Pigeons Feed Ears at St Marys Church in Midtown
In New York on Thanksgiving week a bare headed man feeds hundreds of pigeons daily outside St Mary the Virgin on West 46th Street. He has fed them for fifteen years, buying grain from an East Side feed shop and living next to the church in a small hotel. Traffic stops briefly as the birds dine, while locals note the pigeons’ long association with the church facade. Senator George McGill of Kansas is staying at a Grand Central area hotel during his New York visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Church of St. Mary
St Mars’s
46Th Street
Evers Boar
George McGill
Kansas
Clyde Feed
Grand Centri
Mars
Mid-West
United States
America
Europe
Asia
New England
Amerca
God
Ledger Syndicate
Old Times and Railways in Early New York News
A reminiscence recalls George McGill a law office holder and bachelor who lived at Cook's boarding house and never complained of poor service. It notes connections with Senator Reed and railway mail clerks. It mentions New York’s first subway 1869 70 and a 1939 World's Fair display of the Deadwood coach from Harper's Weekly.
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Dick Long
Cook
George McGill
George
Reed
New York
Woerren
Murray Street
Blower Subway
Adventures of
America
Harper's Weekly
Buffalo Bulleireus
Elyria Chest Campaign Ends With Record Pledges
The Elyria Chest drive closes with about $54,000 pledged amid strong community effort. Harry Reynolds and Lawrence Webber led the campaign, with Webber returning as chair despite prior duties, guiding division heads and volunteers to a successful fundraiser for local welfare and character building institutions.
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Elyria
Harry Reynolds
Community Service Council
Lawrence Webber
Webber
Elvira
Gratitude Across Eras for Thanksgiving and Peace
A reflective tribute tracing Thanksgiving gratitude from 1621 to 1938, praising bountiful harvests, peace abroad, economic study, and national unity. It commends American freedoms, religious tolerance, and forward progress, urging vigilance to protect liberty as the nation enters another hopeful year.
A Real Thanksgiving Day and Franklin’s Optimistic View
An old discussion recalls Benjamin Franklin’s version of the Thanksgiving origin. The piece emphasizes enduring hardship and hopeful perseverance, citing Poor Richard’s tale of New England settlers enduring wilderness life and turning distress into prayer and fasting as a model for resilience.
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Benjamin Franklin
Richard
New England
Thanksgiving Prayer Turns Into Feast in Early Assembly Notice
Fragmentary text describes a colonial assembly debating fasting and gratitude. A plain farmer urged replacing a day of fasting with Thanksgiving prayers and a feast. The shift from lamenting hardships to giving thanks is noted as a lesson for the living.
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Catee
Anniversaries Chronicle: Notable Births and Deaths List
A dated annals of notable figures including Theodore D. Wela Franklin Pierce Evert A Dusehinck Marie Bashkirtiseff Gilbert Parker Henry B Jory Matthias Baldwin and others. It notes births, deaths, and achievements from 1803 to 1929 across America Canada and Europe. It also records milestones like the Patent Office reform and the Parkman murder case. The piece reflects a broad compilation of prominent names with concise biographical markers.
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Theodore D. Wela
Hampton
Conn
Brosinn
Franklin Pierce
New Hampshire
Hillsborough
Concord
N. H
Evert A Dusehinck
York
Marie C Bashkirtiseff
Sir Gilbert Parker
Ontari
Canada
England
Henry B Jory
Packard
Detroit
Bible Readings Wednesday Nov 23 Christ Spirit In Our Lives
Read St John 15 1 8. A sermon reflects on Jesus life and mission born in obscurity, carpenter, betrayed, crucified. A life lived in and by Christ bears fruit and testifies to unseen faith, citing Alexander Gordon as the voice.
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Christ
Midwestern view of Europe crisis shapes American thought
Boake Carter argues from the Midwest that Americans east of Pittsburgh are gripped by European fear while Midwesterners focus on domestic issues. He notes regional contrasts in reaction to German actions and warns that Eastern sensationalism distorts American priorities, claiming the heart of sane American thinking lies in the Midwest.
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Thomas Preyt
Europe
All-America
New England
Prrspurga
Denver
Pittsburgh
America
Orient
Germany
State Department
Lloyd Line
Bremen
New York
White House
Atlantic Ocean
Notable births of prominent figures listed in tribute
Helen Rogers Reid of the N Y Tribune born Appleton Wisconsin 56 years ago Ruth Etting singer born David City Nebraska 31 years ago Doris Duke Cromwell heiress born 26 years ago Frank Morrison AFL leader born Frankton Canada 79 years ago Governor Blanton Winship Puerto Rico born Macon Georgia 69 years ago Vice Admiral Ernest J King born Loram Ohio 60 years ago Dr Theodore Lyman Harvard physics professor emeritus born Boston 64 years ago
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Helen Rogers Reid
N. Y. Tribune
Appleton
Wis
Ruth Etting
David City
Nebr
Doris Duke Cromwell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Washington, D. C
Frankton
Canada
Blanton Winship
Puerto Rico
Macon
Ernest J. King
Loram
Ohio
Theodore Lyman
Harvard
Boston
Positions Open In U S Service
The U S Civil Service Commission announced competitive examinations for several government positions. Posts include principal chemist and principal chemical engineer in Agriculture at 5600 yearly, chief engineering draftsman in Navy at 2600, pneumatic tube system mechanic in National Park Service at 1680, and airways facility specialist in Civil Aeronautics Authority at 3800. Applications for Agriculture due December 27 and others by December 19.
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U. S Civil Service Commission
Department of Agriculture
Navy Department
National Park Service
Civil Aeronautics Authority
J. E. Dewhurst
Elyria
Native Spirit of Contentment Aids Life Under Stress
The passage notes that natives may fixate on unprofitable pursuits or lack application, but a natural simplicity and spirit of contentment help make life happier amid disappointment, offering practical resilience.
Idea men weigh inviting King George to ride in coach
A small group in Philadelphia plans for a Franklin Institute event and seeks courage to invite King George of England to ride in the coach during a visit to the United States. The note recalls King Edward’s ride in London when Buffalo Bill’s show performed there.
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Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
King George of
England
United States
King Edward
London
Buffalo Bill Cody
McNaught Syndicate
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Charles B. Driscoll
Plymouth
Mass
Chas, Driscoll
National Safety Council
Elvria
Plymouth Rock
Republic
Matthias W Baldwins
Germantown
Patent Office
Crompton
George Parkman
Webster
National Council of French Women
New Yorks
Hylan
Pres. Hoover
Alexander Gordon
Boake
Chicago. Ill
United States of America
Wisconsin
Iota
Nebraska
Oxlahma
Boake Carter
Murbach Coal
U.S
P. R. Smith & Co
Flyria Snv. & Trust Bldg
Broad Street
Hhours
Lincoln
Rivoli
Brookhouser’s
Brookhouser
Middle Ave
VIC
Fast Avenue
Elyria, Ohio
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