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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
2
A reflective meditation on the coming year as a new chapter in life. The author cites Thoreau and Bishop Potter, noting the year’s possibilities, the duty to pursue wisdom and happiness, and the contrast of personal growth with global conflict and sacrifice.
A note suggests that last year’s resolution remains valid longer than any new one, implying continued commitment and practical staying power for personal goals.
The piece speaks of April to October as a cycle of feast and harvest while noting mankind’s crimes and vengeance. It recalls WOETS in the trenches of Gallipoli and France and English and French observers studying birds and flora. It ends with faith that the year ahead is good, measured by God.
The piece urges readers to find joy in real success and contribution to the world. It argues life’s satisfaction comes from utilizing opportunities and responsibilities, not mere existence, and that the new year offers readers a chance for full realization and happiness.
The piece discusses how New Year resolutions reveal personal change potential and optimism for a future with new inventions, discoveries, achievements, and social progress. It frames the day as a doorway to opportunities for the masses and individual growth.
A fragment notes that leaving things to a carefree schoolboy leads to New Year’s Day before he must resume school. The line hints at the tension between holiday leisure and impending term start.
In a 1919 McClure Syndicate story, Tommy Trot seeks a mother and finds Aunt Grace Woodburn, a capable nurse who helps save him from croup. Mr. Thomas Birney bonds with Grace as she becomes the Birney household’s New Year lady, while Tommy bonds with her and his father admires her.
Poem memorializes the Old Year as both friend and foe and hails the New Year as a pure, healing force. It contrasts the old year’s blessings and sorrows with the newborn year’s promise of renewal for the homeland. The verse frames time as a monarch and calls for kindness and peace.
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