Thanksgiving and gratitude across villages and rhythms
A meditation on gratitude from plains to Lancashire. A Indian man gifts moccasins to a missionary after reading a gospel edition in the native tongue, symbolizing rich thanksgiving. A cotton famine in England spurs exultation as a wagonload returns, prompting hymn singing and communal gratitude. Beethoven and outdoor work illustrate gratitude shaping effort and spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Lancashire
England
Spirit of Thanksgiving Vat Scene Sparks Public Interest
A quirky display titled Spirit of Thanksgiving draws visitors to the town square, showcasing oversized vats and a homage to harvest traditions. Organizers say the event blends local crafts with historical themes, inviting families to explore, taste, and participate in hands-on activities. Authorities remind attendees to follow safety guidelines.
Thanksgiving reflections urge gratitude and helping others
A Thanksgiving editorial calls for reflection on divine blessings and national welfare. It urges readers to show gratitude through prayer and to aid the poor, sick, unemployed, and destitute, sharing hospitality to brighten homes and communities this festival.
Thank Him for All and Give Thanks to God
The piece reflects on gratitude as central to faith, citing Ephesians and urging believers to express sincere thanks. It argues mercies increase with praise and that God delights in grateful hearts, shaping daily life through divine goodness.
Haskin’s costly Shanghai escape from a mob
Globe-trotter Frederick J. Haskin faced a hostile Shanghai crowd amid a boycott of Americans. He fled to a store hiding from the mob, who waited in shifts while he bought items worth only a dollar or two to appease his rescuer, paying nearly $200 for his escape after a half day’s imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Haskin
Globe-Trotter
Haskin
Not the Odor of Araby at Chicago club dinner
Theodore P. Shonts praised New York tubes’ ventilation and imagined London underground railways un electrified. He described two windlog figures approaching a smoky gate labeled all hope abandon, one remarking that the air smelled like a blawsted tuppenny tube.
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Theodore P. Shonts
Chicago
New York
Amell
London
Mr. Shoats
Sit Down! A Comical Exchange On A Streetcar
A short comic scene unfolds as a tiny man orders a giant to sit and then to quiet his ears on a crowded streetcar. The giant ignores the requests while carriage wheels pass, and the little man ends by thumping the giant's back and demanding ear restraint.
Feathery Quadruped and Left Handed Tricks in Park Gossip
A Sedgwick man, L J Davis, raises a freak four legged chicken with three drumsticks on one side and one on the other, hoping for a new breed. The piece also notes a left handed man lighting a pipe, London manners, and a columnist’s quips on politeness versus police courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Davis
Sedgwick
The
Kansas City Journal
Mr. Davis
London
Dugland
M. AP
Teachers Institute Activities Across Multiple Townships
Local teacher institutes convene in Centervilla Schoolhouse West Wheatfield Green and Rayne townships on December 9 1911 with morning and afternoon sessions featuring devotionals addresses topics on grammar schooling patriotism school economy physical training and reading Hawthorne quotations roll calls and debates on gambling versus drunkenness followed by teacher director discussions and a land sale notice by The Savings Trust Co of Indiana with sale terms and tract descriptions.
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Centervilla
West Wheatfield Township
Chilcote
Steele Clawson
Rell
W. N. Cunningham
Nellie Hiood
Hiva Walbeck
Edna Mabon
Wm. Lewin
C. G Clark
Russell Walbeck
Josephine Liggett
Wm. Cunningham
Tlugh Liggett
Hazel Duncan
Beulah Imack
Anna Wakefield
James Dick
D. c. Latte
Wm. N. Liggett
Wm. Lewis
J. B. Peiton
John Hood
G Milter
J. BE
Weaver
J. F. Chapman
C. G. Clark
R. M. Walbeck
Friends of Education
J. B. Felton
Nellie Hood
Trustee Sale Of Real Estate In Western District of Pa
In the matter of John Caro thersey a bankrupt proceedings in the Western District of Pennsylvania. A bankruptcy order directs a public sale to be held at the Court Lounge in the Borough of Kidlana. The notice outlines a trustee sale of real estate as part of bankruptcy proceedings.
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District Court of the United States
Western District of
Pennsylvania
John Carothersey
Probate-era land sale in Indiana County Pennsylvania
A fragmentary notice details completion of a Shurst Rules day sale of real estate in Indiana County and describes multiple parcels in Pine and Hank townships. The description cites neighboring landowners, a June 10 1906 deed, and mineral rights reserved, outlining boundaries and severed tracts with several bearings and distances.
Orphans Court Sale In Indiana County Public Auction
By virtue of an order of the Orphans Court of Indiana County there will be exposed to public sale on the premises on a date to be announced. The sale will convey property through court action and assigns rights in the estate to the highest bidder. Potential bidders should inspect the acreage and title conditions before bidding begins.
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Orphans Court of
Indiana County
Two Court Ward Lots in Indiana Sold at Auction
On Friday December 1 1911 at 1 PM two lots in Indiana Borough Court Ward will be sold by executors James M Stewart and J Telford. First lot 54 feet 5 inches by 100 feet contains a two story frame house and outbuildings. Second lot borders Eighth street and an alley with Hetrick Wilson lot to the west. Cash on confirmation of sale, by order of the Court, clerk J Blair Sutton.
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Azouth
Legionita
Nerox
Nore
Leas
Worver
Idan D
A. W. Gatley
Banks Township
Indiana County
Sitte
Pennsylvania
Holland Tract
Tolland Tract
Jacob Wettling
John C. Wry
Warry
J. Clark
William Shields
Smithport
Township of
Banks
Indlana
Pettey Waters
Court of Common Pleas
Court Ward
Borough of
Indiana
Oak Street
Eighth Street
Hetrick & Wilson
James M. Stewart
J. Telford
J Blair Sutton
Orphans’ Court
Estate of El nora Sebring administrator seeks sale
Notice to heirs legatees and creditors that BH Somerville as administrator will apply to the Orphans Court of Indiana County for an order to sell a lot of ground in Cherry Tree Borough. The hearing is set for Monday December 4, 1911 at 10 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAL
The
Savings & Trust Comany of
Indiana
Biase tcCrady Shawcrosse
Gertrude McCredy
Orphans' Court of
Indiana County
Thomas Crawshaw
Glen Campbell
Glenwood Navenue
Mable Biss
John Remaley
Notich
Somerville
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Turk
Arthur J. Burdick
Sunset Magazine
Beethoven
Eceanksgiving
Hanksgiving
Ping
Aetore
Globe-Trotter Haskin
Chineas
Walta
Teachers’ Institute
Lute School
Green Township
H.S. Lute
Doyle Joiner
Lulu Simpson
Mattie McAnulty
Bess Knupp
Elsie Siverd
Heber Donahey
Willis Houk
Thankful Clawson
Sara Joins
Meda Siverd
Madge Allison
Budd Houck
Ray Fyock
Shirley Smith
Mary Kelly
John McCullough
Hawthorne
Duke Fleming
Hazel Knupp
Jessie Fleming
James Gilhousen
Leonard Mumau
A. P. Stephens
J. N. Bostic
W. B. Patterson
W. B. Douglass
D. D. Patterson
B. Decker
F. F Walker
Prof. Jones
Kellysburg
Rayne Township
Gs of
Vada Walker
Rosa Hug
Victor Katz
Mabel Fyock
Sarah Wolfe
Det Wagner
Emma Inwards
Clair Buterbaugh
Ida Shields
J. E B. Weaver
Alma Stuchell
Rebecca Blue
Pearl McGregor
Flora Wilson
McFarland
Mr. Schurr
Mildred Wynkoop
Margaret Lockard
Harry Lambing
Arthur Lambing
Osale
the Savings & Trust CO. OF
Llonge
Kidlana
Hanks
Andrew Willisuis
Juba Clark
Cornellua Burtlabaugh
Jobn Willtime
Lees
C. Kk. Burtlebaugh
J. C. Wry
John C. Fry
Pine
County
Chestnut Stump
Chante Perros Cuttes
Ernest Stewart
James Anderson
Docése Buhl
Orhetmar AQ
Boses & Buhl
North Side
Pittsburgh, PA
William N. Liaghtr
Elnora Sebring
Pennaplyania
Cherry Tree
Phasgiana
Pannaylyania
Mala
Indbing
MeKonge
Td Matus
Denise Barrett
Montgage Beng
Mortage
Om, Langham & Elkin
Robert Mullen
Thomas Pesler Mulley
Peoples’ Insurance Agency
Citizens Bank
E. E. Dinger
Farmera Telephone R. D. No
Smleksbure
Victor Gas Ranges
Paptsesgn & Company
Indiana, Pa
H. H. Steving
Undertaker
C. Heber Steving
M. Edith Steving
New Indiana House
H. H. Steving’s Undertaking Office
H. H. Steving & Son
Big Store
Steving’s Big Store
Philadelphia Street
Court House
H. H. Steving & Son, Proprietors
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