New Year Customs and Old Friends Traditions Explored
The piece recalls New Year greetings and social customs, noting shifts in hostess hospitality and etiquette. It discusses prudent drink options, the revival of genteel introductions, and suggests refined gatherings tied to New Year’s Eve, with reflections on restraint and responsibility for the year ahead. It also contrasts Western and Oriental traditions, proposing thoughtful domestic entertainments and reverent visits to elders as lasting legacies.
Dying Silent and Slow Through The Old Year’s End
A reflective verse laments the passing of the old year as night and winter winds mourn a youthful life cut short. The speaker recalls warmth and sunshine brought to others, while noting the inevitability of death and the desire for rest and eternal peace.
Parliament Admits Error in Angry Exchange
A near top House apology surfaced when an irate member called another "not having even the manners of a pig." At the cry of withdraw he did so, begging to pay the cost of the remark and urging withdrawal and apology. The London Chronicle notes the exchange as a notable parliamentary moment.
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Hortessex
Woeren
Gwen
Japan
Empire of Japan
Callujofa
Grand Pera
Grand Mere
Tony
London Chronicle
Multiple Local Suicides and Accidents Across Wisconsin Towns
A series of brief notices from Wisconsin towns reports Mrs. Aiden Hucke dying at Meehan after ingesting poison, Angue Robertson surviving a failed life-ending attempt at Omaha depot, Christina Nilson found dead in a McGowan Water Works engine house, and Edward Kohn charged with embezzlement. Other items note a large Northwestern bridge completion, a Sturgeon Bay ferry incident, a fatal railroad collision near Rose Lee, a new fire vehicle purchase, a proposed state bank in Van Dyne, electric railway interest, a church hall project, and various local deaths and fines across Oshkosh Beloit Racine and Detroit.choice
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Grand Rapids
Aiden Hucke
Meehan
Hucke
Eau Claire
Angue Robertson
Baryron
Edward McGowan
McGowan Water Works Company
Hartford
Edward Kohn
Jacob Wenger
Addison
Effe
Little Lake Butte Des Morts
O'Keefe & Orbison
Appleton
Sturgeon Bay
Green Bay
Ann Arbor No. 4
Joan Hunsader
Menomines
Janceville
Rose Lee
Gardner
Rockford
St Paul
Migs Lea
Geloit
Freeommittes
Common Council
Oshkosh
van Dyne
Lleary Dehde
State Bank of
Algoma
Shawano
Presbyterian Church Sociery
Henry Reed
Langlade
Beloit
The
Christian Church
N A. Borop
Bureta
Til
Racine
Ras Engine Makers
Racine Country Club
Lee Norton
Case Threshing Machine Company
Louis Strang
New York
San Francisco
Correa
Case
Detroit
Reed
Hollister Amos & Co
Madison
Berlin
Rullty
Prayerful confession from a Philadelphia boy prompt
A Philadelphia youth Harold, seven, reflecting on a neighbor boy Dewey, seven, after both steal from a coat found on a gas main job. Harold returns tickets, prays for Dewey, then prays for Dewey again for cake and candy thefts. In final prayer he asks God to watch Dewey after admitting his imperfect efforts.
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Philadelphia
Harold
Dewey
Interia
Remarkable Cure Claim for Psoriasis by Cuticura Remedies
Hiram Carpenter of Henderson New York recounts a twenty year battle with psoriasis and leprosy like symptoms. After trying many doctors he credits Cuticura Resolvent Soap and Ointment with swift relief and a return to health within six weeks. He notes a later 1910 update confirming no relapse over years.
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Detroit
Lansing
Mich
Trey
Hiram E. Carpenter
Henderson
N. Y
Carpenter
Walnut St
Lansing, Mich
Boozen Inhesited and Dipsomaniac Defined in Muttered Rant
A garbled venting note mocks a figure named Boozen Inhesited as the worst drunkard, then renames him dipsomaniac. It references examining every bottle of Castoria with a 30 year signature claim and a familiar product line in a jumbled fashion.
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Fofanta
Dodger Weather Quip Sparks Florida Winter Plan
A fragment from a conversation mentions Pine weather and paying for it later. One person says they will go to Florida for the winter while another notes someone named Hur being good. The text is a fragmented snippet with no clear events or identities beyond generic references.
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Florida
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