Old fashioned winter myth debunked by record study
Ernest Pathrook argues that claims of perpetual severe British winters are overstated. He cites Pepys Evelyn and other sources to show that many winters were mild, with notes of occasional harsh seasons and few long frost periods, challenging the idea of a consistently brutal past winter climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Dickens
France
Tours
Bor
William Merle
Oxford
Pepys
Evelyn
Brelyn
Gilbert White
Ernest
London
Btuch to His Rule and a Soldier’s Reminiscences
A recently discharged veteran writes a memoir while in hospital seeking £100 from a publisher. He explains his insistence on a full life story as a soldier, to justify the value of his reminiscences. The note reflects on wartime honor and the quest to earn through his past. Jotham Allen visits Chicago over Sunday to study labor needs for the Sugar Co. next season, noting greater difficulty and scarcity than the prior year.
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Tocipital
London Chronicle
Jotham Allen
Chi
Sugar Co
Calumet
Angus Line
Hynodotta
Mra
S.C. Bineeson
Standish
Iron County
Baton
CM. Graves
Jackson
Bert Coffin
Hound of
Wdquee
Battin Crea
Nowaday
Thy
A. Rowker
Kniemaxoo
Lambart Deltermay
Iwilithe
Delia Taylor
Wb. Baker
Euple
Smings Bank
Dent Bro
Mididad
Charles Fuller
Correvthitis
Wight
Iyilin City
Oakland County
Detroit
U. 1
Rockwell
Albert McCuskey
Morenel
Charles Peterson
Laird Township
A. Johnson
Norway
Iron Mountain
North Western
Quinnesec
Eaton Rapids
Jacob Bahney
William A. Hall
Stanley A. Freeman
H. Wigginton
Sault Ste Marie
Edna Bennett
John Plaunt
Louis Head
Ira B. Offiers
Michigan
Supreme Court
Baldwin
Louis Berticct
Marian McNeal
Crystal Malls
Byron Wagner
Princial L. & Felt
Sherman High School
Wexford County School
Sherman Board of Education
Widdish
Losco
Nelson Sharpe
Oxeman County
Robinson, Sear and Belknap
Albert W. Black
Josto County
Michigan News Items In Brief From Statewide Sources
A long list of obituary notices and brief items from Michigan, including veterans James Crawford and Stephen Reynolds, several local deaths across Alpena, Calumet, Marquette, and other towns, plus a range of civic notes. Reports mention a bond issue for Menominee schools, a Grand Rapids tragedy, and various local government actions, with scattered references to labor, industry, and education developments.
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Stephen Reynolds
Zaton Hapiils
James Crawford
Kacanaba
Co. C, MN. G
Patrick Culligan
Alpena
Wiaconsin
Sam, Gate
Lake Sinden
Capt G. Smith
Great Lakes
Friant
Marquette
Hermaneville
Mirh
Grand ‘Trunk
Battle Creek
Menominee
Joseph Kinnink
Grand Rapids
Lanaing
John N. Dolkie
Calumet
Manchester
England
Sault Ste. Marie
E. A. Hamar
Worcester Lumber Company
Chassell
Henry Ford
Congress
Emma Traip
Upper Peninsula
Coldwater
Ralph Norton
Frank Norton
Kankakee
Indiana
L. C. Barnes
Racanaba
Delta County
Justion McKinney
New England
New York
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montenadaho
Washington
Simplest Way to Bring Running Water to Farm Kitchen
A historic guide explains cheap methods for supplying water to rural homes. It covers positioning wells near sinks, attic or roof tanks, and the use of force pumps to lift and pressurize water. Options include wooden or galvanized tanks, hot water hookups, and windmill or motor power, plus cautions about freezing, dirt, and tank protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Daily Trougne We cannot improve the world faster than we improve ourselves
Mandel Creighton quotes a maxim on self-improvement in a brief feature noting personal progress as the way to wider change. The line underscores a philosophy attributed to Mandel Creighton and presented in a short, reflective item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trougne
Mandel Creighton
Congratulation Subject Reflects Unlikely Political Interest
A note imagines a man lucky if his wife engages in politics rather than reading best sellers, teasing a playful dynamic about interests and perception, with a humorous aside about Burt and a heron reference.
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Burt
Vivid Snapshots of Early 20th Century City Life and Games
The excerpt portrays New York social scenes and playful parlor games. It describes acting trades like carpenter and tailor, then card games such as Parcel Post and Potato Peeling Race, and touches on a humorous tale of a cooky cat and a book agent seeking Dickens figures.
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Alma Record
B. F. Brown
Treremieine
Wolvering
Lord & Taylor
Little Miss Rebbine
Sunwin Gewtewl
Dell
Brown
Apley
Row
Imarina
Bobby
Sisitee
St. Nicholas
Charles Dickens
Robert Louis Stevenson
Walter
Avierkeere
Alma
Cecil Orr
al Site
Saings Bay
Banking Department
Commercial Elestic Savings Department
Tremain Transit
National Bank
Curency
U. S. and National Bank
Carency
State of
William A. Bahlke
E. A. Bagley
Daniel L. Sharrar
Fashion
Pinaud
Rance
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