DO YOU KNOW?
I don’t suppose any of you like washday, which generally comes on a Monday. Have you ever wondered why Monday is wash-day in almost every household? Well, I’ll tell you. Years ago, private houses in London were supplied with water only twioe a week. One of these days was Monday, and that was why. Monday was selected as wash-day.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12324, 19 December 1925, Page 16
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62DO YOU KNOW? New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12324, 19 December 1925, Page 16
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