Turkey's American Roots and Thanksgiving Legacy
The piece traces the turkey as an American bird from Indigenous use to global cuisine. It notes archaeological finds in Arizona caves, Maya hieroglyphs, and Zuni legends explaining its dark tail, plus ceremonial uses by Apache, Pamunkey, and Cheyenne tribes. It recounts early European contact, Cortes and Coronado, and the bird's arrival in Europe and England. It argues Franklin's suggestion could have made it the national bird, while affirming its unique American heritage and iconic status at Thanksgiving.
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Herkimer County
America
Arizona
Onca
Turkey
National Museum
O. Hart Merriman
Arizgona
Cortes
Brexico
Benjamin Franklin
United States
China
Russia
Germany
Missis
Sippi
Texas
New Mexico
Spain
France
Charles IX
Elizabeth of
Austria
American
England
Cambridge
Atlantic Ocean
New Wigland
Europe
India
Acrobat Weasel Described as Nature’s Master Climber
The article extols the weasel as nature’s acrobat, noting its diverse feats and deadly predatory method. It outlines its bold approach to victims, its lack of fear, and its ability to scale hedges and run along roads with equal ease. It warns of attacks on humans and grazing cows near homes.
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London
Bandpapering Paint Th Removing Old Paint Dampens Work Time
A fragment notes that dampening sandpaper with benzine speeds bandpapering and paint removal, claiming the task can be completed in half the time. The text reads as a practical tip or adage from a historical home maintenance source.
Iowa News Roundup From Hawkeye State Pages
A long list of incidents and notices from Iowa covers a 12 year old boy fatally struck by a car in Charles City, a Sioux City WWI veteran dying from an auto accident, a fatal run away accident near Cedar Rapids, a murder and cremation case in Ringsted, and a court action seeking the ouster of a city engineer. Other items include insurance deals, a Tama county soldier funeral, flood losses at Marion, major local store fires in Marion, a police identification case in Sioux City, a Maple River fire destroying outbuildings, an attack on a Dodge Memorial church pastor, unresolved Rock Valley murder, and Iowa champion baby beef heading to Chicago shows.
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la Verne Monroe
Charles City
Joseph Dillon
Woman's Bureau
Department of Immigration
Washington
Tidge M. F. Donegan
Clinton
George Claussen
L. A. Abbott
Charles Garroutte
Anita
Frank R
Fred C. Musson
Audubon County
Charles H. Patty
Cedar Rapids
St. Thomas Moobell
of. Clinton, & Cripple
Mercy Hospital
Milwaukee
Charles Sixberry
Continental Fidelity, Phoenix
American Dagle Insurance Companies
New York
Farmers’ Insurance Company
Iowa
William L. MecTurk
Tama County
France
Gladbrook
Ehrig McTurk
American Legion of
Glad ‘Brook
Thomas McTurk
Traer
Marion
Shhumach
Lebsohn
Marion Electric
Alexandria
BR Grocery
Pat Barratt
Sioux City
Tom
Clyde
Smith
Maple River
Anamosa
Greveland
Dodge Memorial Church
Connell Bluffs
Cleveland
Rock Valley
William van der Brake
Harry Haddock
State Center
Marshall County
Chicago
Diamond Dyes Offer Simple Fabric Revival
Offer for Diamond Dyes promises easy dyeing for worn skirts waists dresses coats gloves stockings sweaters and more on wool cotton or mixed fabrics. Dyers urge consulting the Diamond Dyes Color Card at a trusted druggist and emphasize vivid color results.
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Adv
Cutting Down Expenses on Marriage Trade Offs
A humorous Boston Transit script notes a man named Bimley has abandoned bachelor life to marry. The dialogue contrasts beef at a dollar a pound with the cheaper bite he pays at a restaurant, implying the marriage as a financial choice.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promotes Natural Healing
An advertisement-style note asserts catarrh is a local disease worsened by environmental teas and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine balances blood and strengthens the system. It claims the remedy supports the body's natural work and offers free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Ange
Hall
Natura
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Charmed Lines and Names Echo in Old Time Social Gossip
A fragmentary column riffs on flirtatious talk and social banter from gatherings, mentioning figures like G. B. Pshaw and football hero Riff. The piece hints at deceptive charm and the need for wit to navigate such social quips, with playful asides and names interwoven.
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G. B. Pshaw
Allah
Sengon
Aly
Stover
Tve
Yala
Its Style in Foggy Signal Tale Ned Narrates
A fog bound scene features Ned recalling signaling mishaps and a quip about threading routes with a needle gun. The lighthearted anecdote captures informal nautical or rail signaling humor from a past era.
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Ned
The Fitting Way Questioning How Irish Meet the Black and Tans
The Fitting Way asks how the Irish confront the Black and Tans with humor and grit. The reply: I guess it is with dogged determination.
Beads Preferred to Bread Across Levant Regions
The Washington Post reports beads are valued over bread in the Levant for warding off misfortune. All ages wear beads on people and animals from Athens to Smyrna, with light amber and meerschaum beads gaining popularity among women. Peddlers and markets flood streets with affordable, plain beads as ornate Syrian carver beads decline in demand.
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Levant
Athens
Constantinople
Tuftia
Smyrna
Washington Post
Matter of Geography as a Rich Man's Geography Joke
A Minnesota man asks a congressman whether a contact is rich. The congressman replies that wealth depends on geography, noting the man is worth about a million in Minnesota, would be fairly well off in New Jersey, and would attract dollars in his hat in New York, illustrating regional value differences.
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Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
Boston Transcript
Not Alike Divorce Sparks The Courtroom Test
In a dialogue from the Bone ton Transcript a lawyer seeks a divorce while the client notes cordial relations with himself but recalls his spouse as particularly unpleasant. The exchange hints at strain yet frames the dispute as a test of character and compatibility.
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Cilent
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