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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
4
Advertising shows weekly mail delivery rates and annual subscriptions payable in advance. Mentions second class mail matter and offices for payment. Provides figure 5.20 for yearly, 3.00 for six months, 1.50 for one month, with weekly payment option.
The notice lists rates for display per inch and time discounts. Prices include one time and multiple insertions across various periods such as one week four weeks and one year with percentage discounts.
The Winchester News will not publish Thursday afternoon as the office force takes a holiday after faithful service since the daily started.
The piece traces Thanksgiving’s evolution from early New England origins to a national observance. It cites the 1607 Monhegan gathering, Winslow’s 1621 harvest celebration, Boston’s 1630 proclamation, Rev. Cotton Mather accounts, Governor Winthrop’s charity, and a 1636 Scituate service, highlighting colonial practices and moral meanings.
The article reflects on Thanksgiving customs from colonial times to modern days, noting 1777 and 1789 to establish a national holiday. It praises the Blue Grass region, discusses tobacco sales and regional peace, and urges gratitude and betterment in the year ahead. It also mentions local postmaster candidate prospects and a serious accident involving May Bratton Morris, a three year old, who injured her eye with a knife at home.
Mt Sterling Kentucky November 25 James OConnell announces his application for the Mt Sterling postmaster appointment to sue for the position.
Rev T Timberlake will preach at 11 a m on Thursday at Broadway Baptist. The President and Governor proclamations will be read with special music. Colored merchants urged to close. a mass meeting Friday night at the colored First Baptist to discuss establishing a colored school with addresses by Rev James Barnes and Rev Dr Thompson.
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