Thanksgiving customs through early American history
The piece recalls New England Thanksgiving practices starting with prayer and sermon, the turkey and pumpkin pie tradition, and the shift from a day of prayer to a family feast. It notes 1578 Newfoundland service, Mayflower origins, and a grand 1621 harvest celebration with Massasoit, highlighting the American conception of Thanksgiving and its republican roots.
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New England
England
North America
Walsall
Newfoundland
Frobisher
Plymouth
Jamestown
New York
Boston
Atlantic
Provincetown Harbor
Edward Winslow
Massasoit
Not Essentially American Thanksgiving Origins
The passage discusses the origin of Thanksgiving as a native American holiday linked to New England founders. It notes that the holiday was seen as a heroic New England day and an American day, while acknowledging that other nations have had similar days of thankfulness.
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New England
Gratitude for Abundant Harvests and Aid to Abroad
A proclamation of thanks for plentiful harvests and national blessings. It emphasizes feeding at home and providing substantial aid to war-wasted peoples abroad, urging gratitude and remembrance of benefactions.
Thanksgiving Reflection On Gratitude For Prosperity
The piece frames Thanksgiving as gratitude for blessings received and escaped, noting the nation’s enduring appreciation aligned with a long standing national practice. It emphasizes collective thanks for prosperity and safety within American life.
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America
Remember the Poor Feast Invitation
A reflective line urges generosity toward the hungry and needy, linking feast grace to sharing portions with those without means. It emphasizes compassion and social obligation.
Noble Bird at Its Best for Home Tables
The article extols the turkey as a festive centerpiece best served fresh from the oven at home. It emphasizes that carving at the table preserves aroma and texture, arguing hotel or restaurant turkeys lose much of their appeal compared to a family dinner.
Thanksgiving Wisdom on Sharing and Hope
The passage urges those who enjoy abundance to remember the less fortunate on Thanksgiving Day. It advocates offering a word of hope or cheer to others, suggesting that such acts relieve personal worries and bring unique happiness. It concludes that good thoughts are not lost.
Thanksgiving Witch in the Kitchen Keeps Holiday Cheer
A playful poem depicts a witchlike cook in a kitchen baking and brewing for Thanksgiving. The speaker admires the witch’s skills in chopping, simmering, and flavoring dishes from fruit cake to cranberry jelly, turkey, and onions as she prepares a festive feast. The piece is credited to Minna Irving and dated 1919.
Thanksgiving Day Origins and National observance
This piece traces Thanksgiving from its New England roots with Bradford to its national status after 1863. It notes the president's annual proclamation since 1863 and describes the day as a unifying natal occasion for Americans at home and abroad, emphasizing hospitality and gratitude.
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Bradford
New England
Philippines
Yukon
Notable 1776 Thanksgiving Marked by France Tie
News arrived of a Franco American treaty of friendship and alliance with the Thirteen States. Joy followed the valley forge winter as Washington’s army celebrated a historic Thanksgiving in a grim period.
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France
Washington
Valley Forge
Lot’s Worldly Choice and Lot’s Downward Fall
The sermon reflects on Lot from Genesis, tracing his move from Abram’s camp to Sodom. It warns that worldly compromise leads to shame, loss, and spiritual dullness, citing 2 Peter and Genesis events, and ends with a cautionary jewel anecdote about misplaced values.
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Lot
Abraham
Canaan
Jordan
Sodom
Peter
Mann
God
Wealth of Joy as Antiseptic Against Temptation
The article argues joy protects the soul from temptation, comparing happiness to sunlight that destroys disease and describing joy as a sunlit bank impregnable to spiritual assaults. It urges rejoicing in the Lord always to avoid gloom and discontent.
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Christ
Alway
Why Be Offended Why art thou offended and grieved at every little Injury
A line from Thomas a Kempis advising to banish reflexive offense and remember life will present many injuries. It urges resilience and equanimity, noting past harms have been endured and will recur, urging steadiness of mind.
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Thomas A Eempis
Chivalry Defined by Reverence for Strength and Weakness
A quotation from W. C. Gannett expands the idea of chivalry beyond gender respect to acknowledge reverence for strength when facing weakness in any person or situation.
