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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1910
Page
3
A Michigan man has designed a drain pipe cleaner praised as highly useful for homes. It keeps kitchen sinks clear and reduces costs by avoiding frequent plumber cleanings.
A long rubber hose with an upper end fitting to a faucet and a bell mouth lower end designed to resist collapse. It is fitted over a drain and held by suction while water is turned on to flush the pipe and wash away extraneous matter. A lateral air inlet near the hose top aids the process.
A brief home craft note by Mrs. Carrie Folsom of Goffs Falls New Hampshire explains making a pillow sham holder. It instructs placing three carpet tacks to set height and attaching a stout cord, then lining the shams with safety pins or sewing if unlined.
A simple kitchen device from Mrs. Jennie F. Stark of 19 Heycourt Laconia New Hampshire describes making a sink strainer by punching holes in the bottom of a lard pail with a hammer and awl. It helps keep the sink clean and can be kept clean with little effort.
A brief item notes a simple remedy for nervous headache using slow backward walking. Physicians cite reflex action affecting the brain as the mechanism and report relief as certain and speedy. Signed Mrs Sweetland of Highland Terrace, Brockton.
A historical guide from Mrs. Sweetland explains concentrating milk to half its volume to aid patients unable to drink full amounts. It advises using a clean porcelain pan, constant stirring, avoiding boiling, and evaporating to one half. the concentrate keeps fresh and travels better, offering benefits over diluted milk for traveling patients.
A new kitchen implement uses a perforated dish on the end of a rod with a ball joint to stir cereals and puddings. The disk adapts to the kettle bottom and moves the contents thoroughly to prevent burning.
Short tip from M. Be Mooney of Richmond Indiana advises dipping silverware in the water used to boil potatoes. Save that water in a bottle for future use to brighten utensils.
A brief notice from Maggie P Brown of 482 Worcester Street Wellesley Hillis describes rejecting decayed portions when preparing mince meat and reserving skins and cores to be boiled, strained, and processed into apple jelly.
A good spool holder may be made of brass curtain rod with spools placed on the rod and fastened by brackets to the wall of the sewing room. Mrs. James A. Brown, 106 East River Street, Hyde Park.
A note from Lucy Lee 33 Lexington Avenue Cambridge requests adding one teaspoonful of powdered alum to a pound of flour and mixing in the usual way. The brief instruction appears to be a home baking tip or test item from a local resident.
The reader is advised to rub lard on hands before paring apples to avoid stain transfer. For browning flour, heat it in the oven rather than on the stove to achieve better browning with no disagreeable odor.
Use worn stockings to craft mittens for children. A single pair yields four small mittens by cutting into mitten shapes and adding elastic at the wrist. Also cut into squares to form flatiron holders, finished with coarse thread. Signature MES. J. EL. BRADLEY. Portland, Me.
A short instruction by Mrs H B Crosby from Boston shows how to prepare a very hot cloth without wetting the hands. By grabbing the ends and dipping only the center in boiling water then twisting quickly the cloth becomes hot while the hands stay dry.
Worth knowing tip for a lung cold explains making a mustard plaster with hogs lard butter and paper. The method covers the chest with layered cloth and paper to avoid blistering and should be renewed as needed. Submitted by Mrs G M Cunningham of 428 Amherst Street, Manchester New Hampshire.
A satirical guide compares husbands to meat to advise on keeping them tender. It warns against poor treatment and urges selecting a partner carefully, then cooking with love and patient guidance. The piece ends with a signature from Mrs H B Davis in Me.
Prizes awarded for January include five dollars to Mrs. C. P. Reed of Whitman for A Hint for Window Curtains. A three dollar prize goes to Miss Loretta Collins of South Boston for Danger of Paper Bags. A two dollar prize to Mrs. J. H. Bamford of Maynard for To Remove Steam from Windows. One dollar prizes awarded to several winners in Olneyville, Saco, North Cambridge, Ripley, and Woonsocket for various household hints.
Submissions for Everyday Helps grant eight monthly prizes ranging from five dollars to one dollar. Send original, timely suggestions on separate slips with name and address to the Everyday Helps Editor at the Sunday Post.
A reader notes that seasoning a new iron kettle with boiled potato peelings, hot rinses, drying, and repeated rubbing with lard prevents rust and nuisance. Amy Cornish of Box 68 Manomet signs the tip.
Mrs Be A Cahoon of Pleasant Lake Cape Cod advises lightly salting grease before frying to curb popping and splattering during cooking.
To keep a barrel or pail of water from bursting when stood out of doors where it will freeze on in cold weather, put a piece of board slanting in the barrel and a stick in the same way in the pail. Ripley, Me.
