New Year Observances Across India's Races and Religions
In Bombay and across India, diverse communities mark New Year days per Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Parsee, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain calendars. The Parsee Yazdezardi, observed on Sep 13-14, features Fire Temple rites at Allbless Bagh, Malabar Hill, with towers of Silence and vulture disposals. A Chinese colony in Calcutta also notes its New Year, echoing global practices.
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Ndia
Bombay
Benares
Monkey Temple
Jumma Musayid
Calcutta
Delhi
England
Allbless Bagh
Charnt Road
London
Zoroaster
Malabar
Parsee
Malabar Hill
Choica
Arabian Sea
Parsees Bay
India
Bentinck Street
United States
The Bravest Flowers in Winter Gardens
A Countryside Magazine note by J Horace McFarland celebrates winter blooms. The author recalls scablous candytuft gaillardian pansies and wallflowers surviving cold weather. He mentions Christmas day in a Breeze Hill garden with pansy and wallflower rewards for home guests.
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Pansias
Jack Frost
J. Horace McFarland
Countryside Magazine
Austrian Youth War Heroes in Galicia Front Lines
Austrian newspapers extol the war boys who aided troops in eastern Galicia. Schoolboys brought water and shells, collected shrapnel for rework, and slept with soldiers in trenches. A fourteen year old ran Czernovitz’s largest hotel, guiding autos and supporting families at home.
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Galicia
Czernovitz
Weinberg
Agram Croatia Named for Its Beautiful Parks
The Croatian city of Agram, now Zagreb, is famed for an extensive park project pushed by public spirited citizens. The city counts roughly 100000 residents and attracts travelers who return driven by the park’s beauty. Reports say over a million dollars were spent to launch the effort.
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Agram
Croatia
Europe
Runaway Lad Tells Astonishing Tales From Yonkers Child
A twelve year old Japanese youth in Yonkers identified as Clifton Adachi, son of author Kennesuke Adachi, wowed the Children’s Society with wild claims of royal lineage and world travel. His antics included pretending to be an abandoned prince and plotting grand adventures, while his father plans to take him home after months of storytelling.
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Yonkers, N
Children's Society
Clifton Adachi
Kennesuke Adachi
Clifton
John Clifton Dyperson
Sherlock Holmes
Kansas
New York
Adachi
One Kiss Sufficient For Wedding At Alar
In Alar a ceremony nearly halted as Police Magistrate Patrick insisted one kiss would suffice. The couple, Roscensperger of Altop and Goldie A. Van Hoy of Terre Haute Ind, faced delay as the groom hesitated to kiss only once. The magistrate intervened to end the lengthy ceremony.
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Alton
Patrick
Wer Roscensperger
Altop
Goldie A. van Hoy
Terre - Ind
Cerema
Wolf chases through yards to hide under bed
In Sum merfield near Centralia a large wolf forced into Jos Jackson’s yard and hid under a bed as three dogs and two hounds barked loudly. The bed was moved and jammed back to trap the animal until an ax could be obtained to kill it. City Marshal Killed at Dog Fight in Council Hill Ohio W Z Harrison killed by a blow at a dog fight. no charges against farmer J J Bell.
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Centralia
Ken—Houndé
Jos Jackson
Summerfield
Council Hill
Ohio
W. Z. Harrison
J. J. Bell
Harrison
Boll
Lawyer Calls on Judge for Ex Parte Signature in Yard
A living White Plains lawyer visited Judge Barnard at his Poughkeepsie home to obtain a signature on an ex parte order. The judge was found in his back yard sawing wood when the visit occurred. The lawyer described the situation and commented that the judge was "seventon" in mood.
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White Plains
Barnard
Poughkeepsie
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Western
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Chicago
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Fatent
Nstington
D.C
Trev L
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Warner's Safe Remedies CO
Rochester, New York
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