New Year on Wheels Through Blizzard to California
Josephine and Mac Silver battle a blizzard as they steer a narrow mountain road toward California seeking recovery for Mac. Stranded temporarily at a border patrolman Boseman’s house, they share warm beef stew and hope the new year holds happiness and health.
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Mac
Josephine
California
Mountain Springs
Mr. Boseman
Mac Silver
Boseman
Mr. Silver
Jerry Boseman
Man Seeks White House Handshake Each New Year
Since 1911 J W Hunefeld has worn a red necktie to the White House hoping for a New Year handshake. He succeeded until 1933 when Hoover left town, and Roosevelt stopped the greeting in 1934, leaving Hunefeld barred at the gates still hopeful Roosevelt might change his mind.
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Washington
J. W. Hunefeld
White House
Hoover
Roosevelt
Hunefeld
New Year’s Eve Traditions From Roman Saturnalia To Janus
A compact account traces New Year’s Eve from Roman Saturnalia to Caesar’s calendar reform. It notes early celebrations centered on winter solstice and Janus’s January start, with state leaders increasingly requiring gifts as the custom grew.
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Rome
Caesar
Janus
Claudius
Wassail Bowl Recipe From a Historic English Toast
A preserved recipe for making wassail includes simmering spices in water with cardamom cloves nutmeg mace ginger cinnamon and coriander. It instructs adding port or sherry sugar eggs and heated wine then boiling to froth and finishing with roasted apples served hot.
New Year's Eve Advice From Ex Fighter Jack Dempsey
Former heavyweight champion and New York restaurant owner Jack Dempsey urges moderation for New Year's Eve. He notes young women customers often choose non alcoholic drinks like ginger ale and horse's necks and advises keeping celebrations low key and non boisterous while enjoying the midnight kiss as not necessarily affectionate.
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Jack Dempsey
New York
Dempsey
Mr. Dempsey
Jack
New Year Turns Tide for Young Thoroughbreds in Racing
New Year's marks a milestone for about 12 000 yearlings and many two year olds as they age to become eligible to race. For Man o War and other legends the date holds little meaning but for youngsters it signals a career turn toward the sport s marquee events the Kentucky Derby Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
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Old Kentucky
New Year Health Drive Promotes Nutritional Home Coding
A 1939 homemaker focused column urges reflecting on daily living and nutrition at New Year. It counsels using modern science to ensure meals include protein fats carbohydrates minerals and vitamins, and to favor milk eggs fruits vegetables while planning family diets around protective foods at least daily.
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K. Me.n
WNU
Houston Goudiss
Four in One Closet Set and New Dress Pattern Designs
A catalog-style feature promotes new sewing patterns with multiple garment options. Describes a dress with high neckline and sash, removable collar styles, and a four-piece closet set including a laundry bag cape hanger cover and slippers. Provides pattern numbers No. 1597 and No. 1644, sizes, yardage, materials, and ordering details from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Open door in China and other quiz queries
The quiz asks about open doors in China the wool proverb senior and junior senators colonizers of the US the men who saw sons become presidents The Mika do in Japan Vatican state duration Hawaiian Territory representation Alaska in Congress The answer given is Equality of opportunity for all nations.
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China
U. S
Continental
United States
Japan
Vatican State
Hawaiian
United States Congress
Alaska
U. S. Congress
Fragmented Q and A on succession and historicalterritorial notes
The text presents fragments about a senatorial seniority concept, lists several European nations, and notes lineages of U.S. presidents. It mentions a Lateran treaty creation for a Rome territory, a non voting delegate in Congress, and a single delegate without vote, all lacking full context.
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Great Britain
Spain
Holland
France
John Adams Sr
John Quincy Adams
George Harding
Warren G. Harding
John Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Japan
Rome
Holy See
Cardinal Gasparri
Italy
Englishmen Permitted by Tibet to Climb Everest Says Col lllier
Tibet allows only English climbers to attempt Everest. Despite 50 to 1 odds against reaching the summit, at least $500 000 has been spent on five unsuccessful expeditions and one flight since 1922.
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Mount Everest
Tibet
Mount
Everest
Collier’s
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