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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
8
A compact history traces Thanksgiving from ancient harvest feasts of Greece Egypt and Rome through Puritan practice in New England. It covers early colonial proclamations, key celebrations after the founding era, and Civil War era presidential proclamations shaping the modern annual observance.
A gray headed Puritan speaker questions two youths about their missing brother as six muskets and swords lie near a heavy door bar in a rough log house. The dialogue hints at danger during an attack and a survivor’s fate remains unresolved.
A Portland Oregonian account recalls a Puritan family facing hardship and desiring admittance. The father prays humbly for mercy and gratitude, while his three sons kneel with him saying Amen, marking a deeply devout Thanksgiving moment in New England.
A fragmented children’s verse traces ten pumpkins on a vine, each stanza recounting a misfortune or disappearance until none remain. The uneven text names a gardener, a pony, a Johnny, Lance, and others in a memory-like sequence ending with the last pumpkin gone.
The process centers on the President drafting the proclamation in his own hand. It is then copied in ornamental script at the State Department. The great seal, kept by the clerk of pardons and commissions, requires a special warrant signed by the President to be used, and the seal impression itself is a formal ceremony.
A patriotic piece speaks to the average American as the Good Citizen and breadwinner. It extols labor, home ownership, family, and the voter’s influence, urging gratitude for freedom, opportunity, and community philanthropy on Thanksgiving. It highlights the masses, public schools, recreation, and paths to leadership from the people.
In a dramatic rescue, Amos emerges from the woods painted as a savage to approach a Puritan settlement. He disguises himself among the Indians, saves a wounded lad, and ends the clash by revealing his identity to his father and brothers. The tale notes governors issuing similar notices and press agents spreading the story nationwide.
The Continental Congress appointed eight Thanksgiving days for observance during the War of Independence. After the 1784 peace treaty celebration, the day lapsed until 1789 when Washington became President. Early observances aimed to give thanks on special occasions, showing readiness to be grateful amid hardship.
A humorous exchange between Henry and a host turns on avoiding on table carving at their next dinner. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the witty line about carving being done on the table, highlighting the quip’s timing and humor.
A reflective note urging gratitude despite poverty and illness. The speaker emphasizes that earthly goods and honors are irrelevant if malaria is present, counsels thankfulness in hardship, and frames gratitude as a steadfast response to adversity.
The lesson discusses temperance as a spiritual battle between body and soul, citing Isaiah 5 and 1 Corinthians. It argues true self-conquest comes only through Christ, urges striving for holiness, and warns against worldly motives or justifications for drunkenness. It also notes national punishment for collective sin and condemns the idea that drinking wine can be a necessary good.
The Horseshoeing Trust and The United Horseshoeing Company have been incorporated at Trenton New Jersey with capital stock of 2,000,000. The firm will run a chain of shops and trade in tools for the trade.
A month long statement records vehicle caused accidents in London streets resulting in personal injuries. Automobiles and motor vehicles are credited with 250 of 968 such incidents. Among 38 fatalities, motor vehicles are listed as responsible for four.
Amid occupation policy details, the U S Navy bureau directs Cuban affairs through a lengthy chain from the Cuban Secretary of State to the American Secretary of State and War Office. Plans for giant battleships of 20000 or 25000 tons seek high speed and broadside power, while moving pictures aid recruitment. Also noted are school desegregation tensions, stamp bids, consular self sufficiency, a giant Washington flag, and tariff talks with Germany.
A promotional pitch touts the Electric Signograph and Semaphore as the next telephone era. It claims vast railroad safety, private telegraph use, and rapid stock appreciation with 45 cent shares, urging readings to contact National Mortgage and Bond Company in Chicago for full particulars and to invest now.
In Pacific Monthly a man laments debt due today while learning Timms eloped with another man's wife. The debtor owes five thousand, but the elopement means the lender cannot collect, leaving him torn between happiness and worry.
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