Sta. Claus

alternative Sta Claus · alternative St. Claus · alternative St Claus

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Santa Claus.

   Fairbanks’ Sta. Claus Soap, 9 brs.25c

   1903 April 27, “Red Hot Prices at Levin’s”, in The San Francisco Examiner, volume LXXVIII, number 117, San Francisco, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 6

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   A LETTER FROM STA. CLAUS. The following letter was received a few days ago, from Santa Claus, and will explain itself: […] If you should need more Toys, address me at Ponoka, in care of Starkey. Yours, etc., To J. I. George, Benkelman, Neb. STA[.] CLAUS.

   1900 December 7, C. L. Will, editor, The Benkelman Chronicle, volume 4, number 16, Benkelman, Neb., →OCLC, page [4], column 4

   Dear Sta. Claus, I wish you will please help my mama on Christmas day.

   1911 December 20, Enrigueta Mireles, “This Child Asks for Wood and Food and Quilts for Her Sick Parents: More Letters From the Little Ones Who See No Christmas in Sight”, in San Antonio Express, volume XLVI, number 354, San Antonio, Tex., →OCLC, page 10, column 2

   Bring the children to see Sta. Claus in person. He has a present for each one.

   1934 December 21, Philippine Education Company, “Wonderful Bargains in Toys: For Last-Minute Purchasers”, in The Tribune, year X, number 228, Manila, Philippine Islands: TVT Publishing Corporation, →OCLC, page 5

   Celebrating the feast of the Three Kings is a tradition begun by the Rev. Irving Cotto, former pastor of El Redentor United Methodist Church on South Ann Street. According to church leader Nellie Serrano, the children at El Redentor may well receive gifts from Sta. Claus; but on Jan. 6, they also get presents from the Magi.

   1999 December 23, Marichelle Roque-Lutz, “Feliz Navidad (Joyful Nativity) […]”, in Intelligencer Journal, 206th year, number 163, Lancaster, Pa.: Lancaster Newspapers, →ISSN, →OCLC, page D-2, column 3