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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1924
Page
4
This passages urges readers to count blessings on Thanksgiving, noting many have been spared hardship while urging contemplation of God’s gifts. It contrasts common worry with gratitude and encourages sincere devotion for the past year’s blessings.
A Thanksgiving letter from a local writer in Tarrytown to John D Rockefeller Sr. invites a visit and describes a festive dinner with many blessings and trimmings. The writer mentions a cranberry sauce dish crackers milk fruit cake and thanks Rockefeller for past years.
Republican Senator Edge of New Jersey seeks to bring the postal salary increase bill before the Senate after President Coolidge vetoed it. The measure would raise annual pay about 300 dollars for 300000 postal workers at a 63000000 appropriation and previously passed 78 to 2 in the last session.
The piece weighs political odds for the North Carolina vacancy after Judge Henry G Connor’s retirement. Colonel I M Meekins, Pasquotank’s famed Republican power broker, is favored to win the seat, ahead of Irvin B Tucker Major George Butler John J Parker Herbert F Seawell. The article notes Meekins’ Washington ties and organizational clout with the Republicans. It ends with a nod to Samuel Gompers head of the AFL and his political fence maintenance insights.
A free two pound national Biscuit Company fruit cake is offered with each six months subscription to The Wilson Mirror at Carroll's Grocery Co. New subscribers and renewals qualify.
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