Almanacs Offer Nostalgic Links to Food Weather and Faith
A discussion of almanacs from the Old Farmer’s Almanac through the CFA notes their role in daily life and culture. The piece highlights household practices from planting by signs to weather forecasts and ads for patent medicines, fashion goods, and mystic items, plus the enduring appeal of simple living.
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Times
Almanac.com
Almanac4 Kids.com
OFA
Almanac
Heidi
Old Farmer's Almanac
Heidi Stonehill
CFA
Benjamin Franklin
Richard
Europe
Luck Shop
Luckshop
Mother Millie
Obama weighs ground troops option alongside Iraqi forces
Obama has not ruled out accepting a recommendation to place ground troops in forward positions with Iraqi and Peshmerga forces. Officials say the troops would be armed and could fight if attacked, similar to 1,600 personnel in Iraq this summer.
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Obama
Iraq
Richard Fontaine
Center For New American Security
Fontaine
State Department
John McCain
R-Ariz
CNN
ORC
Syria
U.S
White House
Administration
New York
U.N. General Assembly
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Boston
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Robert B. Thomas
AG of
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Apollo Press
Belknap and Hall
State Street
M. Smith
Sterling
Walgreens
S. Main
Roswell
1835
N. Main
Roosewell Museum
Civic Center
Orr
W. Country Club
Hymeramedical
Fymera