Is Therea- Santa Claus? A Sun classic reply
An excerpted editorial recounts the famed New York Sun response to Virginia O'Hanlon asking if Santa Claus exists. It asserts belief persists beyond skeptical ages, comparing faith to love and devotion and affirming Santa’s enduring reality for children’s happiness.
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New York Sun
New York
Santa Claus
Frank P. Church
Clement Clarke Moore
St. Nicholas
the Sun
Virginia O'Hanlon
West Ninety-first Street
Virginia
Christ Is Born In War-Weary World This Christmas
A wartime Christmas ode frames the season as a rebirth of hope. It praises the birth of Christ amid shells and sorrow, praying for peace and enduring faith. The piece links divine blessing to the healing of war’s scars and the renewal of human hearts.
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Christ
Hells
Changed His Mind Doris Marshals Skating Plan
Fragmentary dialogue shows Doris and Marjorie discussing a skating outing with a change of plans after a remark about a trim or ti letoe. The exchange hints at a disrupted social schedule and a man influencing the decision.
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Doris
George
Marjorie
Tletoe
Christmas Cakes and Cookies From Old Cookbooks
A fragment from a historical cooking column describes Christmas baking ideas. It highlights White House Pound Cake favored by President Wilson, Honey Doughnuts that keep soft when baked in advance, and Spice Cookies with currants and chopped raisins. Tips include mixing, baking times, and variations for chocolate covered or plain cookies.
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White House
Wilson
Cookery for the Convalescent: Safe, varied diet at home
The article urges economy and care in at home convalescent meals. It stresses cleanliness, physician orders, and gradual diet changes. It describes Chicken Panada and Meat Pate methods, emphasizing tender, digestible textures and careful serving.
Tasty Dishes and Frugal Cooking Tips From a Vintage Menu
A collection of thrifty kitchen ideas and recipes including baked apples with cinnamon, deviled tomatoes with a mustard butter topping, Flemish carrots with onion butter, and raised potato cakes using mashed potatoes flour yeast and soda. Includes tips on saving and sensible spending.
Dainty Dishes for Occasions Menu Ideas
Practical kitchen notes present recipes and tips for economical entertaining. Includes Chicken Fillets with cream stock sauce and almonds, Currant Jelly Sauce for Game, Sweetbreads with Orange Sauce, browned chestnuts, and string beans with bacon. Details cover prep steps, quantities, and cooking methods.
Remarkable Peruna Cure Praised By Dillon Reader
A Dillon South Carolina reader shares a two year struggle with catarrh and stomach ailments and credits Peruna with full recovery after taking twelve bottles. The letter touts Peruna as a home emergency remedy for coughs colds stomach and bowel trouble rheumatism and flu prevention and notes it is available in tablet or liquid form.
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Charlie Taylor
Dillon
S. C
Peru-Na
Portraits Of A Wife In Words And Paint
A brief exchange between artists explores how a husband asks to describe his wife through a spoken portrait and a painter offers to capture her in what artists call a still life. The dialogue hints at domestic artistry and the boundary between speech and image.
Gentle Cascarets Tonic Promises Easy Regularity
Advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle natural liver and bowel tonic to prevent constipation without harsh laxatives. Claims 25 million boxes sold annually and that they work while you sleep, costing about 60 cents. Also includes a cut line about dressmaking.
Women Seek Help Through Dr Pierce Remedies
In Ottawa Kansas a woman describes relief from nervousness and prostration after starting Dr Pierce products. She cites Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as restoring health, with final improvement noted after treatment.
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Ottawa
Kans
Dr. Pierce
Women Before or After Motherhood Health Guide
Historical health notice from Kansas City Kansas discusses maternal health using 19th century language. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy through three life stages for women, claiming improved health and vitality with use. It references earlier testimonials and offers a promotional address for trial packaging and information.
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Kansas City
Kans
Hiaroe
Brighton
Dr. Pierce
Dr. P
Rosie
Buffalo
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