Thanksgiving Hymn of Gratitude and Prayer for Harvest
A historic Thanksgiving hymn praises the gracious God for harvest fruits and grain, asks blessings for the poor, the sick, and the sorrowful, and seeks shelter, bread, and comfort. The verse from The Century credits SEB Adams.
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Seb. Adams
Thanksgiving Night Rescue on the Prairie
Meri flees a lynch mob to warn Jim Blake of a cattle theft plot. She is injured during a late chase, but Blake and local officials intervene, saving her and arranging a new life as they marry, with Thanksgiving as a quiet backdrop to their union.
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Jim Blake
Merl
Fleegle
Blake
Batchelor
Mary
Fienie
Meri
Jim
Oswers
Smoky Hill
Markham
Occidental
Saeed
Slake
McCarrick
New York Herald
The Evils of the Corset and Courtesy to Elders
A roundup of articles on corset harms and better female attire, respect for older generations, the novelty of bonnets made from photographs, and a critique of wedding gift excess. It stresses reducing undergarments, valuing courtesy to the aged, and curbing costly wedding presents.
The World Divided Between Managers and The Managed
A piece extols the manager role of women as natural leaders who master household affairs then extend influence to neighbors. It praises their energy, thorough counsel, and readiness to advise, while noting friction with those who resist being managed and urging a world split into managers and the managed.
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Boston Times
Providence
Flea Chain and Tiny Padlock Impress Royalty
Mark Scarlet, a blacksmith of Elizabethan era, forged a forty five link chain with a steel and brass eleven piece padlock and key. The minuscule apparatus weighed a grain and a half and could fit around a flea’s neck, displayed to the king and queen on polished silver.
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Mark Scarlet
Elizabeth
Philadelphia Press
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