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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
8
A rustic verse laments New Year costs and social calls as debts for meals, tips, and services stack up. It mocks hospitality duties, shop bills, and festive rituals while debating resolve and shared merriment. The piece ends with light banter about keeping or breaking resolutions amidst seasonal humor.
A brief, garbled passage shows a smoker on a platform greeting Jacob with a cheerful New Year question. The reply is incomprehensible, and the scene references a small German man named Bo as the conversation continues.
Incoherent exchange suggests a partnership shift with Schmidt taking the lead. Mentioned are terms like best offer and today’s events. One dies toaken while a speaker claims no salary. Details remain unclear and risky to interpret.
In a light exchange, characters joke about Roosevelt sending home tusks and teeth, remarking on Teddy’s teeth prowess and a playful dig at habits. The dialogue weaves New Year themes as one character vows to quit drinking for his best girl.
The year 1940 opens with a bleak, humorous note about predictable costs and routines. The speaker mocks expectations for reduced taxes, prices, and misfortunes, predicting no relief from inflation, illness, or social woes as life continues with familiar strains and jokes by JOH KMAR.
In a forest tale from New Year’s morning the Wolf and Hyena discuss resolutions. The Wolf vows to climb fewer trees despite temptations while the Hyena vows to stop eating the peasant’s hay and they plan to reform hunts and misdeeds.
An unclear note suggests Wise-Lord DeBroke discusses an estate in the old country with hints at whether it is personal or smart property. The speaker questions legitimacy and reality of the claims.
A sober thinker, Right On Times, walks along New Year’s morning and slips on an icy spot. He recovers with help and jokes about fortune tellers predicting luck in the coming year. He wonders aloud if he would have suffered a mortal injury had he fallen from a skyscraper, then notes he did not.
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