Origin of Thanksgiving Day Through American History
The article traces Thanksgiving from 1031 when Massachusetts Bay colonists faced famine and turned to prayer, to the first recorded general Thanksgiving and its evolution under governors and presidents. It notes Washington and Lincoln proclaiming days of thanksgiving, New England traditions, and the national holiday status of the day.
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United States
Massachusetts Bay
Washington
Lincoln
New England
Union
Allie
America
Thanksgiving Dream Ends With Barnyard Turkey Threat
In a bedroom dream Peter Pater confronts a red gobbler perched on his bed claiming Thanksgiving fate. The turkey warns of gobbling Peter as he boasts of power, then swells to giant size until the room bursts. Peter awakes shaken and fears the turkey.
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Pater
Peter
Veter
Weber
Barnyard
Turkey
A Country Girl's Thanksgiving Supplies a Community
Martha Wheeler, under snowbound conditions, travels two miles to deliver milk on Thanksgiving Day. She braves drifts to aid her ill father, assists Miss Webster after a fall, and secures doctor help. Neighbors pay her extra in gratitude, and she remains steadfast in her duties despite danger.
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Martha
Mr. Wheeler
Mrs. Wheeler
Billy
Grafton
Dr. Brown
Mrs. Judson
Indy
Mrs. Morton
Miss Webster
Mrs. Mulcahy
Timmy
Wheeler Farm
Thanksgiving Surprises and Small Gifts Crown Holiday
Martha Wheeler recovers from illness and enjoys Thanksgiving as family stories and gifts brighten her day. A mammoth turkey with a blue ribbon and a hidden box brings renewed hope for a second Thanksgiving. The narrative blends home happiness with community goodwill.
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Martha
Widow honors late husband at charity Thanksgiving dinner
Noc notes a widow remembering her husband who devoted his life to charity and was honored with a Thanksgiving dinner for the poor. The ceremony featured support from local figures including Dr. Quack and the Gobbler family.
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Gobbler
Dr. Quack
Filling for a Turkey From an Old Cookbook
Instructions for a bread stuffing using stale bread and butter, three days old at minimum. Dredge fine crumbs with salt and pepper, no water milk or baking powder. Oysters may be added after draining liquor, about one and a half pints large oysters. Roast breast down over water, baste with hot buttered water, start hot then finish slow for the final hour and a half.
Talking boarder taunts with a turkey fragment
A humorous boarder, expressing respect for gray hate, debates with a daned lady over gray feathers. He taps the tough fragment of turkey with bold, vicious emphasis, in a scene from Cleveland Main Dealer reporting.
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Gray Hate
Jellaby
Gray Feathers
Cleveland
Irreverent Exchange Between Horse and Rider
A playful exchange features a sleek thoroughbred and a work horse debating vacation time. The horse boasts it can roll in the stable yard any day, challenging the rider’s rare leisure.
American forests yield valuable medicinal roots study says
Dr. Pierce promotes American medicinal roots as cures for digestive and heart ailments, claiming untutored Indians long used them. He offers a free book of extracts from standard medical works and asserts his glyceric extracts are alcohol free with full ingredient lists on each bottle wrapper.
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Pierce
K. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Sama
Oiudico
Low Hunters' Rates via Nickel Plate Road
Nov 9 to Nov 30 low round trip rates to parties of three or more to Payne McComb and intermediate points and to South Whitley Wil vale and intermediate points. Information by agent C A Melin T P A Fort Wayne Ind 1018.
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Payne, McComb
South Whitley
Wilvale
C. A. Melin
Fort Wayne
Ind
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Nickel Plate Road
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