Almanac Throwback

Collection
A Look Back, Ahead
& In Between
Direct from the Pages of the Farmers’ Almanac

Make Stale Bread Greens

Fresh (1894)

Dandelions, young milkweed, mustard,

(1872)
horseradish tops, young beets
Put the loaf into with tops, cowslips, even
a clean tin, cover tender turnip tops
closely to exclude are good for greens
all water, and set and make a very
into a steamer or a kettle of boiling tasty dish. Cook as
water for half an hour. Remove from you would spinach.
the tin; it will look like fresh bread, Dandelion greens recipes
and be almost equal to a new loaf. at FarmersAlmanac.com.

E ¢onomi¢$
“Or, in today’s terms—
Money Saving Tips You
Have to Read”
(1848)

How to save oil and candles. Use

sunlight two hours in the morning, and dispense with
lamps and candles two hours after nine p.m. The morning
sunlight is much cheaper than evening lamplight.

How to save expense in traveling. Walk rather

than hire an establishment at the livery stable if you chose
to go out. This will be for the health of your body, as well
as the security of your purse from languishment.

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 “This is how they predicted the
weather way back then ... Well, other than
reading the Farmers’ Almanac!”

Prognostics of the
WEATHER
(1837)
Candles, as well as lamps,
often afford good prognostics
TO Young of weather. When the flames of
candles flare and snap, or burn
Mechanics with an unsteady or dim light,
rain, and frequently wind also,
(1852)
are found to follow.
Business Advice
Still R elevant Today Greenish color of the sky
near to the horizon often shows that

Y ou who would prosper in business

have only two rules to live upon to
ensure success. First, do your work as
we may expect more wet weather. The
most beautiful and varied tints are
seen in autumn, and in that season,
your customer wishes to have it done. the purple of the falling haze is often a
Next, do it by the time you promise to sign of a continuation of fine weather.
have it done. These rules complied with,
there is little danger of failure.

When Hogs shake the stalks of

Tricky corn, it often indicates rain. When they

run squeaking about, and throw up
their heads with a peculiar jerk, it is a

Tongue
sign of wind.

Moon—When she looks fiery, or

Twisters
(1979)
red, like the color of copper, wind is
generally to be suspected; when pale,
with ill-defined edges, rain; when very
clear and bright, fine weather.
A proper cup of coffee in copper
coffee pot.
Round and round the rugged rock
the ragged rascal ran.
Please free these three freezing
fleas to feel on fleet feet on
Fleet Street.

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U.S. Air Service Operation Regulations
(1920)—Her e ar e the rules
as pr esented by the
Lockheed Souther n Star :

1. Don’t take the machine into the air

unless you are satisfied it will fly.
2. Never leave the ground with the
motor leaking.
3. Don’t turn sharply when taxiing. Instead of turning short, have someone
lift the tail around.
4. Never get out of the machine with the motor running until the pilot relieving
you can reach the engine controls.
5. Pilots should carry hankies in a hand position to wipe off goggles.
6. Riding on the steps, wings or tail of a machine is prohibited.
7. If the engine fails on takeoff, land straight ahead regardless of obstacles.
8. Do not trust altitude instruments.
9. If you see another machine near you, get out of its way.
10. No machine must taxi faster than a man can walk.
11. Before you begin a landing glide, see that no machines are under you.
12. Hedge-hopping will not be tolerated.
13. No spins on back or tail slides will be indulged in, as they unnecessarily
strain the machine.
14. Pilots will not wear spurs while flying.
15. If an emergency occurs while flying, land as soon as possible.

Timely Tip Home Help

(1969)
Little plastic bottles in which the
druggist puts your pills make fine
containers for storing flower and
vegetable seeds.
(1922)
Lettuce leaves unfit for salads may be
cooked and served with butter the same
as cabbage.

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 Sign o’ the
Times
(1972)

These used BOOKS

were owned
by a
little OLD LA
DY
who never re
ad faster
than 50 WO
RD SA
MINUTE!

Wisdom
& Humor
Life is a grindstone.
Whether it grinds us or
polishes us depends on the
stuff of which we are made.
(1971)

One thing wrong with the

younger generation is that
many of us don’ t belong to
it anymore.
(1971)

Water is ice that lost

its cool.
(1972)

If you seek much and

need little,
You’ ll always have a lot.
(1989)

The only real strain on

marriage comes from
trying to live together.
(1990)

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 Longevity
(1835)

F ive persons have died in New Hampshire over 110 years of age. The oldest of
them was Zaccheus Lovell (120), father of John Lovell, distinguished at the
“fight” in Fryeburgh, ME. He was an Englishman, and served as
ensign in Cromwell’s army, and afterwards became one of
the first settlers of Dunstable.
Robert Macklin (115), who lived in Portsmouth, was
a great pedestrian. Adams, in his “Annuals,” says he
bought his flour in Boston, and always travelled thither
on foot, 66 miles, and performed the journey in a day.
He was 80 years old when he performed this journey
for the last time.
It is stated that Ephraim Pratt, who died at 117, in
1804, in Shutesbury, MA, was married at 21, and had
1,500 descendants at the time of his decease. He had four
sons living in 1801, of whom the eldest was 90, and the
youngest 82.

“Boy, Times Certainly

Have Changed...”
How Children
Should Act with their
Parents in Public
(1967)

• Always call them “Mother” and “Father.”

