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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
7
Advice from a knowledgeable owner on preserving cut glass. Store in sturdy china closet, avoid rough handling, prepare tepid ammonia soap water in a wooden tub, brush gently, rinse with matching temp water, dry with soft towels, polish with tissue or new chamois, avoid grease, do not use tacks or buckshot, use egg shell, salt, lemon, vinegar, or raw potato to brighten and clean crevices.
A simple homemade fly trap used in Denver by Colorado penitentiary convicts shows a box with mosquito wire sides and a large inverted funnel. A vinegar saucer and brown sugar lure flies. once the box fills with dead insects, it is emptied through a trap door or by removing the funnel.
A historic tip from Harper's Bazaar explains preserving mauve and lavender fabrics. Soak soiled items in cold water with one tablespoon baking soda per half gallon for 30 minutes, then wash in warm soap suds with minimal soap, rinse, and dry in shade. For other colors use table salt to prevent fading, and a solution of muriatic acid to one gallon of water is best for light blue fabrics.
Housekeeper advises washing pongee with lukewarm suds from pure white soap, avoid rubbing on a board, and wash in several equal-temperature waters. Hang to dry, then iron. do not dampen or sprinkle. Any moisture spoils results.
Instructional note explains a method to hang a skirt by layering it over another skirt then marking with pins at the bottom. Stand on a chair have pins inserted around the bottom edge, fold up at the pin line, and the skirt will hang evenly with minimal effort.
The guide notes that soaking egg cups in cold water eases rinsing while waiting on other dishes. It warns that hot water cooks the egg to the sides of the china, making washing much harder and more stubborn.
A homemaker suggests cleaning grease stains from wallpaper by making a flour and water dough. Gently rub the dough over the spot until it disappears, preserving the wall surface.
In Teck the Rev S Bar ing Gould recounts English grumbling at German red tape on a branch line. An inspector fines a passenger six marks for a fourth class ticket while he rode a third class coach, prompting a delay as the station master finally relents after a dispute over the ticket and price.
Mme de Heger mann-Lindencrone recalls a Compiegne visit where guests were charged a mandatory tip known as pot de boire. A major domo delivered a 600 franc receipt as the touting hussier fixed obligations for ambassadors ministers and peers while nobles faced different sums.
The text blends an old legend about the stickleback building a nest during the ark flood with a modern vaudeville anecdote. It includes the hedgehog saving the ark by plugging the leak and Noah’s punishment to nest each year. It also quotes a Cleveland Plain Dealer note about a couple planning a vaudeville monologue act. A separate London Telegraph joke mentions neck stiffness.
A Washington Herald item notes a speaker recalls dreaming of a grand home with sixteen servants before marriage. The reply states dreams can come true in part, as the couple lives in a flat yet has sixteen servants in practice.
A weather saying links squalls to a baby swallowing a safety pin. The rhyme suggests only then does a reliable forecast appear.
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