Billy Dick's Travel Confusion and Family Reunion
Billy Dick travels with a great uncle and a kind conductor before a railroad wreck delays him. He reunites with his father at Norfolk and learns a telegram to his mother caused a mix up with Billy Waters and Billy Dick, resolving the family double names confusion.
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Rosy
Billy Dick
Mily Dick
Norfolk
Dad
Howell
Captain Morton
William Waters
Billy Waters
William Walton Waters
Tam Wiliam Montgomery Morton
Billy
Pilly Dick
Howe
Richmond
Verry
Flopsy
Hilly Dick
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation by New Hampshire Governor
Governor Chester B. Jordan proclaims Thursday November 28 as a day of thanksgiving in New Hampshire. He recalls the 1621 Plymouth harvest and notes various historical occasions surrounding thanksgiving days in the state.
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Chester B. Jordan
New Hampshire
Plymouth
Thanksgiving Day Reflections and Reminiscences
The passage recalls Lincoln's nationalization of Thanksgiving in 1863 and the deep personal memories tied to home and family. It notes the holiday's enduring significance, and contrasts autumnal decor tips with advice on table centerpieces using florals like cosmos, roses, carnations, and chrysanthemums.
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Uys
Lincoln
Thanksgiving Hymn About Blessings of the Year
The text pours forth grateful lines to God for gentle spring rains and bird songs. It mentions harvest work completed, friends and kin gathered, and sharing bounty with joyous songs of praise. It notes grace and boundless love, celebrating fruitfulness and worldwide goodwill.
Thanksgiving Echoes in Verse and Prose
A textured mix of autumn reflections and humorous skits. Poem speaks of barren fields giving way to seeds and hopeful blooms, while other pieces celebrate flowers for the table and a humorous turkey monologue. The tone mirrors old newspaper miscellany with seasonal whimsy and domestic notes.
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Neasgiving
Birdsall
Kly
Aunt Dot
Mr. Gobbler
Little Boy
Washington Stan
Compiler ‘of Statistics
Treasury Department
Earth
Tia
Anna
Pratt
Turkey
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