Thanksgiving on the Cissel Farm Ends in Mending Bonds
In a fog bound rural station the Cissel family saga unfolds as old man John Cissel clings to his horse Hawk amid farm debts and a looming raffle. Bob, the stubborn nephew, wrestles with duty and pride until a heartful reconciliation on Thanksgiving leads father and son to acknowledge mutual fault and renewed bond.
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Gibbs
Williams
Old Cissel
Cissels
Burdette
Cissel
Hoss
Bob
Shacklett
Hess
United States
Ann Earp
Thar
Bob Cissel
Sary Hopwood
How to carve a turkey with expert method and tools
Murrey's carving guide outlines placing the turkey on a platter head end away from the viewer and using two pairs of knives and forks. It details removing twine, slicing white meat, separating joints, and carving the left and right sides with precision.
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Murrey
Emblematic Thanksgiving Dinner Past and Present
An essay argues the Thanksgiving feast should symbolize national customs and abundance. It contrasts Puritan restraint with English festival ideals, praising a generous Eng land style spread centered on turkey, cranberry, celery, and native vegetables, and urges giving thanks before meals.
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England
Nature
A Reflection on National Mercy and Democratic Heroes
The passage honors national mercies and heroic figures who shaped the republic including Washington Franklin Jefferson Hamilton Lincoln Grant and many other witnesses to democracy. It urges remembering their legacy as evidence of national life and its noblest forms.
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Republic
Washington
Franklin
Jefferson
Hamilton
Lincoln
Grant
Thanksgiving Day Through Time Expressed by Rog ers
Henry W. Rogers reflects on Thanksgiving as a blend of religious services amusements feasting and fellowship across past present and future, expressing contentment with the enduring tradition.
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Henry W. Rogers
Late to Dinner and Other Trotting News
The column notes a Thanksgiving joke about cannibals and a ship of racing gossip. Mr. Steele of Chicago buys the 4 year old pacing mare Lizzie Rowe for $1000, with 2:15 and 2:13 miles reported at Belmont Philadelphia. The bay gelding Major, formerly racing in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, is identified as 56 year old Rollo, with a 2:18 Omaha record last year. All winnings are recovered by the National Trotting Association and will be redistributed.
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Mr. Steele
Chicago
Lizzie Rowe
Vatican
Belmont
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Rollo
Omaha
National Trotting Association
Leola Elliott
South Framingham
I. F. Crosby
Cape Cod Farm
Brewster
Mass
Crosby
Maine
Pittsfield
Lewiston
Orient
Aroostook County
Miss Elliott
Mary Woodcock
Ripley
Henry Meader
Morrill
Maud Ellingwood
Old Ironsides at Century Milestone in Charlestown Birth
The article recalls the 100th anniversary of the USS Constitution. It notes its Charlestown launch, fame as a U.S. battleship, captains Hull Bainbridge Decatur Rodgers and Stewart, Betsy Ross and Paul Revere contributions, and key 1812 exploits. It discusses postwar preservation, remodeling protests, and proposals to turn the ship into a Naval Museum in Annapolis or Washington.
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Boston
Hull
Bainbridge
Decatur
Rodgers
Stewart
Paul Revere
Betsy Ross
Holmes
Lord Byron
Dacres
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Algiers
Washington
Henry King
Navy
Constitution
Charlestown
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Philadelphia
Constellation
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Joshua Humphreys
John Adams
Congress
Admiral Brode
Java
Levant
Andrew Jackson
New
New England
Samuel Dewey
Annapolis
New York
Portsmouth
Most Elastic Substances Compared
Glass is described as the most perfectly elastic substance, able to return to its exact original form after twenty five years under bent pressure. The text then notes that steel comes next in elasticity among common materials.
Ethics of Street Car Manners in the South
An essay argues men increasingly withhold courtesy to women in street cars as women join the workforce. It predicts by 1930 social dynamics will shift, with competition rising and fewer chivalrous acts, yet Christian charity may keep some courtesy for the elderly and disabled.
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New Orleans
Hicayune
Languages That Will Survive Prophecy
A magazine writer predicts in 300 years English will dominate the Americas Australia India Africa and Pacific islands. Russian will conquer Europe excluding Britain and Asia excluding India. Chinese will govern the remaining regions.
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North
South America
Australia
India
Africa
New Zealand
Pacific
Europe
Great Britain
Asia
Between Two Gentlemen Justice Maule Joke
The late Justice Maule recalled in court as he sentenced a prisoner to seven years penal servitude. An officer crossing the gangway with papers for the bar drew a sharp rebuke from the judge who warned him not to pass between two gentlemen when one is addressing the other.
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Maule
Earth's Age Given by Scientific Estimates
Scientists estimate Earth's age at about half a million years for the nebular and stellar era and around 25 million years for the organic period, of which roughly 15 million years have already elapsed.
Man Survives Death Bite by Double-Headed Viper
Mr. F. J. Summers, engineer of the Bonny 2 steamer, was bitten by a double horned viper at Opobo in West Africa and survived due to iodine inoculation and large quantities of brandy. He avoided solid food and was nourished by beef extracts as doctors watched his fragile condition.
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F. J. Summers
Opobo
West Africa
Mr. Summers
The Duck Mole: An Eccentric Australian Mammal
The duck mole of Australia is a mammal with webbed feet and a duck bill that lays eggs. It was once deemed harmless but recent findings suggest the male has a spur on the hind leg linked to a gland, capable of delivering a sting that can kill dogs.
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Australia
Sidney Smith
Joseph Banks
A. Stuart
The Sky's Night Out
Mr. Snaggs warns his wife not to be surprised by shooting stars as he jokes that the esky is loaded, reflecting a light local humor note from the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
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Mr. Snaggs
The Noble Old Gobbler in Mountain Turkey Hunts
An outdoorsman describes chasing a wary wild gobbler in rugged mountains. The old gobbler employs speed, vision, and flight to escape. the hunter must stalk, listen, and study tracks, then wait for a clear shot with a Winchester.
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Gobbler
Harvard’s Canvas Bag Tackling Coach Introduced
The article describes a tackling drill using a large canvas bag with a life preserver midsection hung from a bar. Players practice waist high tackles to improve technique, aiming to reduce fouls from low or high tackles and improve grasp.
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Harvard
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Turkey
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Royal Geographical Society
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Sac and Fox
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