Thanksgiving Turkey Learns To Walk In Closet Birds
In a 1900 tale by Frank H. Sweet, Margery’s turkey Kristine survives a bean mishap and brandy spill. Kristine learns to wear a plaid dress, befriends Margery, and eventually raises twelve fledglings in a woodshed basket, feeding the household and adding to Margery’s coin purse.
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Thanksgiving Day Poem on Vanity and Grace
The poem depicts a turkey’s vanity and downfall as a Thanksgiving symbol. It contrasts gluttony with temperance and honors a day of reflection on divine benevolence and grace. John Kendrick hangs in Harper's Weekly.
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Harper's Weekly
Ode to a Gobbler II
A Thanksgiving poem praising a gobbler as a noble bird. It extols the turkey on the table with vivid imagery of stuffing aromas and festive dining. The speaker elevates the bird above other fowl, declaring it the king of poultry from coast to coast.
Priscilla Preaches on Thanksgiving Charm and Grace
A Washington Star column urges women to cultivate graceful gratitude this Thanksgiving. It contrasts appearances with inner poise, noting charm comes from appreciation, good temper, and practical kindness rather than costly frocks. It includes humorous anecdotes on marital patience and self acceptance.
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Alice May
Mary Ann
Washington Star
The First Thanksgiving Celebrated Under Difficulties
A 1621 Plymouth harvest feast faced extreme strain as women like Mistress Brewster and Priscilla Mullins organized a modest meal for Massasoit and ninety guests. The article notes shortages, long preparations, and the need for shared duties, ending with a call for gratitude for seedtime, harvest, and gathered fruit.
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Be Thankful for Money and Merriment
A festive verse praising gratitude for wealth and pleasures of the season. It extols maidens melody mirth and a bountiful feast, urging thanks with delight as a Thanksgiving mood.
Thanksgiving Pumpkin Cake From Two Hemispheres
Bake two identical fruit cakes in round bowls to form hemispheres and assemble to resemble a pumpkin. Hollow one side, fill with stuffed dates and candied fruit, then join. Frost with a yolk sugar mix in thin coats, add red candy teeth and eyes, a red nose, and a green wax stem. Hostess serves by slicing top half to reveal candy decor in the lower half.
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Chicago Tribune
Christmas Breakfast Delights a Family
A Delineator item recalls last Christmas in a home with several half grown children. An unusual decorative breakfast featured baked apples with a cream dab and a candied cherry, maple sugar curls, and eggs in a greens nest, delighting the children.
How to Make a Coat Cover with Satin Ribbon and Linen
Create a decorative coat cover using a padded wire hanger. Wrap with two white satin ribbons and cover the handle with a bow. Use white linen to form the top shoulders with a small neck opening. Embroider a monogram in the left corner. Brier stitch seams. Slip over garment to protect from dust and creasing. A pretty gift idea.
How to Eradicate Dandruff Hair Tonic Guide
A home remedy for dandruff uses bay rum tincture of cantharides and glycerin. Apply nightly to the scalp, using gentle strokes to improve absorption and effectiveness.
How to Wash Spinach Quickly and Safely
Instructions suggest scalding spinach in hot water to clean it and kill pests. Do not wash until just before cooking to preserve freshness and greenness. The method is faster than using cold water and improves cleanliness.
How to Cleanse the Teeth
Advice on nightly tooth cleansing emphasizes thorough brushing before sleep. It recommends a mild alkaline mouth wash, rinsing thoroughly and forcing rinse through teeth with the tongue, holding the rinse for several minutes. It warns against acidic damage and suggests using a safe toothbrush.
How to Cook Venison Steak in Creamy Fry
A venison steak is fried in butter until nearly done then seasoned with salt and pepper. A cup of sweet cream is added and the mixture is boiled until it thickens into a creamy sauce.
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