The American Thanksgiving Day a Storied Holiday
A history of Thanksgiving in the United States tracing its origins to Puritan settlers in Massachusetts. It recounts 1621 harvests, the Lion relief ship in 1631, Franklin and colonial reflections, and Lincoln’s 1864 proclamation establishing the modern national Thanksgiving observed annually with governors' proclamations. notes that several states still did not observe the holiday.
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United States
Great Britain
Massachusetts
New World
Massachusetts Plantation
America
Winthrop
Franklin
New England
Israel
Egypt
Congress
Lincoln
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Utah
Thanksgiving Thought by T. A. Veale
A brief Thanksgiving meditation emphasizes test cheer and gratitude for blessings of the past and present year. It reflects on the holiday’s spirit and thanks.
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T. A. Veale
Long Fight On Tobacco Wain English Kings and the Church
A historical survey of tobacco in England from its 1565 introduction through royal and church opposition to tax and prohibition. It notes James I, Charles I, Charles II, and eventual 1782 law banning large scale cultivation in England, plus Scotland and Ireland, ending with a Brooklyn theatre anecdote about a failed comedy.
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England
James I
Charles I
Charles II
Scotland
Ireland
Miss College Maid Becomes Temptation in Boston Shoe Store
A Boston shoe clerk recalls a tale of Miss College Maid who selects $5 shoes for herself while charging to her father’s account. The clerk notes the maid’s charm leads to sales and raises questions of ethics, as men would be charged differently by law, and the matinee idol’s influence prompts frequent purchases.
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Boston
O. K
Buncoed
Moan of the Kelpie Theme in a widow's longed return
A year-old widow recalls a fateful night as she hears a moaning Kelpie. The poem evokes rural sounds of bees and cushats as a shadowy omen hints at death and longing for her missing husband. The moaning returns each anniversary, intensifying her sorrow.
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Goodman
Convenient Palace Laborers Plan Return to Ireland
A gang of Irish navvies imported for a railroad embankment work complains that the job is hard. Dennis Moriarity pauses to wipe his face and says he may return to his father's parish in Ireland. Mike O'Brien jokes about returning home through the chimney.
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Dennis Moriarity
Oirland
Mike O’brien
Castlemartyr Tenants Buy Freehold From Earl of Shannon
In Castlemartyr County Cork about 600 residents have purchased the fee simple interest in their homes from the Earl of Shannon on favorable terms marking a major local land settlement initiative.
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Castlemartyr
County Cork
Earl of Shannon
Oldest British Cabinet Minister Reaches Ninety One
The Earl of Cranbrook, aged ninety one, is the oldest surviving British ex-Cabinet minister. He was better known to a former generation as Gathorne Hardy.
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Earl of Cranbrook
Gathorne- Hardy
Getting Back and a Boat Joke From New York
Belvidere manager John R Langdon recalls telephoning regrets to a party aboard Mr Sylvanus Stoke’s yacht Madge. He tells of a prank about a trip to New York and a boy delivering a note demanding $37.45, which Langdon allegedly defused by marking the noteOpened by mistake J H L and returning it, while the boy reportedly collected double charges.
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John R. Langdon
Belvidere
Sylvanus Stoke
New York
Langton
Pather
John
J. H.L.’ Aml
After Dark Lighting Complaint Records
A clerk at the gas office notes a complainant stating lights are poor only after dark. The quiet citizen agrees and explains the issue occurs at certain times after nightfall.
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Gts
Alwys
Woman Architect Builds Independent Fortune with Wardrobe
A self directed woman shapes her wealth through savvy planning and ample closets, turning personal style into a source of lasting fortune.
Incoherent ad and gag lines for Defiance Starch product
A fragmentary ad text features claims about starch use and sexual advice with garbled phrases and unclear branding. It references Dr Keine, a Philadelphia address, and mentions money and easy work, but the meaning is obscured and hard to parse.
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Chicago Over Canadian CO. Limited
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