Public fears over dogs and toy guns prompt health official letter
Giorgk Rowland Health Commissioner for Fountain County urges prevention of hydrophobia and carful muzzle use after a Covington Christmas dog shooting. He condemns excess dogs and warns of toy guns and air guns risk to boys and girls. A note ends with news of a horse and mule sale at P McMahon's sale yards on Wednesday January J.
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Republican
Fountain County
Covington
Giorgk Rowland
Fountain Co
McMahon
Death of L. C. Curtis Near Attica Bridge Works
News reached Attica of the death of L. C. Curtis at Newhas Texas at 5 am after a three year paralytic illness. He and his sons George and Ernest and half-brother Er Curtis formerly ran the Attica Bridge Company plant, moved to East St. Louis recently, and Curtis had not led operations for three years though still interested. He was nearly 66, buried in Middleville Michigan after services.
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L. C. Curtis
Newhas
Tex
South
George
Ernest
Er. Cuctis
Attica
Monticello
Attica Bridge Company
East St. Louis
Curtis
Middleville
Mich
Burns
Old Year and New Year Echoes in a Winter Tale
A reflective narrator recalls a boy and a man facing a harsh winter task on New Year’s Eve. The tale weaves old year’s passing with a stark survival trial as animals pull a sled through ice and snow, leaving the boy changed by ordeal and memory.
New Year Customs Across Nations and Traditions
A survey of ancient and varied New Year practices from Germany Scotland and England describes how the season merged with Martinmas in early Europe with customs like open doors wassail bowls hot pints and gift giving. It notes the spread of Roman influence and lasting traditions such as greens, orange pins and glove money, plus modern resolutions including improving health and air quality.
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Germany
England
Blizzard Lights a Shack in Whiteout as Man and Boy Debate Water
Amid a raging blizzard a man and a boy huddle in a stove warmed shack. Snow fills the room while a cranky buzard forecasts water for cattle and the pair weigh a desperate trek to a distant well. The moment marks the new year as they debate survival and a widow's cause.
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Cap
New Year Child Brings Fox of Days and Resolutions
The poem describes the old year departing and a generous Child Year delivering a rainbow wrapped Fox of Days as a symbol of cheer. It then lists New Year resolutions focusing on digestion, sleep, work, exercise, and moral support for health improvements.
A Prayer for the New Year
A religious benediction asks God to remember us in mercy this new year. It seeks divine guidance through joys and sorrows, strength to endure losses, clearer vision, and cheerful content. It asks for daily gifts of labor and presence, spiritual instruction, and faith that endures temptations until life’s end.
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Jesus Christ
Origin of New Year Gifts Through History
The piece traces New Year gift customs from ancient Rome to their Christian era, noting the goddess Sirenia and a grove where twigs were given. It recounts emperors like Augustus Tiberius Caligula and shifts in gift practice from January to Easter and back to January.
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Rome
Augustus
Tiberius
Caligula
Best Gift of Time and the Quiet Passage of Years
A reflective meditation on how time brings both losses and enduring treasures. The author notes that age and sorrow touch all, yet friendships, patience, faith and love withstand the march of years, offering priceless compensation beyond youth or beauty.
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Herbert L. Willett
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