New Year customs and old world hospitality examined
The article recalls bygone New Year hostesses and the shift away from open houses due to excess drinking, notes a revival of refined greetings, and offers old fashioned observances. It proposes festive ideas including a midnight wassail, a Japanese themed tea, and respectful visits to elders, celebrating cross cultural traditions.
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Silent and slow farewell to the old year in snow
A poetic meditation on the passing of the old year. It describes the moon, cold winds, and fading vitality as the year grows feeble, with a request to rest and be remembered for bringing sunshine and lessons about impermanence. The verse reflects on mortality and enduring memory.
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Parliament Apology After Pig Manner Remark
A near record of parliamentary censure where an irate member called another "not having even the manners of a pig" and, after a cry to withdraw, apologized and stated the other member indeed has the manners of a pig.
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Census figures disappoint Newcastle growth targets
The official Newcastle census shows 9 446 residents, up 6 040 in ten years but below the hoped 10 000 threshold. The report notes gains from factory jobs and a county comparison that still leaves Newcastle lagging in classing. Detectives investigate George E Johnson murder, Mrs Etta L Johnson held in circuit court. Walters charged with first degree murder in Porter County.
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Great American Secures Exclusive City Rights for Empire Tale
A promotional blurb touts The Great American as securing exclusive city rights for a story mixing fierce partisanship diplomacy patriotism and romance. John C. Calhoun is highlighted, with critics praising the work as attention grabbing and infused with love, power, ceremony, and mystery.
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