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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
1
In a rural tale a mild Lemuel marries Mehitable Pierce despite doubt from family and neighbors. Mehitable governs household, limits his independence, and Lemuel drifts into subservience while remaining dutiful and loving, prompting village chatter and concern.
A discussion of New Year’s resolutions two moral tales. Reverend Dr. Talmage’s story contrasts fleeting promises with a supreme personal resolve. Lemuel Babbit deceives no one by admitting he made no resolution and vows not to tell Mehitable he made none.
A period piece poem bids farewell to the old year. It recalls bright skies and storms, school promotions, and memories of fishing and boating. The verses praise past joys and urge the year to depart bravely with banners and starry imagery.
A playful exchange mocks a full year’s passage from 1913 to 1914. Citizens joke about sleeping through time as another year slips by, highlighting lighthearted perspective on calendar changes.
A reflective verse contemplates time and memory as the old year fades. The speaker envisions a temple of years where life’s trials and trifles are weighed. The new year appears as a king in rich regalia, and the speaker prays to bring forward the good stored from the past.
A Collier's Weekly passage salutes everyday achievers and sufferers alike as the New Year brings hope and tender help. It honors those who brighten ordinary life, the unseen links holding the world together, while acknowledging quiet endurance.
The New Year in Japan begins with early rising and ceremonial dress. Families worship deities and ancestors, exchange respects, and prepare a special breakfast. The red lacquer tray with rice dumpling lobster oranges chestnuts and dried sardines marks the ritual, and celebrations continue 16 days with business largely suspended in the first week.
A reflective note wishing that each yesterday holds as much happiness as the sender hopes for the coming tomorrows, expressing a hopeful, timeless sentiment for the new year.
The article traces New Year gift traditions from Roman times when presents were restricted by Claudius to one day, through sixteenth century England and Scotland. It notes lavish exchanges, calls out Henry III and Queen Elizabeth, and mentions glove money as a nickname for money given in place of a gift.
The piece discusses forming resolutions as 1914 approaches, urging persistence in pursuing good aims. It notes regrets over past aims and encourages determination to keep resolutions without letting past failures derail future efforts.
A farmer recounts emigrating from Iowa to Western Canada with a 160 acre homestead. He explains land paid for itself within three years through wheat harvests, rising from a sod shack to a modern farmhouse, and argues Canada offers vast opportunity for the willing poor.
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