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Newspaper
Saco Independent
Location
Saco, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
9
Poem reflecting on breaking old vows and time worn pieties. The speaker vows to start anew and resist tardiness pleasure and fashion as she contemplates a fresh, meaningful season ahead.
A collection of cautions and maxims advising practical conduct for the new year. It warns against salt on temptations, snoring in church, paying only as you go, and marrying for company. It urges self reliance, goal setting, skepticism of luck, and preparedness for conflict, while noting appearances can mislead and friendships require effort.
The sole record of New Year observance by Pilgrims in New England is brief and practical: we went to work. Puritan ministers viewed the day with suspicion, while English settlers regarded New Year as important, celebrating New Year’s Eve as Singing Ben with Christmas carols in many counties.
Poetic reflection invites readers to greet the morning with calm and renewal. It urges turning to the dawn, letting its light wash away night’s stains, and carrying morning’s rose tint into the day. The piece blesses gentle acts and asks readers to sow kindness along life’s path.
The Twelve Months host a grand New Year feast inviting all Days to a banquet. Festal guilds prepare 365 places with a note of February Twenty Ninth. Hours distribute invitations as Joyful Days arrive in varied attires while Valentine woos May and Doomsday signals departure at dusk.
A humorous exchange features a man admitting he keeps old resolutions unused from last year while a woman hopes for new ones. The dialogue highlights a light, gossiping mood and the practicality of recycled goals.
Public domain poem excerpt invoking bells to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new, urging the end of strife and the rise of truth, peace, and better laws. It calls for ringing out false pride, disease, and wars while ringing in justice, kindness, and the Christ to be.
The article notes England marks New Year with bells and limited public festivity, contrasting past feasts and revelry with present restraint. It also describes Denmark celebrating with cannon salutes in Copenhagen and firing muskets at rural homes to announce the new year, seen as rough but traditional.
A Woman's Home Companion item lists simple aims for the year. It urges kindness to others, seeking the good, carrying sunshine into dark places, and attempting to make someone happy each day.
A reflective piece urging renewal as the year begins. The author contrasts ancient rites of purification and white robes before sacred entry with modern aspirations. He bids farewell to the east and welcomes a forward looking future.
Miss Moffitt joined the Band of Sisters for Befriending Burglars and toured a prison. A literate prisoner bowed and apologized for his spartan cell before explaining he was jailed for robbery at a seaside hotel.
Miss Dubbkins Marietta declines Reginald Wimpleton s marriage proposal with a firm refusal and a humorous stutter filled exchange. The scene ends with Marietta declaring she will marry of her own accord, avoiding his nervous strain.
In a witty exchange after the races, a young doctor named Emdee claims deep knowledge of race horses. Another quips that his real strength lies in post-mortem analysis, not medical diagnosis.
A playful quatrain imagines a hen skipping ordinary eggs to lay a corner-stone instead. The rhymed scenario jokes about grander feats for poultry and the charm of absurd substitutions. The speaker revels in whimsy and light verse tone.
A Judge comments on a story praising a hero’s automobile noting the description seems impossible. The author explains the idea came from his friend Bragley who described his own car.
A prominent young fan was accidentally killed while cranking his automobile. The incident shocks his family as details reveal the absence of a self starting device.
A fragment shows a conversation about illness with rural dialect humor. One speaker jokes about plumbago and a possible epidemic interjection, reflecting a lighthearted patient caregiver exchange.
In Boston a dry goods seller proclaims bargain day as shoppers mob the store. The gimmick offers Homer’s Iliad in the original Greek for 98 cents, drawing laughter and curiosity from customers.
A terse exchange about an uncle's will reveals the beneficiary's claim that all he receives is what remains after debts are paid. The dialogue hinges on the insistence that the only bequest is the deduction for just debts.
A playful note from Punch London depicts a visitor at the seaside running to a resident friend. The guest thanks for the invitation and accepts dinner, while the host suggests coming as you are though asking for some dressing.
In a quiet scene two men cope with sorrows differently. One drinks to drown regret while another seeks a lighter escape by smoking a cigarette, both seeking relief from inner pain.
Farmer Corntessel recalls a hostile neighbor described as the meanest man. A cyclonic wind carried his family onto the neighbor’s land, then the neighbor hired a lawyer to sue for trespass rather than help. The tale underscores frontier tensions and stubborn disputes.
A country parson arrives to preach in a remote Maine parish. The aged sexton jokes about preaching from the chancel as a duck sits on fourteen eggs in the pulpit, adding quiet and unusual gravity to the scene.
In a playful exchange, Miss Budding asks for a sweet proposal word for her ring. An envious contemporary suggests Eureka, sparking a witty banter about romantic phrases in the Thirties era.
In a magazine discussion, illustrations and portraits of King Solomon are debated. The editor notes demand for a set of depictions of his wives to accompany the article.
A Boston baby named Jarred cried through the night as a nurse accused of foolish methods suggests Bacon might have written Shakespeare. The remark stirs debate on authorship among local readers.
In a bridge game a player recalls Wombat leading the ace of hearts and kissing the partner, prompting a reaction where another player follows suit. The remark hints at social dynamics and playful mischief during the hand.
Mr. Gibson questions progress on a new dress while Mrs. Gibson announces she has finished with the dressmaker and is ready to consult the police, prompting the judge to remark on the ongoing discussion.
A humorous exchange from Punch features a mother noting the baby's demand for his own way and the father suggesting he let the child have it. The head of the house asks why the baby cries if it is his, while the mother explains the behavior. The cartoonish line ends with the absent minded man offering the pragmatic punchline.
A humorous contrast contrasts old time gentility with modern training as a young lady learns cocktail mixing and smoking room storytelling. The witty exchange notes shifting social expectations and education for women.
The remark muses on humor and dignity, noting a mix of kindly humor and sharper wit, while suggesting some tolerate while others feel teased. It hints at social perception and the balance between amusement and offense in everyday talk.
A brief humorous exchange at a boarding house features a fresh young man asking for milk with bromides and slang. At breakfast the man requests the milk, and the landlady jokes about chasing a cow and the cat bawling.
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