[“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.
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Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Michael!
I love the detail about the prisoners erasing their pencil answers to pass along the crossword
Same to you, Fresca.
These Thanksgiving and Christmas accounts from a century ago show surprising generosity in grim circumstances.
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