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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
20
The Boston Globe describes frontier holiday customs among northwestern cowboys, focusing on gatherings, turkey hunting, roost robberies, and indoor dancing with fiddle music. Cowboys seek diversion through riding, gambling, and sociable dances before the New Year season.
A playful piece notes hearing people settle down for holidays and be reasonable once more. It contrasts cheerful giving with selfish acts and observes how Christmas is often mixed with Fourth of July notions, warning against uncivilized confusion.
Poem observes January frost delaying self improvement and virtuous change. The speaker, quoting John Kendrick Bangs from Harpers Weekly, muses that January’s chill thwarts good intentions and keeps vice in place until spring.
A historic note describes serving hot wassail at year end with spice infused wine, port or madeira, sugar, and eggs, ready to froth and finish with roasted apples. It lists precise spice quantities per bottle and the method for combining and heating the mixture.
A compact reflection on time as a host who greets briefly and then departs, its gestures mirroring a moment of arrival and farewell. The lines compare time to a welcoming figure who shakes hands, extends arms to evoke flight, and delivers polite smiles followed by a sighing farewell.
A British colonel in Canada loses a falcon aboard a voyage to Liverpool. Weeks later a newspaper note hints an American scholar has a hawk from that voyage. In Halifax a trial is held. the hawk recognises the owner by affection and grip on his coat buttons, confirming rightful ownership.
A compact extract outlines the Roman legion as 4000 to 6000 soldiers in ten cohorts. It cites three strengths: selective recruitment, strong discipline, and rapid adoption of foreign-war innovations. Caesar’s leadership is praised for inspiring valor and unity.
The largest known insects in the old world are the Goliath beetle along the Kongo river and the elephant beetle of Venezuela. The Goliath reaches about six inches with wings folded under the body, while the elephant beetle weighs nearly a pound and has a wing spread as wide as a mallard duck. Both species are rare.
A Kansas City Journal anecdote recalls a rural justice fining a motorist $40 for driving forty miles per hour on a reserve of only $2. The motorist protests but the official demands payment, highlighting a clash over penalties and cash on hand.
A whimsical exchange reflects on appetite and medicine in a Victorian tone. The dialogue credits The Kansas City Journal and samples a playful literary quip about bacon and excuses.
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