Why I Go to Church
A reflective prose piece extols churchgoing for personal peace and spiritual sustenance. The author describes the church as a temple of the living God where worship brings Sabbath calm, uplifting music, insightful sermons, and charitable acts. The essay argues faith provides guidance, hope, and a humane vision amid life’s burdens.
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Ged
God
de Quincy
Robert Burns
Arye
Lfe
Jesus
Thanksgiving Guests Bring Hope To Isolated Diggings
Milly and Jim invite eight rough prospectors camping nearby to share Thanksgiving dinner in their remote Colorado shack. The feast comforts Milly amid loneliness as Blaisedale, a charismatic leader, entertains with tales. A threats-tinged note later hints at a theft plan targeting Milly’s money.
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Milly
Lea
Pete Sprat
Jim
Colorado
Milly Bennet
Prate Bout
Ed Stone
Drr
Wagga Road
Mary
Blaisedale
Mitty
Little Bank
Lee
Dan Heen
Fellows
Weather and ship losses amid blizzard reports
A blizzard unleashed severe winds causing vessel losses and casualties across regions including the states and Florida. The fragmented text mentions tempered wind, fearful blizzard indices, and calls for keeping yards clean, reflecting scattered notices from coastal areas.
Thanksgiving Turkey Menu Teased in North American Rhyme
A Philadelphia North American verse outlines a Thanksgiving week menu from Thursday to Tuesday with roasted turkey on Thursday, cold turkey Friday, hash Saturday, croquettes Sunday, stew Monday and soup Tuesday. It ends with a spoken urge not to eat another turkey before the next Thanksgiving.
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Philadelphia
North American
Old Mother Hubbard Cupboard Tale Misread in Rhyme
Fragmentary verse recounts a familiar nursery tale with unusual spellings and garbled lines. The piece hints at a disrupted scene where the cupboard appears empty and references a turkey and odd phrases, leaving the original sense unclear.
Table Etiquette Cited From Baltimore Herald
The Baltimore Herald exhorts proper table conduct with humorous proverbs about not overindulging in turkey and cranberry sauce. It warns against scraping the pudding, gobbling all food, pestering others for helpings, and leaning on the table, while stressing restraint and decorum.
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Baltimore Herald
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