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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1927
Page
4
Fragmentary text from a notice references time frames such as one year and three months and mentions charges or fees with figures like $2.00 $1.25 and amounts that appear broken. No identifiable names, organizations, dates, or places are readable.
The article traces Thanksgiving from Druids and sun worship to modern observances. It notes Israel’s analogous day, the 1621 Plymouth first feast, and the Pilgrims' losses that year. It reflects on memory, harvests, and family gatherings shaping gratitude and faith.
Boise report shows organic diseases of the heart caused 36 Idaho deaths in October with 33 total deaths that month among 208 male and 125 female births recorded. Auto accidents, drownings, burns, and railroad incidents also noted, plus cases of apoplexy, tuberculosis and infantile paralysis.
A Third Assistant Postmaster General notice urges postmasters to promote early, secure, and efficient Christmas mail handling. It covers postage prepayment, clear addressing, return cards, proper packing, weight and size limits, and the use of Christmas delay labels to ensure timely delivery and safe handling of holiday mail.
The article traces eight early Continental Congress appointed thanksgiving days and notes their suspension by Congress. It discusses the Episcopal prayer book of 1789 designating the first Thursday in November as a thanksgiving day and civil authorities adopting similar observances in New York. It cites church letters and proclamations from Washington and Adams era and Jefferson’s opposition to such proclamations.
A devotional meditation thanks Thee for harvests and gifts while urging humility and remembrance of others abroad. It calls for renewal of vows and praise, emphasizing praise without pride and the need to keep others in thought as wells of generosity are acknowledged.
The piece argues against federal authority over religious exercises and stresses that fasting and prayer are internal church disciplines best set by each congregation. It recalls Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation amid Civil War victories and notes the evolving, more secular observance of the day.
A quoted verse from A. Nutt in the Ottawa Citizen urges readers to brighten days with small acts of happiness prayer generosity and love. The verse emphasizes mirth optimism and sharing as paths to a warmer community spirit.
The first patent for a revolver was granted to Samuel Colt on February 25, 1886. It quickly proved useful as Texans employed it in their fight for independence from Mexico.
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