New Year Customs Across the World
The article surveys New Year celebrations from Judeo Christian and Roman origins to Chinese and Japanese rites. It notes midnight tolls in England, Wesleyan watch meetings, and the Feast of Circumcision, then details Chinese lanterns riddles gifts and fifteen day festivities ending with the Lantern Feast. It recalls Parisian jewelry gifts and New Amsterdam cornucopias, urging observance and cautioning against excessive wine.
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Chrysostom
Ambrose
Augustine
Tours
England
Wesley
Nusa Pompliius
Janus
Japan
Paris
New Amsterdam
Berchte
Britain
J. K. Bloomfield
N. ¥. Observer
Good Resolutions and Christian Resolve in the New Year
A United Presbyterian message urges humble resolutions with faith in the Lord, warning against overreaching goals that invite failure. It favors steady, disciplined progress and vows as part of Christian consecration, noting many lose direction by setting too high stakes. A modest, helpful gift idea concludes the note.
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New Year
United Presbyterian
Meg's Reception Brightens Stormy New Year
In a snowbound New Year, Meg Mather's postponed reception becomes a triumph when a street monkey act named Jocko and his companions bring cheer. Meg loses guests due to a sore throat and storm, but an organ grinder and a neighbor's generosity turn the day into a feast and laughter, ending with thanks and a future plan.
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Mamma
Meg
Peter
Elsie
Jocko
Dolly Ingalls
Mamie Dixon
Louie Porter
Uncle Tom
Mamie
Dolly
Mary
Louie
Dolly Ingall
Tom
The Gifts of the Poor and a Christmas Turbulence
A Christmas tale by Ernest W. Shurtleff contrasts a poor man giving hope and forgiveness with a line about a cyclone scattering a turkey. The verse explores mercy, love, and the joy of simple deeds over wealth.
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Ernest W. Shurtleff
A Lucky Dozen and the Twelve Skates on Long Pond
In a snowy winter twelve boys each receive a new pair of skates from Santa Claus. The youngsters, joined by their sisters, gather at Long Pond for a public Christmas celebration with a hot lunch, races, and a grand skate. Fathers and mothers share in the pride as the crowd cheers Santa.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Jack Burns
Greenland
Long Pond
Dick Jones
Sara E. Farman
Two Christmas Gifts A Simple Tale Of Chicago Life
Fragment from a humorousChicago tale showing Reginald Snooks and his ex wife in a Christmas Eve scene of social pretensions and planned divorces. The couple brag about divorces as society markers while Christmas preparations and domestic life unfold with satirical wit.
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Chicago
Gilhooley
Reginald Snooks
Nee Gilhooley
Reginald
Reginald Snovoks
F. A. Stearns
Christmas Eve Vision of a Fickle Love
A narrator observes a sleeping woman and envies a stout, aging Beau who once gifted her things. He recalls past favors and laments Santa Claus as he contemplates future triumphs, noting that the woman will likely spurn him when she turns five next year.
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Beau
Hhis
Santa Claus
Baby's Christmas Gift Poem by Carrie Morehouse
A brief Christmas poem reflects a one year old baby as the focus of gifts. The speaker considers what the child would understand and chooses simple love and kisses as the true present. The piece contrasts Santa and tree imagery with the baby's innocent wonder and parental affection.
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Carrie, Morehouse
Christmas Joy Through Dickens and Tradition
A reflection on Christmas as a lasting symbol of warmth and generosity. The piece praises Dickens, Christmas storytelling, and the timeless cheer that Christmas lights continue to bring to children and families, contrasting modern romance with old traditions and the enduring spirit of the season. Mrs. Jordan.
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Erry Christmaas
Dickens
Arthur
Mrs. Jordan
A New Start for the New Year
The piece urges beginning the new year with hope and a cleaned, organized life. It warns against discouragement and foreboding, praising a positive, faith rooted outlook and sensible optimism as part of a healthy mind.
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Amas
Bobbie
Bessie
Keziah
Jotham Spart
Bobby
Nierkall
Meg Mather
Grandma
Ada C. H. Stoddard
Anna
Helen
Baby
Christma
Hia
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