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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1914
Page
7
A guide for home cooks selecting a turkey, stressing age over plumpness. Read the sight and feel test, check sunken neck and under wing skin, and prefer a sweet tender hen over a tom. Includes a recipe note on preparing cranberry sauce and stuffing tips.
The piece reflects on gratitude for peace with other nations and notes a fashion description of a brocaded silk gown with cream collar, silver tissue girdle, and an artificial rose. It recalls memories of Thanksgiving gatherings and the serving of wild turkey, framing thankful sentiment across the era.
A feature describes Pyle Demanest gowns with white net bodices and pink garlanded sashes, alongside practical Thanksgiving advice. It urges charity for the needy at home and abroad, suggests family activities like tableau vivant, pumpkin games, and simple table décor using corn stalks, pumpkins, and autumn leaves.
An editorial piece recalls the first Thanksgiving as a day of gratitude toward the Giver of blessings. It contrasts hardships with the enduring spirit, noting church offerings and decorations, and describes a family table with autumn wreaths, pumpkins, fruit, candles, and festive foods symbolizing abundance and reverence.
The article lists a substantial Thanksgiving menu including Clam Cocktails, Cream of Mushroom Soup, Roast Turkey with Giblet Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Creamed Onions, Cranberry Sauce, Cabbage Salad, Pumpkin Pie, Ice Cream, Fruits and Nuts. It adds decorative tips using autumn leaves, birch bark canoes, and crepe paper pumpkins, plus a pumpkin pie recipe with pumpkin pulp milk sugar and spices.
A quick guide shows how to craft a shoe bag from one yard of bed ticking. Stitch with rose-flower embroidery in a chosen shade, form an eight inch pocket strip, space pockets six inches apart, and add loops to hang on a closet door.
A Colonial style residence illustrated with Grecian Doric columns and linked piazzas. Describes plan details including living and dining rooms, kitchen connections, stairs, basement, and attic storage. Size 28 ft 6 in by 35 ft, priced about 4400 to 198700 dollars.
Ned Padgett reflects on Thanksgiving during wartime, urging Americans to count their blessings amid hardship. He contrasts European warfare with American wealth and stability, urging gratitude for basic comforts and the chance to serve without loss of liberty.
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