The Birth of Christmas Greeting Cards by Henry Cole
A summary of how Englishman Henry Cole created the first Christmas greeting cards in 1846. The idea spread quickly, bringing Cole honor and knighthood, with early lithographed cards showing a Victorian family at the festive board and a thousand cards sold. Modern cards now dwarf the original in number and design, but the classic message endures: A Berry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you.
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Henry Cole
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Henry Cols
Time
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Pheasant Hunter Wife Describes Opening Morning Ordeal
In a humorous Utah Fish & Game Bulletin piece, a wife recalls the raucous pre-dawn opening day for pheasant season. The husband awakens with clamor, fumes, and frantic kitchen noise as he outfits for hunting, searches for shells, and departs in a flurry, leaving her half-asleep yet amused by the chaos.
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Pheasant Hunter
Utah Fish & Game Bulletin
Realistic Toys Shape Modern Christmas Wish Lists
Children expect lifelike toys driven by advancing industrial chemistry and plastics. American toy makers report record output with diverse “do it yourself” and fully assembled kits for all ages, including fashion dolls, jet planes, and atomic submatings, reflecting a shift toward imitation of real world items.
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Santa
America
Toya
The Christmas Spirit And Its Quiet Power
A reflective piece on how Christmas spirit transcends material gifts. It describes warmth, reverence, andshared peace found inside church and in acts of generosity. The text contrasts holiday trimmings with the deeper feeling that renews faith and strengthens community bonds.
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Santa Claus
Mars
Christine Epirit
God
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