Severe Winter Ahead Predicted by Berks Weather Fetchers
Berks County weather prophets in Monocacy near Reading held a gathering with over 40 men from the countryside. Predictions linked early leaves and nut crops to a long winter, while loose corn husks and tall weeds signaled heavy snow. A goose breast bone and digging for insects also cited a hard season, with local observations cited by H. J. Grisman and Enoch Glassmeyer.
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Berks County
Monocacy
Reading
H. J. Grisman
Enoch Glassmeyer
Yuletide Cheer Echoes Through Seasonal Verses
A festive verse piece celebrates the Yuletide season with imagery of mistletoe garlands wreaths and merry songs. Amid the cadence a stray line mentions a scientist named Swins who has supposedly invented an aluminum penet that writes on glass and porcelain and can be etched or burnished to resemble silver.
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Swins
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