Christmas letters and subscriptions from Sanborn families
A collection of Christmas greetings and subscription renewals from Maude Winter and Lucille Hansen families in Sanborn Iowa. The letters mention checks for 1975 Topic subscriptions, holiday wishes, and updates on Cara Jim and Juan Hansen, life in Sanborn, and family events as they move and adjust to new routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dyhe
Sanborn
Cara
LeMbars
Westmar College
Jim
Mom
Dad
Paul
Carol
Juan Hansen
Lucille
Iowa
Observing Christ's Birthday Versus Commandments Quotation
A 1732 quote by Benjamin Franklin contrasts keeping holidays with adherence to commandments. The line questions observers of Christ's birth and implies precepts are harder to follow than rituals. It reflects colonial-era reflections on virtue and religious practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berjamis Franklin
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Maude Winter
Onio
Apt
Clinton. Mo
Lucille Hansen
May
German Valley Store
Carl Krause and
THE
Titonka Telephone Company
ACO
Noel
Farmland Foods
Mrs
Don Michaelsen
Donna
Roger and
Donna Wubben
Christueas
Floyd
Floyd Huisman and
Marxilyn
Farmers Cooperative Elevator
North Central Public Service Company
Walter Baade