Memory Lost Bride Flees in New York Mystery
A nameless young woman with amnesia hides from a stranger in a taxicab and ends up at the Biltmore. She is identified by Mrs. Oscar Du Val as Doris, wife of Rocky, believed abroad. Doris recalls a theft of $900 and a killer bride headlines as Rocky prepares a motor trip to Canada.
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New York
Biltmore
Oscar du Val
Doris
du Val
Oscar
Rocky
Diane Merrell
Canada
Doris Mistaken for Murder Suspect After Escape
Doris and Rocky flee in a car pursued by two elderly men and police. A fast drive through wooded hills ends at St Gardens house where Doris, fearing exposure as a murder suspect, confronts a life built on lies and the question of a woman who shot her husband at a wedding.
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Doris
Rocky
Eloy
Father
Rockwell St. Gardens
Murphy
Rockwell du Val
St. Gardens
Diane Merrell
Anne Somebody
Beatrice
du Vals
Thanksgiving Sea Rite Ties Native Roots to American Spirit
Dr. Erl Bates argues Thanksgiving predates Pilgrims, tracing deep Native ceremonial roots across civilizations. He links Six Nations rituals to gratitude for harvests and seasons, urging Americans to honor the true spirit of Thanksgiving by living tolerance and shared heritage. The chrysanthemum is noted as the Thanksgiving flower, and the holiday is described as hardy and enduring from colonial to modern times.
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Old England
Cape Cod
America
Erl Bates
New York State College of Agriculture
Tigris-Huphrates
Valley
The
Nile
Crete
Greece
Rome
Congo
Tasmania
Doctor Bates
Red Man
New England
Republic
Fragment from a prayer hymn blessing works and home
A devotional verse praising God for everyday blessings. It thanks the Father for kindness in fields and home, expressing gratitude for both great and small portions and for dreams, hopes, and the simple joys of life.
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Fuuer
Thanksgiving's Meaning Across Nations and Time
Thanksgiving emerged from New England but evolved into a national symbol after the Civil War as governors and presidents proclaimed it. Other cultures marked harvests with festivals such as the Hebrews Feast of Tabernacles and Athens Thesmophoria, while Romans observed Cerealla. harvest home traditions appear across Europe, including England Scotland Leyden and Dutch Leyden, with a fall Thanksgiving emphasis in many faiths and nations.
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New England
Tabernacles
Athens
Demeter
Ceres
Old England
Scotland
Leyden
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Peggy Shane
WNU
Chanksgivling
By Katherine Edelman
Western Newspaper Union
Hanksgiving
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