North Carolina Finds Various Gems and Pearls in State
Agate occurs in the state with material fit for cutting found in Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties. Moss agate reported from Orange county. Rutile cut into gems resembles black diamond but often lacks flawless quality. Malachite, tourmaline, spinel, chrysolite, lazulite, carnelian and jasper found. occasionally acceptable gems emerge. Fresh water mussels yield pearls of fair quality from creeks and rivers.
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Cabarrus
Mecklenburg
Orange County
North Carolina
A Thanksgiving Foracer
New England natives cherish Thanksgiving as a home tradition though national in scope. The piece celebrates the regional bounty from Vermont to Cape Cod, describing cranberries pumpkins and turkey season, and recalls a North Carolina forage tale to illustrate steadfast festivity.
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New England
Vermont
Rhode Island
Cape Cod
Maine
New Hampshire
Connecticut
St. Petersburg
Athens
Hong Kong
Dawson City
North Pole
Moore County
North Carolina
Foraging for Thanksgiving Feasts in a Trim Maine Village
A narrator laments missing standard Thanksgiving foods as the pantry dwindles. He improvises with cabbage, quail and sweet potatoes while recalling a Maine farmer who traded potatoes for turkeys. A live quail box, a hopeful bargain, and a stranger arriving from the railroad close the scene.
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Maine
Bob White
Thanksgiving Guests And A Quixotic Dinner Party
A Massachusetts traveler resting in a southern town joins a family for Thanksgiving. Food scarcity leads to a plan to borrow a chicken from Mr. Comey, who refuses humorously. A visitor’s journey and quirky kitchen antics end with a chaotic scene as a chicken causes comic disturbances in the house.
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Tie
Massachusetts
Florida
Mruch
Bob White
Mr. Comey
Father
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Nassau St
New York
Pinehurst, N. C
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