Rise of a National Thanksgiving Proclamation
Katherine Pope reflects on Washington's 1789 proclamation and the evolution from early Puritan observances to a national Thanksgiving. The piece traces Plymouth's harvest rites, Bradford and Winslow records, and the shift from strict colonial practice to a nationwide cultural holiday across the United States.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Plymouth
Lawes
Bradford
New England
Edward Winslow
John Aldens
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Katherine Pope
St Jacobs Oil touted for chest colds and bronchial relief
The advertisement promotes St. Jacobs Oil as effective for chest colds bronchitis croup pleurisy and general pains. It claims deep penetration loosens adhesions in bronchial tubes enhances expectoration soothes mucous membranes and outperforms syrups cod liver oil and other remedies. It asserts global availability and magical, lasting relief.
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St. Jacobs
Can He Cook Showdowns Stirring Job Hunt
In a Chicago Tribune quip a restaurant owner asks Can he cook and a caller jokes about a friend out of work. The caller claims the man once made four pies from one old pigeon sparking humor on culinary skills and employment.
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Chicago Tribune
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Advise Gentle Bowels Help
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as the cure for many ailments from headaches to cancer by regulating bowels. It promises natural, painless relief with easy movements and urges a 10 cent start, warning to beware of imitations and noting the genuine metal boxed tablets stamped C. C.
Opportunity Knocks at Every Door Says Brooklyn Life
A quip notes opportunity arrives repeatedly in life. The Brooklyn Life motto suggests persistence and resourcefulness, implying people will continue to encounter chances as they move through their days.
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Brooklyn
Dyeing Made Simple with Putnam Faceless Dyes
A brief advertisement promotes Putnam Faceless Dyes for home fabric dyeing. It claims boiling the goods for half an hour suffices and notes the product sells at drugstores for 10 cents per package.
Girl who prides herself on her self is first to yield
A Town Topics line notes that a girl who prizes her selv es often relinquishes it first when the right man asks.
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Puck
Man Tries Suicide Over Family Needs Cited by Post
A New Jersey man distressed by inability to support his wife and five children attempted to cut his throat to solve the problem, reflecting the lengths some will go to please the family. The Washington Post quotes a sentiment about extreme measures for family welfare, while John Z Byer of Trinity Springs Indiana endorses Piso's Cure for Consumption for coughs and colds.
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New Jersey
Washington Post
John Z . Byer
Trinity Springs
Ind
It is mighty seldom that we are asad to see anyone as we pretend to be
Indianapolis News notes a humorous misquote about pretending to be someone else, reflecting a light cultural aside.
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Indianapolis News
Odd Facts and Local Quirks in a Regional Digest
A millionaire per 20 000 residents is cited. A Deepwater factory halts due to water shortage. The pulgar in Burmese is tied to the rich. Maine woods report albino moose and several albino deer and squirrels. New York farmers buy potatoes for home use. King Edward adds Amin Ibrahim a Turkish attendant whose duties and coffee skills are noted.
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Maine
New York State
Edward
Amin Ibrahim
Amin
Ottawa's sensational Kent case backs Dodd's Kidney Pills
Ottawa reports recount George H Kent of 408 Gilmour Street who was dying from Bright's Disease in 1894 and credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a permanent cure after he returned to work as a printer. His daughter christened Dodds reflects their gratitude. Doctors cite the case in private meetings as proof of efficacy.
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Can
George H. Kent
Gilmour Street
Bright
Dodd
Kent
Mr. Kent
American Note Printing Company
Dodds
Canada
Farmer's soliloquy on repealing the sugar tax
A farmer-speaker argues against the raw sugar tariff led by beet producers and urges repeal to lower costs. He contends the tax burdens all citizens, benefits a few beet and sugar makers, and would lower prices for households and farmers alike. He vows to write to his Congressman urging immediate action.
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Jerusha
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