New Year Birthday Promise Sparks Unexpected Romance
OGER FEATHERSTONE wakes on New Year’s morning amid party remnants and contemplates a lifelong bachelor life. A cozy dinner with sister Madge leads to a clumsy moment of intimacy with Hetty, as Roger’s plan for celibacy collides with sudden attraction and a gleeful New Year confession.
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Roger
Roger Featherstone
Madge
Phil Barnes
Phil
Huh
Hetty
Brie
New Year Customs in Old Wales
New Year in old Wales featured two customs. Male visitors entered homes first on New Year’s morning, believed unlucky if a woman did so. The waits then toured, singing and sprinkling households with New Year’s water as a blessing, using verses and the box tree sprig.
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Old Wales
Guardian Angel Of Life Fires High Yet Watches Over
A reflective line by Richter notes that life’s guardian angel sometimes fires so high that vision is blocked, yet remains ever watchful and will soon draw nearer to us.
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Guardian Angel of Life
Richter
Portrait Drawn by Words Drives Self Judgment
A man's speechless state becomes a mirror as he portrays himself to others with every word. He shapes how peers see him, driven by either self-will or compulsion, and faces judgment from his companions.
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Amerson
Goodbye to the Old Year In Verse
A fragment of into the New Year verse bids farewell to the old year and asks the coming year to gently carry forward the memories and lessons of the past as a transition to a hopeful start.
New Year Never Again Advice for Husbands
A dated feature offers light hearted marital guidance urging husbands to avoid unaccompanied outings without a wife’s guardian, curb grumbling at night duties, and refrain from secret glances or overbearing finances. It playfully bisects “Never again” rules for husbands and for wives.
Rules for Lovers in a Nation of Craving Affection
A dated declamation advising lovers and spouses to cherish genuine affection. It urges sincerity, restraint from petty quarrels, and continued tenderness to maintain the thrill of romantic connection. The piece emphasizes avoiding repetitive complaints and embracing sincere loving acts.
The Old Year and New Year Reflections Across Lanes of Time
A series of brief passages reflect on the old year as just and impartial, the meaning of resolutions, the passage of time, and a veteran quote about greeting the New Year. The editor links virtues, mission, and human hopes with sayings from Rev. J. M. Hubbert and Robert G. Ingerso ll, plus a simple Uncle Eben quip about New Year wishes.
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Rev
J. M. Hubbert
Look to the Future in Reverent Gratitude
The note reflects gratitude for the year past and a hopeful gaze toward a more blessed year ahead. It expresses reverence and a communal resolve to face the future with faith and gratitude.
Dog Doesnt Eat Dog Etiquette Joke From The Clinic
A medical student seeks payment from a celebrated doctor for time spent on his illness. The old physician snaps that etiquette forbids doctors from charging each other. The student insists and the doctor retorts that a dog does not eat dog or puppy, highlighting professional boundaries with a biting joke.
True Mustarine Relief for Rheumatic Pains
Advertisement touts True Mustarine in a yellow box for 25 cents to rub on inflamed joints and muscles. Claims instant relief from rheumatic agony and aches, with additional use for sore throat bronchitis and laryngitis. Produced by Begg Medicine Co Rochester NY.
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Begg Medicine Co
Rochester
N, Y
Office Girl Interview Ends With Elevator Quote
A business man interviews applicants for an office job amid scarce office boys. He sizes up a well-dressed candidate who jokes she was raised in the elevator, ending the exchange with a playful quip about her upbringing.
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Roger
Deuce
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Offer Free Sample by Mail
Bathe with Cuticura Soap, dry and apply the Ointment. They stop itching instantly or remove pimples, blackheads, redness, roughness, dandruff, scalp irritation and heal hands and baby skin troubles. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Morning after rain leaks through the roof at home
In a note exchange, a wife urges the husband to call the landlord to inspect ceiling damage from a rainstorm while citing further damage caused by the children to the rest of the house.
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Henry
Prevent the Grip Colds with Bromo Quinine Remedy
The ad promotes Grip Laxative Bromo Quinine as the cure for grip colds, noting only one Bromo Quinine dose exists in E. W. Grove’s box. It comments on women masquerading as men and dismisses small minds with little insight.
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E. W. Grove
Asc
Hiding in the Barn A Boyhood Play Recalls Laughter
A Kansas City Star recollection recalls a childhood game once played in the barn where one group hid and others searched, ending in loud joy when found. The narrator notes a shift from humor to nostalgia as memory fades and humor wanes. The piece ends with a wry aside about wealth and dreams.
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Kansas City Star
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Hickory, N. C
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Meetib
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