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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1912
Page
6
A nostalgic portrait of a Southern family reunion at Thanksgiving. Describes preparations, elaborate feasts with multiple turkeys pies and side dishes, crowded sleeping spaces, and the warmth of kinship under the old plantation roof. Emphasizes gratitude and the religious feel of the gathering.
A playful prose piece by Jack McKallip celebrates indulgence during Thanksgiving. The narrator recalls savoring berries, apricots, nuts, cherries, chops, bivalves, fried treats, and ice cream with relish, declaring a love for rich flavors and the festive feast.
A playful exchange notes the cranberry’s red color with the bird, then imagines it turning blue on a bright day. The lighthearted banter hinges on color contrast and seasonal mood.
The piece argues Thanksgiving should blend religion and patriotism beyond feasting. It urges highlighting national blessings each year and teaching children the holiday’s deeper purpose, expanding from crops to gratitude for individual and national good.
A devotional urging readers to include the poor discouraged and imprisoned in acts of gratitude. It emphasizes the depth of remembrance influencing the sincerity of thanksgiving and calls attention to the sick and burdened in charitable reflection.
The article notes Canadian Thanksgiving is adaptation from the American holiday. Canadians celebrate the festival on the last Monday of October to shorten the workweek and avoid travel conflicts. This year Thanksgiving fell on Monday October 28.
Purim on the 14th of Adar marks a Jewish Thanksgiving amid rejoicing and religious observance. The holiday fosters family reunions and the giving of presents, varying in date to March due to the Jewish leap year.
Wealthy Wellesley students push for practical training as four years of college prepare girls for later life. Most favor domestic science. others seek more course freedom and modern topics. Funds will support free lectures by college professors on topics like astronomy and sociology.
A London-wide uproar grows over rising women’s clothing costs. The piece notes tailor made costumes priced at 100 to 125 dollars, hats and millinery climbing, and court dresses often reaching 500 to 750 dollars or more, comparing today’s prices with those of former times. It cites ex Empress Eugenie’s reputed limit of 125 dollars for her most magnificent outfits.
Two veteran railroad executives resign for health reasons after decades of service. President James McCrea of the Pennsylvania Railroad and M B Ingalls of the Big Four leave due to exhausting workloads and the need to protect their well being.
Fernand Akoun plans a nursery attached to the London Opera House as part of a family atmosphere. The syndicate, leasing the venue from Oscar Hammerstein, aims to start the venture at Christmas. Akoun says the idea grew after a London visit and a funeral, when he saw an empty theater and formed the plan quickly.
The Hudsons Bay Company used liquor to induce trade with Indigenous peoples. Early alcohol was refined in England and shipped as barrels, then diluted for profit. Indians learned that undiluted whisky flared on fire, while diluted liquor did not. A chief blamed whisky on distilling hearts of Wildcats and tongues of women due to its effects.
An advertisement for the Christmas Circle promotes big savings on pianos and players with substantial bonuses on cash deposits made before Christmas day. Members receive a year long exchange privilege to any instrument of equal or greater value, a $1 joining fee refundable if no purchase, and literature on Circle benefits.
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