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Domestic News
January 25, 1889
Waco Evening News
Waco, Mclennan County, Texas
What is this article about?
The Worcester Spy reports on ice cutting cycles based on a veteran cutter's observation that cold periods change every five or seven years, citing examples from 1859 to 1888 verifying the pattern.
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Regarding the ice question, the Worcester Spy has this: "A veteran cutter between here and Boston is reported as saying that the cold cycles change every five or seven years. The prediction or opinion has been more than verified within the past thirty years. That is to say, in 1859 ice was not fit for cutting till the latter part of February, and the season lasted into March; then came the year 1863, five years intervening; then 1870, seven years intervening; then 1874, four years intervening; then 1881, seven years intervening; and now we have the seven years from 1881 to 1888."
What sub-type of article is it?
Weather
What keywords are associated?
Ice Cycles
Cold Prediction
Worcester Spy
Where did it happen?
Worcester
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Worcester
Event Date
1888
Event Details
A veteran cutter reports that cold cycles for ice cutting change every five or seven years, verified by past seasons: 1859 (late February to March), 1863 (5 years later), 1870 (7 years), 1874 (4 years), 1881 (7 years), and now 1888 (7 years from 1881).