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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1938
Page
3
An illustrated recount of Thanksgiving Day origins from English colonists to a national holiday. It notes a harvest feast after hardship, then public thanks during crises, with portraits and authentic documents included.
The Plymouth Pilgrims 1621 narrative in Mourt's Relations records the first Thanksgiving. G Mourt likely George Morton published the letters from Edward Winslow. Winslow's journal is praised as charming and essential to early colonial history.
Edward Winslow's contemporary account of the first Thanksgiving is cited, alongside 18th century moves to establish a national day of thanks. The piece traces the Washington and Lincoln proclamations and Sara Josepha Hale’s campaign, ending with a health column on vitamin C and its daily dietary importance.
A reader describes brightening a decorated living room by repeating curtain colors in cushions. She uses scraps from silk dresses and ribbons, adds cov ered cords and frills to unify tones, and suggests smart slipcovers and curtains. Mrs. Spears' sewing books are praised for quick, picture guided instructions.
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