Thankful progress since 1865 in American life in 1908
The 1868 Thanksgiving celebrates postwar recovery and vast growth. The piece contrasts 1865 conditions with 1908, noting rail expansion from 50,000 to about 215,000 miles, cheap cross continental travel, and rapid gains in mining, metals, oil, land cultivation, and manufacturing. Population rose from 33.6 to over 80 million as urban growth surged.
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United States
Atlantic
Pacific
New York
Boston
Washington
San Francisco
Portland
Mississippi
Horn
Panama
Darien
Montana
Michigan
Missouri
trans-Mississippi
Seward
Alaska
Sam
Points of excellence in other cloths of clothing
The passage notes that in other makes of clothing one may find some of the points of excellence and value present, implying variation in quality and features across brands. It highlights that certain garments offer desirable attributes even outside the primary line.
A Turkeyless Thanksgiving in Dakota Rivalry
In Dakota frontier towns Redfield and Ashton race to supply Thanksgiving turkeys for a celebratory dinner. A secret prize shoot yields three birds to Watertown via a single marksman, while Ashton’s dinner is sabotaged by a bribed cook who delivers the meal without the rival town knowing.
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Pacific Coast
Alleghenies
Ohio
Indiana
Turkey
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Dakota
James River Valley
Huron
Aberdeen
United States
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Sioux Falls
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Great West
Their First Thanksgiving by Carlos Bayard
Caroline anxiously questions a rushed marriage as Vance Greenway delays, then marries and moves to the city. The Greenway family gossip intensifies while Vance climbs at the bank, leaving Carol to adapt to a modest flat and a shifting status in Greenvale.
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Caroline
Vance Greenway
Vance
David Greenway
Greenvale
Carol
Home Bank
Greenway
Thanksgiving Homecoming Hidden in a Bank Plunge
In a Sunday Magazine short story, a couple plans their first Thanksgiving together. Vance reveals a staged bank scare to prove independence, then returns home with his wife to a shared future. The tale closes on family, gratitude, and a celebratory new start.
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Vance
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