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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1936
Page
6
A dated reflective piece discusses restraint in speech and social behavior. It contrasts quick anger with measured silence and warns against overcoarse judgments. The writing reflects on intellect, friendship, and the burden of constant self control amid social pressures.
A defense of the turkey as a distinctly American symbol and food. The piece traces the bird’s origins with Native Americans, the Pilgrims, and early settlers, noting its cultural significance in Thanksgiving feasts and its domestication by indigenous peoples. It explains that the turkey’s name derives from a misapplied label linked to Turkey, and emphasizes the bird’s enduring American heritage.
A reflection on what to be thankful for beyond mere gifts. Gratitude requires a divine giver and a thankful spirit, not a mechanical yearly ritual. The most thankful people often have the least, while abundance can erode gratitude. The day marks an opportunity to cultivate a thankful disposition, not a duty.
The 1936 election set a national record with about 43 million votes cast and a landslide for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won 533 electoral votes to Landon's 8. Landon gained roughly 16 million popular votes, Lemke about 0.75 million, and the American public widened Democratic majorities in both chambers. The Senate will hold 73 of 96 seats for Democrats, while the House favors 334 Democrats to 80 Republicans.
The article outlines party tallies for the Seventy-fifth Congress versus the Seventy-fourth, noting Democratic and Republican margins in the House and Senate. It reports totals for Democrats, Republicans, Progressives, and Farmer-Laborites, and mentions a larger total vote in the 1996 election by over three million compared with four years prior.
Pattern 1362 includes a transfer of sit motifs about 4 by 8 inches with diagrams of stitches, color ideas, and materials. Send 15 cents in stamps or coins to Eta hone han venue New York for the pattern and transfer.
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