Tercentenary of Pilgrims Observed Across Three Nations
The article reviews the 1620 Pilgrims landing at Plymouth and the first Thanksgiving in 1621, detailing the harvest, feasting, and interactions with Massasoit and his people. It notes later national observances, proclamations by Washington and Lincoln, and the evolution of Thanksgiving into a national holiday across states.
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Merica
England
Holland
Plymouth
Breweter
Standish
Bradford
America
New England
Massasoit
Government House
Bet
Miles Standish
Roger Sherman
John Witherspoon
Thuyedas
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Connecticut
New Netherlands
George Washington
Washington
United States
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Grey
The
Will Rheumatism Again Bind You Hand and Foot
An old blood remedy ad claims rheumatism returns unless treated with S.S.S. The copy urges readers to begin taking S.S.S. and offer expert advice from the Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta.
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S.S
8.S.S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Interpreters and Heathen Chinee Humor Tale
A banker who visited China on financial missions recalls a humorous miscommunication with a Chinese official. He expects language barriers but the official replies in perfect English asking who is pitching for Pittsburgh this year. The anecdote highlights cross cultural humor and perceptions.
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China
Hoever
Mr. Jones
Pittsburgh
Wall Street Journal
How to Raise Houseplants from Slips
To grow a house plant from a slip cut a three inch stem from a half-ripe branch. Remove all leaves except the top two then plant in wet sand with half the slip exposed. Keep the sand moist until roots form then transplant into ordinary soil. Some plants root in water.
Two Families Questioning His Suitability for Marriage
A brief reflection notes a “Wonderful boy baby” and ponders the hurtful idea that two families may someday claim he is not good enough to marry their daughter. The remark reveals social pressure and parental scrutiny surrounding marriage prospects.
Pleasures as Commas in Life’s Sad Story
Quote reflects on how small pleasures punctuate the sorrowful arc of existence, suggesting fleeting joys amid hardship and loss in a reflective tone.
Zeppelin Developments Open Overseas Air Traffic Plans
Scientific American reports Germany delivered the largest Zeppelin to France and another to Great Britain. Herr Collmann returned from the United States after talks with firms on transatlantic air traffic. Negotiations also involve Holland, Sweden, and the United States for international airship cooperation. A rumor says a 60 ton load Zeppelin with 500 passenger capacity and extended Atlantic range is being developed.
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Germany
France
Great Britain
Herr Collmann
Zeppelin
United States
Holland
Sweden
Scientific American
Umbrella Thief Repents as Congregation Delivers
A clergyman reported an umbrella missing from the church. He told the congregation that the thief might repent and return it, joking that it should be placed over his garden wall. That afternoon about fifty umbrellas arrived.
Railroad flagman resigns over lost courtesy
Joking exchange in the Birmingham Age-Herald notes a flagman who quit because people were not friendly, contrasting with traffic policemen who stay despite hard impressions.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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Blackbird
New York
Waynesburg
Kentucky
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Harold F. Ritchie & Co., Inc
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Toroate
Monster Zeppelin
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