Christmas customs and origins across nations and history
A broad survey traces Christmas origins from Scandinavia to England and America, noting the 1840 card invention, 1881 color printing, holly and mistletoe use by 1890, and later additions. It surveys how various nations shaped traditions from Bethlehem to modern holiday rites, including candles, revillions, and carols.
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Scandinavia
England
Thomas Sharrock
Sir Henry Cole
London
America
Bethlehem
Virginias
New England
Germany
Austria
Paris
Russia
Christmas Letters From Young Readers Include Hopes and Requests
A varied set of child letters to Santa from The Wellington Leader page expresses wishes for gifts such as toys, candy, fruit, and clothing. Names like Dorothy Wilson Olivia Templeton M J and Louise appear, alongside mentions of school, family, and an appeal to remember poor children and orphans during Christmas.
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Olivia ‘Templeton
Santa Claus
Nowlin’s
Lttle
Outlook improves as business sense optimistic
Observers note a clearer upturn in business conditions with a gradual recovery. Silas H. Altorfer cites wealth, income, bank deposits, home wiring, and construction gains as evidence of stronger fundamentals, echoed by Hoover and business periodicals. The overall tone is that the outlook is better than at any point this year. Marrying a beautiful but dumb girl joke follows as a social aside about respect for laws and in-laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas H. Altorfer
Hoover
Dear Santa Claus gift list from Wellington children
A long OCR of Christmas wish letters from Wellington area children aged 2 to 11 writing to Santa. They request dolls, toy cars, trains, tricycles, watches, boxing gloves, sewing sets, balls, pistols, saddle toys, kitchen sets, dolls beds, and fruit, nuts, Nowlin candy, and show tickets. Several children mention Ritz Theatre and Nowlin Candy Company.
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Santa
Mama
Nancy Virginia Hopkins
J . L. Hopkins
Santa Claus
Nowlin
Nowlin Candy Company
Ioam
Helen Ivy
Leroy Jones
Wellington
Junior Young
Dorothy Nell Ratliff
Nowlin's Wholesale
Nowlin's Wholesale Company
the Nowlin’s
Nowlin’s
Nowlin Wholesale Company
Wydett Fourmentin
Nowlins
T. Scott Wilson, JR
Ste
Thad
Phillip Trew
Banta
Ritz Theatre
Lorene Johnson
Ritz
Mona Mae Easter
Dorothy Margaret Black
Biag
Lola Mae Meminn
Glennia Jane McMinn
Santa Chaus
Coleman Sons
Edith Rae Pennington
Ernesteen Pennington
Santa, Jr
Sue Juan
Don
Andy
Ugly
Leonard Parker
Nowlin Wholesale Candy Company
Nowlin'’s
Newlin's
Dorothy Lucille Rudson
Nowlin Wholegale Company
P. S
Air mail found safer than train or ship says Post Office
Post Office Department officials state air mail is the safest means of sending mail, safer than train or ship. The only casos of loss occur when a wrecked airplane burns, indicating air transport is virtually risk free compared to other methods.
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Post Office Department
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Bernie Joe Tomlin
Sara
Coeen
Wilhaler
M. J
Louise
Dorothy Swilson
Edinb
Eee
Friend
Ernestine Snell
Mac
By Munch
With Love
Bennie Morris Vandogrif
Denar Santa
Pease
Buster Holt
Paul Clark
Lovingly
Virginia Neeley
John Williams
Nowlin Wholesale Candy
Bruce van Zandt
J. C, Scott
To You
Paul Scott
Herbert Lewis
Santa Cidus
Miranda City
Juanita Watson
Will
E. J. Cox
Bill Kelly
Yours Truly, Sens Fern James
Sigs
Lena King
Arthur
Eoie
Junior
Boy Enorne Rimsele
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