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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1940
Page
3
A compact verse asks for a hopeful year with heart and soul to do good deeds. The speaker prays for cheerful effort and kindness, seeking guidance to keep feet on a righteous path as the New Year dawns.
Ancient rites mark Chinese New Year with grand city parades and lanterns while homes observe intimate ceremonies to mark the old year. Four days before, families set a feast before idols. sticky candies are offered to keep the god silent on return to heaven. On the last day, water is stored as drawing water is unlucky in the first three days of the new moon. Midnight opens the door for the returning god amid firecrackers and incense before it is closed to preserve luck.
The New Year arrives in the Chatham Islands 414 miles north west of New Zealand as shepherds and fishermen celebrate at dawn. The islands, closest to the British dateline, welcome the new year first as the date line runs through the ocean nearby.
A fragment describes a New Year’s Eve rite where a woman turns a pillow at midnight or hides a hymn under her pillow and sleeps. The next morning she would read the hymn or tale to learn who she will marry, according to the old superstition.
Elmo Scott Watson recounts Katherine Gibson and Lt. Francis Gibson hosting a frontier Christmas at Fort Abraham Lincoln in 1875. Amid scarce supplies they craft a festive tree from sage, cedar, and paper decorations, serve ice cream from condensed milk, and welcome unexpected visitors in the form of invited Indian youngsters who share in the celebration before guards and sentinels guard the quiet night. The tale, drawn from Katherine Gibson Foogera’s book With Custer’s Cavalry, honors a rare Yuletide moment on the Dakota frontier amid frontier hardship.
Margie reunites with Joe after a year apart as he returns from prison and joins a burglary ring caper. A misfit Irish copper drags them to the station where Margie learns Joe is a detective now. They kiss, declare honesty, and plan a fresh start in Denver as bells toll midnight.
A vintage sewing notice presents a blouse jumper pattern for schoolgirls. It describes a dart fitted jumper with a smart front fuller skirt and two pockets, plus a tailored blouse with a sports collar and optional sleeves. Materials include corduroy velveteen flannel and wool plaids, with yardage and sizes noted.
A scanned resolution from Jonathan Edards declares a firm resolve against idle living and revenge, promising to pursue a more profitable path and to avoid actions that would cause fear or harm to his life.
The text notes that Psalm 118 is the middle chapter of the King James Bible and that Psalm 8 is the middle verse, each stated as centrally positioned with equal numbers of preceding and following verses or chapters. It cites Pathfinder as the source for the claim.
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