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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1912
Page
7
New York World describes Maine lumber camp Thanksgiving meals featuring rabbit potpie or stew, baked beans, plum pudding, and molasses biscuits. The cook traps rabbits with snares under fallen leaves, prepares a big camp dinner, and serves cider, fond memories of simpler holiday fare.
A reflective piece contrasts historic pilgrim feasts with modern Thanksgiving rituals. It notes football games, hostesses creating novelties, and abundant vegetables like asparagus and peas, ending with a prompt about whether readers feel grateful.
A New York Sun poem thanks for peace and plenty across land and sea. It praises cattle on hills, grain stores, orchards, water, sun, and the grace of family bonds. The piece ends with gratitude for health, sight, and strength to persevere.
The article explains who truly drafts the U S Thanksgiving proclamation and notes Washington’s initial act plus Lincoln’s role in making it a yearly tradition. It also surveys Thanksgiving decorations in candy shops and dismisses the eagle as a national symbol in favor of the American turkey.
The article notes intense observance of Thanksgiving among southwestern reservation Indians like Kiowas, Comanches, and Osages. It describes feasting, dancing, and games, plus a grand green corn dance to thank the Great Spirit for good crops, with Osages in Pawhuska hosting a large tribal feast and prayers from elders each month.
A witty meditation on weather miseries and gratitude. The speaker jokes that riding out rain and sleet is bearable, since a coal bin emptier than dark is a blessing. The quip on a philosopher and the line shivers as comfort closes the reflection.
A playful exchange between Bighead and Miss Sharpe centers on returning home for Thanksgiving. Bighead’s family vows a fatted calf if he returns, while Sharpe jests that staying away leaves none at home.
E Barfod writes in Philadelphia North American praising gratitude as a force that elevates the giver. The verse urges recipients to feel moved by aid received and to rise higher, aspiring beyond limits through thanks.
In November 1623 Pilgrim William Bradford proclaimed a day of fasting and prayer that became a general Thanksgiving. Rain came at the right moment to save the harvest, and the feast included roasted turkey venison clams oysters and other fare prepared by the colonists and Massasoit’s party. The grand dinner was held on the festival’s final Saturday in clear Indian summer weather.
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