New Year customs light up Japan with sacred strands
A December lead into Japan’s New Year, with preparations starting mid month. Homes, streets, and shops glow with lanterns and bamboo arches as families sweep, renew mats, and dress in fresh kimonos. Doorway garlands feature bamboo, pine, rope, and symbols of longevity, wedded life, and fortune. Merchants stay up to close debts and greet a fresh year labeled San Gan.
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Empire
Korea
Jingo
Godel
The Japanese New Year Festivities and Customs
The article overview of Japan’s New Year in January describes family rituals, Kagami mochi, and the pantry of customs. It notes breakfast feasts, gift exchanges, and the removal of chores to preserve divine freshness. It covers street celebrations, games, kite battles, and temple rites culminating on the fifteenth day.
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Japan
Tokyo
To the New Year Oh child New Year
Poem urging the new year child to face the future with courage faith hope and love. It speaks of duties and the heritage of time and calls for strength wisdom and persistence as the year unfolds.
Old Friends Toast To Year’s End And New Beginnings
Poem lines reflect a New Year sentiment thanking old friends for support. The speaker notes the moon waning and the old and new year arising while recalling shared joys and sorrows with trusted companions. The tone is nostalgic and celebratory.
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Ohio News Roundup Highlights Deaths and Disasters
A long list of Ohio incidents includes suicides, drownings, wrecks, and gas fatalities. Cases span Cleveland Dayton Bucyrus Kenton Toledo Cincinnati Xenia Piqua Columbus Bellefontaine and other cities with victims named and circumstances described, reflecting a wave of tragic events and public safety concerns.
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jJohn Budesky
Case Library
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Dayton
Geing
Fannie Strick
Bucyrus
Pennsylvania Railroad
Nevada
Findlay
S J. Williams-of
Georgetown
Cal
J. W Putnam
Williams
West
Chaal Dover
Bert
Raymond Rittenhouse
Denison
Kenton
Penna Toledo
John M. Bortain
Lemoyne
Bortain
Toledo
Charles Snyder
Detroit Avenue
Rail Light Co
Cincinnati
Thomas James
National Association of Shoe Manufacturers
Fort Thomas
James
Cornwall
England
Xenia
E. M. Tingley
Cincinnati Times-Star
T. M. Hartman
Baths Hotel
T. J. Savage
M. T. Kilgore
Akron
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Kaos
Ayerhwab
Health Department
Kilgore
Piqua
Robert Crawford
Arcanum
Covington
Crawford
Miam Inman
Charles Schilling
Inman
Marshal Hake
Columbus
Samuel Vining
Mercer County
Price Russell
Wayne County
Charles W. Kempel
Summit County
W. L. Melching
Auglaize County
J. C. Sherlock
Fairfield County
T. C. Goldrick
Butler County
Fred CC
Blenkner
Franklin County
William Radcliffe
Cuyahoga County
C. E. Markey
Preble County
Alvin Schott
Stark County
Charles Beck
Logan County
Julia EB. Kettling
Putnam County
City Hospital
Prayer Without Result From Philadelphia Youth
A Philadelphia boy named Harold, seven, prays for forgiveness for his friend Dewey who stole a coat’s tickets and candy. After returning the tickets he prays nightly, asking God to forgive Dewey and ending with a blunt remark about watching him himself. The tale ends with Harold’s frustrated plea for divine oversight.
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Remarkable Cure of Psoriasis by Cuticura Remedies
Hiram E Carpenter of Henderson New York recalls twenty years of psoriasis ending with a six week recovery after using Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap with baths. He reports lasting relief and no recurrence years later as of 1910.
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Lansing
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Hiram E. Carpenter
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Lansing, Mich
Boozen Inherits Million Sparks Dipsomaniac Talk
Dialogue notes Boozen’s million inheritance triggers sharp remarks about his drinking. One speaker calls him a dipsomaniac while the other asserts his drinking worsened since inheriting wealth.
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At the Door and Odd Bits in Whimsical 1900s Snippet
A collage of witty snippets and ad copy from a vintage page includes a proposal line, a nod to Dr. Pierce's Pellets as pleasant, sugar-coated medicine, and humorous quips about self-centered talk. Local phrasing evokes period charm and playful language.
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