Untitled Page

The Old Farmer's Almanac - Richmond County Daily Journal

The Old Farmer's Almanac
Richmond County Daily Journal
by By Gordon Mercer and Marcia Gaines Mercer “The almanac hung from a loop of string fastened to a nail alongside the fireplace where it was handy for ready reference 365 days of the year.” — John Parris, 1914-1999 We were reading one of John Parris's ...

Intestinal worms were once a common menace to all classes - Bloomington Pantagraph

Intestinal worms were once a common menace to all classes
Bloomington Pantagraph
This advertisement is found in a Merchant's Gargling Oil pocket almanac of 1883. Almanacs were used as promotional giveaways by patent medicine manufacturers, such as Bloomington's Cyrenius Wakefield. “Intestinal worms are a very common pest,” reads ...

A grandmother with a drinking problem: Advice from Family Almanac's Marguerite ... - Washington Post (blog)

A grandmother with a drinking problem: Advice from Family Almanac's Marguerite ...
Washington Post (blog)
By On Parenting From elsewhere in The Post: How do you nurture children's relationship with a grandma who drinks too much? A parent asks Marguerite Kelly for advice. “At some point, possibly soon, we will have to explain her condition to our kids ...

The Difference Between Online Knowledge and Truly Open Knowledge - The Atlantic

The Atlantic

The Difference Between Online Knowledge and Truly Open Knowledge
The Atlantic
What follows next is the elaboration of the deeply material processes through which even seemingly simple facts are assembled -- from the decision made by you, the curious researcher, to look the answer up in an almanac in a public library, ...

and more »

Website Directory

Headlines of the day