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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1924
Page
6
The Mirror invites boys and girls to send letters to Santa Claus. Publishable letters should be addressed to SANTA CLAUS, WILSON MIRROR, so Santa knows what to bring.
A child’s letter from Lucama North Carolina requests a doll candage a book a locket ring Roman candles and many foods for Christmas. The message includes several children's names and mentions pets and toys such as a tricycle a little train candy nuts and cakes.
A four year old writes to Santa Claus asking for a big doll seen in a shop window and acknowledges Santa has many letters to read. The brief missive expresses a simple Christmas wish from a child’s perspective.
A user text expresses concern about someone’s eyes and asks about the wife. Mentions wanting shirts a tie a doll robe and a pillar case and wishes a funny Christmas.
A child writes to Santa expressing wishes for a doll that can open and close its eyes and cry, along with fruit like oranges and a coconut. She notes that if he visits other children, he should visit her as well.
A child writes to Santa claiming good behavior and asking for a big doll, rain coat, doll carriage, blackboard, red chair, tea set, doll bed, and a bedroom jar. The note lists desired gifts in simple terms.
Eight year old Ressie Mosely writes from New Hope School describing items: shippers oranges nuts and raisins a penaner and a story book in a simple student message.
A five year old girl writes to Santa asking for attendance at kindergarten and requests a Bible testament and a real doll baby. She asks that her sister also receive a doll baby and signs as Ruth Page Clark Wilson.
Clifford Aycock of Black Creek North Carolina writes his first Christmas letter at age ten asking for a story book a knife a box of shots a harp and a shotgun along with raisins oranges and any other available gifts. He asks Santa to ring him.
The letter from Jim Ed Miles of Wilson North Carolina asks Santa to bring a large coaster wagon a merry go round an Indian suit sparklers and many good foods. He hopes Santa visits all the good boys and girls.
A schoolchild from Black Creek signs a playful note to Santa, saying he is years old and attends school without missing a day. He asks for raisins, a coconut, a bat, and a pop gun, and mentions his dog who thinks he is boss. He imagines Santa Claus making him happy.
A jumble of childhood Christmas requests including Rebecca Barnes Carter Mildred Woodard Doris Gardner Myrtle Woodard and others. Children ask for dolls candy a carriage and toys while mentioning siblings and school as they write to Santa Claus.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a big donation, a carriage, and fruit. It also names a brother Sohn and includes a garbled phrase Madden Cock:vn ell. The source provides no clear event or identifiable subjects beyond these scattered terms.
A fragmentary letter from Eliabeth Alligood and Selby Woodard requests gifts for school use including a writing desk chair a baby doll that says Mama fruit nuts candy and a bag of shoes and clothing while mentioning teachers Miss Elsie May Morgan and unspecified guardians.
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