Household Hints From An Old Notebook
A collection of practical tips on filing envelopes list keeping a record book, removing paint stains with ammonia and turpentine, delaying nail polish by refrigeration, oiling lid rims to fix pressure cookers, caution about sun bathing colored fabrics, and donut frying advice about oil temperature and batter consistency.
TUNNING cross stitch designs for tea towels and mats
Charming cross stitch patterns offer fruit designs about 7 by 7 inches in realistic colors. Each set includes seven transfers for Fruit Designs Pattern No. S127 and a color chart, available by sending 16 cents, plus name and address, to the listed order address.
Spring Dress Patterns Show Distinctive Daytime Frock
GCALLOPS fashion picks feature a smart daytime frock with a flattering neckline and practical cap sleeves in a spring print. Pattern 1469 offers sizes HM to 48 with yardage for 36, and a youngsters linePattern 071 covers 6 months to 3 years with sunsuit slip and panties. Due to high demand, order processing may be delayed for popular patterns.
Salty Speech on Nautical Metaphors and Bitter End Meaning
The piece explains nautical origins of common phrases like Pouring oil on troubled waters and Left high and dry. It notes the bitter end refers to the end of a ship’s mooring cable secured to the bitts and the limit being reached.
Clever folding cot cover enhances small guest rooms
Ruth Wyeth Speare describes an attractive folding cot cover using a wooden frame with a top bedding shelf, a blue denim skirt with blue and red chintz trim, and a mirror-door medicine cabinet with spool feet. Details include blue exterior red interior paint and wall-to-floor brackets. Copies of Sewing Hook 7 booklet are offered at 15 cents each.
Post Civil War Industry Created Numerous Millionaires
Collier's notes the rapid industrial growth in the two decades after the Civil War produced several hundred millionaires. From 1890 to 1910 over 500 daughters of these magnates married European titled men, with many husbands poor. The resulting costs to their families are estimated at 220 million dollars.
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