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Newspaper
Spencer News
Location
Spencer, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
3
A two-part 1908 era meditation contrasts old and new years with portraits of a tailor and a milkman. It urges inner renewal through God centered gratitude and selfless service, arguing that purpose and joy come from duty to others, not wealth or novelty.
A verse satire pledges no more drunkenness stealing or violence, renouncing crime and abuse. It marks a yearly vow for moral evolution and collective reform, urging readers to write the resolution in black and white and commit to virtuous change.
On a southern station platform a northern tourist questions a local about a grazing hog beneath a scrub oak. The exchange features a wary slang response and the phrase stropping himself as the tourist withdraws from the scene.
In a compact humorous scene a clergyman at an apartment door offers good tidings of the new year while the janitor suggests escorting guests to the rear. A wife quips about quitting bad habits for Lent and a husband jokes about giving them to the cemetery, ending with a grimly comic exchange.
The Philadelphia North American sketches a humorous tale of a water-wagon fastener inspired by Judge Rufus Linkle, a string of New Year pledges, and spoof remedies for swearing and drinking. It notes the Good Resolution Accelerator society led by the Very Rev. Ben Miller in Churchtown and a New Year tragedy about a benevolent farmer sheltering a tramp who dies after feasting.
In a playful exchange a passerby describes meeting Miss De Swell and her well bred French poodle. The dog’s bow and the owner’s haughty greeting add a light note to the morning scene in town.
Dialogue fragment shows two characters debating a kick and workmen in a tense exchange. The terse lines indicate conflict and foreshadowed action with a bitter undertone. No clear setting or broader context is provided.
A fragmentary exchange features Sapleigh Queer discussing poets and an unnamed line about “an aching void.” Miss Blunt counters with a quip about headaches, revealing a clipped, dialogic snapshot of a literary confrontation.
Fresh new year table styling emphasizes brightness and freshness. White napery glass and silver dominate with pale pinks teareligh greens to convey dainty new year freshness. Place cards should express goodwill with small quotes or watercolor accents.
Mother Alphonsa daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne supports cancer aid in New York with a focus on genuine charity. At a charity talk she warns against cheap aid, sharing a parable about a railroad president and a loyal longtime worker John Faithful who receives a free pass for life. A light closing quip about starting the year with a new calendar book.
The note discusses fresh New Year resolutions, describing them as unused and traditional. It mentions trains from Moscow traveling a route before entering Chinese territory, hinting at cross border movement and policy context.
New York Prose reports Broadway hotels and restaurants will host lavish New Year’s Eve events with champagne flowing freely, rare wines, and costly menus. Boutiques plan balloons, Mother Knickerbocker statuettes, and extensive orchestral entertainment as crowds prepare to welcome 1910 with record indulgence.
A fragmentary poem invokes Galileo and cosmic motion. The speaker contemplates Earth as a moving path under God, with stars and planets as guiding lights. Names Eugene Lee Purrivon appear amid lines about rotation, gravity, and the universe’s vast voyage.
In the afternoon in all the schools a part of the time was devoted to the life and deeds of Columbus. An amusing pupil reply followed a teacher’s prompt about who Columbus was. The class heard that Columbus was the gem of the voyage, as one student answered.
A poem-like reflection on sunrise painting the mountains in rose and daffodil light. The speaker urges heart and birds to welcome the new day and its promise of happiness, with a recurring note that God sends love. A stray line about constant sun exposure mentions glass and brightness fading.
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