President Truman Faces Lone Decision On Korea Policy
The article surveys U S Senate opinions on how to handle China and Korea as Truman weighs a solitary foreign policy choice. Senators Wiley Capehart Chavez Eastland Knowland Kim Malone Connally O Mahoney Brewster Bridges Cain Ferguson Smith urge actions from armament to blockades, treaties, or even atomic use, while warning the president must decide alone.
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Truman
Congress
White House
United States
Harry Truman
Senate
Wiley
Wisconsin
Capehart
Indiana
Belever
Chavez
New Mexico
Executive Department
House of Representatives
Senate of the
Malone
Nevpds
General MacArthur
U.S
Korea
Connally
Texas
Security Council
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Brewster
Maine
MacArthur
Bridges
New Hampshire
Cain
Washington
Ferguson
Michigan
Smith
New Jersey
Chiang
Kai-shek
Hogmanay and St Andrews Day Spark Scots New Year Feasts
A vivid look at Hogmanay and St Andrew’s Day customs from Scotland, noting first-footing traditions, handsels, and festive foods like shortbread and Black Bun. The article explains why New Year celebrations dwarf Christmas, tracing origins to Viking Yuletide and Christian reforms.
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Houston
Hong Kong
Illinois St. Andrew's Society
Scotland
New Year Dating Confusion Across Centuries
The text traces the shift from Roman calendar beginnings to the Christian era. It notes Caesar's decree altering dates and the later adjustments by Dionysius who aimed to align to Christ’s birth, while acknowledging errors in dating years and the misplacement of year 1864 in the sequence.
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Rome
Caezar
Dieayeies
New Year Open Houses Turned Social Storm in 1900
A century ago New Year calls flooded U S newspapers with at home notices. Dutch settlers introduced the practice in New Amsterdam and it spread nationwide. Hosts offered punch while guests dropped in for daylong greetings, sometimes crashing receptions.
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United States
Hosta
America
New Amsterdam
Ten Days Were Killed In Calendar Change
The article recounts Pope Gregory III ordering ten days removed to align the calendar with the solar year. It notes Julius Caesar established January 1 as New Year’s Day, the Julian year being 11 minutes longer, and England delaying adoption to 1753. It mentions double New Year celebrations and varied new year dates among Egypts, Chinese, Jews, Romans, and Muslims.
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Gregory III
Julius Caesar
B.C
England
Danes Toss Crockery with Doughnuts on New Year
A Danish New Year custom blends coffee and doughnuts with a crockery toss. Residents save broken dishes from the year to smash for luck, as neighbors greet the New Year.
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Scotland
Denmark
Auld Lang Syne and the New Year’s origin tale
The piece traces the history of Auld Lang Syne, noting Burns did not invent the song and that earlier attributions exist. It highlights Burns’ role in popularizing the tune, while acknowledging its older roots from Francis Sempill and Sir Robert Aytoun. The essay reflects on nostalgia and the festive New Year mood.
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Robert Burns
George Thomson
Burns
Thomson
Watson
Francis Sempill
Sir Robert Aytoun
Aytoun
Tokyo’s New Year Forest Tradition Restores City Greenery
The article describes a historic Japanese custom where Tokyo is transformed into a green forest for six days each New Year. Pine trees and bamboo frame gates, with rice straw decorations, symbolizing eternity and virtue, while plum blossoms remain indoors as a home ornament.
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Tokyo
Japan
Versaille Panthen Versatile apron pattern
Sewing circle item advertises Pattern No. 3388 for two versatile aprons in printed or checked fabrics with contrasting trim. Mentions sizes 14 16 and notes a gate in Baie area with unclear garbled text. Includes reference to a fall and winter collection and a printed insert in the book.
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Baie
Wegtad
Smile Awhile Optician Guess Sparks Gentle Truths
A fragment shows a playful exchange about a man named Thompson, claimed to be pious or worldly. The punchline reveals his habit of saying grace before kissing his girl, humorously tying the act to the name Grace. The brief quip, attributed to an optician, hinges on wordplay about virtue and romance.
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Thompson
Optician
Shaw quips at debut of major play in witty audience clash
Bernard Shaw halted the opening act to ask the crowd what they thought. A man in the pit shouted Rotten. Shaw curtsied and, with an Irish smile, replied I quite agree with you but what are we two against 80 many.
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Bernard Shaw
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