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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
8
A reflective piece contrasts American Thanksgiving customs with global abundance citing diverse meals from Delis to German dishes. It laments irregular fast days, notes military reviews, and wraps with a nativist toast to national abundance and charitable mood amid worldwide hunger.
An animal narrator laments Thanksgiving and the annual turkey feast. He questions who started the custom, imagines escaping capture, recalls a past escape, and plots a forest return to avoid being killed or eaten. Marthy Gertrude Jefferson.
A century of Thanksgiving turkeys sent from Horace Yone’s shop on Newport Island to the White House has continued since 1878. A 36 pound bird was sent to President Grant, who replied with thanks. Each year a new box arrives with a note from the president or private secretary.
A New York Post item notes Dia de Gracias in Porto Rico marked by partial office closures and half-day store hours. Workers dance or host informal cockfights, while many compare the holiday to Cuatro de Julho and the republic’s national day, with broad social acceptance of “following the flag.”
A dense column extols wild turkey hunting across the United States, praising the bird as premier game and detailing pursuit in Pennsylvania and the southern states, especially Virginia and West Virginia. It includes Thanksgiving humor, seasonal notices on pumpkin quality, and a brief promotion for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy with local sales mentions.
A judge reports a court exchange where one boy claims they had a minister for dinner yesterday while the other boy asserts they had turkey. The remark reveals a humorous misstatement during testimony.
A humorous but chaotic Thanksgiving tale shows a gran dpaw’s joke at the table causing laughter and family tension. The diners joke about Turkey, greens, and a playful mix up becoming a near uproar as the meal continues.
A Cedar Rapids Business College booklet touts its record of turning small town farmers into trained professionals. Letters from successful pupils claim yearly earnings from 1 000 to 20 000 dollars, with 12 to 15 months of study. President A N Palmer offers copies of the booklet and notes many placement opportunities. The notice also seeks teachers for fall terms and advertising through the American Teachers Association.
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