Project Gutenberg 2012-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 424 Billings, Josh 1818 1885 Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, Henry W. 02006082 Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1870-1879 Josh Billings' Old Farmer's Allminax, 1870-1879, with Comic Illustrations Produced by Margo Romberg, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Josh Billings' Farmer's Allminax, 1870-1879" by Josh Billings is a humorous almanac written during the late 19th century. This unique work blends wit, folk wisdom, and practical advice, providing insights into rural life and domestic matters through a comedic lens. The text primarily focuses on farming wisdom, humorous anecdotes, and traditional lore, aimed at both entertaining and educating readers about daily life in America during that era. At the start of the almanac, the reader is introduced to a variety of quirky and humorous observations about the months of the year, beginning with January. Billings includes insights on weather predictions, suggestions for domestic management, and a satirical take on societal customs and norms. Each month offers folksy advice, odd recipes, and entertaining commentary on everyday scenarios, presenting an amusing perspective on domestic and agricultural life while showcasing Billings' distinctive voice and playful language. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40191/40191-h/images/i_covera.png Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Almanacs, American PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Other Category: Humour Category: American Literature 333890 2025-06-16T11:09:20.283333 text/html 334757 2012-07-10T12:07:54 text/html 11437140 2025-06-16T11:10:41.793422 application/epub+zip 11438854 2025-06-16T11:09:56.218160 application/epub+zip 195015 2025-06-16T11:09:21.953304 application/epub+zip 20646489 2025-06-16T11:10:50.314426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 20684273 2025-06-16T11:10:06.791210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414519 2022-09-18T11:58:20.198786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569786 2025-06-16T11:09:18.083341 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 549875 2024-10-23T09:32:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16301 2025-06-16T11:10:50.500423 application/rdf+xml 33891 2025-06-16T11:09:22.090303 image/jpeg 3474 2025-06-16T11:09:22.022329 image/jpeg 11427532 2025-06-16T11:09:20.848340 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia