Thanksgiving as a National Holiday Shaped by Gratitude
The article reflects on Thanksgiving growing from Puritan observance to a national holiday. It notes annual proclamations by presidents and governors, the day’s mix of feasting and sport, and the deeper sense of gratitude for prosperity and life’s blessings despite hardships. It mentions football and lingering issues like sugar rebates and mining bitterness alongside the season’s goodwill.
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Turkey
United States
Pittsburg Demands Courtesy From Secretary Shaw
Pittsburg protests perceived courtesy shortfall by Secretary Shaw during talks on a new postal building site. The city, proud in steel and industry, asks Roosevelt to ensure Shaw treats its mercantile and manufacturing interests with respect and fully considers local views. Officials warn they may seek a different site if unmet.
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Pittsburg
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
City of Steel and
Roosevelt
Shaw
Aspoen
Wealthy Giulia Morosini Questions Spending on Dress
A controversy sparked by Miss Giulia Morosini, daughter of a wealthy Un-Han banker, who asks what the poor would do if there were no idh to work for. The piece argues such spending is not excessive and rails against the idea of idleness while noting fines against the American Sugar Refining Co. for rebates and broader antitrust enforcement signals. It critiques rebate practices by shippers, rails against profit focus, and calls for stronger penalties to deter future abuses. The drug combine faces trial in federal court, depicted as facing a dose of penalties.
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Giulia Morosini
Dreas
Mia
Rose Pastor Stokes
Ber
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
United States
New York
New York Central Railway
Stoen
Elkins
Daniel Webster
Grover Cleveland
Gomn
Mr. Webster
John Atagula
Indiana
Mr. Wenster
Perity Eagle
Billings
Aix
Josh Hillings
Parlianern
St. Ro
Meatland
Christmas Purchasing Before the Holiday Rush
The piece notes that peace and good will appear in gifting and buying. It highlights how gift giving dominates observances and urges shoppers to purchase early to avoid the late Christmas crush, benefiting both buyers and salespeople.
Rich and poor clash over money theory in Mrs Stokes talk
The piece centers on Mrs. Stokes arguing that keeping money in circulation without producing value hurts the rich and harms the poor. She questions thrift and pauperism, labeling Auss Morosini’s class as paupers when able to work yet unwilling. The dialogue recalls Ben Tillman’s savvy advertising and belief in money's power.
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Nistax
Ay & Settlement
Meyer
Mrs. Stokes
Edro
Auss Morosini
Himsalf
Christmas shopping hurry and public works warn underground wires
The text notes holiday shopping stress as retailers struggle to serve customers and urges preholiday planning. It also reports the Board of Public Works warning electric companies to bury lines or risk extensions beyond the mile square limit, hinting at reformist sentiment.
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Board of Public Works
Contempt and Commentary Across Courts and Headlines
A long column criticizes Indianapolis Star for predicting a grand jury indictment of Councilman Royse. It notes editorial interference with court proceedings, cites various national items, from Waters-Pierce indictment to Caruso in New York, and mocks press and public figures while commenting on justice and politics.
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Indianapolis Star
Royse
Grand Jury
Peril and Sighs Hint at Lost Summer Night
Fragmentary verse lines depict a hazy scene of misfortune and longing. The speaker laments elusive happiness and recurring sighs as a summer night unfolds, with unclear references to figures like Mio and a melancholy tone pervading the fragment.
Thanksgiving at Hotels Draws Guests From Distant Homes
Hotel menus and dining rooms are set for Thanksgiving with many travelers far from home. Readers note hotels offer meals while families gather, and locals join public tables or private homes to celebrate. The piece reflects seasonal gratitude and community amid a busy holiday rush.
