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Newspaper
Ellsworth American
Location
Ellsworth, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1902
Page
3
Fragmented OCR notes discuss standard weights for a bushel of potatoes and salt, price expectations, and farmer guidance at Eliaworth markets. Mentions turkish imports, agreed prices, and country produce context guiding farmers on receipts and reckonings.
The Washington Star recounts how New Year’s receptions evolved from Adams to Jackson, noting the shift from formal levees to simpler gatherings. It highlights Dolly Madison’s prominent role, Monroe’s social influence, Adams’s continued entertainments, and the evolving hospitality under presidents, with mentions of venues like the Octagon House and the evolving etiquette of the capital’s social life.
The article describes New Year greetings among French Canadians in Quebec with women at home to receive visitors and men greeting social calls. It notes early visiting hours, high visitor counts in cities, and a shift away from serving wine. It also mentions kissing rules, intermarriage, and the benediction paternelle blessing by the father as part of New Year customs.
Fragmentary verse craving artistic craft. The lines invoke music and season, blending themes of pleasure and effort, yearning for universal resonance beyond mortal life. The wording remains abstract, with no clear event or person identified.
A week’s survey lists Maine Central railroad storm losses at 500000 dollars. The list also notes deaths from burns and accidents, ship launches, and a new Maine teachers association name adopted at an August meeting.
New Year's customs and historic events traced from William the Conqueror to Washington. Notable moments include the first Federal flag on Jan 1, 1776, the Morristown mutiny of 1781, and the 1815 New Orleans assault. The piece notes varied dating of Christmas and New Year rituals, Hogmanay, God cakes, and Berlin’s New Year tradition of smashing silk hats.
Edward Bok urges women to simplify life and embrace true convictions rather than fear public opinion. A call to authentic living links personal integrity with influential sisterhood and lasting impact. The fragment also advertises a health product claiming cures for catarrh and related ailments, with sales details for Ely.
A tale on Boer courting practices describes a young man seeking father approval to court a neighbor within fifty miles. He buys a bright saddle cloth, asks the father, and, if permitted, the mother uses a lit candle at night to signal success. The couple then sits up together in the kitchen, sharing a bed with male relatives nearby, while good cooks are praised as making cheerful husbands.
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