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...prisoners, prostitutes, pawnbrokers and others flocked to his patronage. Soon, every Christian city wanted a piece of him, and relic hunters provided fingers, hair and teeth upon which to build churches. Reaching Amsterdam around 1300, he eventually became a supplier of goodies to kids, as shown in the 1907 postcard at left. And it was Dutch pilgrims who took him to America, where, in 19th century New York City, frothy writers and advertisers turned the austere bishop into the fat, jolly, pipe-smoking Santa Claus. Believe in him or not, Santa has more than earned his place in Yuletide history...
...prisoners, prostitutes, pawnbrokers and others flocked to his patronage. Soon, every Christian city wanted a piece of him, and relic hunters provided fingers, hair and teeth upon which to build churches. Reaching Amsterdam around 1300, he eventually became a supplier of goodies to kids, as shown in the 1907 postcard at left. And it was Dutch pilgrims who took him to America, where, in 19th century New York City, frothy writers and advertisers turned the austere bishop into the fat, jolly, pipe-smoking Santa Claus. Believe in him or not, Santa has more than earned his place in Yuletide history...
...Miss Manners, however, preserving the thank-you note is to rescue civilization. She is deeply suspicious of the fax machine because she fears it will replace the traditional pen-and-ink, stamp-in-the-right-hand-corner artifact for expressing gratitude. To Miss Manners a fax is like a postcard. Emily Post no doubt would have agreed...
...what's hot? Anything with cross-collectible value. Postcards, for example, are sought by both postcard collectors and stamp collectors. There's also a market for anything connected to transportation (think cruise-ship programs, trolley tickets and the like). Invitations to events like a presidential Inauguration are in demand. In fact, anything relating to topics of historical interest--a war, the moon landing, a World's Fair--can bring bucks. Even some old magazines can command a fair price at market (not National Geographic, however--too plentiful). Carbone recently sold more than 100 issues of Ladies' Home Journal from...
This is in response to “Delusions in the Dark Continent” (postcard, Aug. 12), which I find downright condescending, insulting, and obnoxious. The article is premised on the writer’s prejudices and distorts facts to illustrate his condescension of African peoples...