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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1885
Page
3
In a comic tale from Puck, Mr Wagstaff Thimblejig battles a sphere soap that fails to lather. The soap injures his nose, topples a milkman’s horse, and ends with him threatening divorce after destroying all remaining soap spheres in the house.
Mrs A Mc Earle urges women to apply basic chemistry at home. She highlights practical cleaning power of washing fluids, borax for teeth and whitening fabrics, salicylic acid as a safe disinfectant, and Armenia as a cheap cleaner for woodwork dishes and laundry. The piece promotes science education among housekeepers and praises rising female interest in applied science.
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