Drapes and Jars: Quick Home Refresh Tips
To give low windows the appearance of height use vertically striped drapes that reach the floor. Denatured alcohol removes indelible pencil marks from washable fabric if the colors are fast. Keep glass coffee jars for storing staples and odds ends. Paint jars to match or contrast with the kitchen, but leave a clear glass strip to identify contents quickly.
What Are Homonyms and The Letter of Credit
A General Quiz asks what homonyms are and defines a Letter of Credit. It seeks the identity of the Grand Old Man of Baseball and the location of Mammoth Cave. The question also notes a ship slated for destruction by the U S Government that poetry saved.
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Mammoth Cave
U.S
Dictionary style clues and names listed in Kentucky area
A fragment lists five items including homophones with different spellings, a bearer letter to a bank, Connie Mack, a location in Kentucky, and a reference to The Constitution. The source resembles quiz or glossary notes with named individuals and places.
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Connie Mack
Kentucky
America Named By German Professor
A German professor, Martin Waldseemuller, named the western hemisphere America in a 16th century Geography edition introduction. The name honors Americus Vespucius and gained traction as exploration revealed the hemisphere from Labrador to Patagonia.
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Hemisphere
America
Martin Waldseemuller
Ptolemy
Vosges Mountains
New World
Americus Vespucius
Lief
Columbus
Henry Cabot
Vespucius
Labrador
Patagonia
Wood Window Valance Adds Charm to Room
Learn to create a wood window valance with no carpentry skills. Trace the pattern, saw, and assemble as shown. Materials list matches what to buy, sold at local lumber yards. Pattern No 30 from Mt. Vernon Valance, send 25 cents to East-Bild Pattern Company, Pleasantville NY.
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Mt. Vernon
East-Bild Pattern Company Dept. W. Pleasantville
N. Y
Household Tips From Everyday Tasks and Crafts
Soft brushes keep dust off records turntables and prevent scratches on favored albums. Learn sewing on brown paper lined with pencil lines and practiced corners. Do not iron damp rayon garments. roll in towel and iron soon. Polish bathroom tiles with cloth soaked in turpentine or lemon juice. Fry eggs covered with yolk film for a neat fried-egg appearance.
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