Gobbler Heist Ends in Minister's Thanksgiving Feud
In a rural Thanksgiving tale, Job Teller hunts a 28 pound gobbler risking his pride and his daughter Ann Maria’s future. Lester pursues Ann Maria, a comic greed and romance clash. The turkey escapes but is finally claimed at the minister's home as the town turns witnesses to a peculiar holiday caper.
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Ann Maria Teller
Lester Brockaw
Ann Maria
Job Teller
Gobbler
Old Job
Lester
Job
Ron Maris
Ann Maris
Maria
Exeron
Lex
Ter
Jack
Reasons For Giving Thanks In Hard Times
Three hundred years after the first Thanksgiving the Fil erim band endured harsh winter loss and fear of natives yet found hope in Plymouth. Today, after a great war, the United States faces debt and uncertainty. Prosperity alone does not guarantee virtue. The nation, like the Pilgrims, can hope for more comforts while maintaining hard work and courage.
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Filerim
Plymouth
United States
Call the Corn Blow O Horn of Plenty
Poem in a 20th century newspaper style praising harvest abundance and thanksgiving. References a horn of plenty, corn from crib and row, hunger, and American selflessness. Mentions Willam Hersche and Indianapolis News in carrying the seasonal message.
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Ian
Willam Hersche
Indianapolle
Thanksgiving at the Oven Biggest Bird We’ve Got
Thanks to Turkey in the oven. Pies and cake a baking, kitchen piping hot. Family gathered and happy as children laugh. Father gives blessing. Kids and adults share food, jokes, and music. May asks for candy while the home fills with cheer.
Gratitude and Thanksgiving as Moral Force in Society
A treatise on gratitude as a social and religious engine, arguing that gratitude strengthens communal bonds and deepens devotion to God. It cites Seneca and cites the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, asserting true gratitude must come from the heart and uplifts national character beyond mere formality.
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Seneca
Rochafoucauld
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
God
The Nation’s Duty to Human Destiny in a Divine Purpose
A reflective passage urges Americans to pursue a divine purpose for humanity, emphasizing gratitude for past, present, and future blessings. It cautions that neglect of this mission would hinder national readiness for future challenges.
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Wis
America
Thanksgiving origins across centuries and colonies
The article traces Thanksgiving to biblical and English precedents, noting early observances in Newfoundland in 1578, Maine in 1607, and Massachusetts under Governor Bradford in 1621. It describes Bradford’s proclamation on December 18 old style and four hunters bringing back wild fowl, chiefly turkeys, to sustain the Plymouth colony.
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United States
England
North America
Wolfail
Newfoundland
Frobisher
Finglish
Popham
Sngadahoc
Maine
Bradford
Massaachusetts
Farme and price rise plague poor buyers in Louisville
The Louisville Courier Journal notes increasing costs burden consumers as farm prices surge daily and many shoppers struggle to afford essentials. Rising rates affect households, with heightened worry over available goods and overall living costs.
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Loasville Courier-Journal
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