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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
4
Sally, an American in London, wanders a festive city street and meets a kind charity worker who caring for nine orphans. She spends hours assisting with the children, decorating, and sharing in a heartwarming Christmas lesson: the feeling matters more than money or gifts. Sally vows to return to help with Christmas dinner.
In the Isle of Man villagers gathered in the church on Christmas Eve and sang carols in turn Each held a lit candle and the singer had to stop when the candle went out The custom involved a lighted candle and the progression of carols across the group.
A local ad lists candy items by price including 12 oz packs of pure gum and hill billies candy gooddrop, 2 lb boxes of pure sugar stick candy, 2 lb dice chocolate, vanilla marshmallows, nutty taffy, cocoa ices, high grade chocolates in 5 lb boxes, assorted nuts and dried fruits. The note claims over two thousand pounds of candy and asserts right prices.
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