Thanksgiving Restored by a Child’s Letter and a Governor
A recovering Maisie writes to the governor asking for another Thanksgiving. The governor proclaims a belated feast for Maisie and her invited guests, delivering a turkey and a day of thanks. Uncle John and Aunt Ruth reconcile as Maisie keeps a secret about them.
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Maisie
Uncle John
Mamima
Mamma
Aunt Ruth
Ruth
Uncle Tom
Maisie Z
America
L. M. Shaw
Iowa
Des Moines
Ton
Papa
Aunt Jane's Turkeys Save Thanksgiving Gatherings
In Philipsburg widow Aunt Jane Hamilton faces a ruined Thanksgiving when a turkey shortage forces cancellation of her yearly family dinner. Neighbors rally, sending 43 turkeys (29 alive, 14 dead) and return dinners for the bereaved host, turning loss into a townwide gesture of thanks.
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Jane Hamilton
Matilda Crawford
Philipsburg
Express
Jane
Walter
Hamilton
Tbs
Crayman
Aunt Jane
Mary
Thanksgiving as a Call to True Thanks and Action
Frances E Townsley urges a sincere spirit of gratitude beyond mere words. She critiques casual thanks and urges national and personal responsibility through generosity, charity, and justice, citing citizenship, peace, taxation, and aid to the needy as essential acts of true Thanksgiving.
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School of Life
Josh Billings
United States
Christ
Cuba
The Season's Travesty In a Humorous Thanksgiving Court Scene
Mrs. Dorcas-How laments a bare feast as Tattered Tom recalls following advice and avoiding trouble this year. A Judge comments on the lean holiday due to misdeeds and islands of misfortune, in a chipped dialogue of thrift and folly.
Thanksgiving Jokes Delayed By Turkey and Sauce
Editor complains jokes missed deadline as Mr Scribbs explains he cannot write them without being full of turkey and cranberry sauce.
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Mr. Scribbs
Quip at table sparks playful banter among boarders
In a light moment at a communal meal Miss Elder jokes she is not a turkey while Miss Flypp counters with a taunt about aging. Mrs Small's boarders join the exchange around the dining table in a friendly, teasing scene.
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Miss Elder
Mrs Small
Miss Flypp
A Hard Choice at the Turkey Game
A dialogue in dialect shows Johnny worried about missing a football game and a fear the feast will be eaten before he returns, while Jimmy encourages sneaking away to attend. The exchange captures rural festive tensions between sports and meals.
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Jimmy
Johnny Johnny
Johnny
Thanksgiving Proclamation Read To Goat Feeds
On Thanksgiving Day Mrs O Toole Arrah asks about feeding the goat. Mr O Toole confirms feeding the goat and jokes that he fed it with the paper containing the Thanksgiving proclamation from the president.
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O’toole
Pat
Heard in the Barnyard Turken’s Mourning Over Feathers
A barnyard anecdote features a talking old hen turken consoling her envy ridden chicks about the gaudy plumage of a peacock. A playful zephyr departs, scattering yellow ragweed pollen as the scene ends.
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Hen Turken
Zephyr
A Thanksgiving Thought
A Thanksgiving Thought questions sincerity in thanking Providence without yearly deeds to aid others. It argues true gratitude requires uplifting fellow beings and sharing benefactions with the helpless, as humanity’s trust.
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Temple
Tommy’s Thanksgiving Tiredness Explained
A family anecdote recalls Tommy saying he felt thankful tired after Thanksgiving. The mother disciplined him with a slipper for misbehavior on Thanksgiving day and continued the same pattern on Friday and Saturday, illustrating a playful domestic punishment tale.
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Gettysburg
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