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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
2
In a 1907 tale, Hester Ann spar with Aunt Kate over finishing potatoes and plans for a boiled Thanksgiving dinner. Miss Alice guides the girls to list what they are thankful for, amid cold weather and moral lessons.
Hester Ann learns a warmer side of Aunt Kate as they share a quiet Thanksgiving. A letter to Miss Alice reveals Hester Ann’s hopes and gratitude while Aunt Kate hides her softer feelings until a dinner, new ribbons, and a kiss good night bind them as a family.
The article recounts Sarah Josepha Hale, editor of Ladies Magazine and Godeys, who promoted a national Thanksgiving. It details her life from Newport 1788 birth to widowhood in 1822, editorships, and decades advocating a fixed Thanksgiving day. It notes her influence on monuments and women’s advancement, leading to the national holiday established after the Civil War.
The Archduke Francis Ferdinand is the Austrian heir presumptive, nephew to Emperor Francis Joseph, born 1863 at Gratz. He married Countess Sophie Chotek in a morganatic match, is author of travel books and poetry, an engineer by training, and noted for inventiveness. rumors of wild pranks by others haunt his reputation.
Hope Goddard Iselin, wife of Commodore Oliver Iselin, heiress to Colonel William Goddard’s estate, is poised to inherit about 10 million with the bulk of a 30 million fortune. A Newport social leader, she sails with the cup defenders and has named several of the racing yachts.
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