Thanksgiving Day The Nation's Oldest Festivity
A compact history tracing Thanksgiving from Plymouth and Governor Bradford to modern observances. It cites early fasts and harvest feasts, colonial proclamations, and national proclamations by Washington Madison Lincoln and modern governors and presidents, noting varied dates before final settling on the last Thursday in November.
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Bradford
Commonwealth
Plains
Palestine
Israel
Earth
Benjamin Franklin
New England
Plymouth
Europe
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Washington
Congress
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New York
New Netherlands
United States
Kansas City Times
Thanksgiving Proclaimed in Canada by Governor General
The notice states Thanksgiving is proclaimed annually in Canada by the governor general. The holiday falls on Monday of the week containing November 11.
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Canada
Carbohydrate syrup debate boosts energy claims
A claim compares 120 calories per unit of Karo syrup to eggs and lean meat, arguing syrup provides nearly twice their energy value by weight. The text challenges nutritional equivalence and the basis of energy density.
Brain Weights Show Sex Differences At Birth And Childhood
A historic note reports that the human brain is typically heavier in men, yet at birth and around fourteen years old females have heavier brains. It cites average adult male brain weight about 48 ounces and female about 43 4% ounces.
Girl at the Top in Health Test
A testimonial promotes California Fig Syrup as a pure vegetable laxative endorsed by physicians for over 50 years. It claims to restore health in children, improve digestion and appetite, and keep bowels active, with a Kansas mother praising its effect on her daughter Bonnie B. and urging readers to ask their druggist for the product.
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West
California
Kansas
Dana Allgire
Monroe St
Topeka
Bonnie B
Curious Apple Gossip From Garden Moment
A brief exchange hints at the fruit Eve gave Adam, with a playful guess about the apple type. The line suggests curiosity about biblical fruit lore and a light conversational tease.
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Adam
War's Evil and the Call for Nonviolence
A quoted exerpt from Robert G. Ingersoll condemns the endless cycle of war and barbarism. It argues that lasting peace requires citizens to reject violence and the celebration of killers, urging society to end savage conduct and settle disputes without force.
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Robert G.ingersoll
Into Ditches, Etc Blinks Blinks?
Comic quip from a Cincinnati Enquirer page reflecting on driving roles between spouses. The line playfully contrasts who drives and the places it takes them.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
History repeats itself consolation for a widow
A reflective line noting that recurring patterns in history offer a form of solace to a widow, suggesting shared human experience across generations.
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