Thanksgiving and the World Family in War and Peace
The piece reflects on universal gratitude during Thanksgiving amid world war. It notes the holiday's origins in 1621 Plymouth, its national observance since Washington and Lincoln, and calls for a broader peace-hope beyond victory. It contrasts rural feasts with war-torn regions, urging shared prosperity and kinship under the Great Father.
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Haring
United States
Plymouth
America
City of
New York
George Washington
Rothers
Lincol
The Thanksgiving Feast Postcard Poem
A misty valley scene hints at a Thanksgiving feast with cousins returning from college. Vivid imagery of storm clouds, white fells, and cass fragrant egn evokes memory and home.
Interesting Bits Inventors and Materials Trade Facts
Virginia leads soapstone production with Vermont second. The U S Bureau of Standards built a delicate thermo electric test for pluton purity. A German inventor creates a tracing wheel like device for measuring irregular lines. A frog leg muscle helps a French device receive and record wireless signals. Peat sheets replace cork as heat and cold insulation in Germany. England and Wales have special schools for the blind deaf and other deaf and blind children totals given.
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Virginia
Vermont
United States Bureau of Standards
Germany
England
Wales
Guard Companies Mustered In State Units Report
State guard officers announced the commissioning of 76 enlisted men alongside Capt. Smith and officers Walter H. Griffith and Arthur H. Kline. Company A of the First Independent Battalion at Hattiesburg has mustered with over 4 dozen members under Major Charles R. B. Dalbey. Public service corporations filed quarterly reports showing revenue shifts, including New Orleans Mobile and Chicago with 426,955 revenue and 100,022 net. Mobile Ohio Railroad 2,710,925 revenue and 37,100 net. Smith County Telephone 24 net. American Express 25,220 revenue and 1,911 net. Rural education efforts highlighted by Prof. J. T. Calhoun note Hinds County leading in consolidation. Gov. Earl Brewer and Mayor S. J. Taylor addressed boys during Older Boys Conference. Prison trustees discussed cottonseed purchases and prison supplies. Grenada County audit petitioned by residents for county elections. Thanksgivings holiday to honor best possible dinner.
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Jackson
Adjt
Eric C. Seales
State National Guard
Smith
Walter H. Griffith
Mentecant
Arthur H. Kline
Leutenant
Hattiesburg
Charles RB. Dalbey
Corporationg
New Orleans
Mobile
Chicago
Smith County Telephone Company
American Express Company
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Lynching and Jail Escape Hit Aberdeen Mississippi
Reports from Mississippi detail a lynching of an alleged shooter near Aberdeen and a Quitman county jail escape. A deputy sheriff and posse pursued, with masked men involved in the jail breach. Separately, Hattiesburg residents are urged by Prof. Woodley to cut fire insurance in half to counter rising rates.
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Marks
Quitman
Jesse Dodson
Dodson
Hattiesburg
F. B. Woodley
Woodley
Jury To Try Leverett For Killing Ed Bradley
A jury from a special venue has been selected to try Leverett, for killing Ed Bradley of Rich ton Mississippi. The case was moved to Forrest county on change of venue after Perry county jurors could not agree.
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Leverett
Hattiesburg
Ed Bradley
Richton
Miss
Forrest County
Perry County
Gin and Mill Burn Marietta
W B Rharrtuins lost gin and saw mill outfit by fire. The origin of the Tires not known. Loss about 1500 dollars or more, including 12 bales of cotton, several hundred bushels of seed, and timber.
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Marietta
W. B. Rharrtuis
Detectives Employed by Sinois Central Railroad
Magnolia reports detectives employed by the Sinois Central Railroad are still active on cases.
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Magnolia
Sinois Central Railroad
Baker Case To Come Up In Natchez Court
Natchez court will hear the case of T Otis Baker once connected with a bank and charged with embezzling about 5000 dollars. Prosecution is by the security company that bonded him.
Woman Dies After Swallowing Carbolic Acid
Natchez Mrs G 4 Vaught swallowed carbolic acid at her home and died after 24 hours of intense suffering. The body was shipped to Murfreesboro Tennessee, her former home, where her mother and sisters reside.
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Natchez
G. 4. Vaught
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Plantation shooting report with multiple gunshots
On the Frask G. Fite plantation John Taylor and several others opened fire on the press. Authorities report that there were about 12 or more shots exchanged during the incident involving Merritt described as a negro.
Fragmentary OCR leads to tangled dialogue and ads
Readable text shows scattered phrases about a frame query and a laxative product, with dialogue lines from characters including John and a wife. The passage includes garbled names and stray market terms, suggesting a torn page with miscellaneous chatter and ad-like inserts.
Change Quit Coffee and A Woman's Coffee Tale
A fragment describes a woman stopping coffee and tea after years of intake. She mentions severe distress and heart palpitations, seeking relief after trying Postum as a replacement beverage. The text references doctors and a belief Postum improved her condition.
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Perros
Cote Postum
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Europe
Carleton Simon
Sam
Turkey
Mev
Chads
Torrey
Margaret
Col
Vicksburg
News of
Hinds
Jim
J. T. Calhoun
Mississippi
Calhoun
Lantern Studen
Thal
Earl Brewer
5. J. Taylor
Gre
Harrison County
State
Grenada County
Brewer
John Taylor
Monroe County
Prosoner
Posse
Aberdeen
S. A. Crosby
Sheriif
Shelton Merritt
James Creek
Joe Bowen
Lewis
L. R. N. Railway
Berem
Dr. Pierce
Pgusith
Balning
John
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