endorsement
Rev James Kirkman of Belle River NL credits One Minute Cough Cure with ending years of bronchial trouble and urges others to use it for coughs colds and lung issues. The ad touts rapid relief safe use pleasant taste and popularity with children. A mix of notices mentions fashion, cooking and local notices with multiple short items and classifieds.
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James Kirkman
Belle River
Croup
Eugene A. Pfefferle
Lion Coffee quality claim on bulk versus sealed packs
The article argues bulk coffee varies in flavor and strength unlike sealed Lion Coffee packages which guarantee uniform flavor and freshness. It stresses that sealed packaging ensures absolute purity and consistency.
St Bernard Vegetable Pills Urge Early Health Care
Rhetorical warning about aging and illness cites overeating overexertion and ignorance as causes. It promotes the vegetable pills as a sovereign remedy to prevent stomach liver and kidney diseases and avert death from personal missteps.
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DeWitt
A. Preilerie
St. Bernard
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Miss Daisy Peachblow
Reginald Sapley
Myrta Hapgood
Miss Daisy
Daisy
Mithh Daithy
New York World
Bis
New York Journal
Church of the
Twan
Wil
Johnson
Jones
Walter
Uncle Jack
Carolyn
Chicago
Guyer
Old Santa
IS Santa Claus
York Journal
Newburg
Parker House
Matt
Ike
Carl Meyers
Minneapolis
Carl
Chehalis
Washington
Ole
Erickson
Twin Cities
Carl Thompson
Henrietta
Omaha
Miss Thompson
Wall
Springfield, Advance
Rinehoulden
Dakota
Fessenden
Andrew Potter
Anton Berg
Rochester
Mr. Berg
Mr. Potter
Wim. Mueller
Bierman
Minnesota
Caxton Building
F. H. Behnke
Behinke
Olsen’s
Mayo Ang
Steamboats Engines Auto Tracks
Soldiers
Target Games
Bagatelle Dolls
the Model Drug Store
O. M. Olsen
Arctics
Alaskas
Jersey
C. A. Zelle
State OF Minnesota
County OF
Brown
Unserer Court
Ninth Judicial District
Tilly
Walther
Tilly Dillman
C. Dillman
District Court of
Te Ninth Judicial District
Kiown
Hoidale & Somsen
Phointi
New Ulem
Minn
Paney Work
Battenberg
B. Follmann
Jos, Bosierer
P. E.G. Koon
V. P Wa. Bure, Cash
Brown County Bank
New Ulm
Minneapolis & St. Louis A. BR
M.A. Brievam, A. W. Brenan
Bingham Bros
Coal & Grain
New Art Studio
Priepwanx
Senator