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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1929
Page
6
Children of Elyria and surrounding territory send long holiday requests to Santa Claus through the Chronicle Telegram office. The letters reveal a wide range of desires from boxing gloves and a pearl table to nuts and new shoes, illustrating the busy season as Santa prepares gifts for all.
A long list of handwritten Santa Claus requests from children across addresses such as 203 Broad Street and 238 Harwood Street. Kids ask for desks, bicycles, dolls, toy trains, rocking horses, boxing gloves, Velocipedes, and candy, with many including ages, family notes, and home details. The piece captures holiday wishes and the era's childlike thrift and imagination.
An editors note by Garry C. Myers outlines substantial toy recommendations across age ranges from infancy to four years. It lists safe, sturdy items such as rattle with handle unpainted blocks bath toys soft animals and large beads for infants. at two to four years a wide range of blocks trains dolls furniture and practical play sets. emphasizes choosing durable toys to match a child’s development and cautions against overbuying. Includes references to educational, creative, and constructive items like artisan blocks, drawing materials, building sets, and domestic play objects.
Alburquerque dispatch notes a Los Angeles led push to expand government irrigated acreage across the Southwest. It highlights Dr. Elwood Mead and the Reclamation Service, the Imperial Valley impacts, Arizona gains, and Western farmer concerns over water policy and overdevelopment amid drought.
The text argues that all available and potential farm funds should be brought in rather than rapidly opening coal or iron deposits. It says economic need should govern actions, with no government funds during overproduction, but notes farmers' organizations remain politically influential.
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle, vegetable remedy to cleanse the system and restore energy. It claims 20 years of use, replaces calomel, and promises easy action without danger. Endorsed for men and women seeking health and beauty, available in olive color packaging for 10c and 60c.
A fragment argues that a forceful approach is needed to halt further development of new farm areas. It highlights pressure on policymakers and the urgency of defending agricultural land against expansion. The text emphasizes proactive measures and timely action.
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