Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 181, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1924 — Page 11

MONDAY, DEC. 8, 1924

He’s getting anxious and wants your help! “You’ve a kind heart, ma'am, to help a poor, old, overworked Santa Claus the way you're doing. You see I’m busier this Christmas than I’ve been in several years and I’m not getting any younger, now, am I? “And, sakes alive, did you ever see so many sweet little children waiting for me as there are this year? every one‘good.’too they say so themselves! And not one of them will be disappointed if we can help it, will they, ma’am? “You see it’s this way—my stores for every store in Indianapolis is really MY store at Christmas —is doing all it can to get the Christmas presents home on time. But after all, merchants and clerks and packers and drivers are human beings —just like you, ma’am. When they’re overworked or overtaxed, they first get tired, then cross and then — “Well—just about then they say to themselves: ‘We can manage the big parcels all right, but if folks would only shop earlier in the day and CARRY THE LITTLE PARCELS HOME we could and—’ Oh, my, I forgot Billy Howard’s skates—” Just then Santa Claus whisked away, but we imagine what the GOOD Saint really wished to say to every Christmas shopper in Indianapolis was something like this: Get the Christmas spirit! Do your part toward lightening EVERY one’s work and burden this Christmas, including our overworked Merchants and their Helpers. Shop early in the day! Carry the LITTLE things home — BE YOUR OWN SANTA CLAUS all you can and feel that you’ve really earned that rousing welcome on Christmas morning—“A Merry Christmas ”

and— Mail your packages early. Uncle Sam will take good care of gifts if given a htile time. Let the mail man enjoy his Christmas at home. V S Cf>T>yripht 1924, The Indianaroli* T’mpa All R’.ffhts R^serreii.

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