A Boston reader warns of fire dangers in winter. Do not apply liquid stove polish while stoves are hot. Hot embers can ignite polish that seeps through stove cracks, risking explosion or loss of life. Keep celluloid near flames and gas jets at a safe distance. Mrs. Young 688 Shawmut Avenue Boston.
Toast home made bread until browned, break into pieces, cover with boiling water five minutes, strain, serve with hot cream and sugar. Mrs. M. A. Colby, 334 Washington Street, Providence, R. I.
Old time cold remedy recipe printed for Ware Massachusetts reader Julia A Breckenridge lists bayberry bark hemlock ginger cayenne pepper and cloves in powder form to dose with sugar and hot water then milk. It notes to take dry powder for throat soreness.
Mrs. E N Russell Jr of South Dartmouth advises how to keep a clock running by placing a small piece of flannel soaked in oil at the bottom of the clock mechanism.
A Chicago area inventor has created an extendable piano stool that can function as a single or double seat. The seat comprises two parts and expands for two players when needed, while otherwise resembling a standard piano stool.
A folding stool design lets two opposite sides drop and the seat unfold like a book to a central support, enabling a double seat that distributes weight evenly. Previously only a bench or matched chairs could accommodate two players, but this invention offers flexible seating for duets.
A note on drawing threads for hem stitching or drawn work explains wetting a small brush, rubbing white soap to lather, and scrubbing the threads to draw them out smoothly without breaking. Miss M. N. Butt Thayer Street Brookline.
A reader suggests a simple home activity using a toy bank on the mantel. Each evening the older family members drop a penny, and weekly the bank is opened to buy reading matter such as the Boston Post. The plan promises a steady supply of good reading.
A pasted recipe note from Mrs H B Crosby of 295 Lexington Street Mast Boston advises using one pound baking powder boxes as bread pans. Butter the inside and fill only half full with dough to prevent overflow, yielding small round loaves ideal for dainty sandwiches.
Mrs Mary T Bunney of 15 Cross Street Norwood describes a simple bread toaster made by binding a square asbestos with a wire screen to form a shallow tray. The device is used over a wood fire with bread placed on the screen to achieve toasting similar to coal fires.
A 4x2 inch white celluloid tool is praised for cleaning bowls and spoons, able to fit all curves and slits and easily cleaned. Mrs William Simpson of 17 Edge Hill Street, Roxbury, notes its usefulness for removing residues from cake bowls and nodding dishes.
A brief reader notice from Wellesley by Mrs. Fred Whittemorg recommends applying grain alcohol to insect bites or hornet stings to instantly relieve pain.
Nettie R. Miller of Glover Vermont describes a home made cough syrup recipe using 1 2 pound borehound herbs 1 sounding red pepper 4 spoons ginger boiled in water strained dried tar sugar and boiling to reduce to a quart. Dose 1 to 2 teaspoons four to six times daily.
A homey remedy article describes making a heavy cotton salt bag in three thicknesses with a double stitch and optional bright canton flannel drawstring. It notes the bag eases chills and attacks of disease and suggests giving it to an aged friend for comfort, signed by Mrs M Armetta Hathaway of Whitman.
Mrs F L Hayden of 1881 Washington Street South Braintree shares a simple method for dusty work: apply generous cold cream on the face and neck then dust talcum powder to keep pores from clogging.
A reader from Saco Maine claims quartered raw onion rubbed into the scalp at night and washed off in the morning can halt hair loss. The notice is signed M J Brady Box 1032.
A solution of chloride of zinc mixed one to four gallons of water serves as an efficient deodorizer and disinfectant. It neutralizes noxious vapors and halts decomposition. Useful for cleansing sink spouts and water closets. Mrs. Mary Russell. 85 Bertram Street Neponset.
A brief notice from Mrs. T. R. Finnigan of 58 Fellsway Somerville warns parsley handling may cause glassware to crack if glasses are wiped improperly.
A consumer advises using a bicycle pump to blow out thread and dirt from a clogged sewing machine when cloth cannot reach the parts. After blowing out particles, finish with a soft cloth and oil the machine. Mrs. B Constantine Newton Street Weston Box 64.
A reader suggests using white pepper in mashed potatoes instead of black to avoid conspicuous specks. The note is signed by Mrs. F. L. Hayden.
A kitchen note suggests using stale or cold bread by grinding it in a meat chopper and toasting until brown. Serve with cream and sugar as a breakfast item. The note is signed by Miss Eva A. Cahoon.
A brief kitchen tip advises pie makers to keep the oven steady as juice flows from a pie, dust the area with flour, and brush away any unused flour after the pie cools.
A simple wood and furniture polish combines one pint linseed oil one to three pints turpent ine and one to three pints vinegar. Mix in a bottle shake well apply sparingly with cloth then rub dry. Miss Belle M. Edmonds 6 Kerick Street Winchester.
