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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1951
Page
8
A columnist argues that resolutions reflect a desire to improve, not just New Year fancy. It contends successful people make daily resolutions and learn from mistakes, turning past errors into mental resolve. Each better choice lifts one’s outlook far more than mere talk.
The Naval Observatory’s standard clocks maintain mean time with extreme precision. They regulate daily drift so insignificantly that it cannot be measured. Beats align with a sidereal sounder and are so quiet microphones are needed to hear them.
The Romans named their new year in honor of Janus the two faced god who can look to the past and the future. He is shown with a key symbolizing control of doorways between times. The year originally had ten months and spring New Year celebrations. January and February were added before the ten, with January 1 as the first day.
Historians claim Christopher Columbus marked January 1, 1493, during ship repairs in the Caribbean. They say he dined with two savage monarchs on Hispaniola and tasted tobacco for the first time in that meeting.
A vintage ad promotes a junior pattern No. 8512 in multiple sizes with a fall edition request. In the same clipping a school superintendent complains textbooks are out of date after a student math problem about a plumber sparks urgency for modern books.
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