Children write Santa letters in special Christmas edition
The News publishes a long set of Santa Claus letters from area children asking for gloves, dolls, trains, candy and nuts. The paper notes Santa is busy and warns letters from late senders must be placed in chimneys. Readers urged to enjoy the season and anticipate a Merry Christmas.
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Newss
Santa Claus
North Pole
Jefferton
Santa
Regina L. Cutler
Jefferson, Mad
Christmas Not a Holiday For Fredericks Milkmen
Christmas day will be observed by many, but Frederick city and county workers such as railroad staff, streetcar operators, telephone crews, janitors, cooks, firemen, icemen, and milkmen toil. Even ministers and hospital staff depend on services to run. The piece notes the need for a universal holiday might arise next year, as many must work to keep daily life intact.
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Frederick City
Santa Claus
Testing Christmas Fowls for Freshness
Instructions for selecting holiday birds describe checking the skin under the wing for tenderness, brittle windpipe in young geese, yellow feet, and a snapping lower beak in snipe and other game as signs of youth. Some housewives test a gristly breastbone, though methods vary.
Sand Pit Pashes Nebraska Sand Hills Discovery
Nebraska sand hill fields attract scientific interest as wind erodes hilltops forming pits that deepen to hardpan and water. These pits vary from small circular openings to large depressions called blow outs, with sand ejecting northeast as air drains downward. Advertising activity noted alongside.
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Nebraska
Candy and Health Warn: Dr Dixon Advises Moderation
Dr Samuel Vixon Pennsylvania State Commissioner of Health warns holiday candy use causes indigestion and digestive distress. He notes sugar feeds heat and energy, but excess leads to fermentation, liver strain, and after holidays a rise in illnesses and mortality from digestive disturbances. He urges eating candy with meals and avoiding cheap adulterated sweets.
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Samuel Vixon
Pennsylvania
Christmas Donts and Navy Size Clash
Do not tell people you expect no presents. you know you do. Be kind to the clerk who works long hours. If a gift is expensive remove the price tag. Do not search for price marks on gifts you receive. Do not wait for Christmas to show generosity. Do not let money dictate friendship or charity. Do not glare at delivery staff. Do not assume you are the only one in a hurry. The British navy personnel count is about double that of any other navy.
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Dad
Santa Chius
Frederick
Santa
Santa Cla
Dear Santa From Little Frederick Seeks Postmaster and Taxes Reduction
Frederick of Nipwaepa sends a long Christmas letter to Santa Claus. He asks for a new postmaster and home, a light plant, improved roads, a winning baseball team, lower taxes, war claim payments, and aid for the unemployed, YMC A, and local churches, plus rail and service improvements between Jefferson and Brunswick. He urges aid to farmers, stores, and Montrose affairs, and pleas for school and college support while asking Santa to reduce living costs.
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Santa
Hood College
County
Montevue
Santa Claus
Maryland
Jefferson
Brunswick
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