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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1903
Page
4
A Washington Star poem warns of all too familiar New Year characters including the charmers who jilt admirers and the mischief makers who bet and misbehave. It hopes for resolute reform and better conduct in the year ahead.
A parrot in New York repeats a family pledge to be good as children promise not to quarrel. The siblings argue and cry while the parrot mimics their cries, until exhausted, revealing the moral that parrots imitate rather than choose peace.
Brooklyn Eagle quotes two inmates in cell blocks discussing plans for the year. One vows to avoid burglar alarm cribs and not to sell stolen goods to informers, pledging future trust only in fences known as honest crooks.
A survey of New Year customs from ancient times to Europe and Brittany describes how the date marked creation and rites in Athens Rome and Druid practice. It notes beliefs in talking animals bribed oracles and magical springs while detailing heavy drinking and festive superstitions tied to January 1 in various regions.
Old world streets glow as crowds open windows and raise glasses to passers by with Prosit Neujahr. From church bells to bugles, revelers shout the greeting, while coachmen and townsfolk join indoors, sharing festive cheer and German customs.
A fragment notes customs where weddings are staged on New Year’s Day in Siam and Indian mountain districts, while funerals of the prior year take place on January first. Temporary interruptions occur, then remitting of the dead is carried to their resting place. Funeral feasts align with weddings and even funeral baked meats serve the marriage table.
The article notes New Year customs of visiting and giving gifts, mentioning that the ancient practice was not recorded by historians. It describes Chinese New Year cards as mystic writings bearing the owner's name and fate, likening them to wall maps due to many cards in use.
A compact, period voice piece presents a humorous protest on New Year’s Day. The speaker mocks extortion and bureaucratic overreach, urging restraint and adherence to a “Quanto Constitution” in a wry, rhymed monologue.
The New Year’s morning reception began at 11 with the Marine Band and Engineer Corps band in the lobby. Theodore Roosevelt, in black attire, greeted a long line of officials, diplomats, and citizens, followed by Mrs. Roosevelt and cabinet members. Secret Service and detectives watched the crowd, ensuring security as the president personally met each guest and encouraged a cheerful new year.
The article describes Japanese New Year customs with cleansing houses and possessions, decorating with pine and bamboo, and street displays. It notes nightly celebrations, staying awake to greet the new year, and the symbolism of decorations for longevity and prosperity. It cites Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly as the source.
A Boston Evening Transcript fragment offers cautions for self restraint in the new year. It urges avoiding personal disclosures and complaints, refraining from boasting about ailments, and not paying debts early. It warns against empty reform promises, urging practical self discipline and prudent finances.
A compact historical letter in Scots wishing good cheer as the year ends. The narrator, a keen fisher, chats about journeys, laughter, and communal revelry, urging patience and shared jokes while bidding farewell to the old year and saluting friends, with a rustic moral to enjoy time and rest.
A Mayan style treatise describes the earth’s long oscillation of 21 000 years and predicts extreme shifts in climate. It notes a near solar approach on December 21 148 and again in 10 500 years, warning northern regions of increasingly severe winters and shorter summers, culminating in a continental super winter around 11 745 30.
An illustrated rustic scene portrays a solitary angler named Kingaxber or Koskowenos, mocked as an outcast by a bride, yet astonishing in catching fish with patient skill. The narrative highlights his peculiar habits and a witchlike companion, set against the shimmering, challenging water where reflections and moving fish complicate the sport.
A historical note describes a nervous condition where a sufferer cannot stand upright without hopping and jumping once feet touch the ground. The description details how contractions of lower limbs hinder standing and walking, causing the person to repeatedly start and stop movement on a floor of red hot coals.
English comedian Dan Leno recalls performing before a London audience and retreating to his dressing room after a dancer caused amusement. A young peer lingered, delivering a risqué joke about a pancake and grid iron that elicited awkward laughter.
Delieta About the Earth Newton and Sir Isaae discuss a dry earth. Scholars like Ollers Be Verne Professor A Li Ramilton and Lysanior doubt the timing but many still believe the earth will eventually become dry as a proverb.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a character declaring endless effort to move against a strong tide. A second listener mentions a thought about an anchor falling overboard and possibly snagging on something, suggesting a mishap at sea and unresolved risk.
A terse remark recalls a persistent dislike while noting that the courts lifted some ongoing action. The dialogue hints at personal friction and a legal decision altering a prior hold. No specific names, dates, or places are given in the readable text.
A cryptic text fragment hints at a fraught exchange where one speaker sighs and laments a perceived lack of support or style. The line suggests tension around meaning and presence, with an air of playful nonsense masking underlying seriousness.
A quoted remark questions whether Jones is a regular leech. The counter view says he is a teech who never gets stuck on himself, reflecting a terse exchange cited by the New York Times.
A Jewelers' Circular Weekly note questions where watches go as manufacturers claim high daily output. It notes the life of a watch and the mystery of disappearing Luck watches and key winding models, with the idea that millions were made yet vanish from the face of the earth.
The passage argues that colored people retain better teeth due to eating coarse food while modern diets favor tender meat. It claims civilization erodes dentition, predicts future toothlessness, and suggests heredity and material use as factors. It questions whether elites and dentists secretly work for interests.
Balzac and Mack describe Balzac as addicted to strong brick coffee used as a nervous stimulant during work hours. The coffee is said to trigger rapid thoughts and vivid memories, likened to Grand Army battalions advancing, with ideas, comparisons, and logic lining up in rapid, explosive rushes as ink covers the pages.
A fragment from a New York trio piece discusses pervasive bias against the number 12, noting attempts to omit it. It references a district with black residents and a dubious ban on the number 14, while mentioning a rival and the recurring use of 11 or 13 as substitutions.
A historic Venetian banquet at the doges palace featured a costly dinner for Loney YM of France with 8,000 suusts worth of silver plates. Earlier meals celebrated with sugar ware included napkins and knives. Henry allegedly broke a sugar-napkin in surprise. The feast served 3,200 dishes and distributed 300 sugar effigies to ladies.
In a domestic vignette five family members are described as amateurs in arts and sciences. Clara is an amateur pianist, Dari an amateur photographer, Eden a painter, Elvira an amateur astronomer, Lum an amateur scientist, with a note about an upcoming engagement reflecting a bright family in modest pursuits.
Dialogue-heavy fragment shows Hila Ciaan and Augustus arguing about age and belief. Angelina challenges Augustus asking if he is a physician, and he denies. The exchanges hint at a dramatic domestic moment with implied tension and social roles.
In a domestic scene Jarred Her argues with his wife about comments on his mother's cooking. The wife defends her own cooking while noting his remarks irritate her, revealing marital tensions over family influence and domestic duties.
In Chicago News style commentary notes that some men avoid enemies due to not lending money. Separate item mentions that certain New Zealand towns have more women voters than men.
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