Cleaning tips from a bygone home advice column
Handy household fixes for linoleum care carpet cleaning luggage and uniforms car care and fabric tips. Advice covers sanding dry spots with steel wool waxing and polishing cleaning methods for rugs sinks and tubs preserving luggage with damp cloths vinegar on buttons and buckles keeping jars fresh with borax preventing cheese milks curdling and olive oil rancidity with gentle heat and sugar.
Life of Adventure For Osa Johnson
The adventuresome Osa Leighty Johnson rose to fame with husband Martin Johnson through early 20th century travel stories. Born in Chanute in 1894, she sang locally, married quickly, then joined expeditions to Africa and the South Seas, later continuing writing and tours after Martin’s 1937 death. She remarried Clark Getts in 1941 and died in 1953, buried beside Martin Johnson.
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