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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1924
Page
7
Santa Claus letters arrive with young writers naming desired gifts such as beds and desks, fruit and confectionaries, dolls, and tea sets. Annie Gray Byrd in Simms NY asks for a baby bed and fruit. Kathleen Taylor in Wilson NC requests a desk and fountain pen.
Pauline Barnes of Wilson NC requests a aluminum tea set a baby doll a carriage a rocking chair a cook stove confections table bureau and a piano in a regular furniture store order near Santa Claus.
Catherine Barnes of Wilson North Carolina appeals for help to obtain a rattler and asks to visit on Christmas Eve as requested by her sister Pauline. The note is signed by Catherine Barnes.
A child lists desires including a tricycle, a mobile train, a harp, fruit such as apples oranges and raisins, and a rattler for a two month old brother. ELMO LEE GARDNER and MELISSA MCPHAIL provide notes describing their needs while living in rural areas twelve miles from town.
A personal message from Wade Taylor of Evansdale School asks for cap pins and boxes of caps as well as firecrackers. The note mentions fruit, confectionaries, and a friendly sentiment toward a recipient, tied to Santa.
A reader identifies items desired including a rubber ball air rifle shots and fire crackers and notes Miss Lucy Outlaw at Lamms School as their teacher.
A seven year old boy asks for a small automobile caps and his pistol was kept from last year. He also asks to include items for his sisters and brothers along with fruit candy and nuts near Wil banks.
A note from Wilson North Carolina requests a bicycle, nuts, fruit, and Indy for Pearl, age nine, with a plea to not forget her. Signed by Paul Brewer in Wilson.
A young student in the fourth grade expresses love for study and asks for a doll carriage and tea set. She mentions her teacher Miss Zell Winstead and praises her.
A collection of Santa Claus requests from Lucama Elm City and nearby towns. Children ages three to thirteen ask for dolls, doll houses, toy stoves, bicycles, trains, guns, air rifles, kitchens, and fruits. Some letters mention family members and school, with hopeful messages for the holiday generosity.
Fragmentary cross word puzzle page notes a Christmas week edition with puzzle numbers 65 and 54. It mentions forthcoming solution printing tomorrow and includes scattered definitions and horizontal clues.
Fragmentary OCR text appears garbled with stray letters and broken phrases. It references crossword solving and lists of synonyms but lacks a coherent event or person names to anchor a journal card.
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