Shooters Parade of Philadelphia New Year Revels
The Shooters, Knights of Misrule, parade in Philadelphia each New Year. Ten thousand paraders in extravagant costumes attract up to half a million spectators. Prizes total five thousand dollars funded by the city. floats lampoon current events and famous characters, including the Irish Indians and White Caps.
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Philadelphia
England
France
Momus
Knights of Misrule
America
Schuylkill River
Home Breakers’ Association
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Normandy
William the Conqueror
Hastings
Massed Pageant Prizes Attract Merchants And Performers
The pageant draws merchants clubs and individuals offering prizes up to 3000 dollars for best dressed paraders costumes and best humorous or unique entries. Shooters parades span five to six miles and take five to six hours to pass a point. The gown of last year’s king had a block long train carried by forty pages costing 8000 dollars and yielding over 2000 dollars in prizes.
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New
Greek New Year Roast Lamb Feast On Pole
A Greek New Year tradition features a whole lamb roasted on a pole above a fire. The carcass is prepared with ceremony and sliced for distribution among attendees. The feast includes other Greek dishes and Greek wine.
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Hellas
Ancient New Year Charm Explains Luck by Exchange
A traditional belief links luck to moving objects on New Year. Removing items from a house first then bringing in others is said to bring bad luck, while reversing the order is thought to invite good fortune.
Roman Gift Giving Tradition Sparks New Year Restriction
A historical note attributes New Year gift giving to Rome, where lavish exchanging mattered daily. Emperor Claudius later limited the practice to New Year’s day to curb excessive demands.
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Claudius
Presenta
Are Doctors Any Good
Fragmentary passage questions medicine quality and urges readers to consult their own doctor. It references AYER'S Cherry and mentions urging readers to seek physician guidance for coughs and remedies in a dated style.
Dillon Hunter Talks Anaconda Frontier Life
Henry Hackett of Dillon visits relatives in Anaconda during New Year. A pioneer and trail blazer, he recalls Montana's frontiersmen days, buffalo herds of 1881, cowboys guarding against hostile Indians, and wild game tracking with Vic Smith and Dick Rock at Henry’s Lake. He recounts a snow bound elk drive and an unrealized harvest worth about $3,000.
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Anaconda
Henry Hackett
Dillon
M. E. York
Dave Hackett
Montana
Centennial Valley
Yellowstone
Mr. Hackett
Vic Smith
Dick Rock
Henry’s Lake
Smithsonian Institute
Real Estate and mining notices from Beaverhead county
Real estate transfers include Pat Ward to Trustees School District No. 15 for 1 acre near Crab Tree and Samuel Peterson to John and Carl Johnson for 2 092 acres in Big Hole basin. Patents issued to Francis M. Dixon, Henry Thompson, George Buck, and others. water rights claimed from Big Sheep and Swamp creeks. mining locations listed across Saginaw, Bloody Dick, and Bannack districts with multiple claimants and lodes.
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Pat Ward
Trustees School District No. 15
Crab Tree
Samuel Peterson
John
Carl J. Johnson
Big Hole Basin
Francis M. Dixon
Henry Thompson
Lima
George Buck
George V. Patterson
Big Sheep Creek
Hilda L. Johnson
Swamp Creek
H. A. Bond
H. B. Selway
Rainier Lode
Beaverhead
Horse Prairie Creek
Armstead
Nellard Nordly
JENKINS ARRESTED IN GRAND LARCENY CASE
Local officials charged Will M Rhodes T F Jenkins Louis W Nead and Frank Cornish with grand larceny for allegedly stealing 300 sheep from the Buford Elling estates about October 24 1909 Bonds were posted Thursday and a June term trial is anticipated The Twin Bridges Monitor notes a Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets endorsement.
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Rhodes and Jenkins
Louis W. Nead
Frank Cornish
Will M. Rhodes
T. F. Jenkins
Julian A. Knight
Buford & Elling
Twin Bridges Monitor
Stranger with Pneumonia Escapes Shenon House
A pneumonia patient at the Shenon residence escaped during a brief absence of his attendant. He leaped from a window to the annex roof, slid down a ladder, and fled. Found soon after, he was washing at a street hydrant with a thermometer reading 12 degrees below zero.
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Shenon House
Lemhi
Idaho
Railway switchback finished on Lemhi side near Leadore
Tracklayers on the Gilmore Pittsburg line completed the Lemhi side switchback and moved the machine toward the valley. They are near Whiskey Spring with Leadore nine miles away, according to the Lemhi Herald.
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Gilmore & Pittsburg Railway
Lemhi
Whiskey Spring
Leadore
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Relief From Catarrh
Drying preparations worsen catarrh by drying secretions that stick to membranes. Ely's Cream Balm soothes and heals, easing head cold with no pain or irritation. Sold by druggists in 50 cent size. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
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