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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1968
Page
9
Advice for choosing latex or oil based paints outlines pros and cons. Latex offers easy cleanup and quick drying while oil base covers better. Proper surface prep, damp weather painting tips, and application methods are covered along with a mail order booklet offer.
Reader tips cover mobility tricks with a sliding chair, onion preparation to avoid odor, watering hanging baskets with ice, bead restringing via a needle threader, and a compact travel sewing kit using a popsicle stick or pill bottle for quick repairs.
Heloise invites readers to share inventive uses for small bread bag tabs. She notes tabs can act as shims or wedges in windows to stop rattles and asks for more reader suggestions and letters to the column.
Essie W. Heloise explains she cannot reply to every letter but will address readers questions in the column when possible. She notes the volume of mail is tremendous and suggests using margarine tubs to start seeds as a practical hint.
Readers learn that eye makeup looks best when the skin around the eyes is smooth. The article explains bags form from aging elastic fibers and suggests a moist oil applied around the eye area daily. If puffiness is severe, see a physician for underlying tension or other causes.
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