Thanksgiving Basket Mixup Ends in Kidnapping Rescue
Bob swaps baskets with a stranger on a train, exchanging a turkey for a baby. A kidnaping plot unfolds as a man pursues the infant. Bob and police intervene on a ferry, rescuing the child and catching the kidnapper. Bob becomes a trusted salesman for Mr. Ray while the family enjoys future Thanksgiving dinners.
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Bob
Mayville
Andie
Ned
Mr. Ray
Philadelphia Laoquirer
Turkey Drunk Thanksgiving Custom Now Obsolete
A Western New York native recalls a long abandoned Thanksgiving custom called the "turkey drunk." He describes filling a cup with brandy for the gobbler two hours before slaughter, the bird drinking it, staggering and proudly strutting before death, and notes the practice is now seen as cruelty to animals and obsolete.
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New York
Thanksgiving Conundrums and Family Homecoming Poem
A nostalgic poem by Minna Irving celebrates Thanksgiving with family scenes and baking duties set at sixty two with a pledge of joy and gratitude. It is followed by a humorous Thanksgiving conundrums piece presenting turkey related riddles and playful puns about the holiday dinner and table decor.
Thanksgiving on the Mexican Border Feast Across Ancient Traditions
On the southern Mexican border native communities continue a Thanksgiving feast using traditional tools. Jeans and ecorn are ground to meat by ancient methods to make bread and frijoles for the dinner.
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Mexico
Turkeys and People in a Thanksgiving Twist
A playful verse contrasts turkeys with people, noting being roasted or stewed. It humorously imagines both wearing collars and handcuffs, and remarks that Thanksgiving day features stuffed items beyond the turkey.
Thanksgiving Day Poem by Theodosia Garrison
In a meeting house the parson thanks on Thanksgiving and notes Clorinda in satin, heart on her sleeve. The speaker laments unrequited love, asking for a real Thanksgiving day for a forlorn swain.
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Lorinda
Theodosia Garrison
Abe's Thanksgiving Pudding Delights a Poor Boy
A short tale from Christian Work recalls Abe Lincoln as a boy asking if Thanksgiving puddings are for poor people. Granny responds with thrift and faith, then crafts a plum pudding using bread, suet, molasses, and spices, boiled two hours and served with foaming sauce.
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Granny
Abe Lincoln
Chile
Abe
Our Thanksgiving Pie
A playful verse narrates a pumpkin as a handsome figure on the vine. The speaker teases vanity in pumpkin beauty and warns of a forthcoming downfall this week. The piece closes with a light toast to Elsie Parrish.
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Elsie Parrish
Thanksgiving Dinner Dilemma Cobbles the Butcher Scene
A hesitant wife consults a butcher for a Thanksgiving meal for a large in law filled family. She frets over turkey duck geese squib giblets and salt pork while recalling her fake long marriage and Niagara trip. The Chicago News vignette centers on humorous domestic pressure and social expectations.
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John Vincent Harris
Mr. Butcher
Alice
Niagara
Jack Spratt
Chicago News
Recipes for Cold Roast Turkey Dishes and Variations
Instructions for ragout from cold roast turkey using bone broth bases with nutmeg parsley and cream. alternative bake dish with buttered breadcrumbs eggs and optional oysters. curry flavored variant with onion flour curry powder stock and served with plain boiled rice.
How to Dream Onions Recipe for Mild Onions
A family meal guide shows seven medium onions washed until white, boiled briefly, then dressed with a milk flour butter sauce. The dish stews gently for a quarter hour, yielding mild, less pungent onions.
Hand Lettered Writing Paper Makes A Personal Christmas Gift
A simple craft idea for a thoughtful Christmas present. Use plain white or cream writing paper and create a monogram in the upper left corner. Trace or copy a chosen initials design, then paint with gold water color for a finished, appreciated result.
How to Make a Beauty Bag from Cheesecloth
Step by step guide to craft beauty bags using cheesecloth strips two and a half inches wide and five inches long. Fold sew seal fill with oatmeal and close top to create a skin cleansing washcloth. Present as a refined box of colored waste silk trimmed bags for gifting.
How to Care For Waxed Floors
Do not use soap and water on a waxed floor. Wipe with a perfectly dry cloth and rub in more wax with a woolen cloth or polishing brush. Avoid excess wax in corners. Wash with turpentine and dry completely before reapplying wax.
How to Make Peanut Dressing
Moisten buttered bread slices with hot water without sogginess. Add grated onion, chopped celery, salt and pepper to taste and a gill of peanuts ground fine. Stuff and truss.
How to Cure Laryngeal Catarrh
Benzoin is usually beneficial in such cases of catarrh of the larynx. Take one teaspoonful of the compound tincture to a pint of boiling water and inhale the vapor. This treatment may be repeated every half hour or hour as required.
How to Soften Water With Lime
Directions say to mix one ounce of quicklime into four gallons and a half of water. Stir well and let settle, then pour off the clear solution to treat four barrels of hard water.
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