New Year Thoughts and a Rural Romance in Verse and Prose
The piece blends a verse reflection on resolutions with a long narrative about Jep and Luke Ely in a rural community. It recounts ancient calendars, lovers’ schemes, and a dangerous suitor, ending as Bly journeys to confront his rival on New Year’s Day.
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Jep
Luke Ely
Obi Tobe
Luke
Brizentine
Wes
St. Justin
Ely
Waal
Bly
Old Tobe and His Daughter in a Rambling Tale
A fragmented old tale references Old Tobe Spite known for bravado and rough manners in Bear Wallow. It hints at his lack of family, mentions a daughter and a Christmas bill rising by fifty dollars, and includes local dialect and playful slang about licker and bravery.
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Tobe
Pizep
Bear Wallow
Dobson
Love and Revenge Scene In a Rural Toy Shop
A tense exchange unfolds as a girl confronts a man about love and murder. A wild turkey carving, a table by a wall, and a doorway reveal a variegated scene with emotion, guilt, and a potential New Year confession. The narrative ends with a dramatic doorway shove and an odd memory of a turkey and a distant gunshot.
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Bly
Chicago
New Year Customs in Washington and Europe
New Year customs are described from Washington and Europe with social highlights. The piece notes lavish hostesses, gala hospitality, and press-released invitation lists in the capital while recounting old gifts, pins and glove money, and the superstition about the first caller determining yearly luck.
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Washington
United States
White House
Europe
Bess
England
America
Superstitions mark New Year customs across lands
The text describes beliefs about seeing one's shadow on January 1 and avoiding visiting the house on New Year’s Day to prevent misfortune, with darkhaired visitors and purifying fires whose ashes hold medicinal virtues. It notes German traditions in Jena and historic ideas of a Reich bringing light and warmth each year.
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Encyclopaedia Brittan
Evry
Caesar
Sosigenes
Wanda Wales
Jena
Germany
New Year Superstitions and Omens In Town Square
In the old year’s eve rite a wood pile burns as townsfolk cast tokens of promise and misdeeds into the flames. Prominent customs include wearing new or clean clothing, avoiding left shoes, and arranging steps for a morning first move. Household luck rides on full salt cellars and honey in the purse as stories from Harzer’s Bazar describe local beliefs.
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Jack
January and Janus in myth and seasonal lore
A historical panorama of January’s symbolism from Janus the god of gates to wolves and winter, with Saxon terms wolfmanat and After Yuls, calendar depictions of January as a woodman, and reflections on the broader cultural shift as civilization tempered winter and the birthday rite evolved. Charles Lamb’s view on birthdays contrasts with the New Year nativity.
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Janus
Jennys
Verstegan
Spenser
Charles Lamb
Luc Japsc O
Uzen
Adam
Tender Round Steak Prep From The Far East
To make round steak tender soak in olive oil for about an hour before cooking. Sear quickly on a brisk fire to brown both sides then finish cooking slowly. Melt butter with vinegar and pour over hot steak. Lemon juice with water can replace vinegar. season with pepper salt onion and sage. Wortan's Home Companion.
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Wortan
Parkethnels of Imib and The Loot Reference
The fragment appears from the Chicago Daily Record with garbled phrasing about a fare and a possible plan to go down to a Loot. The readable bits suggest a travel or crime related note but lack full clarity or names to identify a definite event.
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Chicago Daily Regord
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