Long Range Weather Forecasts Criticized by Huron Meteorologist
G W Glenn of the U S Weather Bureau in Huron South Dakota denounces long range forecasts as unreliable and harmful. He cites past frauds and vague phrasing that mislead the public while urging precise short term predictions and continued scientific study.
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passiGie
Waites
Abylauge
Carmeistes
Sout
Dakota
Jongrane
U. S. Weather Bureau
Piven
South Dakota
G. W. Glenn
Huron
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Thackeray’s Gold Ways and Public Writing Habits
The late John delivery details Thackeray’s habit of jotting notes on slips and tucking them in his coat. He would read to audiences at Athenaeum and Garrick clubs, often rewriting in public, which worried older club members about posterity.
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John Deliines
London
Thackeray
Garrick Club
Confidence Man Court Quips Highlight Overconfidence
A Detroit Free Press excerpt captures a court remark calling a defendant one of the shrewdest confidence men, noting the irony as he faces judgment and admits overconfidence in a concise exchange.
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Detroit Free Press
Zuni Priest Lifts Water Jar in Feat of Creation
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer account describes Zuni priests in Arizona performing a ritual where a sacred water jar is suspended on two tied eagle feathers. The observer notes a dramatic, hours long incantation and a claimed lifting trick, with no obvious mechanism found.
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United States
Arizona
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Squaring firm debate noted by Cleveland Leader
A Cleveland Leader excerpt questions a man’s reputation as a clever financier, defending him by saying he never cheated or took from anyone, challenging the suggestion he is unscrupulous.
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Cleveland Leader
Diplomatic corps costumes and social quirks
A note on a diplomat cannot attend a fancy ball in national dress I if they would face reprimand. It recounts a White House ball where diplomats changed costumes after a presidential reception. Also includes short quips on engagement rumors and easy mastery of managing servants and children.
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Diplomatic Corps
White House
Chicago
Therald
Cakewalk Song and River Quip in Historic Columns
A historic verse mocks a cakewalk dance with bold phrasing while the Missouri River humor features dust, color shifts, and exaggerated comparisons. The Nashville Banner and Kansas City Journal excerpts illustrate period humor and regional speech in early 20th century journalism.
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Tarcetor Glenn
The
Versons Wheely
Moore
Weather Bureau
Mulder
New Jersey
Gulf
Atlantic
H. D. Butterfield
St. Louis
New Holland
Jace
Buster
Gant
Lars
Ireland
Switzerland
New York
Mitchell
William Tell
Priest
Tess
Jack Hansom
Jess
Philadelphia Press
Modest
Miss Rosy
Rosy
Nashville Banner
Missouri
Missouri River
Bob Burdette
Kansas City Journal
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