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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
6
A poem by George Cooper recounts Tommy near the upland pumpkins that come to life as a pumpkin king demands to bind him for a feast. He wakes realizing it was a draft and returns home to Thanksgiving pies made from grandma’s pumpkins.
The article contrasts old English harvest home celebrations with modern trends toward parishwide festivals and dinners. It notes a shift from barn suppers and ale to daytime services, games, and tea. It also mentions Thanksgiving days in Hungary, saying such observances have largely faded except on national rejoicing.
In Centervale, Mrs. Stetson defies her husband Jim by stealing a turkey via a late night raffle at Tom Babb's store. She wins a plump bird after risking 60 cents and tobacco smoke in a smoky gambling room, proving her vow to have Thanksgiving as she wants.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer article describes China's winter festivals with offerings on family altars and a grand family dinner lasting several days. It notes the fifteenth day of the first moon when the emperor honors Tien by prostrating nine times and sacrificing a bullock, followed by plowing with ornate oxen and detritions of clothes and money to the poor.
A fragment notes President Washington proclaiming Thanksgiving on October 12 and a second proclamation for February 19, 1795. It cites gratitude to the Almighty and a peaceable effort to establish government, reflecting early national observances.
A short fable by Oliver Hereford features a hungry cat on Thanksgiving morning watching a thankful small mouse eat corn. The cat imagines feasting on the grateful mouse and turning thanks into thanks for herself. The mouse, overhearing, declines to stay, sparing both.
A child recalls a chaotic Thanksgiving visit to Uncle Deep's farm. The day fouled by cold beans and misread dates ends with a late return home and no turkey, as mother declares more beans will have to do. The vignette captures small town family humor from a St. Louis Post-Dispatch clipping.
The Philadelphia Times notes 1900s U S forces in the Philippines planning Thanksgiving feasts across 400 posts funded by company funds. Buffalo Express describes pony smokes among Apaches and Cheyennes with Osages hosting large feasts. The New York World likens Thanksgiving to a hearthstone national holiday.
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