Santa letters from Troy eight to twelve year olds in 1902
A compilation of Christmas wish letters from Troy Illinois children dated December 1902. Many write Santa Claus requesting dolls, sleds, clothes, toys, candy, nuts, oranges, a pony, a piano, and various trinkets, naming homes and family members in Brookside and Troy.
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Troy, Ill
Santa Claus
Peck
Troy, Til
Santa Clara
Alice Mantle
Troy, Il
Bertha Heddergott
Troy Wl
Santa
Sarah Wilkinson
St. Louis
Brookside
Mary Eliott
Santa Clause
Sam
Daniel Jones
P.S
Troy
Katie Tarro
Jennie I. Rawson
Florence Jones
Troy Il
Stanley Sefton
Ruth Norbury
Santa Troy
Hole
Maggie Lewis
Troy Ill
Able
Ellos House
Brook
Dinner and Mashed Potatoes under Christmas Sorrows
A tired narrator in a crowded store meets a starving seven year old girl begging for a nickel. He returns the dime, then the next day the girl returns the nickel, prompting a tender moment of shared humanity. After the encounter, they dine together, a simple meal of mashed potatoes, illustrating a rare act of care amid hardship.
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Merged Holiday Incident at Public Restaurant Fails Privacy
In a crowded public eatery a young man discloses a personal reunion while a waiter and onlookers react. The scene centers on a dramatic return and a child’s verdict, with humorous and chaotic exchanges about gifts and Santa Claus.
Notice to Hunters in Pin Oak and Darvis Townships
Farmers across Pin Oak and Darvis Townships ban hunting and trespassing on their properties. They pledge to prosecute violators to the fullest extent of the law, listing numerous named residents and landowners who uphold the ban.
Notice on Prohibition of Hunting and Trespass
Notice from Pin Oak and Jarvis township landowners warns that hunting and trespassing on their land is strictly prohibited. Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law by their united efforts. Names listed include Henry Bagse Albert Blader Fred Tagtmeyer Ulbanberg department Ridgein Louis Rucker Devi Feitn El Sa Steinhage Fred nae HE Dankenbrink Henry Buhrmestear and Wm Proemsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pin Qak
Jarvis
Iunda
Enry Bagse
Albert
Blader
Wes Ny
Fred Tagtmeyer
Ublanberg Depatiun Rigein
Louis Rucker
Devi Feitn el Sa Steinhage
Fred
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Bante
A.M. Brow
Santa Tam
Frances Droll
Santa Plause
Ethel Horsley
Ilg
Santie Tam
Helen
Theodor Tam
Johnie Gebauer
Slade
Richard Lewellyn
Helen Horsley
Kent Davy Wild
Mable Deering Rawson
Dear Santa Claus
Anne
Nuta
Lena ‘Walker Troy
Willard
Frank
Elsie Snodgrass
John Rawlings
Robt. Rawlings
Esther Vetter
Lizzie Scott
Maby
Myrtie
Cloge
Roy
Myrtie Lewis Ee
Troy Tit
Irma
Hagler
Dittmarn
Plas
J. W. Gornet
Mississippi Valley
Desert
California
Fr. Sims
Fine Foods
Willie
Chicago ‘Times
Ali
Charley Easyman
Mr. Brown
N.o. Times
Pin Oak
Darvis
Pramsey
Wil
Henry Weindler
Louis Struckhof
George Dollinger
Charles Helmich
Peter Rebel
John Howard
George Giger Hackmann Bros
AJ Whitealde
Henry Taake
Chris Diepaltz
Adam Schmitt
Chee Kueker
RE Jacobs Rudolph Mick
Fred Hampe
Wm Bohm
Louis Prott
Jacob Brese
Wm Klostermeier
Henry Struckhoff
Geo Drasset
John Cling Schultze Bros Jabhu Sehwalm
Martin Keck
Chris Gerling
Mra. Heeler George Mick
Tre Ras
TS ‘E
U.S
Comutinica
Honda Steidy
Scientific American
Solaris
Pewsdoslerey NN
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