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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1915
Page
7
An 18th century note recounts debt imprisonment as cruel and futile. The New York Gazette ad from January 1751 thanks unknown benefactors who supplied two quarters of beef, wood, twelve shillings, and bread to prisoners in the city gaol, hoping for health and happiness in this life and the next.
In southern France the strangest New Year rite is observed as the last evening mass blesses herds and flocks at a small mountain church. An acolyte sprinkles holy water while the animals tremble and stagger to escape, from oxen to goats and pigs, seeking prosperity for the coming year.
An English designed electric gun appears successful as a projectile is propelled through a tube by exterior electric magnets, illustrating a new form of electromagnetic propulsion.
The Jesuits mark New Year with world wide services. At Gesu in Rome the pope attends in person. The worship features the I Tre Miserere and the benediction concluding the service.
The article notes that New Year's Day once fell in March aligning with spring's awakening after winter. It argues a historical sense in starting the year with nature’s renewal, reflecting an ancient practice where the first year began with the season of growth and leafing.
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