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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
6
Daniel Clever surveys New Year customs across Europe and Asia. From Dutch and French gift practices to Scotland s Hogmanay and German hat smashing to Russian peasant blessings and Turkish St Basil s cake and Japanese and Chinese New Year greetings, he highlights how cultures mark the turn of the year with unique rituals and symbols.
The proverb praises a man content with nothing to renounce and thus avoids inventing excuses to justify breaking promises. The piece centers on happiness from restraint and lack of desire to justify flaws.
An ornate meditation on the turning of time and the New Year. It cautions against excessive wealth and calls for reverence for simple joys, kindness, and shared humanity. The piece urges restraint, sobriety, and reflection as the year ends and begins.
A reflective editorial encourages choosing happiness in the new year. It denounces habitual pessimism and urges personal resolve to make the year healthier and more unselfish. It notes happiness is found close to home and calls for keeping sincere resolutions for real joy.
On opening night the only drama by Miss Bradden includes a kidnapping scene. The child is never restored, leaving the plot unresolved. A spectator asks what happened to the kidnapped child, provoking loud laughter and noticeable audience amusement.
In Tunis a man choosing a new wife brings bracelets and anklets from another woman’s household. The bride-to-be wears these ornaments and must fatten for several months to fill all four pieces. If she does not, the groom may refuse. Fat is deemed beauty in Tunis society.
The article surveys how different cultures marked New Year on diverse dates from ancient calendars to modern times. It notes Julius Caesar's reform and later revisions, with examples from Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Indians, Jews, Russians, and others, highlighting diverse beginnings tied to seasons, agriculture, events, or eras.
X rays reveal a pearl within a Dearing mussel shell in Fadin graphs noted by R Dubois in Comptes Rendus. Lumiere previously radiographed a pearl inside a shell and showcased it at the Marseille Colonial Exhibition in 1996.
Fulton brothers enter Congress on opposite sides as Charles William Fulton, Republican senator from Oregon, and Elmer L. Fulton, Democrat representative from Oklahoma, reflect a rare split in family political alignment while pursuing law careers from Omaha to Oklahoma City.
Washington society relies on skilled social secretaries to separate genuine connections from pretenders. They must master precedents, formulas, and distinctions that define elite circles to steer patrons safely through social reefs. Fashionable figures seek such staff as essential, yet some fail without insider guidance to identify the smart set and avoid unpardonable social slips.
A clash over officers weight has presidents Roosevelt and Taft must resolve. The Davis retirement board warned of risk to Col Charles E L Davis whileCol W L Marshall faced a later inquiry over corpulence. Officials fear retiring several engineers could cripple the corps.
Detective Young Quentin, eight, once White House belldog and snake charmer, vanished at seven from dinner prep. Searches failed until he was found playing near Massachusetts Avenue, close to his sweetheart and school. Alfred G. Vanderbilt donated 10000 dollars to St Mary’s church in Ports mont. half to endowment, half for relief.
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