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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1911
Page
3
Thanksgiving has grown into a worldwide institution with Americans abroad preserving its feast without home holiday distractions. Navy and army crews, diplomats, and expatriate communities sponsor the spread of the Yankee dinner, guarding its customs in distant lands while domestic cost concerns temper the menu.
The article surveys Thanksgiving food costs and supply trends, noting pumpkins and cranberry prices, turkey markets, regional production centers, and shipping costs. It highlights the shift to middlemen in marketing, size trends in turkeys, and the rise of cheaper substitutes and vegetarian options, all while praising the stable pumpkin pie as a constant.
A historical reflection on what Puritans possibly ate at the first Thanksgiving. It notes lack of dairy, different meats, wild turkey in abundance, vegetables, early pumpkin pies, succotash learned from Indians, fruit preserves, and avoidance of mince pies due to Pilgrim views.
A hungry cat laments waiting for a Thanksgiving treat while the family feasts. It longs for a drumstick or a bone from the table as others indulge, noting Teddy and Jack scooping gravy and Ethel offering a grateful ending with bones.
A reflective verse expresses gratitude to Life for gifts including health friends daily bread and especially Love. The speaker praises Her abundant benevolence and laments past covetous scarcity while acknowledging goodness and shared blessings.
CAPT. A. H WADDELL argues that the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago offers far more than viewing animals. He urges extending trips for farmers wives and daughters, to broaden education, strengthen home life, and boost future farming success through exposure to the world's greatest livestock show.
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