Word: weatherly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first land, Thores, the western-most of the Azores, 2200 miles from Newport, was sighted by our tiny vessel in 17 days. On the whole the weather was good, but one bad gulf gale spell was responsible for our going without hot food for four days. We relied almost wholly upon the wind to move our ship, although it was equipped with a small two-cylinder engine, for emergency in calms...
...Abbot and all the Government meteorologists have foresworn longrange weather predictions. The maximum they can risk their reputations on is 48 hours. They will not commit themselves as to the coming season, but many an amateur weather prophet is predicting a long, hard Winter...
...ravages of the boll weevil and unfavorable weather conditions have combined to produce another "short crop" of cotton for the third successive year. As a result, cotton contracts for future delivery have experienced another sharp rise, even passing the 35? level...
...even at present high prices, neither they nor the jobbers and retailers will stock up, in order to avoid being caught with the high-priced goods in a declining market. Lower cotton prices must come, however, mainly through increased production, which has come to be a gamble against the weather and the boll weevil...
...Stars" at the second of a series of public astronomical lectures, which the Observatory is giving during the coming season. Mr. Leon Campbell has been an observer on the Observatory staff for many years, and his specialty has been variable stars. His address will be short in the weather is clear enough for stellar observing, for it is the aim of these open meetings to give as much opportunity as possible to those present to use the telescope...