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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
18
A verse satirizing New Year woes and rising costs as expense notices arrive. It mocks landlords, merchants, and tradesmen demanding payment while the speaker shrugs at trifles, urging cheerful defiance as the year begins.
A somber note recalls how joys fade as bills mount at year’s start. The verse contrasts celebrations with financial burdens, hinting at the toll of expense despite seasonal cheer.
In a New Year vignette Wolf and Hyena discuss resolutions as Father Time passes. The Wolf vows to stop climbing trees despite temptations, while the Hyena pledges to avoid peasant hay. They plan to persuade the Hare to end sheep slaughter.
A wry discussion centers on Wise-Lord DeBroke and his estate in the old country. The chatter weighs whether the talk of property signals a real claim or a playful persona.
An unnamed German man boards a car with a rapturous smile provoking a platform smoker to joke about a joyous New Year. He replies oddly that something good has happened, hinting at a comic misinterpretation or emergency.
A dialogue records a man stating he and Schmidt are partners from today with Schmidt handling all business in their ice trade venture. The exchange confirms the shift after a prior working relationship.
In a light exchange, a speaker notes Roosevelt has sent home another big lot of elephant tusks and another quip about his fame on teeth, reflecting a humorous moment about the former president's ivory and dental reputation.
A man named Boo, absorbed in thought, slips on a New Year morning and quips about fortune tellers. He narrowly survives a sidewalk fall, joking about fate and astrology while a passerby helps him up. The scene showcases urban mild humor from a New Year’s incident.
A humorous exchange lists New Year resolutions and predictions for the coming year. The speakers mock rising costs taxes, illnesses, and everyday reversals, noting no real change in 1910 and cheekily urging to “sit tight and let her rip.”
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