New Year Celebrations Through Ancient Calendars
A Kansas City Star article traces how New Year dates varied across civilizations from Egypt and Persia to Greece and Rome. It notes shifts from solstices and equinoxes to Jan 1 under Caesar and the Gregorian reform, along with customs of gifts, toasts, and the idea of turning over a new year despite modern temptations.
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Greece
Russia
Solon
Pericles
Caesar
England
William the Conqueror
Christendom
Rome
A Song of Christmas in Old Virginia Style
A Christmas poem invites warmth and faith beside the hearth. Joyful scenes unfold with sleigh bells and a Virginia reel as families gather, decks the tree, and welcome strangers in the Christmas time. The piece closes with signature by Ernest McGaffey.
The Story That Never Grows Old
A lyrical poem about the timeless tale of the Christ Child of Bethlehem. The piece likens the story to golden apples and silver pictures, promising it gladdens children and makes millions more holy and happy. Franklin Trustled.
The Christmas Guest by Theodosia Garrison
A plea to Mary for shelter and hospitality on Christmas night. The speaker asks for light warmth bread and wine for any traveler or outcast and offers blessing and care in the spirit of Christ. The poem ends with shared maternal sorrow and a call for divine mercy.
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Mary
Theodosia Garrison
Dicky’s New Year Icky Awakens at Family Party
A small boy named Dicky sulks and misbehaves during Christmas and New Year preparations. He sneaks to the party in his sleep and wakes amid guests, receiving a cheerful greeting as he is lifted into the celebration by his father.
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Dicky
Gertrude
Mother
Father
Dr. Tom
Star of Bethlehem and Nativity Dates Explored
The article reviews theories on the Nativity dating from Herod’s death around 4 BC to a possible star event in the sky. It discusses planetary conjunctions, shepherds in winter, and Spica as explanations while noting dating uncertainty and historical context.
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Christ
Herod
Bethlehem
Judea
Venus
Jupiter
Earth
Saturn
Mars
Spica
Virgo
Hadria
Far East
Jerusalem
The Old Year And the New
Poem reflecting on the passing of the old year and the hope for a brighter future. The speaker notes how each day becomes an epitaph of tears and smiles, yet looks forward to a perpetual May when sorrows end. James Daniel Cleaton.
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James Daniel Cleaton
A Christmas Dream of a World Under Christly Love
Poem by Howard L Wentworth envisions a realm beyond the blue where poverty ends and all share equally under love. It contrasts ideal bliss with present hardship, urging uplift and charity to bring earth closer to that dream.
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Howard L. Wentworth
New Year Reflections by Reginald Wright Kauffman
The poem contemplates the transition from old year to new, describing the cycle of seasons, time, and emotions. It reflects on love, faith, and the divine as constants amid change and decay, suggesting a spiritual perspective on endurance and renewal.
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God
Reginald Wright Kauffman
A New Year Proposal and Desert Water Guides
A poem about vows and choosing a sweetheart contrasts with a note on Desert Wating Places and a government report on groundwater in Boxelder Tooele and Juah Millard Iron counties Utah. The U S Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 333 by Everett Carpenter details roads wells and springs with maps and distances, plus Paper 277 from 1911. Public notices urge keeping government guides on file at post offices and hotels. Graham Steam Laundry offers laundry pickup and delivery.
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United States Geological Survey
Boxelder
Tooele Countie
Utah
Everett Carpenter
Aso
The Christmas Spirit and Its Enduring Blessings
The piece extols Christmas spirit as unselfishness charity and peace across faiths. It links giving to personal elevation, urges practicing kindness through December and beyond, and highlights the Golden Rule as the core of universal goodwill.
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Stinas
France
Kansas City Star
Manger
Ernest MccGaffey
Franklin
Fle
Crown Folks
Specters
Wallace Dunbar Vincent
Graham Steam Laundry
Both Pines
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