Mrs. Winslow's family almanac and domestic receipt book for 1874.

Date:
1874
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Mrs. Winslow's family almanac and domestic receipt book for 1874. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    JUNE—SO Days. Sow Cape brocoli, kidney beans, peas, lettuces, radishes, cham¬ pions, spinach, small salading, &c. The best peas for sowing now are Knight’s marrow-fat peas ; they will bear till October. Hoe the beds of table vegetables, and pick out the most curled plants of curled parsley, cress, and chervil for seed. Watering the freshly-planted crops must now be attended to in dry weather in the evenings, or very early in the mornings. moon’s phases. Last Quar., 7th, lh. 17m. p.m. First Quar , 21st, 8h. Om, p.m. New Moon, 14th, 6h. §2m. a.m. Full Moon, 29th, 6h. 47m. p.m. An erring Indiana hen was recently found in the back part of a hardware store, wheie the misguided fowl had struggled for three weeks, trying to hatch out half-a- dozen white porce¬ lain door knobs. She was very much re¬ duced. Day of Mh. Wk. SUNDAYS, FESTIVALS. & HISTORICAL EVENTS. Sun rises & sets. Moon South High Watei at London Bridge. 1 M Victoria docks opened, 1855 r3 50 morn. morn. 2 25 after. 2 44 2 Tu Gordon riots, 17b0 s8 6 2 25 3 1 3 19 3 W Battle of Magenta, 1859 r3 49 3 22 3 38 3 57 4 Th George III. bom, 1738 s8 8 4 17 4 17 4 38 6 Fr Gt. fire at Constantnple. 1870 r3 48 6 9 6 0 5 24 6 Sat Count Cavour died, 1861 s8 10 5 59 5 49 6 13 7 S Is if Sunday after Trinity. r3 47 6 47 6 40 7 10 8 M Louis XVII. died, 1795 s8 12 7 35 7 42 8 18 9 Tu Gt. West. Raily.opened,1837 r3 46 8 25 8 64 9 30 10 W Crys.Pal.Sydnhm.open.1854 s8 13 9 16 10 7 10 42 11 Th Genl. Hunter relieved, 1863 r3 45 10 12 11 13 11 41 12 Fr Malta taken, 1798 s8 15 11 10 0 8 13 Sat Met. Cattle Market open. 1855 i 3 44 after. 0 34 1 0 14 S 2nd Sunday after Trinity. s8 16 0 12 1 25 1 60 15 M Prussians ent. Hanover, 1866 r3 44 1 13 2 14 2 38 16 Tu Earl Canning died, 1862 68 16 2 11 3 1 3 23 17 W William Cobbett died, 1835 r3 44 3 6 8 45 4 8 18 Th Battle of Waterloo, 1815 s8 18 3 65 4 30 4 51 19 Fr The Alabama sunk, 1864 r3 45 4 40 5 12 5 33 20 Sat Acc. Queen Victoria, 1837 s8 19 5 22 5 56 6 19 21 S 3rd Sunday after Trinity. r3 44 6 2 6 42 7 6 22 M Gt.fireat London Bridg.1861 s8 18 6 41 7 31 7 67 23 Tu Lord Campbell died, 1861 r3 46 7 21 8 27 8 66 24 W Midsummer Day. s8 18 8 2 9 26 9 58 25 Th Battle near Verona, 1866 r3 47 8 46 10 28 10 56 26 Fr George IV. died, 1830 s8 18 9 33 11 24 11 60 27 Sat Massacre at Cawnpare, 1857 r3 48 10 24 - - 0 16 28 S 4th Sunday after Trinity. s8 17 11 19 0 40 1 2 29 M Lord Raglan died, 1855 r3 48 morn. 1 23 1 44 30 Tu Militia Bill, 1852 s8 17 1 15 2 6 2 26 Much benevolence consists in an am¬ bition to distribute others’ money. Market Notice. — “No whistling near the sausage- stalls.” A soldier, telling his mother of the terrible fire at Chickamaugua, was asked by ber why he did not get be¬ hind a tree. “Tree!” said he, “ there wasn’t enough for the officers.” “ Aunt, why do you sit out the long sermons of that minister?” said niece. “My dear,” replied aunt, “ they accustom mo to eternity.” A Prompt Reply.—“ Halt! who comes there?” shouted a sentinel to a lieutenant in full-fledged uniform. The indignant lieutanantsneeringly said, “Ass!” “Ad¬ vance, ass, and give the countersign !” was the prompt and well-merited reply. The Infant’s Friend. “Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup ” is the best and surest remedy in the world lor all diseases of children, such as teething, wind-colic, &c. It corrects the acidity of the stomach, regulates the bowels, and gives rest, health, and comfort to mother and child. Perfectly safe in all cases, as millions of mothers can testify.