A simple home note suggests adding a few drops of lavender oil to a glass of hot water to purify the air in a sickroom. Location cited is 295 Lexington street, East Boston.
A note from Mrs. J. E. Burke of 23 Arlington Street Manchester N IL suggests asthma sufferers wear a muskrat skin over the lungs with the far side next to the body for relief. She also mentions spaix blot ting paper soaked in saltpetre water, dried and burned at night in the patient’s bedroom.
Mrs F B Flinn of Fall River describes a simple remedy for bed sheets slipping from iron and brass bedsteads. She sewed three buttons on the mattress foot and made matching buttonholes in the sheet hems, then toned them down to prevent pullouts at night.
A reader from St Johnsbury Vermont asks how many women use the pasteboard disks found on top of milk and cream pottles. She notes rinsing sink crumbs onto a strainer then into the disks and uses them in the stove.
Mrs A L Hills notes that thawing frozen apples should use cold water while frozen potatoes thaw in hot water. neither method preserves long after freezing.
When shrinking goods of any kind take the goods as it comes in yard folds and do not open it. Wet in bathtub and let water cover it, let it lie over night, then take carefully from tub and pin to clothes line and let dry. Do not press goods at all, as there is no chance for it to get wrinkled. Mrs. Kimball. 201 Vaughan street, Portland.
A short household tip advises using a large flat bottomed clothes basket to collect and replace ornaments after sweeping and dusting. It also suggests rubbing lamp chimneys with dry salt to brighten their brilliancy and is signed by Mrs. C. W. Ingalls from Georgetown R. F. D. No. 2.
Iron silk on the wrong side with a waxed iron before making up cushions to seal the fabric and prevent feathers from showing through. The method also applies to embroidery. Signed M. A. Tildsley, 260 Gold Street, South Boston.
Mrs L S Wood of Manomet advises using citric or tartaric acid to remove ink stains from delicate fabrics and even books. These acids are harmless and do not affect printer ink since they contain no iron, unlike writing ink which relies on iron for its black color.
Instructions advise applying oxalie diluted in water at 1 to 2 ounces per pint, then retreat and rinse until stain is removed. The note is signed JOSEPHINE 8 and references BROOKS at 4 Traders' Lane, Nantucket.
A reader from Woonsocket Rhode Island suggests storing clothes pins in a large bag of cotton or preferred material to prevent soiling while hanging clothes. Mrs J Leafe 188 Wood avenue Woonsocket RI offers this cleaning tip.
A reader suggests a simple carrot salve for chapped hands or burns. The mixture combines one teaspoonful grated carrots with one tablespoonful lard, simmered to a reddish brown then strained and cooled. Sender Mrs. F. B. Cederggren of 889 South Warren Avenue, Brockton, believes it meets Mrs. B.’s needs.
Instructions from Mrs M O Hayden of South Natick describe repairing leaks in water bags and rubber gloves. Lay patches of tailors' mending tissue over the hole, moisten with cleaning chloroform, add successive larger patches, and repeat until five or six patches are applied. As chloroform evaporates the patch sets firm, restoring the item for months of service.
Practical tips cover starch shine with borax, rust removal using lemon and salt, sun bleaching for white fabrics, onions absorbing diphtheria poison with daily burning, and setting embroideries color with turpentine in tepid wash. Mrs Norman A Congdon lists home remedies and care guidance from Olneyville.
Never use soda. Use moderately warm water for washing and rinsing both items. Wash lisle thread stockings in tepid water with a little soap on the feet. Rinse in hard water and dry quickly in the breeze then press with a warm iron. Silk stockings require tepid water and mild soap with several final rinses. Shake, roll in a cloth to dry after shaping. Do not iron black cotton stockings as heat dulls the color. dry in the shade. Box 872 Maynard.
Instructions to make a flaky top pie crust by buttering the dough, rolling thin, sprinkling flour, rolling again, then rinsing with cold water to remove flour. Includes attribution to Mrs Brainard L Bates of 88 Newbern Street, Roslindale.
A potation tip advises draining boiled potatoes and shaking them briskly in a draught at an open doorway to make them white and meaty. Attribution: Mrs F B Flinn, 4 Lafayette Street, St Johnsbury Vermont.
A brief note from Mrs J Sully of 49 Greenwood Street Springfield urges the use of olives as beneficial for weak lungs. It states olives are an agreeable substitute for those unable to take olive oil and promotes olives as helpful for respiratory weakness.
Step by step home remedy advises using liquid ammonia to neutralize acid on fabric, then chloroform to restore color. Named resident Ellen M. Black of 32 Ellsworth Avenue Cambridge signs the note.
