Complex sentence: On December 25,1929, he loaded up his plane with a dozen packages containing newspapers, magazines, coffee, candy and other items-small luxuries that could make living on an isolated island a little more bearable.
Split into simpler sentences: On December 25,1929, he loaded up his plane with a dozen packages containing newspapers, magazines, coffee, candy and other items. Small luxuries that could make living on an isolated island a little more bearable.