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Oity Homes
Adgileel Bee
Cockrell’s Declining Health Marks Senate Farewell
The piece recalls Francis Marion Cockrell’s long public service in the U.S. Senate from Missouri and near-end of a distinguished career. It notes his reduced stamina, era of service under Roosevelt, and the emotional farewell as colleagues foresee his retirement from arduous duties. It highlights his early political rise, the 1870 governor nomination contest, and his later alliance with Tillman and Chandler, ending with a portrait of a veteran statesman facing the close of an era.
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Commirces Commission
Francis Marion Cockrell
Senata Cockrell
Roosevelt
Benator Guekrell
Senate
Crekrell
Mixconrh
Tita
Alsoppole
Tim
Semmter Cockrell
Mabon
Waite
Tonsevelt
Intimalan Ca
Renatur Cockrell
Altheteh Parry
Althoett
Imal
Dewey
Boston Attorney General Shares Humble Courtroom Tale
Massachusetts Attorney General Herbert Parker recounted a humorous courtroom anecdote at an Essex Bar Association dinner. He described a sharp early career moment where a young witness assumed a shaved man left the shop for a shave, illustrating how a judge’s reasoning can shape belief based on a simple change in appearance. The tale reflects Parker’s wit and a reminder of evidentiary inferences in court.
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Herbert Parker
Massachusetts
Jake
Essex Bar Association
Eacen Han
Boston. Herald
Inidor Laffir Mills
Gary
Tain
Xrinly
Fimo
Camp Yarns Relatives Learn Aldrich Killed by Prank
Reports from Pottsville describe Aldrich killed during a hunting prank on a Canadian expedition. He imitated wolf howls to frighten John Rogers, who fired at a sound in bushes, striking Aldrich in the leg and causing death after medical aid arrived. A Camden policeman later recovered a wedding ring from a stomach, prompting efforts to locate the owner.
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Potter
Thieverie
Dimes Aldriche
Canada
John Rogers
Rogers
Aldrich
Helm
Tina
Snow HA
George E. Donovan
Camden
Donovan
Societ Note About Marriage In New Town
A terse note mentions a Penney vonta man who has married a girl likely named Grace or Birdie Toleda Blade. The source offers no clear details on place date or full identities.
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Grace
Birdie
Toleda
The Boy's First Room
A boy describes gaining his own room with a chest a window hooks and a carpeted floor. He notes independence yet initial fear, the distant sounds from downstairs and the comfort of birds outside. He anticipates privacy and time alone before bedtime.
Brief Notes on Literary Folk and Billsings Career
Fragments describe Byram Sinker and Sir Henry Irving links, Bram Stoker kin, and Mary J Holmes in Brockport. Anecdotes credit Billings with writing a profitable phonetic almanac, earning up to $7,000 yearly, contrasting effort with market skill.
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Byram Sinker
Henry Irving
Hook
Petty Sesatons
Ireland
Is Ort Department
Duplin Castle
Irving
Petty Sessony
Thornley Stoker
Dublin
Bram
Ila Knighthand
Hla
Steyal College of Surgeons
Fragmented Victorian prose and poems in a 19th century paper
A dense jumble of political conjecture and literary fragments appears. The text references Colombia, Panama, rail and freight, the Great Northern line, saloon economy, and a long poem praising divine mercy. It reads as a miscellany page with editorial snips and verse.
Editorial warns against get-rich-quick schemes
The piece urges readers to distrust flashy schemes and favor solid savings with Indiana Trust Co. It stresses that promises pour money from investors without real security, contrasting with trustworthy savings accounts backed by a $1,000,000 capital and $350,000 surplus.
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Orcasion
Indiana Trust CO
Prize Fish Duel On Pacific Bay Ends In Victory
George Hilton, famed fencer, rowed with companions when a nine foot tooth swordfish attacked their skiff off the Pacific coast. Hilton parried, the weapon was broken, and he disarmed the fish in a dramatic duel, saving the crew from peril.
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Portland
Ore
George Hilton
Meath
Hilton
Fahermaen
Wiles
Hiltos
Dom Terity
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