Thanksgiving origins and a Washington era banquet tale
A 1789 Thanksgiving tale traces the idea to Alexander Hamilton and the complications in Congress and cabinet. Washington issues the proclamation, a domestic home observance ensues, and a banquet at Faunce's tavern features disputes and a broken nose amid celebratory chaos.
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Alexander Hamilton
Washington
Roger Sherman
Connecticut
Congress
New York
National
Federal Hall
Jefferson
United States
Hamilton
New England
Franklin Square
Supreme Court
George Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
Faunce
Faunce's Tavern
Lieut. St. Clair
Tisdal
St. Clair
John Adams
Thanksgiving Turmoil Behind Washington’s First Proclamation
A Thanksgiving tale recalls Hamilton visiting the president after a tavern row over a soldier’s broken nose. Washington, angered by the incident and a secretary’s discreet withdrawal, condemned the brawl. The era’s first proclamation followed on January 1, 1795.
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Hamilton
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Leutenant
Thanksgiving Dinner in the Philippines
An outdoor feast at an old stone hacienda features ham and eggs, fried chickens, baked fish, olla podrida, and Filipino locust cake amid jasmine, coconut oil flavors, and a jade-blue smoke haze. Senorita Paciencia hosts amid gifts hidden in fruit and pumpkin lantern favors for a festive, souvenir laden celebration.
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Jim
Muchacho
Manila
United States Army
Pacific
Spain
John the Baptist
New England
Senorita Paciencia
Why Do Children Eat More On Thanksgiving Day
A reader muses on the curious appetite of little boys who eat copiously on Thanksgiving, whether with strangers or family, pondering why children seem to outpace adults in consuming turkey and pumpkin pie.
Thanksgiving Verse For Little Hearts And Hands
A brief verse celebrates Thanksgiving with a playful image of a child using two hands and a loving heart to make the holiday bright and cheerful. It emphasizes sunny spirits, kind words, and the joy of togetherness on Thanksgiving Day.
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Helena Man
George S. Crowell of 1109 Broadway Helena Montana reports relief from disordered kidneys backache and nocturnal urination after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He says the remedy strengthened his kidneys and corrected the condition with immediate help. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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George S. Crowell
Broadway
Helena
Mont
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Father and Son Share Final Apple Dumpling
A farmer and his son, exhausted from a hard day in the field, stare at the last of twelve large apple dumplings. The father has eaten ten. the boy has one. The farmer pleads that the final dumpling should go to his sick son, not himself.
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Success Magazine
Size of North Pole and old remedies ad copy
An ad column discusses the North Pole size claiming it is not larger than a quarter of a dollar while noting a quarter can look as big as a barn side. It promotes Allen’s Long Balsam for colds and coughs and Dr Pierce’s Pellets as easy to take stomach and bowel regulators with a light humor about self-importance.
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Pierce
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Vienna Woman
Mrs Fanta Witraron of Vienna Virginia says Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of illness and doctor visits. The ad touts the medicine as made from native roots and herbs with no narcotics and claims it cures female ailments and offers free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Vienna
W. Va
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia EE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fanta Witraron
Lynn
Mass
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North Pole
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Iver Pills
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Rosnoke
Pleos
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