Household Information - Past and
Present
Household information is what this site is
about and there are over 300 articles here. The genesis of this site was a book published in 1881 called the Household Cyclopedia of General
Information. Many of the articles are from that book and
are fascinating from a historical perspective and for
research purposes.
At LoveToKnow, we liked the idea of a site for general
household information a lot, so we decided to add articles
that are up to date and germane to today's living and
challenges.
Select a category
below for articles from the
Late
19th Century:
Agricultural Articles -
Includes soil information, oats, barley, hay making, grafting
a tree, etc.
Old Fashioned Recipes
- Includes Old Fashioned gingerbread, cake, pudding, home made
wine and many more.
Household Advice
and Information - Includes articles like: Old Fashioned Cologne; How to live,
Avoiding Nightmares, etc.
Paints and Dyes - Includes
articles on how to make dyes, paints, pastes, etc.
Printing and Engraving -
Includes articles on copying, printing, engraving and etching.
Metallurgy - Includes articles
on assaying, casting, methods of steel making and more.
Home Crafts and Necessities -
How to make Chinaware, tobacco pipes, stoneware pottery, etc.
Weights and Measures -
Information on weight values, gravity of liquids, reading
barometers, etc
Miscellaneous - Fishing
history, dog age calculation, breeding canary's, etc.
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