Many Holidays Mark Calendar In Various Regions
The piece notes wide regional variation in public holidays across the United States, with states observing Civil War remembrances, Columbus Day in 29 states, and Easter Monday in Texas. It compares this to India with about 60 bank holidays and Russia with five holidays a year after abolishing Sundays.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Lee
Lincoln
Texas
India
Russia
U.S.S.R
Gift Giving as Old Scottish New Year Practice
New Year in Scotland centers on gift giving and a family eve gathering. The ritual includes warming ale called hot pint, a midnight drink, then visiting neighbors with the kettle and offerings. Elders may present gifts to signify a prosperous year for the household.
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Scotland
Oldest Holiday New Year Origin Traced to Druids Babylonians
The first day of the year has long been observed as a holiday with roots reaching back to the Druids in England and the Babylonians. The Druids marked New Year on the shortest day, believing the sun would soon return with warmth and cheer after its winter journey.
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England
New Year Arrives Late in United States as World Welcomes 1952
As 1952 arrives globally, the United States faces the New Year after most of the world has celebrated. Earth’s rotation from west to east places the Western Hemisphere at the end of the line, delaying the U S welcome to the new year.
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United States
Western Hemisphere
You May Be Beautiful Even During A Busy Season
Practical advice for busy women to keep their appearance with minimal time. Emphasizes moisturizing hands, using gloves and lotions, quick beauty routines, and simple helpers like warm cloth pins and rubber gloves to protect hands amid winter chores. Encourages daily hand care as a small but effective beauty boost.
Home Hair Care And Makeup Tips For Busy Women
A slice of midcentury guidance outlines quick routines for protecting hands from frost and grime, applying lotion and soap, and using permanents. It also offers makeup advice for different hair colors and skin tones, plus tips on timing chores around beauty routines.
Diogenes Returns Lantern Quest Finds Little Honesty
The narrator recaps Diogenes quitting his search for an honest man after failing to find one. He laments pervasive bribery and social corruption, noting many near misses of integrity, and jokes about a cheaper lantern as a quick fix. The piece also spoofs racing and nightlife misadventures linked to the same world of opportunism.
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Tern
Diogenes
Lfe
Home as the base of civilization in Kathleen Norris 1952 guidance
Kathleen Norris urges Americans to focus on domestic harmony and family security in 1952. She argues reforms begin at home with love, confidence, and cheerful routines to reduce world misery, urging fathers to show affection, mothers to nurture, and children to grow up responsibly.
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America
Mother
Daddy
Maureen
Sign-Cutting Trains Border Patrol on Tracking Illegal Crossings
The article explains border patrols along the U S Mexico line use sign-cutting to track and deter illegal crossings. It details how footprints tire marks and other signs reveal crossing points and times, supporting efforts to curb line-jumping into the United States near San Ysidro and Port Isabel.
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United States Border Patrol
San Ysidro
California
Rio Grande
Port Isabel
Texas
Murkey
Border Patrol
Big Bend
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Bob
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