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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
5
A reflective poem on aging and time's swift passage. The speaker laments unfulfilled work and faded ambitions while noting rapid modern change. The verse ends with a meditation on mortality as life accelerates toward death and taxes.
An Italian girl on New Year’s Eve uses a cup of water and a thread dropped in to foretell marriage prospects. Twilight light reveals the cup’s outline and the thread’s shape when it freezes overnight. An old woman assists her interpretation at dawn.
In the Peloponnesus the people of every country community gather en masse to ward off the new year by driving the devil away with noise and tumult. They use firearms horns trumpets pans kettles and similar noise makers accompanied by loud shouts and screams.
A statement by H. M. Adams and wife from Pennsylvania describes a miraculous cure of their child’s chronic eczema after using Electric Bitters. They note the child improved after the second bottle and was fully cured after seven bottles. The ad claims the product is a modern blood medicine and tonic, with price 80 cents and a dollar. Homeseekers' tickets to the West and other regions are offered on schedule.
A New York broker hosted a New Year’s Eve dinner for twelve amputees and twelve one armed women at his private residence. Guests shared stories of how they lost limbs with a prize of 25 dollars for the most curious tale. The winner’s injury came from a tiger mauling at a menagerie where he worked. The toast to a world without limbs closed the event.
An oldtime undertaker’s New Year’s dinner in northern Hueland town featured mourning attire, black drapery, wreaths, and a miniature coffin on the table. The egg dinner was tasty, but the toast to prosperity provoked mixed reactions while songs like The Gravedigger and cheerful ditties entertained guests.
The Philadelphia Press recounts a New Year’s prank in which young William II joined in hats knocking. An old courtier wore a nail studded skullcap and attacked a helmeted foe, injuring the future emperor’s right hand badly enough to threaten loss of the limb.
The article discusses the medieval practice of giving New Year presents to lords and monarchs. It notes Tudor rulers favored cash gifts and cites a memorandum from the Marquis of Bath detailing contributions to Henry VII totaling over £7,000.
A historical quotation extols charity as action toward others and guiding the wanderer. It contrasts earthly property with deeds, noting that mortals ask about wealth after death while angels seek good deeds sent ahead.
The Chicago Tribune notes New Year customs in Europe. In Holland people skate on canals in holiday attire while Scandinavia shows a similar scene. Russia uses fur wrapped sledges for New Year calls, with Jan 1 on a different date due to the Julian calendar.
In Panama waters the crew of the Philadelphia challenged four British warship crews to a three mile rowing race to start the day’s festivities. The British chose a poor boat, Americans lent their craft, and the Philadelphia men won decisively amid heavy wagering and officer-appointed rules. The event stirred strong naval pride and mutual trust between crews.
The piece surveys Scottish New Year traditions such as plum pudding, haggis, and mountain dew, along with first footing, visiting hours, and the hall clock ritual. It notes hunting trips by gentry, and misgivings about pagan traces, with a closing mention of Thermopylae and Lepanto commemorations.
A thoughtful New Year reflection by Rev. Washington Gladden urging humanity toward organic unity. He contrasts historic shifts from status to contract with a hoped move from contract to fraternity fostering collective good.
In Wales New Year's Eve beliefs warn that seeing one's shadow in moonlight signals death within the year. An unmarried woman who sees her reflected face in water on New Year's Eve is thought to be doomed to a life of single blessedness.
A compilation of traditional January sayings notes how January weather hints at the year ahead. Quoted lines warn that a January spring is useless and that cold, snowy conditions predict tough times, while early warmth or humor in the month signals continued chill.
A New Year celebration by a famous New York society girl featured guests in spinster costumes with mittens caps and spectacles. Sweetmeats and treats were shaped as parrots cats and dogs while each guest kept a personal teapot to brew tea to her own taste. The party was deemed the best by the attendees.
The Scarborough mayor hosted tea for 200 elderly women on New Year’s day in the Aquarium. Their ages total about 13,957 years, averaging nearly 70 years per guest, marking a remarkable communal moment at the event.
W L Gill from 90 pounds to over 180 pounds after using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He says doctors had given up on him but after 12 bottles he gained weight and was cured. Guaranteed by Baas Schultz Ginganiets, offering 50c and 1 00 with a trial bottle free.
John in bed near dawn receives a long distance call from Mary at a new house line. She tries to say happy New Year but their banter reveals strain as the call ends with a sharp exchange and a bitter vow. New York Press reports the comic mishap.
The piece recounts how old English fashions kept days with a wassail bowl. The head of the house gathered kin around spiced ale while the phrase wass hael meaning to your health guided the drinking. The bowl was passed for all to share, as noted by the Pittsburg Dispatch.
A New Year Motto cites Mirabeau declaring nothing is impossible to the man who can go ill. The saying frames effort and resolve as the sole law of success.
How Diphtheria is contracted explained. Cold illness weakens a child and invites diphtheria germ. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is recommended to cure the cold and lessen the danger of germ diseases. Baas & Schultz offer the remedy for sale.
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