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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
4
A column of household tips from The Ladies World offers practical advice on ironing sleeves, pressing waistbands with a beeswax block, and avoiding starch on fringed items. It details stuffing waists with newsprint, using lard in starch to prevent sticking, and crafting portable ironing aids. It also covers washing wool shawls, sorting laundry with denim bags, and care for tables and chamois.
A cement mix of litharge and gly cerine forms a putty like paste to mend coarse earthenware tin pans boilers iron kettles and metal joints. It speeds tightening brass lamp tops securing bolts and fixing loose nuts. Do not use until fully set which may take a week.
Practical household guidance describes removing fruit stains by boiling water and, if needed, oxalic acid. Apply a crystal solution to the damp stain, heat over steam or sun, and rinse promptly as the stain fades. Repeat as necessary to spare linen from oxalic acid damage.
Reader questions about cleaning old oil paintings. suggested method uses soft silk cloth dusting then a small amount of oil on finger to rub gently, noting time and patience. Also gives a boiling water alum solution to deter black ants and instructions for soaking pongee in salt water prior to use.
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