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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1915
Page
10
A local shop lists a broad holiday assortment including knives with sharp blades, rifles, sleds, bicycles, boxing gloves, tool sets, meat choppers, sewing machines, carpet sweepers, vacuums, cleaners, and belts for ladies. Multiple brands and handles like Diades Pearl Stag Ivory are named, with emphasis on durable gifts for fathers uncles and cousins.
A pair of boys Edmund Thomas and Henry Hees ask Santa for a shooting gallery cannon glove shooting gear a tool chest a Christmas tree and plenty of candy nuts and oranges. They also request remembrance for their mother father and sisters in a heartfelt vintage holiday note.
A family friendly Santa letter page lists many children asking for dolls, toys, a raincoat, a piano, a wagon, game sets, animals, trees, candy, nuts, and oranges. Names include Fern Mantle Ruth Mantle Carl Neubauer William Millett Irene Meeker David Mills Seligman Mabel Deering Seligman Dellora Allen Gladys Shaffer Marie Vetter Sterling Thompson Dickie Dawson Francis DeVries Russel Vetter Mary Elizabeth Rees Henry Lois Dellagene Malden Ben Edward Jarvis Garnet Bros Wilds store ad.
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