Thanksgiving rituals and the nation’s gratitude across regions
A New Orleans Times-Picayune piece recalls the first 1621 Plymouth Thanksgiving and traces how the holiday spread through New England and beyond. It notes regional contrasts, harvest rites, and family gatherings from Massachusetts to California, with Harvard and Yale festivities and New Orleans church services and charitable baskets aiding the needy.
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Marguerite Samuels
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Plymouth
Little Colony
England
Atlantic
New England
Massachusetts
Pilgrim
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Connecticut
New Netherlands
Continental Congress
Washington
Madison
New York State
South
United States
California
High Seas
Old Homestead
Boston
Cambridge
Harvard
Coliseum
Yale
Parma
Trinity
Copley Squire
New Orleans
the Elks
The
Shriners
Salvation Army
Kingsley House
Mash of Bran and Meat Scrap Proves Best for Hens
United States Department of Agriculture reports eight years of Beltsville tests on over 1,000 hens showing a mash of 4 percent bran 4 percent middlings 26 percent meat scrap 66 percent cornmeal yields high egg production particularly in Leghorns and Reds.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Government Poultry Farm
Beltsville
Rhode
Wyandottes
Plymouth Rocks
Plymouth
Practical guidance on poultry health and rat control
The article advises cleaning rat breeding sites and using protected nests for setting hens. It highlights demand for quality breeding stock and eggs. Open-front houses reduce dampness, keep fowls healthier, and lower the risk of frozen combs in winter.
California Fig Syrup Ad Hits Moms With Promise
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a cure for constipation and "cleansing" of the liver and bowels. It targets mothers, claiming a teaspoon clears sour bile and undigested food, restoring a healthy child within hours and urging use of the genuine product.
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California
Angler Teaches Friend Fishing and a Missing Float
An eager fisher takes a novice angler fishing with tackle and a seat on the bank. The expert fishes upstream while the novice asks about prices of the red float. The veteran explains the float costs twopence, but the novice quips that the loaned float has sunk.
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Hind
London
Worm on the Green The Rule Dilemma
A golfer asks whether to lift or brush aside a worm on the putting green. The response says brushing aside is allowed but notes the worm is not young and growing warm, a playful twist in golfing etiquette.
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Nouston Post
Amende Honorable Lecture Anecdote
An exchange in a university hall features a puzzled student who protests being misled about the professor’s near sightedness. The hulking youth admits he was abominably deceived after joining the class, prompting sharp remarks from the professor.
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Birmingham’ Age Herald
Love Letters Prompt Envisions Paper Supplies at Shop Counter
A young woman asks for two hundred sheets of note paper and envelopes. The shopman inquires about the letters, and she replies they are love letters. The shopman estimates six envelopes would suffice.
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertisement Claim
If you use Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry you will not be troubled by tiny rust spots often caused by inferior bluing. Try it and see.
Tin Going to Be President Some Day
A fragment quotes Willie saying Tin will be president someday with a reference to Pa and a Tonight exchange, implying a family or local dialogue captured in the clippings.
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Wilie
Why pick out for your friend a man whose dog won't follow him
A riddle-like query questions choosing a man who cannot command his dog, inviting reflection on loyalty and leadership in companionship. The line suggests a test of trust and reliability in friendship.
If Mothers Only Knew About Child Health Relief
During these days many children complain of headache feverishness stomach troubles and irregular bowels. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders are promoted as easy pleasant and effective for children and are sold by druggists everywhere.
Bird Bath Mystery and Saturday Night Doubt
The exchange with Pat and a gardener centers on a shallow stone basin of water labeled a bird bath. Pat questions the notion with humor, insisting on the truth of the label while the gardener explains the function.
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Pat
Boston Transcript
Telephone at 78 years ago sparks global reliance
In 48 years ago the world used few telephones while the United States housed 12,000,000 in 1919. The piece notes a disconnect between preaching and practice among ministers.
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United States
Mother of four praises Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription
Mrs. W. W. Rowley of Bushong Kansas testifies she found relief from childbirth pains using Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription. She warns against skipping it during later pregnancies, endorsing the remedy for future use and urging fellow women to seek relief. All druggists carry liquid or tablet forms.
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Bushong, Kans
Dr. Pierce
W. W. Rowley
Route 1
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