America and Her Almanacs: Wit, Wisdom, & Weather, 1639-1970 |
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... turning of their backs upon the evils of the witch hunts and hangings abroad and at home ? How come that when these evils reached these shores , they in turn , as violent worshippers of a Christian God , were to par- ticipate in these ...
... turning of their backs upon the evils of the witch hunts and hangings abroad and at home ? How come that when these evils reached these shores , they in turn , as violent worshippers of a Christian God , were to par- ticipate in these ...
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... turn out your early calves to grass . Do not forget to give your cattle salt when they first go to grass . It is a fine month for business , and we must be as engaged as a hen and her chickens . May 1821 The season approaches for long ...
... turn out your early calves to grass . Do not forget to give your cattle salt when they first go to grass . It is a fine month for business , and we must be as engaged as a hen and her chickens . May 1821 The season approaches for long ...
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... turn , have given away countless early issues . In short , almanacs have been my avocation as well as vocation . They have taken me to every state of the union and into the offices of the famous , the infamous and everything in between ...
... turn , have given away countless early issues . In short , almanacs have been my avocation as well as vocation . They have taken me to every state of the union and into the offices of the famous , the infamous and everything in between ...
Contents
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY | 29 |
BEN FRANKLIN AND POOR RICHARD | 68 |
WHAT DID THEY SAY? | 133 |
Copyright | |
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