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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1897
Page
3
Poet Henry W. Whittier reflects on Thanksgiving gathering scenes east and west and the pull of family traditions. He recalls pumpkin pie, childhood rituals, lanterns, and playful autumn images that stir nostalgia for home, meals, and shared history.
Sophia Hurd cooks a lavish Thanksgiving for herself while neighbors grumble. Sam Brightman, hungry and desperate, slips into her home to steal. After a nocturnal encounter, she nurses him back with broth and feeds him like a mother, then invites his family to share in her feast, softening years of isolation with unexpected mercy.
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