When Do We Really Have the Shortest and Longest Day
An exploration of day length versus star day and sun day. It explains that Earth’s rotation is 23 hours 56 minutes 4.09 seconds, while the sun’s apparent motion adds about four minutes, causing variations by season. Dec 22 is the longest solar day, Sept 17 the shortest, and clock noon can diverge from sun noon.
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Sinclair Adopts Gypsy Life For Co Operative Experiment
Upton Sinclair plans a caravan living experiment starting January 1 in Southern California and moving north to Oregon. Families will dwell in wagon caravans, live in tents, be cared for by a governess, with vegeterian meals and hired helpers, as a protest against landlords.
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A Thought for the Day Encourages Quiet Joy
Glad news sets a hopeful tone as readers are urged to leave sorrow behind and carry a cheerful outlook. Bliss Carman and Lillian Whiting quotes frame happiness as a duty of bearing a happy countenance and embracing future years with gladness.
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