Old Man Names Heirs in New Year Will Request
An elderly man dictating a will to his nephew asks that his entire property go to Elvira Mandar, Campbells’ granddaughter, to support her future marriage. He recalls a past feud with the Campbells over forged letters, the Walling case, and his rise to firm president, ending with a $5,000 bequest and a plea for privacy and a door shut upon leaving New Year’s.
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Mise Civita Mandar
Campbells
John J. Campbell
Eversbody
Campbell
Walling
Board of
The
Koo
Elvira Mandar
J. J. Campbell
Family New Year Resolutions Read Aloud in Cozy Scene
In a domestic tableau Sallie proclaims turning a leaf on New Year’s Day. Ruth Tom and others pledge small acts like reading aloud, quitting cigarettes, quilting, baking waffles, and keeping kitties calm, as Granny and Grandmy observe.
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Sallie
Suth
Granny
Ruth
Tom
Grandmy
James
Mamma
Jim
Jim Vid
Western Newspaper Union
Saving Turn of Mind in New Year Reflections
A fragment discusses New Year resolutions and a cautious stance on conservation. The text notes a warning about ambitious plans, urging steady, mindful choices rather than drastic changes. This item appears as a brief pithy meditation in a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper.
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Nao
Lotereat of Conservation
My New Year Wealth Poem and a New Year rescue scene
A year ending poem urges joy and gratitude as a man named Murray helps change a tire for Mrs. Peck after a winter storm. In the interleaved narrative a city ambulance crew races to the hospital with Mrs. Peck, illustrating a sudden act of kindness on New Year’s Day in a 1924 Western Newspaper Union vignette.
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Weaterp Sewapeper Union
Shell
Murray
A New Year's Night Turns to Family Reunion
In a small town Daniel and Martha Trent confront a rift with their son Claude. A telephone call from Elsie reveals Claude's danger and a plea for forgiveness. The parents race to Greenfeld, Claude recovers with love's healing power, and the home they left becomes bright again.
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Daniel Trent
Martha
Martha Trent
Dantel
Daniel
Agale
Trent
Claude
Mr. Trent
Elsie
Greenfeld
Glaude
Fel
Danotel
Tregton
Westers
Pice
Christmas Chaos Hinges on Missed Quarters
Helen, a college student, rushes to finish in time and borrows two color charts the night before New Year. After a tense moment she submits them for grading, hoping for a clean slate in the new year. The scene unfolds in a dorm and drawing room as she faces family expectations and academic pressure.
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Helen
Cottege
Olebe
New Year's Eve Car Trouble Near Farmhouse
Murray, reading by a lonely farmhouse, hears a noisy disturbance outside on New Year's Eve. He notes plans to forget reading as others drive about and collide with fences, then decides to investigate after a cold engine coughs to life near a maple tree by the bridge.
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Murray
Jiuis
Falka
S&lurray
Things to Think About as the New Year Comes
A Western Christian Advocate piece reflects on starting anew with the calendar year. It urges leaving behind the old and beginning fresh efforts, noting ironies about turning pages and fresh seats as life’s volume continues. It frames the year as a potential new division in life’s journey.
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Ife
Poor Bug Seeks New Leaf in Troubled Patch
In a lighthearted note a poetical bug asks if a new leaf has been turned over, replying that it cannot find a fresh leaf anywhere and expresses a humorous frustration with its surroundings.
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Miss Hastings
Martha Banning Thomas
William Headnut
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