24 Nov 1887
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1887
Page
1
Fragmentary liturgical text praises God the Father and the Holy Spirit. It references the heavenly host and blessings flowing from Jesus Christ and all creatures. The snippet presents a devotional exhortation in archaic phrasing.
A waifs tale set on Thanksgiving follows Bottles and Rags as they steal a purse and ring from a Crawford restaurant patron, evade hunger with a donated meal, are jailed, then cleared by a kind observer and a minister, ending with hopeful placement in a western home. The piece contrasts hardship with mercy and charity during a holiday.
A historical account describes a single meal on a Pennsylvania farm where a hostess cooked a feast for thirteen or fourteen guests. The table featured chicken pie, two roast chickens, a turkey, a sizeable pig dish, pickles, onions, mashed potatoes, apples, nuts, custard, biscuits, bread, plum pudding, and coffee.
Historian McMaster notes a Thanksgiving reflection praising progress. He argues modern men earn more, wear finer clothes, enjoy better food, live in more comfortable homes, and hold broader worldviews than at the century’s start.
Fragmentary verse describing a barren forest with no shelter for travelers and a contrast between a cold country and a warmer town. It mentions traveling on uppers and a small group including “my churs and me” descending, conveying hardship and displacement.
A sea tale describes a lookout spotting danger as a ship battles a looming storm. Moments of tension lead to a dramatic wreck with a broken chain and urgent orders to abandon ship. The narrative shifts to a medical advertisement urging health cures and warnings about faulty testimonials and sensational claims.
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