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New Year Resolutions Lose Ground Under Time’s Rush
A reflective piece on the fate of resolutions as 1909 ends and 1910 begins. It notes the broad failure rate, cites William Jennings Bryan and Taft, and jokes about the universal urge to reform while acknowledging the pull of habit. The column blends social anecdotes with cautionary humor about New Year vows and festive excess.
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Wiliam Jennings Bryan
William Howard
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Roosevelt
United States
Mora
Ted
Salome
Father Time
Mother Earth
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