Renewed New Year Friendship Between Two Old Friends
Miss Addie and Miss Mattie, once close friends, rekindled their bond after a dispute over a gooseberry bush and disputed fruit. On New Year’s Day, Miss Addie chose to mend ties by visiting Miss Mattie with a jar of jam and words of reconciliation, letting bygones fade with hope for a fresh start.
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Ddie Root
Mattie A Campbell
Miss Mattie
Miss Addie
Little Mattie
Mattie
Addie
Western Newspaper Union
New Year Eve Religious Services Noted Worldwide
On New Year's Eve midnight masses and watchnight services are held everywhere while those less inclined to religious observances mark the closing minutes of the year with jollity.
Welcome New Year brings hopeful tidings and joy
A poem of welcoming the New Year, hoping for happiness and friendship throughout the year. It speaks of casting out doubt and heartaches, starting anew, and trusting dreams with the coming days.
January and the Roman god Janus the new year
January bears its name from Janus the Roman god of openings who presided over new adventures. The Romans adopted January as the first month during Numa Pompilius's reign around 672 B C. Adoption varied by country until the eighteenth century with England in 1752 Sweden 1753 and others earlier or later.
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Janus
Numa Pompilius
England
Sweden
France
Holland
Germany
Russia
First New Year's at the White House in 1801
The Adams family first occupied the White House after its completion. The initial New Year's reception occurred January 1, 1801, in the drawing room then called the President's palace.
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White House
John Adamses
Vanishing wild life echoes old buffalo tales
A column reflects on wildlife recovery at Arner Plantation Texas and the limits of conservation. It recalls Charley Russell's buffalo memory and contrasts past vast herds with present challenges, while musing on nostalgia and changing attitudes toward nature and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arner Plantation
Tex
Gulf Country
Charley Russell
Wellum
Charley
Montana
Change Wishes to Stitches
A feature touts Sew-Your-Own fashion as half-price style, letting women buy darling dresses and pajamas without sacrificing funds. It highlights patterns 1416 1428 1372 for sizes 12 to 46 with specific yardage, fabrics, and a Chicago mailing address for orders, plus notes on fashionable spring options and cost savings.
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Milady
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Drive
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNN Service
English Politician Hit by Cat During Heated Meeting
At a chaotic political gathering, an English politician was struck by a cat hurled from the crowd. The assailant claimed it was aimed at the opponent, prompting the injured speaker to respond with a sharp retort about wishing it had hit his rival.
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Blanche Tanner Dillin
W.P.R
Kansas City Times
God of
Irvin S. Cobb
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Jack
Dickens
Pickwick
Sam Weller
Larry Gamp
Daniel Quilp
Uriah Heep
Madame
Danny
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Fred Neher
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