Thanksgiving Baby Brings Hope to Grim Kingsley Farm
Jack Kingsley discovers a baby left on the doorstep and refuses to return her to the poorhouse. He defends the child, shocking his mother, and the family eventually welcomes the infant, transforming a bleak Thanksgiving into a feast and renewed faith as they rally to care for Fay.
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Thanksgiving Day Reflections From a Starving Poet
A writer notes the timeless rituals of Thanksgiving with mince pies and turkey while lamenting hardship that prevents purchase of a dinner. The piece frames the holiday as a bright feast for a hungry soul, highlighting economic strain and the irony of celebration amid poverty.
Grandma Ellis Thimble Tale at Thanksgiving Quilt
At a rural quilting bee Dock and I hear the tale of Grandma Ellis, Chris Chaffee, and a gold wedding thimble missing for years. The thimble’s return changes fortunes, mends reputations, and ties a family to Thanksgiving lore through generations. Belle Chaffee Harney is born Thanksgiving night as the story closes.
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Early Thanksgivings and Washington Proclamations
The first printed Thanksgiving proclamation appeared in 1677 and a copy rests with the Massachusetts State Historical Society. Revolutionary-era days were ordered by Congress, and Washington issued proclamations to the Continental Army in 1777 and 1778. Eleven years later he issued the first national Thanksgiving proclamation now in Rev. J. A. Wellman’s possession. Congress debated requesting a national proclamation amid various objections.
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Czarina Ill. Egyptian PM Resigns Over Health
Foreign dispatch reports Russia's czarina ill and possibly unable to act. Nubar Pasha, Egypt's prime minister, resigns due to ill health.
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Thanksgiving humor from multiple papers scene
A compilation of jokes and remarks on Thanksgiving from Atchison Globe Utica Herald Minneapolis Journal Indianapolis Sentinel and Minneapolis Times noting gratitude amid turkey jokes and traditional dishes. It reflects lighthearted attitudes toward food sports and holiday customs with playful quotes about football turkey and leftovers.
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Doubtful Compliment Delights a Cyclist in Paris
A brief 19th century dialogue depicts a poet presenting a book of sonnets to a cyclist in Paris. The cyclist replies with delight and notes difficulties sleeping until reading the poems, capturing a moment of literary admiration.
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