Santa Claus Exists Says Sun Editorial Classic
The New York Sun answer from Frank P. Church to Virginia O Hanalon affirms belief in Santa Claus. It declares Santa’s reality as enduring as love and generosity, praising childlike faith and the joy it brings, and denying disbelief as skepticism.
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Virginia O'Hanlon
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Virginia
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Christmas Favors and Holiday Centerpieces
The piece describes snow themed favors for the Christmas table including snowbill centerpieces, holly trims, a large paper ball centerpiece with red ribbon, a snowman centerpiece, and green holly topped baskets with poinsettias and Santa Clauses, noting abundant holiday ingenuity. It also reports trial dates for Mrs Elizabeth Mohr and three others facing murder charges, with Mohr’s request for a separate trial denied.
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Snow Man
Meteoroid Kills Three Dogs Near Yukon Telegraph
A giant meteorite fell on the Yukon telegraph near Nahlin killing three dogs driven by Andrew Johnson, a telegraph lineman. Y T Johnson, traveling fifty feet behind, was stunned for hours as the impact created a hole almost fifty feet in diameter.
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Yukon
Nahlin
Y. T. Johnson
Fire destroys rooming house in Chicago tragedy
A February blaze at the two story rooming house at 55 East Grand Avenue Chicago killed two men and a woman and left about twenty others unable to escape, hospital and police reports said. The flames raged through the upper floors trapping occupants as firefighters battled for hours.
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Ea Grand Avenue
Chicago
Christmas Dinner for New York Squirrels by Kindergarten Children
In New York near Central Park children from a local kindergarten stage a festive feast for gray squirrels. They carry baskets of nuts and sweets, spread a tree and seed on the ground, and arrange a generous, well set meal so the squirrels enjoy a merry holiday.
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America
New York
Central Park
Orlando
Keep Your Christmas Green By Lucy Larcom
Poem urges living greenery and seasonal decor as memorial of Jesus Christ. It links Christmas beauty to faith, renewal, and kindness, calling for homes and churches to adorn with moss, fir, pine, wreaths, and flowers in memory of the divine gift.
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Lucy Larcom
Saving For Christmas Club At Oil City Trust
A Christmas Saving club in Oil City Pennsylvania attracts many with small weekly deposits. Beginners start with a cent per week, rising by a cent yearly to reach $12.75 in a year. A second class starts with two cents, adding the initial amount weekly for a $25.50 yearly total. The plan aims to help low income residents save for Christmas with interest.
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Oil City Trust Company
Oil City
Leslie
Republicans to Boost Cummins in Iowa Meeting
A Webster City gathering formed a Republican organization to back Cummins for president. A three member committee led by Gilbert Knudson of Jewell will raise funds to promote the Iowan’s candidacy in other states. Each Iowa county will raise at least 500 dollars.
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Webster City
Cummins
Gilbert Knudson
Jewell
Iowa
Iowa potato growers convention meets at Clear Lake
The second annual convention of Iowa potato growers and gardeners will meet this week at Clear Lake to discuss improved growing and marketing methods. Exhibits on planting harvesting and pest control will be shown by the agricultural extension department of Iowa State College.
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Iowa
Clear Lake
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Snow falls across Iowa all week easing drought
Snowfall, the first of any consequence this winter, was general over Iowa last week with an inch in the northwest and up to half an inch in the south. Farmers welcomed it for soil moisture, hoping for needed rainfall.
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Iowa
Estherville to Vote on Gas Franchise
Estherville will hold a special election January 17 to decide a controversial gas franchise. Public interest has grown as city council debates concluded and the measure moves to a vote by residents.
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Estherville
Prominent Northwood Farmer Killed by Hogs
Ole A. Tonga, 73, a well known farmer near Northwood, was killed when struck by hogs while feeding swine in his hog lot. The body was found severely mutilated.
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Ole A. Tonga
Northwood
Fire destroys Hoops building housing Jensen printing and jewelry
A blaze on main street in Holstein leveled the Hoops building. The Jensen printing office and a jewelry store within suffered heavy losses, with uncertain damage to adjacent structures.
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Holstein
Jensen Printing Office
Galva Plans Consolidated School Building Earns Receipt
Plans for a new consolidated school building in Galva have been received and are under review. The estimated cost is about $48,000.
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Galva
Judge rules Harrison Drug Act not violated by possession
Judge Reed of the federal court in Dubuque held that possession of drugs named in the Harrison drug act did not constitute a violation of the act itself.
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Reed
Dubuque
P. E. Hall, Cedar Rapids Street Railway Owner Dies
P. E. Hall, longtime owner of Cedar Rapids street railway lines, has died after selling his interests about three years ago. The obituary notes his prominent role in the local transit system and his service to the community.
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P. E. Hall
Cedar Rapids Street Railway
Christmas Presents for Doctors in Primitive Spain
The article notes a custom in primitive Spain of giving four presents to the parish priest and the doctor at Christmas. Many Spaniards pay a fixed annual sum to their physician, and he attends the family, including servants, during the year. His fee is sent at Christmas along with turkey and sweet meats.
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