Thanksgiving Reunion Ends Mother’s Long Waiting
Amelia Quimby hopes for her son John to come home for a fiftieth anniversary Thanksgiving. A misdirected invitation brings John and his wife with twin sons instead of Jerry’s family. Phineas arrives to find the scene changed as John’s babies are welcomed, restoring the family bond.
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John
Phineas
Amelia Quimby
Phineas Quimby
Jerry
Silas Blunt
Boba
Wade
San
Sehother
Weis
Amelia
Zamd
Sher Boy
Father
Jersey
Mother
Quimby
Dan
Cat
Be Ye Thankful For God and His Gifts This Day
A 1902 sermon emphasizes true thanksgiving rooted in dependence on God, recognition of His gifts including Christ, and reciprocal obligations. It rejects mere feasting and sports as thanksgiving and calls believers to bless God's name in daily life, duties, and relationships.
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Sima
Edwin Markham
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Company
Chicago
Paul
David
God
Solomon
Christ
Earth
Heaven
Christ Jesus
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Joseph
Egypt
Pharaoh
Moses
Jerusalem
John Bunyan
Turkey Flock Flees Coop Ahead of Thanksgiving
A group of turkeys fearing soup on Thanksgiving decide to fly the coop and scatter. They rush to find safety as the holiday nears, prompting a dash for cover and freedom.
Thanksgiving Gratitude Takes Both Sides of Turkey Day
A Washington Star quip frames Thanksgiving as a dual gratitude moment. The speaker notes he will be thankful for turkey and fixings if present, and thankful to avoid indigestion if not.
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Washington Star
Market humor foreshadows Thanksgiving table talk
In a playful exchange from the Chicago Tribune an oyster asks about Thanksgiving timing while a turkey predicts its own place at the feast, hinting at holiday scarcity and social whimsy.
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Chicago Tribune
Little German Bands and Their Origins Mentioned
Blackwood's Magazine notes that the musikanten hail from the Hartz mountains in the northwest Palatinate region. They are said to travel widely to England, the Cape, Australia, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, and once to China, with only two bands not from that district, Nassau and Pforzheim in Baden.
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Pirmasens
Romberg
Karlsberg
Rhine
Musikanten
Hartz Mountains
England
Cape
Australia
Canada
Brazil
Argentina
Nassau
Pforzheim
Baden
Large Ohio area farm and land listings with prices
A compilation of varied farm properties for sale including No 80 32 acre parcel with 20 improved, 5 acre woodland and 60-tree orchard priced at 1300. Listings cover multiple counties with dozens of acres, improvements, barns, wells, and near-city locations, many on rail or mail routes and with price per acre noted.
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Michigan
Toledo
Toledo Court Se
Paulding
City
Mich
Oregon County
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Ney
Kentucky
Midland
Gladwin
Newaygo
Kalkaska
Antrim
Defiance County
Williams County
Highland
Paulding County
Cna
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Faether
Mina
Annie Hamden Donnell
Laxakola
Lazehkole
Asc
Gee
Aga Nassau Street
New York
Tennessee
D. E. Dozer
NEW York Tribune Farmer
Ecene
Lane
NEW York Tribune
Ex Press
Defiance
Ohi
Aires
Rankin Drug CO
Brown Bros.’ Bldg
E. N. Lewis
Defiance, Ohio
Mangas
Clinton Street
Chas. Torrence
Benjamin B. Kingsbury
Attorney AT Law
Ana
Aleenaia
Sporting Life
Dande
Pita
A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co
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