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Mariana

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12. MrScorpio, I've been reading old newspapers

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sun Dec 24, 2017, 07:11 PM

Dec 2017

to research a story that took place in Rhode Island in 1895 and 1896. It's fascinating, because a lot of the things we think are recent issues were being argued about then - anti-vaxxers, prayer in schools, stuff like that. Anyway, the December 1895 issues are chock full of ads for Holiday sales, stories about Holiday parties, announcements for Holiday events, etc. And when an ad or a headline does refer to Christmas specifically, it's almost always abbreviated Xmas.

Happy Holidays to you!

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I'd just like to point out that the "War on Christmas" was nothing more than a RWNJ fantasy [View all] MrScorpio Dec 2017 OP

Common knowledge around here, of course... Wounded Bear Dec 2017 #1

Of course, that's what they DO, make things up, lie, elleng Dec 2017 #2

Where we live must not have gotten the memo about the war... mbusby Dec 2017 #3

Happy Holidays MrScorpio MustLoveBeagles Dec 2017 #4

Whereas the latter day KGOP republican War on Truth, Decency & Democracy* Achilleaze Dec 2017 #5

Just like voter fraud, Jade Helm, Obama tapping Trumps phone, Hillary's emails and on and on world wide wally Dec 2017 #6

even showing in polls robbedvoter Dec 2017 #7

Bill O'Reilly and Todd Starnes still believe it to be real, and constantly preach it. Archae Dec 2017 #20

Happy Christmas JI7 Dec 2017 #8

Same to you hermetic Dec 2017 #9

Im fed up with the War SCantiGOP Dec 2017 #10

It remains an active measures WEDGE tool. Have a great Holiday, and L. Coyote Dec 2017 #11

MrScorpio, I've been reading old newspapers Mariana Dec 2017 #12

All the newspapers in Rhode Island may have been running handset type jmowreader Dec 2017 #15

The point is that the abbreviation didn't offend the readers. Mariana Dec 2017 #17

Republicans always complain about having to be political correct True_Blue Dec 2017 #13

Merry Christmas dammit! ornotna Dec 2017 #14

What? sofa king Dec 2017 #16

Happy Holidays Raine Dec 2017 #18

The only war on Christmas is in Trump's tweets eleny Dec 2017 #19