Thanksgiving Dilemma and a Heroic Small Boy
Shrimp Carter tries to donate for a Sunday school Thanksgiving feast but sees poor families gain large baskets while his own dime buys only a tin horn badge and gum. A needy boy Tadpole brings beans and shares grief over missing turkeys, sparking Shrimp to rethink charity on Thanksgiving eve.
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Tadsole
Shrimp Carter
BC Mersault
Fadpote
Daniel
Harold
Tadpole
Yarge
Carter
Shrimp
Shriurp
Tadpile
Tagpore
Edmyp
Strimp
Tad
Thanksgiving Bargains and a Child's Dilemma on the Street
A street scene shows a Thanksgiving sale with turkeys priced from a dollar as a boy clings to his badge and horned gear. In a park crowd, Shrimp struggles with weighty choices while a football rush brings Tadpole and Tom White calling him to a reserved seats surprise.
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Smmaller
Tadpole
Tom White
Indianapolis News
Nightmare on Thanksgiving Night
A mother wakes to her son Fred describing a nightmare about a four legged turkey roosting on his bed and threatening to bite his head. The tale ends with a moral about not overindulging at meals and being careful with eating and drinking.
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Whyle Orphan” Asylum
Fes
Shrimp
McKinley
Roosevelt
Victoria
Theo
Chris
Cate
As a yellow as Gold Mary E Knowlton
A poem praising a pumpkin's golden hue linked to Thanksgiving and autumn scenes. It recalls Cinderella, colonial feasts, and holiday decor, ending with the pumpkin keeping autumn color for Thanksgiving while memories linger.
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Mary E. Knowlton
Thanksgiving Lantern Pranks Lead to Kindness
Two boys find twin pumpkins in a yard and plan a hollow scare on neighbors. After overhearing a troubled family explain their Thanksgiving lacks, they choose generosity, delivering a large basket of foods and a turkey to the needy home.
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Bob
Roy
Mrrs. Phillips
Bobl
Child
Meyer
Rob
Phillips
Pune
Mita Phillips
Gare
Bessie
Cmne
Attié
Andy
Press
Cause of Revolution and Postal Fine Incident
An Indianapolis News item notes a postcard depicting love prompts a sender to a $2 fine for obscene or improper content. The brief report frames the event as a social reform topic amid broader debates on censorship and morality.
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Russia
Indianapolis News
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Brick
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Puck
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