The Ancient One And Chubby Welcome A New Year
The old yet pinkly young figure speaks of living a million lives and guiding Chubby as midnight tolls. Chubby wonders at aging, while the ancient one urges focus on dreams and the worth of others' hopes. As the clock nears 1926, Chubby enters his first minute of being.
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Chubby
Yanyone
Last Year s Resolution by Patience Eden
A allegorical tale where Last Year s Resolution laments a weak year and is urged by a persistent set of ideas to renew purpose. As New Year approaches a call arrives promising support, and the resolution eagerly departs at midnight to fulfill the needed role. The vignette captures hopes for growth and renewal.
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Patience
New Year Reflections From the World’s Missionary Review
A poetic, reflective piece lists unharvested fruit and unseen gifts within a house and garden as symbols for the coming year. The text invokes spiritual perfumes, silent sides, a fountain, and hidden talents, framing the year beyond tomorrow’s gates in a devotional tone.
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Nelson Powers
Mim. Nlonary Review of the World
Red Letter Days In A Wall Street Office
Max King visits Manning Bros. to interview Walter Manning and spots bold red letter slogans on a calendar. The piece highlights daily reminders such as Red Letter Day and Never Too Old to Learn Day as keys to personal and business discipline.
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AX King
Manning Bros. Mere
Walter Manning
Max
Tun
Max King
New Year's Poem Reminds Readers to Record Life’s Lessons
A reflective verse urges closing the old year and starting anew. It emphasizes recording every small growth, joys, and sorrow as part of the book of life, with a resolve to face time without shame and to choose one’s own path.
New Year Dream Then Awakening to A Fresh Start
Helen dreams of a perilous fall through a water chasm but lands in a snowbound memory of her grammar school. She relives childhood slides and playful speeds before awakening to her mother’s gentle question about the New Year and Helen’s renewed outlook for a fresh start.
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Helen
Eclen
Maelen
Western Newspaper Union
Capper Favors Farm Assistance and 1928 Presidential Talk
Senator Capper urges a broader farm relief program than Coolidge proposals. He cites plans to segregate surplus crops, push cooperative marketing with government aid, expand farm credit, and tax relief. Capper says farmers seek equal consideration with other businesses and signals potential presidential considerations for 1928.
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Coolidge
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Senate
Republican
Chicago
Lowden
Illiois
Dawes
Capper
Lawren
Mr. Coolidge
Senator Capper
Congress
Washington seeks Col William Mitchell as New York police chief
Representative Bloom proposes Colonel William Mitchell for New York City police commissioner after a five year suspension. Bloom says Congress would pass laws to enable the appointment if Mitchell agrees, though Mitchell’s sentence awaits War Department and President Coolidge ruling and he is currently out of the city following a court martial conviction. Mayor-elect Walker, set to take office January 1, has announced his administration personnel.
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William Mitchell
New York City
Walker
Representative Bloom
New York
Bloom
Congress
Mitchell
War Department
Coolidge
District of Columbia
Messenger Fends Off Bandits In Washington Hold Up
Andrew Beckett a 61 year old Negro messenger with a department payroll of 6000 dollars thwarted three highwaymen of his race by grabbing a robber’s pistol and striking him. He then shot the other two as they fled in a car, seriously wounding one.
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Negro Messenger
Washington
Andrew Beckett
Jore
College President Blanchard Dies in Chicago
Charles Albert Blanchard longtime Wheaton College president and religious educator died suddenly in Chicago just before he was to lead a funeral service. His father Jonathan Blanchard founded Wheaton College in 1860 and served as its first president. Born in Galesburg seventy seven years ago, Blanchard was a prominent figure in Christian education.
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Chicago
Charles Albert Blanchard
Wheaton College
Blanchard
Jonathan Manchard
Vlanehard
Galesburg
Knox College
Legion Plans for New Legislation for 1925 26
The American Legion, led by National Commander John R. McQuigg, seeks universal military service legislation to ensure equal duty for all in future wars and to deter slackers and profiteers. The group also pushes permanent international justice, a strengthened national defense, a reorganized defense under one cabinet officer, and a permanent medical corps in the Veterans Bureau. It urges construction of 2,000 hospital beds at $9 million and opposes moves to merge Veterans functions into education or relief departments.
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American Legion
John R. McQuigg
Omaha
Legion
United States
Court of International Justice
Semuite
National Convention
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Congress
Department of Education and Relief
Permaunent Medical Corps
Veterans’ Bureau
Frank T. Hines
Bureau
Medical Corps
Miner
Reed-Tobmson
What Good Did You Get Out of the World War
Freeman prize winner Reverend Ralph Stoody of St Johnsburg Vermont writes on postwar growth. He says enlisting shaped him, noting education beyond campus, value of immigrant and pastor families, kindness beneath hard exteriors, and deeds over labels in faith. Stoody pastors Vermont’s largest Methodist church and serves in the Legion.
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Ralph Steady
St. Johinsburg
Stoody
Vermont
Kapp
The
Legion
St. Ohpsbury
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