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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1911
Page
3
Poem expresses thanksgiving to God for rains sun and beauty of nature and for supportive friends. The speaker credits his heart hands and soul with wealth beyond gold and prays for continued blessing of his companions. Copyright by W G Chapman.
A satirical verse, dated Thanksgiving Day 1711, mocks Turkey Trusts and market schemes. It contrasts simple harvest praise with 1911 commercial trust names like Turkey Trust and Flouring Trust, and features a farmer’s quip about a peculiar turkey marked with dots.
A marketman buys four turkeys for four pounds per pound and sells them for eighteen pence per pound, his gain per pound and total revenue are examined in this short arithmetic puzzle from an old market ledger.
A humorous list mocks common Thanksgiving and Christmas jokes as barred by the statute of limitations. It notes quips about turkeys stockings soldiers and mistletoe, while poking fun at jokes about doctors after Christmas and stereotypes.
A reflective poem notes the swift shift from joy to sorrow between today and tomorrow. It urges cherishing present joys while warning that future pleasures and pains are uncertain, ending with a lighthearted nod to a turkey feast. The verse cautions against longing for tomorrow’s outcomes.
The piece riffs on Thanksgiving poetry and comic readings, noting poems in varied tones from rustic dialects to ragtime satire. It mocks abundance of verse about pies and gratitude while highlighting cultural amusements and a jest about foreign jokes in American humor.
A district classroom scene centers on the word reminiscent as the teacher tests students. A clever boy replies with the word turkey, sparking a brief moment of humor about memories and prior meals.
A fragmentary poem image shows a Thanksgiving Turk guarding his coop at midnight as dreams of drivers rings echo for two weeks and boarders anticipate the Turkey’s return, with odd phrases mumbled about meals and money.
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