Relic of Saxon Days on New Year Origins and France's Calendar
New Year origins traced from Saxon wassail to Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory. It notes how France briefly adopted a ten day week and a French era calendar after the Revolution, then returned to the standard system. The piece contrasts January 1 with varied global start dates and historical reforms.
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Hereward Carrington
France
Scotland
England
Julius Caesar
B. C
Sosigenes
Feason
Notre Dame
Mme. Momero
Pay of Denver Teachers Raised by $150 00 Beginning January
The public school teachers of Denver will receive a salary increase totaling 150 dollars beginning January 1. The move is praised as encouragement for those fighting to protect teachers' salaries amid rising living costs. The article also notes general discontent with salary cuts and includes brief notes on visitors Gladys Neidbold and Victor Krienti visiting from Sioux City and Hibbing.
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Denver
United States
Little New Year Catches Eyes As Year Begins
A lively reflection on the first moments of the new year as a personified child. The piece urges deliberate parenting of resolutions to avoid procrastination and inconsistency. It warns the reader that the Little New Year will stay for 365 days, shaping character through daily choices and honest discipline.
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Martha B. Thomas
Western Newspaper Union
How Japan Welcomes the New Year in Theaters and Shrines
The piece describes Japanese New Year greetings with sacred dances faced in theaters temples and shrines. The Kagura Sacred Dance With Music features young girls as dancers while priests provide music and prayers for national happiness in the year ahead. The Shu Sai Dance of the Ancestral Sanctuary is performed in the imperial palace on January 3 to mark the imperial house’s founding.
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Japan
A New Year s Card Poem by Arthur Gutterman
A concise verse wishes a blameless year with nobler aims, better labors, brighter joys, and rising hopes. It emphasizes striving, improvement, and the value of each passing year. This short poem from Woman s Home Companion frames a hopeful greeting for the New Year.
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Arthur Gutterman
Woman’s Home Companion
Comptroller of the Currency notes rise in thrift amid prosperity
A statement from the comptroller cites reports from national banks showing more savings accounts and deposits as signs of growing public thrift. It cautions that prosperity can boost spending and downturns prompt saving, noting thrift does not always rise with prosperity.
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Comptroller of the Currency
Laundry at Proteau's Barber Shop Notice
A brief notice invites customers to leave laundry at Proteau's Barber Shop and Bessemer Steam Laundry for pickup.
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Proteau’s
Bessemer Steam Laundry
The Eternal Right of People to Kick
Commentary argues that recent elections reflect protest against broad governance. The author suggests voters tire of governance and could challenge any officeholder, echoing the adage that government governs best when it governs least.
Government Overreach Drives Public Frustration, Pop's Weekly Warns
A Pop's Weekly column laments increasing government control from national to local levels. It argues regulation erodes initiative, costly enforcement grows, and advocates trimming needless roles while favoring limited, prudent governance. It contrasts civil progress with overbearing rules and laments voter backlash in elections.
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