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Popular Superstitions of the Winter Season: 1840

POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS OF THE WINTER SEASON From: Saturday, December 26, 1840; Portsmouth Journal of Literature and Politics (Portsmouth NH) page 2 Associated with Christmas and the New Year are many of the popular superstitious rites and ceremonies of former times, … Continue reading

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Now gloomy winter shews his hoary head . . .

on winter Now gloomy winter shews his hoary head, And nature’s face is with confusion spread; Stern Boreas rambles forth with blust’ring sweep, T’ explore the continent, and storm the deep: A while he ranged with despotic sway, Till vanquish’d … Continue reading

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Poem: "Spring," by Kathi Webster

Today there is talk of winter
Cold fingers

extending to April
Overcast skies and mud to

follow
People scowl at … Continue reading

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New Hampshire: Where Even Boiled Water Is Entertaining

There is only one place on earth where boiled water could be so entertaining… Continue reading

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"Now Is The Winter Of Our Circumvent," by B. Elwin Sherman

First, the term: “winter driving.” This beggars its own description…. Continue reading

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