• When your parents introduce you to their friends,
do them proud. Stand up for the introduction, and
acknowledge it with the friend’s name: “How do you
do, Mrs. Carter.”
• Don’t sit down while either your mother or Mrs. Carter is still standing.
• If your parents’ friends ask questions, even though they seem a little foolish,
answer. Never say, “I dunno,” or just giggle. Admittedly, “You’ve grown so, haven’t
you?” is silly; but it becomes sensible conversation if you answer, “Yes, I’m nearly
two inches taller than I was last year.”
• If your dad tells a story involving you and gets some of the facts wrong, let it
go. Setting him straight in front of others just sounds quarrelsome and childish.
• Let your mother precede you into a train or bus or down a theater aisle. In these
places, walk ahead of your father.
• Treat your mother like a lady and your father like a gentleman, and you can’t help
impressing the world with your own charm and poise.

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 Foods to Build
Body are Important
(1945)

See that your diet includes, every day,

food from each of the following groups:

1. Milk, at least a quart for

each child, a pint for each
adult. Cheese or evaporated
Three Lessons milk may be substituted for
(1943) a part of this requirement.

I had no shoes to walk the street 2. Oranges, grapefruit, tomatoes,

So I complained or raw cabbage.
Until I met
A man who had no feet. 3. Green or yellow vegetables, both
raw and cooked. At least one large
I had no house to see or prize serving besides salad greens.
So I complained
Until I met 4. Other vegetables and
A man who had no eyes. potatoes. Fruits
in season.
I had no fields, no job, no lands
So I complained 5. Cereals and
Until I met bread, whole grain or enriched.
A man who had no hands.
6. Meat, poultry or fish. Dried beans,
peas or nuts may be substituted
occasionally.

Favorite
Tombstones

7. Eggs, one daily, or at least three or

Here lies the body of four a week. Eggs may be cooked in
Lester Moore. various ways.
Shot with six slugs
from a forty-four. 8. Butter or other vitamin fats.
No Less …. No More

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 He Works, She Works
(1982)
“Nine to Five”... But What Different Impressions They Make!

The family picture is on HIS desk:
A solid, responsible family man.
HIS desk is cluttered:
He’s a hard worker and a busy man.
HE ’S talking with co-workers:
He must be discussing the latest deal.
HE ’S not at his desk:
He must be at a meeting.
HE ’S not in the office:
He’s meeting customers.
HE ’S having lunch with the boss:
He’s on his way up.
The boss criticized HIM:
He’ll improve his performance.
HE got an unfair deal:
Did he get angry?
HE ’S getting married:
He’ll get more settled.
HE ’S having a baby:
He’ll need a raise.
HE ’S going on a business trip:
It’s good for his career.
HE ’S leaving for a better job:
He recognizes a good opportunity.
From Paths to Power by Natasha Josefowitz, PhD., Copyright 1980, by permission of Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. All Rights Reserved.
The family picture is on HER desk:
Her family will come before her career.
HER desk is cluttered:
She’s a disorganized scatterbrain.
SHE ’S talking with co-workers:
She must be gossiping.
SHE ’S not at her desk:
She must be in the ladies’ room.
SHE ’S not in the office:
She must be out shopping.
SHE ’S having lunch with the boss:
They must be having an affair.
The boss criticized HER:
She’ll be very upset.
SHE got an unfair deal:
Did she cry?
SHE ’S getting married:
She’ll get pregnant and leave.
SHE ’S having a baby:
She’ll cost the company in maternity leave.
SHE ’S going on a business trip:
What does her husband say?
SHE ’S leaving for a better job.
Women are undependable.

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 Looking Back - Taken from the 1967 Farmers’ Almanac

A LEGEND IN OUR DAY

I n the year 1817, David Young, Philom, astronomer and scientist, prepared and
sent to press the first issue of his new publication, the Farmers’ Almanac.
From a modest beginning, it was destined to grow and become a legend and a way
of life for the American family. Few publications have lasted so long or contrib-
uted so faithfully to the American scene.
The word “Farmers’” and its relation to the title of an almanac dates back to 1714.
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. [circa 1930s]. Photograph. Courtesy of the New York Public Library Digital Collection. Public Domain.

David Young, no newcomer to the almanac field, had edited the Citizens’ and
Farmers’ Almanac as early as 1807. But this almanac, which you now hold in your
hands, has come down through the years under the same name, has always been
national in scope and is the one generally referred to as the Farmers’ Almanac.
It is our belief that this tremendous acceptance of the Farmers’ Almanac is
due to the fact that while entertaining and humorous, it has remained instructive
and been kept on an extremely high moral plane—something rather unusual in this
day and age.
An outstanding American writer has said, “One good thing about an almanac,
you know what you are going to read. You never know what’s next when you
pick up a newspaper. There is so much unrest and so many disturbing situations
in the world today. In the almanac there is something as steadfast as the granite
rocks on the pasture hillside.”
Old fashioned in its high moral content, rural in its format; keyed to the stars,
the winds and the tides, yet modern in its tone, the Farmers’ Almanac today, more
than ever, is loved by city and country folks everywhere. We hope that it will
continue to help amuse, entertain and inform its readers as did Benjamin Franklin’s
Poor Richard’s Almanac well over 200 years ago. "While we’re still searching for
a good photo of David Young, we
have been told that he resembled
Basil Rathbone - we’ll take it!"

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