New Year's Customs Across Britain and Ireland Revealed
A survey of old year and new year rituals shows how communities from Newcastle to Edinburgh and Guernsey welcomed January with songs, gifts, first footing, mumming, Hogmanay practices, and special dishes like roast goose and German New Year’s cake. The piece notes historical cautions against superstition, highlights changing customs, and preserves rich folklore surrounding New Year’s Eve and Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Scotland
France
Magland
Edinburgh
Guernsey
Burghhead
Morayshire
Shropshire
Broadway
America
Germany
Ireland
The Call of the New Year Reflections by a Christian Man
A Christian iman sits with the Master contemplating the new year. He seeks the kind of man and work for all years and finds guidance in old words made new. The prompts urge Bible study, prayer, and work led by Christ, with all steps directed to the Lord.
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Iman
Christ
Bishop McDowell
New Year Sentiments On Resolutions From Howe And Holmes
Julia Ward Howe dismissed New Year’s vows as fleeting while urging year round good resolutions. The anecdote cites Oliver Wendell Holmes’s famed tobacco resolution and his joke about turning over a leaf to justify smoking after meals in Boston.
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Julia Ward Howe
Boston
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Observation on culture and news buying habits
A speaker notes the era’s culture as exceptional while a farmer comments on people flocking to the news stand for fluffy stories and contrasts it with the effort needed to sell a solid book set, hinting at appetite vs. value in media.
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Corntessel
Quick-healing effect of modern nickel-cased bullets in war wounds
The article explains how new nickel covered bullets reduce long recovery times by passing through most bodies with limited damage. It notes variability with wound location and soldier condition, mentions surprising range effects on penetration, and questions dum-dum allegations while confirming the current bullet design.
The Pied Piper Backstory and Browning Link
The London Chronicle recounts the 1876 anniversary of the Pied Piper of Hamelin visit to Brunswick and notes how Old Ver stegan’s prose became a Browning poem for a sick child. It credits Macready’s son for persuading Browning to weave the tale into verse.
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Hamelin
Brunswick
Verstegan
Weaser
Macready
Browning
London Chronicle
Armenia and Kurdish regions in Asia Minor naming debate
The excerpt notes that officially Armenia does not exist as a named region in Turkey and maps marking Armenistan are seized. It also discusses Kurdistan as an unofficial label and explains Armenians call themselves Haik and their country Halashan, tracing lineage to Haik, grandson of Japhet.
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Armenia
Charles Eliot
Turkey
Armenistan
Kurdistan
Asia Minor
Haik
Halashan
Japhet
Convenient Rule for Punctuation in Central Pennsylvania Letters
An Evening Post Satur day Magazine note recounts a newspaper editor receiving letters from a citizen. The editor learns the writer’s punctuation rule: place a semicolon every twelve words and two commas between each pair of semicolons.
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Pennsylvania
Evening Post
Tam
Dobson Ties Egyptology to Lively Stand
In a wry remark, Dobson avoids trivial debates but promises a clash on Egyptology. When challenged on that topic, he would deliver an argument that would dwarf politics religion and the European war in significance.
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Dobson
Europe
Rural District Visit Provokes Humorous Exchange
A visitor from the city explains she travels the rural districts for diversification. A farmer replies that she will find his husband in the barn, prompting a lighthearted moment in the exchange.
Suited Either Way Antisuffrage Anecdote From Lucy Price
Miss Lucy Price, Cleveland antisuffrage leader, recalls an incident in New England after a talk. A woman praised the speech and invited Price to more antisuffrage meetings, not realizing the address was at a suffrage event. The amusing mix up highlights campaign tensions.
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Lucy Price
Cleveland
New England
Miss Price
Castoria Ad Cited in Mothers and Failures Sermon
A historical clipping notes warnings about Castoria with CM signature claims. John Wanamaker spoke in Philadelphia urging perseverance and noting that success comes from failures. The piece frames failure as a stepping stone to achievement in a mid century tone.
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Fletcher
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
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Scheffer
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Bourne
Phe
London
All Eainta
Newcastle on-Tyne
British Isles
Wee Agal
Carter
Fatima
Watson F. Coleman
Washington DC
Particoars
ISI
Washington
Slun Mie. Co
Dublqub
Luws
Knlicker—Jones
Becker
Absorbbine, JR
W.F. Young
Temple
Springfield
Masa
Popham
Drugginte
Matilde Williams
N.Y
Fort Wayne
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