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, VOLl'l\IE ( I FALLS - CITY NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , DECEl\IBER " , ,0 , 1904. NUMBER 52
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, " , Our .Birthday _ j
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r ; The I old . vear is dying : ! " a . , " ,
, . \Veary with the burden of its . age it creeps along to the intangible - , ; "
realm of memories. . . .
tangible l 4'
4 To many it has brought the sorrow which c IHlures. There
. I are those who will always associate the year of our Lord One , . I.
. o , 'j 1 hOl1sand 1.ine Hundred and FOl1r , with thoughts of the I touch , . . ,
of a vanished hand , the sound of a voicC' that is still. " .
1 - To many it has g1Ven disappointment ; amlllitiOfS destroyed ,
hopes shattered ; dreams without fulfillment. But withal it has
been a pretty good old year , has 1904.
A year has gone-a mere second in God's ; endless time ; lIa ,
bubble on a shoreless sea. " Still in its brief period it has per-
formed , those duties which were appointed it in the morning of
t.ime , It I has contributed the mite reserved for it through all the " . : \
- ages to the development of God's great whole ; and now , having -
i accomplished the purposes of its creation , with its burden for a
pillow it 'lies down by the wayside to fall into the : dreamless . .
' slumber that kisses the eyelids still. "
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c \Vith the close of .the first yeal1of The Tribune's life I
reaches its end. Born of a demand for a republican newspaper
- : . i1 ! , the county , ea ! , The " Tribune has tried undel' somewhat ad- . . . . : "
"erse " circumstances to be its own best excuse for cxistencc.
ti The old year has brought to us our portion of grief and
happiness , but the latter so greatly preponderatcs that we find lit- .
4 . , 1' , m . tie . to regret in a retrospect ; of the past twelve months. '
: _ N / HI'ginningpractically without capital , and with no subscrip- . '
, Lion list , we have install d a plant of fair but somewhat inacle-
I . . quate facilities , and have a I bonafide circulation of one thousand
r , j " 1 - \ _ and t\\'ellty-seven subscribers in Richarclson counts' . ' . !
1 _ i It is our present intention , negotiations for which are now
I - - under way , to make improvements in the way of a new press
f rl ' , and additional material which will aggregate about twenty-five .
i n hundred dollars :
. ' It . \Ve tully realize our insufficiencies and are determined to " ,
- + . . H- . _ , m improve e\'cry department of the paper within the next ycar. . '
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. g " ' : . . , Politically we shall , do our utmost for the republican party
' 'Ii and endeavor to merit the support of the hundreds of loyal re- '
L 3 f o. Pllblicans who have befriended us during the days of our small
; . , thing's. .
The betterment of local conditions and the interests of Falls
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City shall be among our first co'nsiderations. To this end we "
shall make the welfare of this city our constant familiar.
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4 \ V e would li "e in peace , but not the peace of the idle nor .
the cowardl\
, Y , j m n _ . ' \.V . e have blazed l path of conduct looking to that which is . ' ,
, of. good report in politics and local municipal affairs. This path
11 1 : ' we shall follow without hope of reward 1 01" fear of punishment. . ! ' r
s If I you know of anything the way of advertising , subscrip- . . . \ -
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i i . tion or other patl'onage coming' our way , be kind enough to . . . . : /
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advise us that we ma \ ' go to meet It. ' : .J : } . t f
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. a - If you have any suggestion might ( make for our improvement - - ' ; : ;
w . . provement , don't be bashful , give it to us that we may have the , ' .
benefit of your counsel. I
VIle would : help you if we could-you could help us if you ! '
would.
l In I any event we can and do wish for you and yours-a . , t. . .
Happy and l Prosperous New : Year. . . . . . : ,
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