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W. C. Gannett
Frequent Petition Echoes in Plea for Clean Heart
The text presents a devout appeal to God for inner cleansing and renewal. It quotes prayers asking God to search the heart, know thoughts, wash away iniquity, and create a clean heart with a right spirit.
Baby Victims of Hun Horrors in War Zone
War torn France faces halted education as Germany pays only part of war damages. American committee reports improvised schools in 65 villages, 22 opened by July 1919, with many children walking miles in harsh conditions. Prenatal and child hygiene work require funds to rebuild a generation’s future.
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New York
France
Germany
Brooklyn Eagle
American Committee
Hlaover Commission
Aisne
American Committee On
Vialin
Marseilles
Twine Trail Leads to Recovery of Cash Box
A piece of store twine led to a cash register containing $20 stolen from a Coneaut meat market. The owner was struck by a brick through a window but only slightly injured, and the robbers later abandoned the cash box in a pulley a short distance away as police investigated.
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Coneaut
Tne
Lord Mayor's Driver Dead After Years in Public Eye
London remembers A. Wright known as the lord mayor's coachman and a local institution for twenty seven years. His finest moment came in 1906 when Sir W Vaughan Morgan visited Paris, Wright in full regalia and the state coach drew admiration. He remained devoted to his post despite royal service offers.
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London
A. Wright
Wright
W. Vaughan Morgan
Pars
Billy Goat Is Ornery Cuss Says Physician
An eccentric Santa Ana tale recounts a physician performing a sunlit surgical procedure when a goat wandered in. The goat rammed the door, charged the room, and after a struggle the doctor used a long pole to push the animal outside, ending the bizarre episode.
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Santa Ana
Dro We. OG
Dubais
Billy Gant
Duboishon
Vienna Dying to Music Amid War Profiteer Excess
Berlin reports Vienna once famed for gaiety now factually superficial in pleasure zones. War profiteers allegedly siphon ill-gotten gains into dance halls pavilions and gambling rooms. A writer says the city is starved morally and youths seek reckless entertainment.
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Berlin
Germany
Vienna
Tie
Bear encounter halts cyclist on Banff road
Bert Thompson, returning from work in Banff Canada, collided with a dark object on a bike ride home. He and the mysterious bear briefly confronted each other before fleeing the scene. The report notes a curious folk saying that the thumb is stronger than all fingers.
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Banff, Can
Bert Thompson
Municipal water works report a three cent half yearly profit
London officials mocked the term profiteering as the water works show a net gain of three cents for the half year. Meanwhile New York City records indicate nearly 800 automobiles stolen each month.
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London
Lughed Torshim
Omnumtcipal Water Works
New York City
Morgan
Tata
Pato
Morgan Investmiont Sirvion
Remarkable duel ends in hawk’s death on Kenton field
Farmers near Kenton recount a field clash between a large chicken hawk and a snake. The hawk swooped, captured the snake, but the reptile bit under a wing and, after a several minute struggle, the hawk died on the ground.
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Kenton, O
Census Bales Show Cotton Growth Through 1919
Preliminary figures from the U.S. Bureau of the Census tally cotton production up to September 1 1919 at 1,128,903 bales, compared with 1,088,070 in 1918 and 614,787 in 1917. Sea island totals include 80 in 1919 208 in 1918 and 2 888 in 1917. Figures may be revised after individual ginner returns are checked.
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United States Bureau of the Census
Triner Brand Remedies Promoted As Reliable
An old advertisement touts Triner products including Triner's Bitter Wine and Angelica Bitter Tonle as highly reliable health tonics. It cites prewar Carnegie principles of strict testing and claims cures or relief for appetite loss headaches nervousness and rheumatism. The copy lists Cough Sedative and Linkment as effective, with a Chicago address for Joseph Triner Company.
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Tuiner
Andrew Carnegies
Triner
Riner
Joseph ‘Triner Company
Ashhind Ave
Chicapo, Ill
Father presents bold striped shirt to daughter
A father arrives home wearing a shirt with wide orange and purple stripes. He shows it to his wife and daughter, who gasps at the dramatic pattern. The daughter asks, "What kind of a filug is that daddy?"
Pennsylvania Leads in Absolute Blind Population
The report compares states on blindness metrics noting Pennsylvania has the most blind persons by count while New Mexico shows the highest percentage of blind residents.
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Pennsylvania
New Mexico
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