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Real Greatness and Charity in a 1915 Reflection
A fragment from 1915 urges true greatness through aiding others over money. It laments a shift from feeding children to harming them and predicts a future where helping neighbors outweighs legal plunder. Arthur Bishane advocates pioneering charity now.
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Arthur Bishane
Modern inventions and corporate research drive progress
The Kansas City Times discusses wireless communication from New York to Honolulu and the Ford Motor Co amid a wave of industrial breakthroughs. It highlights advances in gray iron and malleable iron production, Mazda lamp efficiency, and ongoing laboratory improvements, stressing collective engineering efforts over lone inventors.
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Honolulu
Mazda
Kansas City Times
Record Farm Owners Rise to New Nebraska High
Nebraska State Board of Agriculture tabulations show more farm owners residing on farms than ever before, with 732,600 owners counted. Last year 65,221 were reported. in 1912 the total was 72,448, a record until 1915. The piece notes national politics shifting to primaries, with Nebraska's primary set for April 18.
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Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
Nebraska
Self-made man tops old rooster in crowing
A self-made man can beat an old rooster at crowing. A hard worker may not be the best worker.
Thanksgiving Poem on Feasting and Price
A reflective poem about Thanksgiving morning frost and the rush of preparing dinner. It contrasts worries about the cost of turkey and other foods with the joy of sharing a meal, noting that happiness comes in the sigh after eating rather than counting every expense.
Thanksgiving Day Sets Focus on Elders at Home
The festival centers on elderly residents as families gather at the parents and grandparents home. The day invites reflection on returning to the place of childhood even if one has a happy own home.
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Call to Gratitude
The piece urges a communal, old fashioned Thanksgiving in every home. It contrasts modern indifference with the serenity of shared observance and urges thanks for peace, plenty, health, friends, and family despite political unease.
The Basis of Thankfulness
The text extolls unqualified acceptance of life with mystery pain weariness and joy as theists of true gratitude. Gratefulness for life itself enables true gladness in all that life contains and adds celestial glory to every blessing.
King Edward Imitated American Turkeys On His Travels
The late King Edward VII of England, while traveling in the United States in 1860, developed a taste for roasted turkey with oyster and chestnut dressing and cranberry sauce and for Albemarle pip pine and Baldwin apples. Later, after inheriting Sandringham, he arranged for these delicacies to be sent from America at regular intervals.
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Turkey
Edward VII
England
America
Sandringham
A Nation’s Call to Liberty and Faith in God
Fragmented historical oration praising liberty and divine guidance. The speaker honors departed heroes who defended liberty, endured persecution, and united diverse peoples toward independence, faith, and public education for a just society.
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Tage
Theo
Shah
Goa
Jna
The Old Time Spirit of Thanksgiving Reminiscence
A nostalgic meditation on the old time Thanksgiving in New England. It recalls the harvest’s aftermath, family gatherings, and the homey preparations like turkeys pumpkins and bountiful pantry, contrasting past simplicity with present sentiments.
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New England
Holiday Gathering Glow Amid Shared Hospitality
A festive scene describes a house lit with anticipation for guests, offering generous hospitality. After a bountiful feast and games, the long afternoon ends with lively activity as shadows fall and guests crowd around a large blaze, enjoying simple pleasures and cheerful banter.
Thanksgiving Spirit of Eld Reshapes Broken Links
A nostalgic verse recalls gratitude and reunion on Thanksgiving. Images include pilgrims, guests, and restored affection as elders and families gather, celebrating enduring bonds and care across regions. The piece evokes a timeless mood of unity and reverence for home.
Mercies and troubles balanced in life's lifetime
The note reflects on keeping the phrase think your mercies as troubles approach. It suggests mercies and hardships are evenly balanced over lifetimes, even if individuals do not perceive it during visitation periods.
Turning the Tables on Age in a Lively Reversal
A witty observation contrasts Mrs. Thomson who parades her youth against her husband George, who is fifty. She claims a ten year gap, prompting an elderly visitor to feign surprise and admire her youthful appearance.
Able to Pay Scraps Reflect Old World Wealth Attitudes
A London Scraps note recalls a rich family scene where a daughter jokes with a visitor about carness and a sovereign while a mother chides her for not showing wealth. The episode highlights expectations to display money openly.
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London
Seventy-Two Gets First Train Ride to San Francisco
Matilda Woods, who moved to California as a seven year old with her family, takes her first railroad ride at seventy two and plans to see the ocean during a visit to her daughter in San Francisco.
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Grats Valley
Cal
Matilda Woods
San Francisco
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