Witchflower Days: Fiery Irish, Alice Walker, and Wisconsin's Shame

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Wednesday, February 9, 2005

Fiery Irish, Alice Walker, and Wisconsin's Shame

Birthday of humorist George Ade, born in Kentland, IN (1866). An early-day newspaper columnist for the Chicago Morning News, he wrote about the weather. He walked around and asked people what they thought of the weather and used it in his column. His column, featuring the speech and humor of... Sign in to see full entry.

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