Thanksgiving day slow evolution from English roots to American national holiday
The article traces Thanksgiving origins from medieval English days of thanks through Gunpowder Plot excuses to a colonial harvest celebration. It notes early American observances, Washington and Madison proclamations, Lincoln’s Civil War role, and evolving modern customs, including parades, feasts, and charitable acts.
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New England
Continental Congress
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Taylor
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Sarah J. Hale
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Arriving Cook Questioned After House Fire
An arriving cook was asked about the blaze at a residence. The cook reportedly denied any wrongdoing and claimed the fire originated from a kitchen accident.
Ruins at Santa Fe Area Tell of Ancient Pueblo Dwellers
Father Julive Hartman reports a disturbed site near Pines wells in Santa Fe county showing remnants of an ancient Pueblo Culture. The ruined buildings, burial places, and carved symbols indicate a long abandoned settlement touched by erosion and time.
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Unclear snippet on parachute and buoy items in New Yorker note
Fragmentary text mentions parachute related terms and pale spherical buoys with references to a New Yorker note. Reading lacks complete names, places, or dates to identify a definite event or entity.
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New Yorker
Jenkineshaped ? Cheyenne murder hangs Jenkins
Jenkins was executed for the Cheyenne murder of his wife Jessie Root Leffingwell Jenkins on April 14 1912. He proclaimed innocence to the end while investigators tied his fingerprints clothing and an Indian club to the crime scene. Neighbors saw a man matching his appearance near the Jenkins home and an alibi failed as evidence linked him to the killing.
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Strike Strikes Cause Track Fires in Wyoming
Rail lines across Colorado and Southern and Wyoming coal fields suffer track fires as lingering coal embers ignite weeds along rights of way. Wyoming coal fuel keeps burning after ground contact, prompting railroads to screen locomotives to prevent ember escapes.
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Cheyenne
Colorado & Southern
Colorado
Wyoming Coal
Northern Lines
Hundreds of Sheep Stolen in Kemmerer
Alarming losses of sheep are reported after stock checks show hundreds missing from forest reserves. Stray bands have been culled. many sheep remain unaccounted for. Thieves are suspected in the livestock thefts.
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Kemmerer
Post Office Robbery Sentencing in Junction Case
Cheyenne residents Joseph Toney and Roly ort Hye pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing a Junction post office. Toney received three years and Hye two and a half years in Leavenworth Penitentiary.
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Junction
Gillette Mayor Montgomery Pleads After Indictment
Cheyenne Roy Montgomery editor of the Gillette News and mayor of Gillette enters a late plea after a federal grand jury indictment for Mann Act violations. The case centers on alleged importation or transportation of a person for immorality.
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Roy Montgomery
Gillette
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Count Brings Elk Heads and Pictures From Saxony
Count von Brefler of Saxony traveled into the country with guides and a moving picture outfit. He returned with one fine elk head and more than a mile of pictures. The heads will be mounted there for display after his trip to Saxony.
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Girl Found With Grandparents in Cheyenne
Lucille Conklin twelve disappeared from Vine Bluffs weeks ago located at grandparents Mr and Mrs Phelps in Ridon. Police had suspected elopement with a Greek foreman as search intensified but she was found two days ago and returned home amid concerns over hardship and fear.
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Lucille Conklin
Vine Bluffs
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Giles Ponis
Lucille
Riverton Land Sale Open Despite Teetering Offer
Open sale remains uncertain as Riverton land parcels offered at private sale. About 146 trades of lead varying from 4 to 10 acres available with water rights included. Lands appraised several dollars per acre, bulk priced around 15 to 20 dollars, most with ditches already constructed.
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Wyoming News Roundup From Across The State
Western Newspaper Union reports on Cheyenne and Cheyenne High School results, Basin creamery plans, Upton interests, Sundanes office, and Saratoga inventor of a tire substitute. Activities include a Green River bridge build, land draws, railroad extension talks, and a large sheep deal at Worland.
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John Dorsle
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Lander
Eden Rand
Green River
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California Syrup of Figs Advertisement For Child Health
An old time advertisement urges mothers to give a teaspoon of California Syrup of Figs for constipation and illness relief in children. It promises gentle inside cleansing, claims safe, harmless results in hours, warns against counterfeit syrups, and directs to buy the 60 cent bottle with full directions on the label.
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California
Adv
Beil Cine Riverfront Band The Musical Son Makes News
A village parson asks about a widowed parishioner’s son who went to New York to seek fortune. She reports a postal card saying the musical son is doing well and is conducting a band, unspecified in detail, on the Beil Cine near the river front.
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Hohokus
River Front
Hair regrowth after Cuticura treatment in Cal
Mrs W. B. Candlish of Hughson California reports hair loss and severe dandruff last winter. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about six weeks itching stopped and hair began to return within two to three months. Head now clear of dandruff with new hair growing.
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Boston
Then He Pulled Him Out
Chancellor David Lloyd George recounts a tale of a drowning rescue at his own expense. A rescuer receives a public testimonial after the mayor praises his act, but the man declines praise saying he only saved a man from drowning when no one else could.
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David Lloyddigorge
England
Lloyd G George
Remarkable pear tree yields 5000 pears in one season
A seedling pear tree planted in 1906 bore 5000 pears in 1912, selling for 1500 dollars with buds adding 65, yielding 1,205 dollars profit that year. The tree, likely Mexico-imported seed, began bearing in its fourth year. A nearby tree toiled similarly but produced far fewer pears, now protected by a high octagonal fence. Each pear weighs eight to twelve ounces.
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Mexico
Family of Five All Drank Coffee From Infancy
A reader asserts caffeine in coffee harms nervous systems and claims they switched from coffee to Postum. The letter cites a mother and family experience with heart trouble and digestive issues improving after stopping coffee and using Postum.
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