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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1918
Page
3
Poem recounting the Old Year's reflections at December’s gate as it faces its mortality and the New Year’s dawn. It speaks of joys and sorrows, weddings and funerals, debts to pay, and hopes for the future, concluding with the birth of anew year.
In a World War I encampment, Dale Webster receives a cherished letter from Winnie Trak as a bear mascot and holiday gifts arrive. Amid parade antics and mail chaos, the moment culminates with a heartfelt note confirming enduring love despite the war’s distance.
The passage contrasts minds and motives noting Aesop and Twain on insect authority. It describes a blusterous, showy attitude lacking inward self control, spattering pomp and false impression, present in many small figures and contexts. The text labels this as insect authority.
Betty Brown, a thoughtful woman, notes a new winter cap designed to offset a lack of inches. The article describes a tall hat of black velvet with a white wing mounting along the front, marketed to petite women seeking added stature through fashion.
A brief, cheerful note arrives as a friendly message to the audience. The writer expresses optimism and a warm tone, signing as a family figure addressing the community. The piece reads like a casual call for goodwill and connection.
In the new year one should renew ties with estranged friends while recognizing that deep friendship requires loyalty beyond casual acquaintances. The piece contrasts male and female memory of courtship and marriage, noting men often forget emotional moments and birthdays, though wives value remembering family. It urges not to forget aging parents and to write or visit occasionally to show care.
The note urges keeping only green bills into the new year and discarding old ones as a good resolve to improve nature. It frames the idea with a witty play on money as a symbolic pledge for better behavior in the upcoming year.
A Tennyson verse contrasts old and new years meeting on a wet tower as roaring winds and rising seas frame a meditation on knowledge science exploration and the worth of years and experience. The speaker questions whether there is truly value beyond wandering and lament in the passing of time.
A New Year card from a Michigan resident spread Tolstoy inspired counsel urging return of good for evil, kindness to all including animals, and reflection on inner happiness. The note suggests tracking daily progress and cites the gospel of love as the greatest good.
The Columbus Dispatch notes the old rail fence as a once common farm feature built from black walnut chestnut and ash. It sheltered small wildlife like bobwhite, ground squirrels, and berries nearby, offering shade and a water jug nook while reflecting past farm wastefulness and rural life.
Elsie F. Weil notes Asia’s heritage from Genghis Khan to Tamerlane, shaping Samarkand’s monuments. The conqueror-builder drew leading artisans from Persia, Mesopotamia, India and China, blending Byzantine Persian Arabic arts into a harmonious, luminous city.
In ancient Japan the chrysanthemum or kik is linked to myth and ritual. The Sower is honored above all, with the goddess Kuku Hima presiding over the kuku. Emperor Murasaki held a great Orai feast in 1611, and tradition continues as guests visit the empress gardens on the ninth day of the ninth month to admire crimson blooms beneath silk coverings.
Nemesis was a goddess of justice and divine retribution. The term Nemesia derives from a Greek root meaning to dispense. In mythology Nemesia personified allotment ensuring each man received his allotted fortune, maintaining balance by reducing those who rose too high through prosperity.
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