Letters for Santa Claus in Troy Illinois 1905
A collection of handwritten Christmas pleas from Troy Illinois children dated December 1905. Each letter lists gifts desired such as dolls, doll furniture, sleds, a piano, clothing, candy, oranges, nuts, and small toys, signed by young girls and boys with hopes for Santa to bring cheer.
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Troy
Santa Claus
Santa
Frieda Fedder
Red Riding Hood
Wilma Norbury
Santal
Augusta
Maud Garnet
Santa Clara
Alvin Rucker
Ill
Mamma and Papa
Irma Rucker
Freddie Kinder
Willie Droy
Hennie Gieseking
Little Christmas Wish From Blythe Owettal Capelle
In a dated 1905 note, Blythe Owettal Capelle asks for holiday gifts including a jumping jack coffee mill hobby horse nuts oranges and candy. She invites the reader to visit her in town and to remember her mother and father.
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Santa
Blythe Owettal Capelle
Christmas Wants From Troy Children 1905 Letters
A collage of Christmas wish letters from Troy and surrounding areas dated December 12 to 14 1905. The children request skates trains dolls wagons toy cars a rocking chair a doll buggy a mando lin a rifle a horse a Christmas tree and various candies oranges nuts and peaches reflecting festive season hopes. Names include Mary Grannan Helen Miller Gertrude Miller Helen Hamilton Katie H Troy Edwin Ackermann Mary Dobbs Paul Capelle Arthur Capelie and others from Troy Ill Moellenbroek Horseshoe Lake Brookside and Brookside.
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Troy
Ill
Santa Clara
Tam
Helen Miller
Santa
Gertrude Miller
Moellenbrook
Santa Claus
Horseshoe Lake
Mary Dobbs
Brookside
Arthur Capelie
Santa letters and holiday wishes from local children
A collection of Christmas requests from several children asking Santa for toys and treats such as a horn wheel barrow, a go cart, a doll, a tool chest, a rocking horse, and oranges. The page also includes small ads for remedies like Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and De Witts Little Early Risers, plus a light note on weather and public mood.
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Santa Claus
Buster Brown
Gandy
Melvin J. Fats
Thibet and England Treaty Read on One Sheet
A treaty between Thibet and England was drafted on a single vast sheet but the Thibetans objected to signing any document that spanned more than one sheet due to superstition.
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Thibet
England
First Redemption Of Half Cent Coins In U S History
On May 6 1903 the United States treasurer redeemed two half cent pieces marking the first time in the nation’s history that such coins were presented for redemption.
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United States
The Best General Gets His Army Out of a Licking
A Cincinnati Enquirer reflection notes that true greatness lies in saving an army after a defeat, though such generals receive little glory in history. The quote honors strategic retreat and practical leadership over heroic narrative.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Two kinds of worry in business and health
The Chicago Tribune notes two kinds of worry. One spurs productive ideas and solutions to tough problems. The other type harms health and yields no constructive outcomes.
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Chicago Tribune
Coney Island Idea Moves to Paris Site Purchase
Paris plans a replica Coney Island on a 19 acre site with a $1,000,000 capitalization, all funded by American money. The project aims to replicate the famed amusement district in a European setting.
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Paris
Building Glass Bricks From Silesian Glassmakers
Silesian glassmakers now produce glass bricks suitable for a wide range of building uses. Substantial glasshouses can be erected using these new glass bricks as structural or decorative elements.
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Silesian Glassmakers
Helvetia Dwellings Mutual Fire Insurance Co Notice
Helvetia Dwellings Mutual Fire Insurance Co Highland Illinois announces a mutual town home insurance plan organized May 1908 to cover fire and lightning. Five-year terms renew for a 2.00 renewal fee with wind storm coverage offered separately. Directors listed include Geo Roth Louis Metz John Thurnau L A Spies M W Powell and others. For details contact directors Groves Bore President or Buesne Holland Secretary.
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Highland
Ill
Geo. Roth
Louis Metz
John C. Thurnau
Marine
L. A. Spies
St. Jacob
M Wn. Powell
Troy
John Bardill
Grantfork
Pocahontas
Jacob Gehrig
Alhambra
L. C
Dresling
Reno
Lorento
John Gehrig
New Douglas
Henry Foehner
Jamestown
Pierron
St. Rose
Groves Rore
For Sale Notices and Hunting Ban by Local Landowners
For sale items include fine city ground near the old picnic area with bank contact. Also listing blooded Poland animal with five pigs and eligibility to vegiater, contact F. Py Kinver. Keep Out sign sold at 5 cents or six for a quarter from the office. Landowners John Flath L J Taylor Wm Klostermeier Adam Flath George Flath warn violators trespassing will be punished under law.
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John Flath
L. J. Taylor
Wm. Klostermeier
Adam Flath
George Flath
Peculiar Christmas Customs and The Stocking Debate
A Washington Star quip discusses the stocking origin with Mr Serius Barker joking that heads of families once started stockings for defense, since clothes or a piano could not fit. Another item notes Pacific islanders offering sacrifices on Christmas, unaware of the reason, seen as relics of missionary teaching among heathens.
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Serius Barker
Washington Star
Pacific Islands
Turkeys Replace Peacocks On Christmas Table
Peacocks formerly took the place of turkeys on the Christmas table, with the swap reflecting changing holiday dining traditions and population preferences.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Troy, Ill
Frieda
Edna
Bernet
Claretta Sudhoff
Santa Clause
Samuella Scheer
Edwardsville
Flora Gebauer
N. B
Alfred
Julius Smith
Stanley Wilkinson
Henry Beutel
Esther Biffert
Irwin Fedder
Troy Lil
Anna Schuler
Madison County
Mary Grannan
Jakey Casey
Maude
Misa Bartlett
Helen Hamilton
Canty
Santy
Katie H
Edwin Ackermann
Troy Ill
Paul Capelle
Pat
Troy, ML
Charlotte Motz
Sam
Rand
Harry Mossmann
S. Kingston
de Witt
Kennedy
Helvetia Dwelling House Mutual Fire Insurance CO
Pennsylvania Railroad
India
Indiana
Berkshire
Poland
China
Boara
John
Ling. Ie
Vegiater
F. Py Kinver
Otek
Kuntzmann’s
Jersey
F. F. Miller
TxHos, Ronchetto
Fuase
C. FE. McKittrick
G. A. Purviance & Son, Hack and Dray ~ Line
Hickory Street
Union Meat Market
G. A. Voelker
Beason
E. D. Joseph, Teamster
William Rauch
Guarre Anteed
Wm. Kueker
Prop
Peterman Bldg
West Market Street
M. Roberts
Kiesel
West Market St
Ballard
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