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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1925
Page
7
The article stresses ample water and drainage for cleaning in rural homes. It explains safe soap solutions, suggests one pound soap to three quarts water, and notes hot water can damage finishes. It covers homemade soap risks and cautions on using lye soaps on delicate fabrics and finishes.
The article explains stove care and cleaning methods for coal, wood, gas, oil, and electric stoves. It notes daily ash removal, weekly soot brushing, and regular flue cleaning. It describes a stove mop made from a butter pad and sheepskin, and outlines steps to clean nickel trims and burner parts using soap, water, and mild polishing.
The Farmers' Bulletin identifies essential items for spring cleaning including neutral soap and hot water as the primary detergents, with stronger cleaners like ammonia or washing soda for stubborn dirt. Also needed are abrasives, rust cleaners for metals, a bleaching agent such as oxalic acid, and a home mix of raw linseed oil turpentine and beeswax as a furniture polish.
Julia Bottomley reports on spring 1925 fashion with emphasis on regulation sports sweaters in alpaca with pockets and lariat brown hues, wide brim hats trimmed in velvet, Bangkok shapes, fuchsia and magenta tones, jabot slip ons, and Tuscan straw hats for summer ensembles. The piece notes color trends, materials, and accessorizing details for sport and leisurewear.
A listing of crossword clues with numbers for across and down entries including birds gods prepositions verbs and misc words. The note mentions the solution appearing in the next issue and includes multiple labeled clues with varied definitions.
A compact explanation of filling a crossword grid. It notes that letters go only in white spaces, numbers mark starting letters for horizontal and vertical words, and definitions at the bottom guide the fills. It emphasizes dictionary words, proper names excluded, and that abbreviations or slang may appear in clues.
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