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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1927
Page
2
A reflective piece argues Americans praise plenty yet lack humility. It notes historical roots of Thanksgiving and warns wealth should extend to education, patriotism, and justice, not just material abundance. The article questions whether spiritual wealth matches material prosperity and calls for sacrifice to restore true thankfulness.
A reflective note on gratitude praises fertile soil, ample harvests, education, and national progress. It cites John Power and Capper’s Weekly, asserting education’s spread, higher standards of truth, and yearly gratitude for blessings amid world unrest and shared sorrows.
A Kansas City Star reflection argues that true Thanksgiving rests on humility and effort rather than showy abundance. It contrasts Pilgrims who pursued spiritual plenitude with modern society’s celebration of material plenty, urging pursuit of needed societal gains and a contrite heart.
The narrative lauds the conquest of regional wildness as a great epic of humanity. It calls the American people rightful heirs of wealth and progress while noting wastefulness and emerging conservation. It credits newcomers with strength and some weakness and praises industry and cultural advancement.
Clara Morrla writes to Christian Science Monitor reflecting on autumn’s beauty and the quiet strength of work ahead. The piece images berries, color, moonlight, and garden blooms as a tribute to gratitude and resilience.
The Tifton Gazette columnist lampoons the barnyard turkey as he struts unaware of his price per pound and fate, noting the irony of savoring the bird at Thanksgiving despite its ignorance of future slaughter. The quip echoes a sentiment later shared in the Atlanta Constitution.
The passage recalls Audubon noting that turkeys were once abundant and cheap, offered at mere pence for birds weighing ten to twelve pounds. Larger birds of twenty five to thirty pounds were valued at about a quarter of a dollar, a stark contrast to modern holiday prices.
A religious lesson summary notes Isaiah’s call to true worship in a 7-part outline. It covers Israel’s ingratitude and hardness, the miseries from moral decay, the futility of ritual without righteousness, and God’s call to cleansing and ethical living as a condition for mercy. The piece emphasizes worship as inward obedience, justice for the vulnerable, and the need to turn from evil to receive pardon.
James Reid defines religion as trusting God with an open heart, seeking His guidance, and ready to obey and take His direction, expressing faith and reliance on life to Him.
The piece suggests Christ calls followers to count the cost of discipleship while Dever argues that counting the gain is impossible due to spiritual limits. It questions arithmetic in faith and implies the balance lies beyond human computation.
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