Proclamation 822—Thanksgiving Day, 1908
10/30/1908
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There are few things more vital to the welfare of the nation than accurate and dependable knowledge of the best methods ...
It deserves, and should have, the widest possible distribution among the people.
I do this with extreme reluctance.
It is unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, capture, willfully disturb, or kill any bird of any kind whatever, or take ...