Thanksgiving Day in New England and American Promise
The piece reflects on Thanksgiving as gratitude for abundance made possible by collective effort and providence. It contrasts past famine with present wealth, credits brave builders of the nation, and urges humble stewardship rather than trivial boasting about natural wealth. It emphasizes inner virtue, labor, and shared rights across social lines.
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New England
Dr. Palfrey
California
Spokane
Dakota
Alabama
New York
America
United States
Ragamuffins Parade Through New York Thanksgiving Day
A reader describes New York Thanksgiving ragamuffins and fantasticals dressing in odd costumes and begging for coins. The custom, dating to target companies and militia parades, features small groups and varied gender attire amid local city tradition and nostalgia.
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New York
Johnny
Jennie
New York City
New Yorker
Greenwich Village
Thanksgiving kindness warms a city family in Buffalo Express
A snowy Thanksgiving tale follows Florence Churchwell and relatives as they welcome a freezing girl Edith Greyton. Florence shares her saved dollar to help, and the family plans a Christmas basket for Edith and her brothers and sister. The story ends with a moonlit scene and a note of communal goodwill.
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Nora
Florence
Ned
Cousin Alice
Cousin May
Grandma
Mrs. Churchwell
Annie
Edith
Edith Greyton
Grandma Grey
Buffalo Express
Call to a Day of Thanksgiving for the Nation
An exhortation urging all people to reflect on the source of happiness and set aside a day to give thanks to God for the country’s blessings. The text emphasizes gratitude and patriotism in a ceremonial tone.
After Dinner Amusements in Sportive Potato Games
The piece describes light after dinner diversions of a sportive nature including potato races with spoons carrying spuds, guessing the number and weight of potatoes in a canvas bag, and contests to grab and transport potatoes from a barrel to a basket using a hatpin.
Thanksgiving Reflections On Prosperity And Plenty
The passage notes Thanksgiving as a national occasion with personal significance. It reflects on a year with plenty at the table and in stores, noting meat in the larder and grain in the storehouse as signs of individual prosperity.
Song of the Glad Folks
A cheerful verse extols the Thanksgiving mood and glad living. It celebrates love brightening days and nights and says any time Love arrives is the right time. The poem-like lines emphasize happiness and affectionate sentiment.
Thanksgiving Song Promises Joyful Harvest Across Valley and Hill
A Folk lyric from the Atlanta Constitution proclaims a coming table of plenty with winds singing joy and bright time. The piece suggests a Thanksgiving mood, urging day or night gatherings to reap abundance. Butter wrappers advertised from Echo office appear in the note.
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Atlanta Constitution
Dr King's New Discovery advertised for winter colds
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery as a remedy for winter colds and coughs. It claims the product breaks up colds, loosens phlegm, clears the head, soothes irritated membranes and eases breathing. The pitch notes 47 years of use and a 50 cent price at druggists.
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Dr. King
Local Thanksgiving Days Across Early America
The article notes early American observances of thanksgiving days. Baltimore in 1814 designated the following Thursday as a day of thanks for deliverance from British forces after Washington’s attack. Ohio leaders in Chillicothe, then state capital, publicly thanked God for victories at New Orleans allied with General Jackson.
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America
Baltimore
Washington
Ohio
Presbyterian
Chillicothe
New Orleans
Jackson
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