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Show Sarah Hales dream came true Lincoln proclaimed Such a day, she wrote in 1827, should, like the Fourth of July, be observed by all people There is a moral value in counting our blessings collectively annual day of prayer and praise in 1 863 hi some parts of the country a day devoted to this end already was observed annually. But each section chose a different tune depending on the weather and the crops Marjorie Spi'er Nesgle ThgCnribtijo Scfve Monitor ws Seiko. More than a watch, its beautiful jewelry. Servi. Although America's frst national Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed in 1789 by George Washington, 74 years passed before the second 1 hanksgiving Day was set aside by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 During that long period, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale waged a campaign for a national day of prayer and praise Sarah Buell was one year old the first Thanksgiving Day, and her early lessens at home were about George Washington and his personal rules of conduct Although foi mal education for girls was frowned upon, Sarahs brother shared his school books with her. Later, when he came home for long vacations from Dartmouth College, he taught her what he had learned m his classrooms, and she gradually acquired the equivalent of a college education After teaching school for seven years, Sarah married David Hale, a lawyer He set up a daily program of reading and study fut her with uie intent, as Sarah would write many years later, to lighten my mmd, strengthen my judgments, and give me confidence m my own abilities After 10 years of marriage, Sarah was left alone with five children to support For myself I did not care, she later wrote. But for my children to be deprived of an education . . . made them poor Sarahs beliefs about the need for a national Thanksgiving Day developed mto a campaign against regionalism. She wrote letters to governors, congressmen, and even presidents, asking their support one-wom- She tempted her women readers with menus for such an occasion, choosing recipes that would appeal to both Northern and Southern tastes Sarah was able to report states and territories had united in a common Thanksgiving celebration. It re-- , mained only for Vermont and Virginia to! join the other 23 million Americans. After 20 years, that 29 But suddenly Civil War split the country With undiminished determination, apart Sarah a day aside, cause entreated President Lincoln to name when "enmity and strife can be laid1 and the nation unite in a common Still, the President made no reply In July, 1883, the Battle of Gettysburg spelled the beginning of the end of the Confederacy. Now, at last, reasoned Sarah, a day of united Thanksgiving was impera- tivp. She wrote President Lincoln again, and, some say, may even have talked with, him when she visited Washington, D C. millinery business venture failed, and Sarah turned to writing. She published poems and essays before writing her first Driftwood It was an instant novel, success, resulting m an offer from a Boston publisher to be a lady editor for a magazine about to be published . i Superbly st led and super accurate 7 jewel watches. Seiko, the special gift that youll want, too! A. For him, automatic, instant daydate setting. I 1 omVsAr Hiol Sarah Buell Hale MIIIOVI Sarah accepted the offer, and with her Father. the country she loved. . . tL awa O uvcpCAt LUULCiUd ffUaUiC tension between North and South. growing She believed that a day apart for a thanksgiving observance in each state might help to reconcile their differences. rinn awf wwiuii America to be published exclusively for women. She later became editor of Philadelphias widely read Godeys Ladys Book." ? 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For him in yellow, brown dial, automatic, instant daydate nt She used her editorial pages for over half a century (writing her last column on the eve of her 90th birthday) to promote a In uhito tvnth ill tv I Uil krooilA 0 f UVWlVi1 SJ B. Nurses style watch in white, silver tone dial Several mouiiis later, ou Novemuei 26, 1863, Lincoln finally proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day, calling upon his fellow citizens anywhere in the United States . . . those on sea and those who sojourn m foreign lands to observe the day with feasting and giving thanks to our benefi-cie- indeed A t ti H 49 f y, 4 Get in on the action, The Broadway new Video Game Center is open, Our new Video Game Center, its in our electronics department where you'll find our exciting collection of electronic TV action games.Come on in and play a few games, we think you'll find them as much fun as we do. i The Fmerprex ApoBo 2001 gives ou four TV action games m one. Play tennis, hockey, handbaii or practice for one. 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