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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1968
Page
6
A reader shares a household tip using cornstarch as a dry shampoo for small lap dogs to remove greasiness after frequent hand rubbing. The method involves cornstarch, a dry washcloth, and brushing for a fluffy clean coat, with cautions about shaking and carpet. Also notes on pet brushes and other reader tips for flowers and carpet maintenance.
Myra M directs readers on practical homemaking tips. She describes keeping pearl and ton earrings wrapped in cellophane in a handbag for quick access and maintaining a pretty bathroom with a pink wicker guest towel basket. The column invites readers to write in with hints or problems.
In Buffalo, Mrs. Martin Meyerson shows a British architecture student through the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Darwin D. Martin house. The Meyersons restored interior Wright features including a domed skylight, while preserving usable living space and avoiding a museum atmosphere.
A stuck sash often results from hardened paint binding the sash to the beading or channel. Use a putty knife to carefully break the bond, moving around the window sash, rather than a screwdriver. Thumping is risky. paint sealing should be kept from hardening in sliding channels.
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