[“Jails and Hospitals Gay with Feasting: From Ludlow Street To Sing Sing Death House, Thanksgiving Is Celebrated.” The New York Times, November 28, 1924. Click for a larger view.]
Wikipedia provides some background:
The first book of crossword puzzles was published by Simon & Schuster in 1924, after a suggestion from co-founder Richard Simon’s aunt. The publisher was initially skeptical that the book would succeed, and only printed a small run at first. The book ... was an instant hit, leading crossword puzzles to become a craze of 1924.Crosswords or no crosswords, Keiths or no Keiths, Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Michael!
ReplyDeleteI love the detail about the prisoners erasing their pencil answers to pass along the crossword
Same to you, Fresca.
ReplyDeleteThese Thanksgiving and Christmas accounts from a century ago show surprising generosity in grim circumstances.