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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
7
Philadelphia residents stage a grand New Year parade with kings in heavy robes, costumed pages, and elaborate trains. Makers labor months to craft costumes, while the procession features floats, satirical entries, and a towering Maine disaster survivor on stilts, drawing crowds despite winter cold.
A Philadelphia kindergarten New Year pageant features children forming a circle and a child outside the ring steering a bell adorned driving rein while another child dances and the group sings Sam the little New Year. The ritual ends with the chooser passing through a door and bestowing a favor. The piece also notes Dutch, Puritan, and Roman New Year customs and attitudes across eras.
In Rome on the last day of the year religions services fill all entrances with high mass at St. Peter’s. The pope presides as clergy, nobles, and the court gather for an imposing celebration. At midnight bells ring to mark the year’s end.
The piece blends a dialect tale of Mirandy’s failed New Year vow to tell truth and reform with social satire on community reactions. It contrasts her blunt honesty about friends and family with the comic consequences of attempting a fresh start. Also noted are Paris New Year cards and a French habit of self promotion in calling cards.
A fragmented passage on honesty truthfulness and prudent conduct outlines that real good behavior comes from principles rather than rigid resolutions. It cites small moral tests like repaying a borrowed dime and not inflating purchases, emphasizing sincere intent over showy rules.
A streetcar fight led to testimony before Judge Tracey as a colored witness, who claimed lifelong study of the Bible and following Ananias. The judge, noting contradictions, asked if the witness had read the Bible, and dismissed the case with costs. A colored clergyman added public reaction outside the courtroom.
A New York woman who visited Japan writes home regretting her extended stay. She describes flat living in Harlem, disappointing servants, and the allure of home comforts. She hints at returning to New York, declaring Japan was only pleasant for those who like it.
A London Tit-Bits item recalls Lord Longford as among the wittiest peers and notes a humorous anecdote about his attire and a tailor Orangeman. It also mentions ten varieties of vegetable sponges cultivated in Africa and Asia, with Algerian sponges praised in Paris for use in upholstery and hygiene.
The editor of the Marcum Gazette discusses Britain’s ancient past, estimating 2000 centuries before history, noting human development from skull size to intellect and rising animal domestication. He cites Avebury and Stonehenge dating to 2000 B C and advocates cheap books expanding access to knowledge for the working man.
The excerpt notes that Meredith Poems, published in Household Words, contributed anonymously long ago, shaping a vogue or fad in verse about the modern motor car. It references Men Reaponsihie and Panhard & Lavauser I 4891 with geome, and credits Dickens' periodical as the outlet.
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