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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1945
Page
6
Canada issued a Christmas stamp in 1898 to mark the first anniversary of Victoria Regina’s rate reduction to one penny. The stamp shows a world map with English territories in red and bears the inscription Canada Postage-Xmas 1898.
A 1946 RIL excerpt portrays a shipper’s vow to trust in divine guidance through any storm or calm. The speaker, Claytonius, declares fearlessness and confidence that winds will serve his journey and promises will be fulfilled as the bark sails toward port.
The article traces Washington establishing and continuing New Year open houses a Friday custom started in Philadelphia and carried to New York in 1790 and later echoed by Adams Jefferson and Taft. It notes Roosevelt suspending White House receptions in 1934 due to illness and fatigue.
Historians recount that on January 1 1493 while ships were repaired Christopher Columbus dined with two savage monarchs on Hispaniola and later reportedly smoked his first tobacco, marking a notable moment in early American exploration.
The article notes that while the United States leads in many respects, Father Time brings the New Year first to Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and most of South America before California. In 1945 the state waits three more hours for 1946, with New York at 7 a.m. on December 31 marking the birth of the New Year.
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