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Show L A rsday, December 25, 1852 t U ' r7 ) Kitfy i THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE '' V ' 'S'.. twi v'' :l h 33 Christmas will bring us V closer to the fulfillment of that bright promise of Peace on Earth for which men of Good Will have never ceased to strive. . th ro u g h May yours end be a Contented Pc'ceH Christmas. . V the years 2 SmHQ itvb iu ti JL ITS LITTLE WONDER that Saint Nick is especially generous to the American people. History proves that the Americans have done a lot for Saint NickI They have given him a new name, a new face and figure, and a new means of transportation. The original European version of Saint Nick pictured him as a tall angular man who rode on a bony gray mare. Both the horse and Saint Nick looked as If they hadnt had a good meal In some time. The early English settlers In this country started giving Saint Nicholas his New Look." The English children adopted the legendary Christmas figure from the Dutch, but the English children had trouble pronouncing Saint Nickolous. Somehow the name changed to Santa Kalouf, and finally it was corrupted to Santa Claus. However, this was only the beginning. In 1809 Washington Irving, in his Knickerbockers History of New York, wrote of the Saint as the guardian of New York City. Irving described Saint Nick as a . V 4 i. J WI$H$ cxs N is our fervent hope that this - CYf ox Ly Lottoay xMi on V It '4vV- A' g Ur nCSSlsst 'Sl mm A VA v To all our friends we wish good cheer, not only for Christmas, but for all of the coming New Year, BELVAS GLORIA SHOP 29 EAST u UTAH MAIN-PRI- CE, I Jk r " . d jolly fellow with a hat and huge breeches. He taught Saint Nick to smoke a long pipe, and, in the story, replaced his with a trim shuffling wagon. broad-brimme- i!K ;:S i I 1 V ' A-Yi- hay-burn- er v short time later. Saint Nicholas was aided by transportation Clement Moore in his famous poem, The Visit from Saint Nicholas, written in 1882. Moore, a professor of divinity in a New York theological seminary, gave Saint Nick a sleigh, twinkling eyes, cheeks like roses, nose like a cherry, and a round little belly. Todays Santa Claus Is by no means streamlined, but be Is a far cry from the lean, ascetic, somberly dressed fellow who, for centuries, on Christmas Eve. guided his mare through the streets of Europe. A 7 i 4 Ai 7 fy , Th e very best of Holiday Wishes to all our friends, , A A 4 extended in warm appre-AAciatlo- n of your good v wiii an paironac SUNNYDALE DRUG NU-STA- R THEATRE Sunnydale, Utah ir Y( I GREETINGS ALS SHOE REPAIR Dragerton, Utah i i j 'Merry Ctrf.tma in these- - two words we wish to ) f xA 5 K?? expresa our appre- - elation for your tmwaverfnj good- will and friendskip. ... STARLITE DRAGERTON CLEANERS PHIL TURNER Dragerton DRIVE-l- il THEATRE AIARIO AIARCIHNO BUS CLINE 5 Utah Dragerton, Utah -- I |