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December 10, 1931
The Brooksville Journal
Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida
What is this article about?
W. S. Reeder, a winter visitor from Illinois, shares a news clipping about Lewis Bean in Lansing, Michigan, who grew and harvested ripe strawberries in his garden on Thanksgiving Day amid winter snow.
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MICHIGAN HAS EARLY
STRAWBERRIES
W. S. Reeder, winter visitor to
Brooksville from Evanston, Illinois,
is a booster for his home
state but at the same time is confi-
dent that his adopted land is also a
great commonwealth and does not
cast any reflection on his new
home country. To show what
Michigan is doing in the manner
of farming, Mr. Reeder has clipped
the following from the Illinois
State Journal, which shows that
strawberries were grown and serv-
ed in that state on Thanksgiving
day:
Strawberries for Thanksgiving
Here
Florida, Tennessee, or those oth-
er southern states to which the
folks with an assured income are
now trekking, have nothing on
Lansing in fruit culture. Right
here in this town where snow is
now supposed to cover the old gar-
den and the roses, strawberries are
ripening and shrubbery is budding.
Lewis Bean, employee of the
Lansing Dairy company, has
brought to The State Journal of-
fice, a sample of ripe strawberries
which were taken from the beds at
his home, 524 North Francis ave-
nue. There are green berries as
well as ripe ones on the vines.
Bean set the plants in his garden
a year ago. He is now enjoying
strawberries from his own garden.
And will Florida and other south-
ern newspapers please copy.
STRAWBERRIES
W. S. Reeder, winter visitor to
Brooksville from Evanston, Illinois,
is a booster for his home
state but at the same time is confi-
dent that his adopted land is also a
great commonwealth and does not
cast any reflection on his new
home country. To show what
Michigan is doing in the manner
of farming, Mr. Reeder has clipped
the following from the Illinois
State Journal, which shows that
strawberries were grown and serv-
ed in that state on Thanksgiving
day:
Strawberries for Thanksgiving
Here
Florida, Tennessee, or those oth-
er southern states to which the
folks with an assured income are
now trekking, have nothing on
Lansing in fruit culture. Right
here in this town where snow is
now supposed to cover the old gar-
den and the roses, strawberries are
ripening and shrubbery is budding.
Lewis Bean, employee of the
Lansing Dairy company, has
brought to The State Journal of-
fice, a sample of ripe strawberries
which were taken from the beds at
his home, 524 North Francis ave-
nue. There are green berries as
well as ripe ones on the vines.
Bean set the plants in his garden
a year ago. He is now enjoying
strawberries from his own garden.
And will Florida and other south-
ern newspapers please copy.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Early Strawberries
Michigan Farming
Thanksgiving Harvest
What entities or persons were involved?
W. S. Reeder
Lewis Bean
Where did it happen?
Lansing, Michigan
Story Details
Key Persons
W. S. Reeder
Lewis Bean
Location
Lansing, Michigan
Event Date
Thanksgiving Day
Story Details
W. S. Reeder shares a clipping from the Illinois State Journal about Lewis Bean harvesting ripe strawberries from his garden in Lansing on Thanksgiving, despite snow-covered ground, showcasing Michigan's fruit culture.