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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1919
Page
6
A Milwaukee era tribute compares Thanksgiving past to modern meals. It evokes rustic country settings, generous feasts, and family hospitality with vivid scenes of snow, sleigh bells, pumpkin pies, and the simple joys of shared meals and music.
The article traces early Thanksgiving celebrations in New England, noting Popham colony observances tied to the Church of England, Plymouth venison feasts with Indians, and Massachusetts Bay’s 1630 Thanksgiving on February 22. It highlights 1742 as a notably large year with two Thanksgiving days and mentions Colchester delaying until a New York sloop brought molasses for pies.
President Wilson vetoed the bill restoring the I C C to prewar rate making power. Chairman Cummins noted it unlikely the measure would pass over the veto since rates would revert when railroads return to private operation January 1. The House sent to the president equipment trust legislation allowing reimbursement of 400 million dollars spent on locomotives and cars during federal control.
The national officers of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union were unanimously reelected at the convention in St. Louis. Anna Gordon of Evanston Illinois was chosen president again, with Frances C. Parks of Evanston as corresponding secretary and Margaret Munns of Evanston as treasurer.
National adjustment committee awards 80 cents per hour and 1.20 dollars overtime to deep sea longshoremen on the North Atlantic coast. The raise represents about a 22 percent wage increase in effect through October 6.
A simple, inexpensive neck chain using a yard and quarter long black silk cord knotted into a circle. Large jet beads are threaded and held by oversized knots, forming a bold, adjustable accessory with a striking finish.
Louis November 19. Allen Walker of the Guaranty Trust Co New York outlined a 12 month armistice plan at the American Mining congress urging state commissions to standardize wages and a national body to settle disputes with no lockouts or strikes. Harry N. Taylor of Chicago National Coal assn warns labor drift toward autocracy and inefficiency.
Paris reports the finance minister has approved a 4,000,000,000 franc lottery loan split into 8,000,000 bonds of 500 francs each. Bonds issued at 495 francs on December 15 will yield 5 percent and redeem at least 600 francs. Prizes include a 1,000,000 franc top prize, five 100,000 franc prizes, and ten 50,000 franc prizes, with quarterly awards.
Vallejo Cal Nov 21 The third electrically driven superdreadnaught named California was added to the U S navy at Mare Island yard The ship follows the New Mexico and Tennessee in electric propulsion and is expected to cost over 15 million dollars and mount 12 14 inch guns The California is also described as electrically operated from guns to a potato peeling machine.
Official federal statistics show Canada’s fall wheat sown area at 776 400 acres for 1920, up from 714 700 this year. Ontario up 10 percent to 717 000 acres. Alberta declines 12 percent to 38 400 acres due to drought. Manitoba and British Columbia report small increases.
Vienna reports the new republic closes its first year with a deficit of 13 billion crowns in prewar relief terms about 2.6 billion dollars. Officials note the red ink reflects wartime expenditures and economic readjustment as the state assumes postwar duties.
Instructions advise pressing mussed ribbons with a curling iron to refresh silk or velvet bows. Heat the iron hot and wrap it in a wet cloth before use.
A sharp note on opportunities requires nerve and pluck to prove their value. The author argues success hinges on demonstrating tangible merit rather than mere talk.
Constipation signals stomach liver and bowel issues. Wright's Indian Vegetable Pilla promises relief without griping, advertising its restorative effect on digestion.
A man returns home late and lies about the hour. His wife asks him to stop the ticking. He complies. Next morning she reveals the clock now shows 2 15, exposing his deception in a chilling domestic twist.
The Cri de Paris notes Maj Sir William Orpen the painter haunted by youth era ugliness. He observed students imitate antique models through study and hoped to copy the Venus de Milo to gain serene beauty. His promotion left him to copying The Dancing Faun all year, hampering his ambition.
Advertisement offering a list of farms and information to escape harsh winters and high prices. Promotes Southern Purchasing and Selling Agent S W Coleman of Troy Alabama as the contact for farm listings and facts.
Harold Bell Wright argued in San Francisco that financial success proves a book’s merit and cited famous works like Robinson Crusoe. He recalled a tale where a trainer mocks advice from someone lacking money, implying unpaid guidance has little value.
In a Boston Post column a landlord raises the rent and a tenant questions the demand. The exchange highlights tensions over housing costs and affordability in the city.
In a brisk exchange, Hewitt asks what the suit thinks of it, and Jewett quips that it seems to enjoy hearing itself talk. The terse banter captures a moment of witty courtroom or theater banter.
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