{"id":28055,"date":"2018-01-04T11:48:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T16:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=28055"},"modified":"2018-01-04T11:48:54","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T16:48:54","slug":"answers-for-new-years-resolutions-research-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/answers-for-new-years-resolutions-research-challenge.html","title":{"rendered":"Answers for New Year\u2019s Resolutions Research Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Introduction<\/em><\/strong><em>: In this second of a two-part article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak gives the answers to her article yesterday, in which she challenged her readers to find New Year\u2019s resolutions of yesteryear in old newspapers. Mary is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here are the answers to the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/genealogy-research-challenge-find-these-historical-new-years-resolutions.html\">historical New Year\u2019s resolutions challenge<\/a> published yesterday on the GenealogyBank blog.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1854: Which newspaper\u2019s resolution was: \u201cWe not only believe that we can make the best paper in New England, but we mean to do it.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> the <em>Congregationalist<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28059\" style=\"width: 561px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A109E7B8904B26098%40GB3NEWS-1608CB1C3A611D38%402398231-16088486A70A08A8%401-16088486A70A08A8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28059\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/christian-watchman-newspaper-0112-1854-congregationalist-newspaper.png\" alt=\"An article about the newspaper the Congregationalist, Christian Watchman newspaper article 12 January 1854\" width=\"561\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/christian-watchman-newspaper-0112-1854-congregationalist-newspaper.png 561w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/christian-watchman-newspaper-0112-1854-congregationalist-newspaper-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christian Watchman (Boston, Massachusetts), 12 January 1854, page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>1868: During the height of the anti-drinking movement, an Eastern Temperance exchange suggested that a supporter should devote as much cause to Temperance as was formerly spent on a specific type of alcohol. Which one was it?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> rum<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28063\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A13EEF404E5ABBE58%40GB3NEWS-13F1A38CF1A70388%402403581-13F14A351B3F0578%401-1400237A537547E1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/weekly-rescue-newspaper-0905-1868-temperance-resolution.png\" alt=\"An article about a temperance resolution, Weekly Rescue newspaper article 5 September 1868\" width=\"696\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/weekly-rescue-newspaper-0905-1868-temperance-resolution.png 696w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/weekly-rescue-newspaper-0905-1868-temperance-resolution-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Rescue (Sacramento, California), 5 September 1868, page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>1881: A joke published this year suggested that a wife who \u201cnever fails to meet you at the door with a kiss\u201d might be doing this for another reason. What was it?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> \u201cShe\u2019s just dying to know if you have broken your New Year\u2019s resolution and commenced on lager again.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28067\" style=\"width: 517px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A1134356E4A823750%40GB3NEWS-14EAB727FB33C6E8%402408101-14E865FA66968270%401-14EB76FD4001F7E8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bennington-banner-newspaper-0120-1881-new-years-resolution.png\" alt=\"An article about a New Year's resolution, Bennington Banner newspaper article 20 January 1881\" width=\"517\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bennington-banner-newspaper-0120-1881-new-years-resolution.png 517w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bennington-banner-newspaper-0120-1881-new-years-resolution-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bennington Banner (Bennington, Vermont), 20 January 1881, page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>1887: Fill in the blank for this resolution by Henry George: \u201cWhat the working people want is not more work, but more things with __________ __________.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> less work<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28073\" style=\"width: 687px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A125C1B91E57C8E0A%40GB3NEWS-1261D657084E9E6C%402410276-125DD368497E16CB%403-125DD368497E16CB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cleveland-leader-newspaper-0104-1887-working-people.png\" alt=\"An article about a New Year's resolution, Cleveland Leader newspaper article 4 January 1887\" width=\"687\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cleveland-leader-newspaper-0104-1887-working-people.png 687w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cleveland-leader-newspaper-0104-1887-working-people-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, Ohio), 4 January 1887, page 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>1895: Journalists often joked about resolutions and what was trendy. One writer suggested that the new woman of that year might resolve to not wear patched __________.