New Year resolutions and rekindled friendships across town
Lucy Crane plans to marry for usefulness and a happy home, answering a lonely heart ad and triggering a Southbound wedding with Burton Miles. Aunt Henrietta and friends Gertrude and Mary reconnect after years of distance, sparked by a misplaced holiday gesture and a card mix-up. A farewell tribute to 1928 greets 1929 with hopeful progress.
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Lucy
Burton Miles
Lucy Crane
Henrietta
Allon Murray
Hartley Raines
Mrs. Murray
Mary Murray
Mrs. Raines
Mary
Maury
Gertrude
Tenrietta
Old Time New Year’s at Farmer Castle’s Barn
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union item describes a festive New Year gathering at Farmer Castle’s barn. Guests arrive by sleigh amid bells and snow, with two fiddlers tuning as crowds dance and laugh. Food includes red apples and doughnuts, and the host greets guests before joining the merriment.
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Farmer Castle
Harold L. Cook
Western Newspaper Union
New Year Feast Day Traced to Tours Council 567 A D
The earliest note of New Year celebrated as a feast appears in Canon VIII of the Tours council held in 567 A D. The observance is described as an holy festival in early Christian writings.
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Tours
New Year's Eve Fireworks Drive Away Spirits in East Asia
In China and Japan families hold a feast and prayer ceremony for New Year's Eve. At midnight large fireworks are set off outside homes to ward off bad spirits.
His Old New Year's Resolution
On New Year’s night R. Easy-Go is visited by his long neglected Old-New-Year’s Resolution who warns that he must be revived or both will die. The eerie encounter reveals a metaphoric countdown to self-discipline as the figure recalls twenty years of broken promises.
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Lucy Crane
Jane Darrow
Jane
Poe
Lucy
Easy-Go
Great Caesar
Mr. Easy. Go
Mr. Easy-Go
New Year’s Day Celebrations Through History
A historical reflection explains how New Year’s Day shifted from a social renewal occasion to a calendar reset. It notes varied origins, including Greece January 13, Rome March to January 1, Persia March 21, and the Jewish New Year in September, with cultural differences across Europe and beyond.
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Europe
Greece
Rome
Persia
Marion R. Reagan
Western Newspaper Union
Resolution Grows Old in Yearful Tale of Mr Easy-Go
A quirky 1928 snippet shows Mr. dasv'o and Mr. Easy-Go debating resolutions. The old man predicts doom for the stubborn Resolution while Easy-Go begins a New-New-Year's-Resolution and surprisingly keeps it for a day. Western Newcorner Union 1928.
Midnight Services Mark Ringing of Bells Tradition
Midnight services at churches on New Year s Eve draw support from certain English sects and are linked to the origin of the custom of ringing church bells.
Never Look Backward Recipe for Success
An elderly village witchlike woman lives in a shack weaving hooked rugs and telling stories. On New Year’s Eve she warns a boy to send his thoughts forward at the stroke of midnight to become a strong man who achieves much in life.
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Martha Banning Thomas
Western Newspaper Union
Ancient nations observe New Year as special day
The first day of the year was celebrated across many ancient peoples. Jews Egyptians Chinese Romans and Mohammedans marked it as a day of special interest despite differing in their calendar start.
Singing E'en in Old England New Year’s Eve
On New Year’s Eve the phrase Singing E’en described the night when the last Christmas carols were sung in old England.
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England
A Happy New Year Greeting in Humble Verse
A lyrical meditation extols a New Year greeting as musical and hopeful. It blends divine and human hope, praising faith, hope, and charity that endure beyond doubt and misfortune.
Happy New Year Love Lifts Loneliest Man in 1928 Tale
Gregory Hughes, a wealthy but friendless man in a great city, plans a New Year’s Eve act to cheer others. He recruits Mary Barbara Stone and two performers to entertain patients, prisoners, and orphans, sharing joy and changing both their lives as New Year arrives. The pair continue entertaining together through the following year.
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Gregory
Hughes
Gregory Hughes
Mary Barbara Stone
New Year's Night in the City Sparks Lonely Party Hug
Jane, far from home, seeks companionship in a New Year’s Eve gathering. She meets neighbors, shares laughter, and confirms a plan with Charlie Saunders to string beads and host future events. The piece also offers culinary notes on sauces and lamb dishes as part of a domestic magazine feature.
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June
Jane
Neil
Charlie Saunders
Western Newspaper Union
Watching the New Year In Watch party adapts to any crowd
A watch party planned to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new one fits both small and large gatherings. The event emphasizes flexibility to suit attendees.
Potter’s New Year Resolutions End a Schoolboy’s Rebellion
A boy named Potter resolves to change after a harsh family and school discipline cycle. He contemplates running away but chooses self accountability. He draws up strict New Year resolutions, apologizes to his teacher, and is allowed to remain in school.
A Fresh Start A Year Marks New Twelve Month Character
A New Year is described as a fresh start with a yearly numerical designation. Each year gains a distinct character from the events of the twelve months, shaping the tone and themes of the period ahead.
Petrograd New Year tradition recalled with flags and cannonade
Old Petrograd marked the New Year with streets lined in flags and tin tones as a midnight cannonade of 100 shots heralded the arrival of the new year.
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Petrograd
The Kitchen Cabinet Poem Fragments
A fragment from The Kitchen Cabinet in 1928 shows a sentiment of deep understanding between souls. It notes heart to heart connection despite long distances and distant miles. The line emphasizes inner kinship beyond physical separation.
Nereis Marweil and U S Gold Reserve Policy
The gold reserve for redeeming United States notes is fixed at 150 million dollars. If the reserve falls below 100 million, the secretary of the treasury may sell government bonds to replenish it.
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United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Walnut Stains Removable with Ink Eradicator Says Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture advises that walnut stains on hands can be removed using an ink eradicator sold in drug stores. This simple home remedy offers a practical solution for cleaning walnut stains.
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Department of Agriculture
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