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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1914
Page
7
Instructions describe quick handmade noise devices for New Year celebrations using tin cans, thread spools, sticks, and screw eyes. Diagrams illustrate bells created from cans and tongues cut to match can depth, plus winged rattles formed by attaching can pieces to a stick handle.
Harding confronts Shiftless Joe after a theft accusation and pursues punishment with a whip. A battered confrontation ends when Joe reads a Bible page warning against killing and Harding releases him, hinting at a moral rebuke and church night plans.
A fragment describes a New Year custom calling back to ancient legend involving the rape of the Saint and later reconciliation between peoples. It mentions Rohulus and branches from a grove of the goddess Stremus given to Tatius Theresfier, with a note on Romans saving each other branches for luck in January.
A prayerful verse pledges to begin the new year with a cheerful heart and diligent duty. It hopes for constant prayer, folded hands, and guidance from God as bells announce the dawn of the year.
A fragment describes old Italian and European customs for reading fate on New Year’s Eve. It mentions pillow tricks with hymns and texts, and other superstitions using rings thimbles water or books to predict marriage, death, or destiny.
A fragment notes New Year mummers in England on January 1 with songs and masquerades. It traces the tradition from its ninth century roots to pagan excesses and Rome Saturnalia, mentions masters forcing slaves and harvests, and recalls famed figures and animal disguises in mummer performances.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls New Year’s celebrations from past eras. It contrasts restrained early customs with later lively revelry, noting shifts in social etiquette and the ease of visiting on the holiday. The piece mentions masks, masking misdeeds, and an anecdote about a guest at a punch bowl.
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