Walter Button Goes Hunting in a Hoped To Save Money
Emma pressures Walter Button to hunt for meat, he borrows a dusty family shotgun, dresses in khaki, and sets out for a hunting debut. He finds a live rabbit in his car, shoots at it, yet misses, then discovers a flat tire, ending a trying day with no game.
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Inia
Walter
Emma
Zeke Smith
Sadie
Zeke
Bani Ae
Walter Button
Spt
Subea
Considera
Watch Night Services Mark New Year's Eve Traditions
Religious denominations observe watch night services on New Year's Eve from 9 or 10 p.m. to midnight. St. George's Methodist Church in Philadelphia held its 178th watch night service in 1947, tracing back to a 1769 founding and 1770 early Protestant services.
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Methodist-Episcopal Church
St. George’s Methodist Church
Philadelphia
America
Mummers Parade Through Philadelphia History
The article traces the New Year Mummers parade in Philadelphia from its English and Swedish roots with St. George and masquerading to the Revolution era. It notes George Washington’s rise as the central figure and the 1886 sponsorship by the Silver Crown New Year’s association, with official recognition by the city later.
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Philadelphia
New Orleans
George Washington
St. George
Silver Crown
Rhinestone fashion and borrowed brooches trend in school style
Rhinestone jewelry dominates fashion spots as girls mix choker laces bracelets and earrings with black suede shoes. Borrowed cameo brooches with diamond pendants appear in outfits, while Gibson blouses and long swirling skirts showcase the look at school, drawing attention in papers.
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Mother
Gibson
Public Reception Tradition At White House Origins
The article describes the longstanding custom of the President greeting the public at New Year receptions. It notes Washington began this open-house practice on the first New Year’s Day after his inauguration and continued it during his seven years in Philadelphia when it served as the capital.
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Republic
United States
Washington
Philadelphia
Crossword Puzzle Clue Fragment Mosaic
Puzzle fragment shows scattered clues and partial entries for a crossword. Readable bits include references to oyster yarn frame mouthlike opening instruments and element symbols among jumbled terms. The garbled list hints at a future issue continuation with incomplete entries.
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Tellurium
New Year Kisses Began In Scotland
The custom of pure platonic New Year kisses began in Scotland. Sir T. D. Hardy notes in Lord Largdale memoirs that at midnight people kiss the nearest girl as a greeting. Scotland halted work on New Year’s. Waverley Station lacked porters and crabs as a visiting noble rode to his hotel in a milk cart.
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Scotland
Lord Largdale
T. D. Hardy
Waverly
Edinburgh
January Named For Ancient God
The name January comes from the two faced god Janus who was linked to light and day. He became associated with the beginning of things and the new year, with Angonia celebrations. Worship included honoring Janus at the start of tasks and in agriculture.
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Janus
Angonia
New Year's Observance Through Millennia
The text notes New Year's as a long standing holiday for about five millennia, celebrated as a civil and religious observance across eras and cultures. It mentions ancient Babylonian ties to Marduk and gift giving as recurring themes in the history of New Year celebrations.
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Babylon
Marduk
Woodland Scent Panel Pattern from Our Needlework Book
A woodland scene pattern for a single stitch panel. The design is framed and shown in natural colors. The pattern titled Pine Needle Art hints at easy framing and uses a simple stitching approach.
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T. Tern
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Cornee
John Sharda
Dagan
Thlal
Zed
Syfawan
Broad Street
Grace Nell Crowell
White House
Roadway
Belntied
Puzsle
Apera
Sewing Circle Needlecraft
W. Randolph St
Chicago
Rhe
Foley
George” McCoog
Paterson
New Jersey
American Cancer Society
Beaver Street
New York
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