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

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

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    JANUARY—81 Days. Trench and manure; prepare hotbeds for asparagus, cucum¬ bers, mint, potatoes, and the small salads. Sow the brown Dutch and grand admiral cabbages, curled parsley for trans¬ planting; frame peas, horn carrots, mazagan beans, onions (to be allowed to grow large); plant out cabbage plants to succeed those which have, been planted out in Autumn._ Borne girls are like old muskets; they use a good deal of powder, but won’t go off.’* Why do girls Mss moon’s phases. Full Moon, 2nd, 7h. 3m. p.m. New Moon, 18th, 8h. Om. a.m. Last Quar., 10th, 7h. 65m. p.m. First Quar., 25th, Oh. 42m. a.m. Day of Mb. Wk. SUNDAYS, FESTIVALS, & HISTORICAL EVENTS. Sun rises & sets. Moon South High Water at London Bridge. 1 Th Amer. Emancip. Proc.,1863. r8 8 11 21 morn. 0 33 after. 0 61 2 Fr Mezieres capitulated, 1871 s4 1 morn -- 1 40 3 Sat Douglas Jerrold bom, 1803 r8 8 1 12 2 4 2 27 4 S 2nd Sunday after Christmas s4 3 2 4 2 48 3 9 6 M Brown’s Bronchial Troches r8 8 2 61 3 24 3 50 6 Tu intro. 1852. [Epiphany. Si 6 3 55 4 9 4 27 7 W r8 8 4 16 4 44 6 4 8 Th Fire Insurance du© s4 9 4 55 5 21 5 39 9 Fr Funeral of Lord Nelson r8 7 5 34 5 69 6 17 10 Sat Wreck of “The London,” ’66 s4 10 6 14 6 36 6 67 11 S ls£ Sunday after. Epiphany r8 6 6 56 7 17 7 40 12 M George Fox died, 1691 s4 13 7 41 8 8 8 37 13 Tu Old New-Year’s Day [1858 r8 3 8 30 9 7 9 43 14 W Orsini att. to ass. Nap. HI, s4 16 9 25 10 21 10 67 15 Th Mrs. Winslow bom, 1794 r8 2 10 23 11 32 — -, 16 Fr Battle of Corunna, 1809 s4 19 11 24 — - 0 28 17 Sat Trial of KingChas. 1,1649 r8 0 after. 0 63 1 19 18 S 2nd Sunday after Epiphany s4 22 0 25 1 44 2 7 19 M Gallup’s Mexican Hair Re- r7 68 1 25 2 31 2 53 20 Tu newer introduced, 1871 84 25 2 20 3 16 3 36 21 W Earthquake at Gorinth, ’68 r7 66 3 13 3 68 4 20 22 Th Lord Bacon bom, 1561 s4 29 4 3 4 42 5 5 23 Fr French Revolution com. '48 r7 54 4 62 5 26 6 49 24 Sat Princess Royal married, ’58 s4 23 5 40 6 12 6 35 25 S 3rd Sunday after Epiphany r7 61 6 30 6 59 7 25 26 M Dr. Jenner died, 1823 s4 37 7 22 7 62 8 21 27 Tu Lord Hood died, 1816 r7 48 8 17 8 55 9 34 28 W Louis Napoleon marr., 1853 s4 40 9 13 10 17 11 0 29 Th George III died, 1820 r7 55 10 9 11 40 — — 30 Fr Prince Napoleon marr., 1859 s4 43 11 4 0 14 0 45 31 Sat Gt. Eastern ship launch., ’58 r7 43 11 56 1 12 1 37 each other and men do not? Because girls have nothing better to kiss and men have. What is the differ¬ ence between a sol¬ dier and a fashion¬ able young lady ? One faces the pow¬ der and the other powders the face. WOman’s Rites.— Matrimony and di¬ vorce. Why is a clever grammarian never involved in quarrels? Because he is master of his own tongue. Why is a balloon the best sort of post for M. Gambetta ? Because it is the best means of trans¬ mitting “windy” dispatches. Why is a sword like beer ? Because it’s no use till it’s drawn. A country girl, coming from the field, was told by her cousin that she looked as fresh as a daisy kissed by the dew, “ Well, it wasn’t any feller by that name, but it was Joe Minks that kissed me. I told him that every person in town would find it out.” Valuable Discovery for the Hair.—If your hair is turning grey or white, or falling off, use “ The Mexican Hair Renewer,” for it will positively restore, in every ease, grey or white hair to its original colour, without leaving the disagreeable smell of most “restorers.’7 It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting the growth of the hair on bald spots, where the glands are not decayed. Certificates from Dr. Versmann on every bottle, with full particulars. Ask your chemist for “ The Mexican Hair Renewer ” (price 3s. 6d.), prepared by Henry G. Gallup, 493, Oxford Street, London.