Hanging in the store right now is a collection of these incredible vintage postcard, all from the early 1900s and containing handwritten Christmas wishes to Gene and Lula (who are you, Gene and Lula?).
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| A joyful Christmas garland |
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Merry Xmas. Have you hugged your Grandma today?
Fun with etymology: Did you know that the X in Xmas actually comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός, which in turn translates to Christ? Many people believe the X is an attempt to secularize Christmas, but this is simply not the case! |
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| Elizabeth added cute ribbon and charm embellishments to turn the cards into hanging ornaments. |
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Hello Lula: postmarked 1909.
This particular card is 102 years old - look at the beautiful handwriting and that one cent stamp! Here are a few tidbits about what happened in the world the year this card was mailed: |
-Einar Dasseu becomes the world's first radio broadcaster after sending signals with a short wave radio transmitter.
-Zora Arkus-Dontav, designer of the Corvette, is born
-Louis Bleriot becomes the first man to fly across the English Channel (thus a large open body of water) in a heavier-than-air craft
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| Hello Lula, it's now 1912 |
This card will greet its 100th birthday next year. Here are a few more events that will be celebrating their 100th anniversary:
-The Republic of China was established
-New Mexico and Arizona join the U.S. as the 47th and 48th states
-Girl Scouts of the USA are founded by Juliette Gordon Low
-Boston's Fenway park opens and the Red Sox win the World Series
-The "unsinkable" RMS Titanic goes down in one of the most famous shipwrecks in history
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| Christmas greetings and snorts from the cutest dog on earth |
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you All, from Aunt Agnes
