From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 25, 1910:

• “Reindeer, automobiles and an aeroplane will be utilized by Santa Claus in distributing his gifts to Lawrence children [on] Christmas. And no wonder the ruddy-faced, silver-bearded old saint has to resort to so many methods of locomotion when it is remembered how many places he must visit Christmas eve and Christmas night. There is scarcely a Sunday school in the city at which the patron saint of all good children has not consented to tarry an hour and personally distribute gifts from gorgeously dazzling trees.”
• “Charles McClure will receive a Christmas gift this year from the president of the Postal Telegraph Co. McClure is the local messenger boy and will receive one of the 5000 sweaters which President C. C. Mackey has promised every messenger boy in the company’s service.”
• “Kiddies in the rural schools are less fortunate than their town cousins in having only one week vacation at the holidays. The rural schools generally close early in the spring in order that the boys can help with the farm work, and for this reason they can only be allowed short holidays.”