Michigan climate and Great Lakes influence observed
The article hat discusses Michigan's insular climate shaped by the Great Lakes. It notes latitude, land water distribution, topography, and storm patterns as key factors. It details temperature ranges, frost dates, precipitation, snowfall, drought history, and sunshine, highlighting how Lake Michigan moderates extremes and supports agriculture across the peninsula.
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Michigan
Great Lakes
Lower Michigan
New Orleans
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Great Lake
Upper Peninsula
Houghton
Baraga
Marquette
Iron
Dickinson
Osceola
Wexford
Missaukee
Kalkaska
Antrim
Lower Peninsula
Lake Superior
Peninsular
Origin of Lincoln Gettysburg address phrase
Discussion traces the famous line Government of the people by the people for the people to earlier ideas. Theodore Parker and Daniel Webster voiced similar phrases in 1850 and the 19th century, with William Wirt's 1818 Life of Patrick Henry noting a government of the people by the people.
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Lincoln
Theodore Parker
Boston
Hayne
Daniel Webster
William Wirt
Patrick Henry
Republican Party
Jefferson
Jay as Friend of the Farmer Evaluation
The Department of Agriculture analyzed 292 jay stomachs across 723 states and Canada, finding the birds feed heavily on vegetable matter and insect pests. About 20 percent of contents are grasshoppers and crickets in August, with caterpillars also common. eggs and grain are minor, while acorns and forest foods are preferred. Few instances show cultivated fruits.
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Department of Agriculture
States
Canada
Deaf Woman Adopts Foot-Sensed Alarm Clock Method
A deaf woman explains how she tested and selected the loudest alarm clock by feeling bell vibrations with her feet. Placed at the bed’s foot, the clock woke her at five each morning, enabling her to rouse her husband reliably despite his inability to hear the alarm.
A Good Sleeper Still Sleep Needed At Eight, Eighteen, Seven Months
A young Sicilian victim of catalepsy has slept at eight, eighteen, and seven months in stretches. While unmemorable, low music affects him. once a drum beat jolted him awake briefly, then he slept again.
Never Again For Him Good Reasons Why He Should Make Resolution
A husband Henry Burlison vows never again to save 15 cents by carrying a suitcase for Sunday dinner. On subway stairs his suitcase bursts open scattering a capon, grapefruit, apples, butter, eggs, maple syrup and more, causing chaos, near-sue threats, and urban farce as neighbors react with amused outrage. The tale ends with a wry verdict from a judge.
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Henry Burlison
Burlison
Henry
Henri
Judge
Wrist watches branded a flivver by jewelers group
The American National Retail Jewelers association ended its convention with a firm refusal to endorse wrist watches for men. The stance shocks the man who promoted wrist timepieces and dismisses the idea of men wearing watches on necks or in vanity cases.
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American National Retail Jewelers’ Association
Snake catches fish on Osborne ranch in Husum dispatch
Two large water snakes were observed grabbing rainbow trout by the head from a spring creek on E. D. Osborne’s Osborne ranch. Osborne killed the snakes and released the live fish back into the pool. The snakes were about 12 inches long.
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E. D. Osborne
Osborne
Husum
Washington
Training Standards For Recruits And Territorials
The English recruit must place every life shot in an eight inch ring at 100 yards. Territorials are required to hit 180 percent of shots into a 12 inch ring at the same distance. The French soldier should aim to place half of his shots into a 12 inch ring at 100 yards.
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Upper Peninsula
Lower Peninsula
New Cure for Rheumatism via Lightning Strike
Berlin Conn. correspondent reports a farmhouse lightning bolt at Charles A. Burdick’s Washington Ridge home damaged eight rooms and cost over 1000 dollars but cured Mrs. Burdick of chronic rheumatism. She was knocked unconscious while near the stove, burned on the foot, and revived by Dr. Mulligan of New Britain. Despite the repairs’ cost, Burdick remains discreetly silent.
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Charles A. Burdick
Washington Ridge
Berlin
Conn
New York Herald
Thomas Mulligan
New Britain
Governor Walsh Given Lesson In Patriotism By Children
Massachusetts governor at a public building dedication addresses elementary pupils and prompts them with questions about a gold laced uniformed aide. Children answer simply that the aide is a soldier who fights for his country, the governor does nothing.
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Massachusetts
Walsh
Friendly Housemaids Exchange Pleasantries At Door
Women arrived to see a mistress who was said to be asleep. The maid replied she would awaken in less than half an hour. The scene ended with the visitors leaving cards and departing.
Year After Year Says All the People Are Fooled
A skeptical note quotes the line they can’t fool all the people all the time and adds a jab about a summer hotel proprietor sticking guests for two busy weeks. The snippet hints at scams and consumer frustration with hospitality charges.
Mahogany Bridge worth nearly two million in Mexico
A 150-foot bridge built entirely of mahogany in Mexico is valued at about $2,000,000 at current wood prices. The note hints that people may accept spoken assurances but demand personal inspection of fresh paint. It warns that seeming fools often appear to act, yet do nothing.
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Mexico
Farmer's Wife Too Into Work
Kasota Minnesota resident Clara saan F20 D Maplecrest Farm reports Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her long standing right side pains and weakness. She praises the medicine and urges others to try it, offering confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Massachusetts.
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Kasota
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Clara Saan
Maplecrest Farm
Lydia E. Isha
Lydia E. Medicine Co
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