Mrs George R Steward of Summer Street Manchester shares a DIY sewing box made by stacking three 6 pound cocoa boxes 8 inches apart with boards. She suggests using nails and brass hooks for spools and tools, with casters optional, and organizing sections for darns, small pieces, and trims.
Instruction for making bed quilts from four large squares using machine sewing for speed and durability. Describes binding edges, oversewing components, washing when soiled, pressing and wringing, with guidance on using a pressed foot cup for better cot ton adherence. Signed Mrs Richard Zschiesche of 181 North Maple Street Florence Mass.
Greenery for the dining room table is grown by sowing grape fruit seeds thickly. In about two weeks shoots appear, then leaves unfold in another fortnight, creating a mass of glossy green that resists gas and furnace heat and outlasts a dozen ferneries. Mrs. G. W. Simson of Topeka Kansas provides the seeds and guidance.
A historical notice states an emetic and a warm bath with a sponge to the throat to ease breathing. The entry lists Elizabeth Cogan of e Hancock Street Stoneham.
A cue from Hancock Street, Stoneham advises keeping a small bag of sulphur in frequently used drawers and closets to make pests disappear. The note appears as a terse local tip and reflects ordinary household pest control folklore.
Mrs C P Breed, 12 Park Avenue Whitman, shares a method to bake the crust separately in a Washington pie tin about the size of an ordinary earthen dish. She then places the crust on the pie before serving for a browned top and bottom crust.
Adhesive plaster placed inside glove tips and under tears can extend wear by mending fabrics and matching color. For overshoes, apply plaster on the inside over breaks to prolong usefulness as advised by Mrs Hayes Bigelow.
A brief home tip advises pouring boiling water over thyme and letting it stand until cold, then cracking the nut at the narrow end to remove the meat in one piece. Mrs I. A. Boyer lists 4 Cleveland Street, Melrose as the source.
In all white goods bloodstains may be washed out with cold water followed by hot water. A single blood spot on a garment disappears if covered with starch kept wet for a few hours, according to Mrs. J. H. Finch Jr of 6 Bird Street Quincy Mass.
A brief home remedy advises against heat on hair and washing with water. It advocates rinsing with blueing water and using indigo to keep hair white, warning that other substances are poisonous to the scalp. Mrs Jennie F. Stark cites her address in Laconia New Hampshire.
A reader advises preserving bottles by placing cork down in a pan of hot water for two to three minutes then removing the cork or turning the screw top. Address: 18 Mystic Avenue, Gloucester.
A brief domestic tip advises brightening a dingy oilcloth by washing with clear water and a little borax, drying with a flannel dipped in milk and wrung dry. The note is signed by Mrs Dana Cary of 4 Green Street Lebanon N H.
Advice from Mrs. A. A. Baker of 476 Liberty Street Rockland recommends bathing affected areas in strong saleratus water to reduce inflammation, followed by a soothing remedy of choice.
An ingenious cherry pitter shown in the cut is praised for home use. It can be made by anyone from a piece of strong wire using pliers. The design features a resiliency coil at the end of the arms and thumb openings at the tips.
A compact device with bent ends forms loops that hold a cherry and a spur pushes through the fruit to remove the stone. By squeezing like scissors the stone is expelled, avoiding pits in cherry pies and puddings.
A brief tip for women who fret over small domestic annoyances. The author urges adopting the habit of saying it might have been worse to soften daily frustrations and maintain cheer. Mrs. F L Hayden signs at 1881 Washington Street South Braintree.
Instructions describe melting the wax with a hot iron, scraping it away, blotting with paper, and finishing with turpentine alcohol or soap and water. The method is completed by pressing under cloth or paper. Contact: Mrs J H Finch 5 Bird Street, Quincy.
Mrs Emma Trites from Millville, Kings County, N S notes that carrots can substitute for squash in serving with a dinner. Treat them in the same preparation method, as they are good.
A reader suggests rubbing an iron on cedar boughs to achieve a smooth shiny finish and a pleasant cedar scent. The tip is attributed to Mrs G Stockwell of Westminster.
Housekeepers learn to bake fruit cake without scorching by placing the pan in a larger hot water bath and warming the oven slightly. The batter steams for a light moist texture with a firm golden crust, avoiding scorched edges. Mrs H B Crosby of East Boston offers this method.
A Tennessee inventor outfits a pasting cabinet for druggists and bottle labellers. The sturdy case includes a top drawer like pan and a slot at the top with a woven band across the top, forming a convenient work station for pasting and labeling tasks.
A porous fabric extends over a slot and fat surface above a paste filled pan. A label drawn across the fabric presses it onto the paste, coating the label evenly. Excess paste is wiped away by sliding the label on the fabric. A cabinet with drawers stores labels, improving the old leveling method.
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