Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-12-05
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Filled With Sunshine and the True
Spirit Of the Occasion.

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the name in Wausau. The sun came
up without a cloud to dim its lustre
and this continued all day, and the
weather was mild and delightful.
There were union services at the M.
e. church, which included that
church, the Presbyterian, Baptist and
Universalist churches. There were
also services at st. Johns church and
the various Catholic and German
churches. As usual there were family
reullions and a large number of stu
dents came home for the day.
The poor we're taken care OF.
About so baskets having been sent
out to as many families in various
parts of the city, which provided for
197 people. A committee of citizens
tcak charge of the work part of
them collecting funds and the others
arranging the baskets. The baskets
were distributed by rigs and every
thing in that line passed off satisfact-
ory.
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Several dances were given in the
evening in different parts of the city.
The Liederkranz gave very enjoy
able one in Elks' hall which was well
patronized One given in Armory
hall by base ball club was also well
attended and proved to be very pleas
ing. At the county asylum the in
mates showed that they had not for
gotten the various steps they learned
when younger.
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Hundreds of young folks went down
to the pavilion during the afternoon,
where they found plenty of enjoyment
in the several forms of recreation
supplied there. At the same time
every moving picture theatre in tie
city was crowded to their capacity,
and extra fine bills were presented.
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Some farmers evidently forgot that
it was holiday and brought loads of
wood to town, as they do on any other
day but Sunday. They disposed of
their loads however.
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THE SEVEN AGES OF THE THANKsGIv-
ING TURKEY.
All the worlds a platter
And all the men and women merely
eaters,
They have with them always their
appetites,
And one turk in his time plays many
parts;
His acts being seven ages: At first the
Reposing grandly on the groaning
Flanked by rich dressing and cram
berry sauce,
A dainty dish to set before the king
Then the warmed over bird, served up
next day,
Lest we forget the previous days
merry meal
Then the cold cuts, at luncheon and
at tea,
Still succulent, if you do like cold cuts.
Next comes the stew, yclept a fricasse,
With dumplings made to fatten up
the dish
And which, forsooth, do cause us many
groanS
And pangs of indigestion; then cro-
quetteS
Garnished with parsley cunningly and
mixed
With what suspiciously doth taste like
veal.
And so they play their part. The
sixth age shifts
Into the lean and languid turkey hash,
RepoSing on slab of soggy toast,
0 bitter aftermath of glories past,
For toothleSS age. Last scene of all
That ends this strange, eyentful his
tory:
A skeleton, a rack of clean picked
bones,
That finds it's dismal way into the
soup
OF second childishness and mere obliv-
ion,
Sans breast, sans legs, sans aoingS, sans
everything.
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As has been customary with these
concerns for a great many years, the
Underwood Veneer Co. of this city,
and the Brooks & Ross Lumber Co. of
Schotield, gave each employe a turkey
or goose for Thanksgiving, which was
fully appreciated by the men and
boys-also their families. The price
of over hundred birds means quite
an item of expense to each concern.
500 Reward, 500
PEe readers of this paper will he pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stIgeS, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh