Thanksgiving dinner grows in world reach and home cost
The article notes the American Thanksgiving dinner has become a global institution carried by military personnel diplomats and expatriates. It contrasts rising living costs with improving overall dinners while highlighting pumpkin crops cranberry price swings and the rise of large bronze turkeys increasing obstacles for small households and driving some to substitute fowl or non meat dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Indiana
Colorado
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Chicago
Cape Cod
Mass
Michigan
Rhoda Island
Middle West
New York
Boston
Central West
Ilinois
Ohio
Texas
Turkey
United States
First Thanksgiving Feast Menu From Puritan Times
A look at the Puritans dining at the first Thanksgiving notes abundant wild turkeys in Plymouth woods and scarce dairy items before cows arrived in 1623. Fowl were rare for the sick, pumpkins and squash appeared, and onions beets and succotash may have filled the table with native and Dutch seeds and preserved fruits for dessert.
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New England
John Winthrop
England
The Cat Requests a Turkey Bone at Thanksgiving
A hungry cat laments waiting for a Thanksgiving treat while humans eat. The poem notes Teddy and Jack hogging plates, a shrinking turkey, and a hoped for bones from Ethel. FRANK H. SWEET.
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Teddy
Jack
Ethel
Frank H. Sweet
Thanksgiving Poem Receives Praise For Love And Life
A reflective poem expresses gratitude for life and love, praising health, friends, daily bread, and the support of Her. The speaker highlights life’s gifts over material wealth and acknowledges the enduring value of affection and companionship.
Canada Exhibit At Chicago Land Show Highlights Western Canada
A grain laden display from Western Canada arrives in Chicago's Coliseum for the United States land and irrigation exposition. The Canadian government exhibit promotes homestead lands in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with strong yields and thriving park country farming.
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Canada
Chicago
Coliseum
Western Canada
United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Saskatchewan River
Park Country
Park
The Pessimist
A satirical exchange contrasts a policeman and a man seeking the marriage license bureau with hints of dispute over logic and finance. The dialog suggests a critique of demagoguery and envy among evildoers.
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Leelre
EL Lng Calelno Colmelllep
Bradford
Holland
Lippincott’s
Post
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
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