Thanksgiving Reflections From Weldon Valley 1898
The Weldon Valley column notes weather and local activity from Nov 27 1898. Reports on bridge repairs, sheep trading, visitors to Denver, and Thanksgiving gatherings in Star Lucerne and Plymouth. The piece recalls the First Thanksgiving at Plymouth and links historic gratitude to modern American victories and national observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Valley
Weldon
William Short
Greeley
Eldora Chapin
Denver
Lucia Goodykoontz
Clifford
Sara Aker
Lucerne
Williams
Ferguson
Hamilton
la Grange
Delphus Carpenter
Miss Coston
la Salle
Orchard
Deffire
Robert Collins
Methodist Church
George Smeaton
James Rutherford
Mr. Simonson
Peasley Place
Clark Foster
N.S. Lateral
Jerome Cook
Charles Cruise
Robert Brown
A Holiday in History from the Pilgrims'
Two centuries ago Elder Brewster read a Bible verse aloud in a bare log church as surviving pilgrims gathered, the leather Bible marked by a rusty pin reflecting the scarcity of tools like lead pencils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elder Brewster
Death's Disguise Poem Reprinted From Atlanta Constitution
A poem by Post Wheeler appears in the Atlanta Constitution about Death visiting a grieving woman with a gentle, nonthreatening image. The speaker asks Death to come softly at sunset to ease the loved one’s parting pain and meet her with a calm, kissless farewell.
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Post Wheeler
Atlanta Constitution
Vengeance and remorse on a San Tiago night
Two volunteers face war’s brutal honesty in a tale of loyalty and betrayal. Bill confesses a lifelong grudge against a rival. the younger man seeks forgiveness as a deadly truth erupts. A dying confession reveals Sally’s restraint and the cost of vengeance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
David
Jonathan
Billy
Bill
Pardner
Iearn
Sally
Owl
Zangwill on Tennyson and the poet image
Zangwill notes he has never seen Tennyson and still pictures him as a poet. He says even a photograph does not disillusion, and Aesthetic presentation mattered as much as stagecraft. He ponders how a poet's aura forms from childhood notions and public perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
Beerbohm Tree
London
Gamin
Frosted Glass Treatment For Privacy In Bathrooms
A glassworker describes a method to haze glass for privacy using a solution of epsom salts and vinegar applied with a brush. The frosted finish is said to harden considerably when sealed promptly with damar or white varnish.
Base Ingratitude Parrot Hat mockery
A scornful parrot mocks a hat while an old lady calls it ingratitude and threatens to resign from the Au dubon society and trim her bonnet with parrot wings in a Harper's Bazar excerpt.
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Audubon Society
Harper’s Bazar
Natives and Americans Clash in Manila Fare Fight
In Manila three Filipino natives hired a carriage, then disputed the fare. American MPs tried to arrest them. Sgt Price of the Minnesota regiment was stabbed and killed. Three other soldiers Mahr Montgomery and Hoyt were wounded. Mahr killed a native. Private Jay A. Smith of South Dakota died of apoplexy after malarial fever.
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Manila
Price
Minnesota
Mahr
Montgomery
Hoyt
Jay A. Smith
South Dakota
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Plymouth
Bradford
Europe
Delft Haven
Winslow
Captain Standish
Priscilla
Miles Standish
Massasoit
Squanto
Washington
Lincoln
America
Spain
Anna T, Mumprr
Death's
Zangwill On
iGainen
Muvilie
Union Pacific
Denver & Gulf
Fort Collins
U. C. Carrel, Aat
D. A. E. Weaver
Office Park Place
Reynolds’s Drug Store
Greeley, Colo
Havana
Jesus del Monte
Christina
Lieut. Hobson
Merrimac
the Century Magazine
Captain Sigsbee
Maine
Havana Harbor
Cervera
Sampson
Schley
Bob” Evans
Taylor
Alexander the Great
Marion Crawford
the Century CO
Union Square
New York
Fair Play
Maryland
Jennie Mickley
Charles Mickley
Mickley
Chicago
Greeley Fire Department
D. F. Camp
William Lee
James L. Kendall
Chas. A. Knelly
J. L. Brush Hose Co
A. J. Luther
A. M. Sullivan
Sec
Greeley Hose Co
See’y
Union Pacific R. R. Temetable
Cheyenne
Peoronne
Brighton
Eaton
C. C. Carrel, Agt. U. P. System
Greel
W. ME
Lic
MAS HC
Omaha
Kansas
St. Louis
G. W. Valleryw
17Th St
Denver, Colo
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