The New Year s Chimes of Bells Across Lands
Poem urges bells from belfries worldwide to chime in brass lined harmony for the New Year. It comforts the living to forget the Old Year’s regrets and imagines bells guiding lost souls to Heaven.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
3
Poem urges bells from belfries worldwide to chime in brass lined harmony for the New Year. It comforts the living to forget the Old Year’s regrets and imagines bells guiding lost souls to Heaven.
The Free Press and a chorus of rival papers rally behind Morris. Sentinel Appleton Post Kay Fire Leader Wausau Record-Herald Jefferson County Union Racine Journal Evening Wisconsin join the cry. The cartoonish line echoes Kipling: the strength of the pack is the wolf.
A night in La Crosse marked by a municipal Christmas celebration blending sacred and patriotic themes. The event fostered fellowship, gratitude, and a sense of unity, though some dissenters questioned leadership and decors.
The note thanks the Bood ladies and the mayor for promoting the event and soliciting support. It praises the cheerful cooperation, mentions singers joining in, and notes the aim to begin the new year with optimism and a thriving community spirit.
A columnist urges economists and businessmen to reject gloomy talk about hard times. Citing tariffs, a finance bill, a bumper crop, and improving international conditions, the piece predicts 1914 will be prosperous with renewed confidence and a booming economy as "Business is GOOD."
Philadelphia, Oct. 27, 1912. Albert Greenburg of 4167 Frankford Ave. reports a three year pimples problem cleared after using Resinol Soap and Ointment. He describes instant relief and a smooth face now. Resinol has long been a physician prescribed remedy for itching skin eruptions and related conditions. Samples offered by Dept. 18-M, Resinol Chemical Co., Baltimore, MD.
Smiling Bob Bremner congressman from New Jersey and close friend of President Wilson is undergoing cancer treatment at Dr. A B Kelly's private Baltimore hospital. About 120000 dollars worth of radium is embedded in his shoulder to effect the cure. Dr Kelly advocates radium therapy and helped raise 150000 dollars for radium research.
A man visited the post office and asked for the postmaster. The clerk said the postmaster was out and would return in about half an hour. The man returned later to ask again and said there was nothing the clerk could do except deliver any mail when the postmaster came back.
A readable analysis of the new currency law prepared at the request of E. M. Wing vice sident of the Batavian National and of La Crosse. Wing is cited as authoritative on the bill and the piece aims to clarify the measure for the general public. It notes the bank’s role under the new law and presents explanations in plain English for broad understanding.
Ferdinand Pinney Earle faces scrutiny over his intention to naturalize as a Russian citizen. Observers weigh the political implications and potential implications for his stance toward the Ottoman Empire. The issue echoes broader debates on allegiance and national identity during tense international climates.
The fragment mentions a comparison between 1914 and 1915 regarding hold up men, but contains garbled wording and unclear meaning. It references years and criminals in a partial, non coherent way with no concrete events or identifiable subjects. The text appears as a stray clipping fragment.
A Delineator caption recalls a mother advising her son Edga to be industrious at school rather than lazy. The child asks if lazy boys become women when grown, and the mother affirms the need for good behavior and effort to avoid laziness.
An old home remedy claims a full pint of cough syrup can be made for 2.50 with Pinex and sugar syrup. The formula mixes one pint warm sugar water with 214 ounces of Pinex per pint bottle for a potent cough suppressant and mild laxative, touted as widely used and satisfaction guaranteed by druggists.
A light verse on the weather man. It notes that he cannot control the climate or conjure snow or sun and that he must cope with whatever conditions arrive. The speaker jokes about weather forecasts and the limits of prediction.
A New York congressman recalled a Texas witness in a civil suit. The examiner asks residence in Texas and how long in Galveston. The witness says since the flood. The judge responds with a quip about age, delivering a light moment from the courtroom scene.
An amateur with a passion for rushing to fires in Massachusetts pushes ahead of a fellow runner. The quicker man exhales in a joke about stove lining works, noting he has seen it twice before. The anecdote comes from Youth's Companion.
Lemmy Williams, a colored boy, is described as being sent to reform school for petty delinquencies where he learned a trade. After returning home, he tells a prominent woman the prison taught him to be honest by working in a shoe shop, nailing pasteboards into shoes.
Mrs Brown suspects her daughter Margaret of exaggerating stories and accuses her of prevarication. Margaret recalls Bible children who faced judgment for false tales and recounts a frightening moment when a big black bear supposedly emerged from under the backyard cabbage patches.
At Magee’s dinner a tense mix of guests contends with reformers in Renton. Cargan lampshades the scene with sarcasm while Max mocks, Mrs Norton voices strength, and the professor and Bland weigh motives. The mayor spins a Garden of Eden dig as satire. the hermit Peters serves. (To be Continued)
A cynical season vignette contrasts a cruel man who resists urging household responsibility with a hopeful candidate who misreads public applause as actual votes. The piece satirically links domestic duty to political perception.
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