The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-06
Prediction for the Month by Hicks
ForeteIls Number of Rough
Days During the Present
Four Weeks.
FROM THE 9TH, ONWARD
The Month is Always One Of the Hard
est Periods Of the Year and
1910 Will be no Ex-
ception.

February 1910 will be just as stormy
and disagreeable as the month usually
is, according to the forecast by Rev.
Irl Hicks Of St Louis, who maps out
the weather for the present month as
follows:
A regular storm period, preceded
by clear, cold weather from the End
to the 4th, extends from the 4th to
the 9th. From this time forward,
February will bring many storms
and much severe and disagreeable
weather. General rain. snow and
sleet storms will mark the period
4th to 9th, with billiards from the
northwest and change to very cold
after the New Moon on the 9th.
A reactionary Storm Period on and
touching the 18th, 18th and 18th with
Moon on the celestial equator and in
perigee on the 10Th, promises some
very severe storms Rain, thunder
and fierce winds southwark, snow
sleet and high gales northward. See
If your barometer doesn't warn you
at this time. Re ready for severe cold
behind the storms. Threatening con
ditions will be prolonged by the mer.
curry influence at this time.
A regular storm period covers the
18th to Goth, being central on the
18th. This is a period when the baro
meter should be watched and cautious
ly needed. If it falls very low gen.
orally, tornado storms will be prob
able southwark. and billiards followed
by a great cold wave. northward
Dangerous ice jams and floods will
demand care in central states, owing
to Venus rains. Destructive sleet must
be expected at this and the previous
period. The Mars period is far enough
progressed at this period to in
dictate the general tone of storms
and weather until after the middle OF
April. We believe that wintry condi-
tions will be prolonged and severe.
Do not be surprised if West India
storms menace the south coast re-
gions at and about storm periods the
last half of February.
A rectionary storm period is cen
trail on the 22nd, 23rd and oath, hav-
ing the full moon on 23rd.
Under the combined influences of
earth's vernal equinox, with the
Mars and Venus, equinoxes, crisis
of storms and weather extremes
may be expected at this reaction
airy period. Threatening, unsettled
weather will be most natural all
drought the last half of February
but storms will come to a crisis at
the regular and rectionary periods.
Within three days of the 23rd, many
severe winter storms may reasonably
be expected, bringing low barometer,
with heavy rain and thunder south
ward. turning to snow and billiards
northward. No wise. observeet read
er of these forecasts will be unprepared
for hard storms at this and other
February periods.
A regular storm period is in pro.
gress as February passes into March.
The moon passes over the celestial
equator on the Goth, indicating rise
of temperature, falling barometer and
renewed storms of rain, wind, thunder
on and near that date. These storms
will reach their elimination the first
two or three days in March. 1t should
never be forgotten that the month oil
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tion and planning. 1t is. as rule
one of the hardest periods of the year
both upon man and beast. Much live
stock perishes for lack of proper
care, and many men, women and chill
dren go into untimely graves through
needless exposure. Prepare for this
month especially, 1t promises unus
ually trying weather and storms.
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