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> bloomers<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28077\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A110C9BFA1F116650%40GB3NEWS-114665335E0EB7A8%402413558-114665341AFA43E8%403-11466538564687A8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1230-1895-new-years-resolutions.png\" alt=\"An article about New Year's resolutions, Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper article 30 December 1895\" width=\"548\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1230-1895-new-years-resolutions.png 548w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1230-1895-new-years-resolutions-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 30 December 1895, page 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>1906: The Greensboro Loan and Trust Company officers suggested in an advertisement what they considered to be a sensible resolution for the New Year. It was \u201cResolve to be better off at the end of next year than you are now.\u201d What was the interest rate they paid on accounts?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> 4%<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28081\" style=\"width: 595px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A11EA68CD17067F8E%40GB3NEWS-12DEB3C3C24768A4%402417574-12DD1CC6EFFF6E7E%407-12DD1CC6EFFF6E7E\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/greensboro-record-newspaper-1229-1906-loan-company-ad.png\" alt=\"A loan company ad, Greensboro Record newspaper advertisement 29 December 1906\" width=\"595\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/greensboro-record-newspaper-1229-1906-loan-company-ad.png 595w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/greensboro-record-newspaper-1229-1906-loan-company-ad-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greensboro Record (Greensboro, North Carolina), 29 December 1906, page 8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>1909: A well-known actor, William Faversham, wrote that the one resolution for the New Year that all actors should make was to __________ __________.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> stop eating<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28087\" style=\"width: 406px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A110C9BFA1F116650%40GB3NEWS-1125E39C486DCA88%402418667-1125E3A75158BC20%4047-1125E3BD3A0A75A0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1226-1909-faversham.png\" alt=\"An article about a resolution for actors, Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper article 26 December 1909\" width=\"406\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1226-1909-faversham.png 406w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-1226-1909-faversham-181x300.png 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 26 December 1909, page 9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>1921: An anonymous writer said: \u201cA good resolution is of no use unless it\u2019s backed by a __________ __________.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> strong resolution.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28091\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A110C9BFA1F116650%40GB3NEWS-1165F27DCAE8FFD0%402422694-1165F281A40FA4C8%4011-1165F287CA94C938\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28091\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-0104-1921-resolutions.png\" alt=\"An article about New Year's resolutions, Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper article 4 January 1921\" width=\"480\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-0104-1921-resolutions.png 480w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/philadelphia-inquirer-newspaper-0104-1921-resolutions-300x66.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 4 January 1921, page 12<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>1928: William F. Thompson of the Clement-Walsh Players resolved to not work more than __________ __________ this year.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: 52 weeks<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28097\" style=\"width: 552px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A1106B5BBD4B623A8%40GB3NEWS-135D418DC7EAE385%402425247-135B7F9B19FC3390%405-135B7F9B19FC3390\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0101-1928-thompson-resolution.png\" alt=\"An article about a New Year's resolution, Omaha World-Herald newspaper article 1 January 1928\" width=\"552\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0101-1928-thompson-resolution.png 552w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0101-1928-thompson-resolution-300x77.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska), 1 January 1928, page 6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>1930: What was John J. Pershing&#8217;s four-word resolution for the New Year? __________ __________ __________ __________.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Answer<\/strong>: \u201cMind your own business.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28101\" style=\"width: 514px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A1106B5BBD4B623A8%40GB3NEWS-135E911C91E79995%402425978-135C55EB37D9CDB9%4017-135C55EB37D9CDB9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0101-1930-pershing-resolution.png\" alt=\"An article about a New Year's resolution, Omaha World-Herald newspaper article 1 January 1930\" width=\"514\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0101-1930-pershing-resolution.png 514w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/omaha-world-herald-newspaper-0101-1930-pershing-resolution-271x300.png 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska), 1 January 1930, page 18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Did you take the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/genealogy-research-challenge-find-these-historical-new-years-resolutions.html\">Genealogy Research Challenge: Find These Historical New Year\u2019s Resolutions<\/a> yesterday? If so, tell us how you did in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak writes about New Year\u2019s resolutions of yesteryear in old newspapers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":28109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12339],"tags":[1037,6108],"class_list":["post-28055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games-puzzles","tag-holidays","tag-new-years-resolutions"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/illustration-1229-2017-featured-graphic-happy-new-year-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}