Thanksgiving Blessings for Sunshine Rain and Harvest
A devotional verse expresses gratitude for sun and rain, dew and shower, and a golden harvest hour. It notes both hope and fear, storm and peace, trembling and cheer, and the glad increase.
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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1911
Page
5
A devotional verse expresses gratitude for sun and rain, dew and shower, and a golden harvest hour. It notes both hope and fear, storm and peace, trembling and cheer, and the glad increase.
A stormy Thanksgiving tale narrows to Minnie's letter run and a near tragedy. Percy Kincaid and Minnie, both at Turner's farm, are reunited after a perilous night as a falling limb and rain drive Minnie to seek shelter and a stranger rescues her. The two lovers reconcile, finding each other amid hardship and a modest feast.
The census shows beef cattle numbers fell 6.3 percent in the last decade, the largest drop among livestock. Prices rise but farm value per head declines as younger stock are marketed. Demand shifts to the Pacific coast and imports from South America are discussed as potential relief while corn belt farms push purebred breeding to maintain quality. Editorial from Breeders' Gazette.
The piece argues that pre Pilgrim rituals included gratitude to God and distinguishes Church of England Sunday prayers from the later Thanksgiving Day. It notes a Monhegan service as a regular Anglican service with possible thanksgiving elements, but not the Thanksgiving Day as understood in America. Contemporary evidence refutes claims that the Plymouth colony kept a separate Thanksgiving Day.
An old advertisement touts Tona Vita as a modern tonic to cure debility, fatigue, and nervousness while claiming Lee's Rhubarb Laxative aids chronic constipation. It promises money back if the tonic fails and notes the products are sold in Marshfield by D. L. Potter Drug Co.
Mrs L B Arnold of Denver Cal recommends Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as the best and safest cure for coughs colds and bronchial trouble. She says it has never failed to give relief and notes it is for sale by all dealers.
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