Curtain Hanging Guidance for Stretcher Uses
Before hanging net or lace curtains on a stretcher set stretchers a half inch less than curtains measured before laundry. This compensates for the curtains natural stretch as they hang.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1962
Page
7
Before hanging net or lace curtains on a stretcher set stretchers a half inch less than curtains measured before laundry. This compensates for the curtains natural stretch as they hang.
An article suggests common household appliances can speed drying and ironing and serve extra purposes. Air conditioners and electric fans aid indoor drying of laundry, with careful placement to avoid direct heat. Vacuum cleaner blowers dry upholstery and rugs. hair dryers and portable heaters dry lines of wash with caution. The refrigerator can store damp fabrics for pressing, and a mixer helps heat up dry suds for shampooing rugs and sponging leather.
A Cornell study finds Jews in towns under 10,000 face less anti Semitism than city Jews. Professors say close daily contact with Christian neighbors aids acceptance. In New York samples, over half report Christian friends, 81 percent report no discrimination, 83 percent join non Jewish groups. The study is for the Anti Defamation League.
A short feature describes a daily fortune puzzle named Wishing Well Ere. It explains a key-number rule based on the reader’s name length and guiding how to read a message from a rectangular grid. B-29 1962 by William J. Miller distributed by King Features Syndicate.
Ann Holiday shares a pork chop roast recipe built from thick chops layered with dressing and secured by skewers. The dish bakes for one hour at 350 degrees and serves with a baked pear relish. Includes relish ingredients and step details.
An electric timer aids tasks beyond cooking such as timing laundry so clothes emerge less wrinkled. A lighted bulb can heat enough to press small areas and a lamp used with a rack serves as a makeshift dryer for small items using bulb heat.
Recipe notes describe combining grated onion with sugar and filling pear halves. Place a tablespoon of the mixture in each pear half then surround a roast with pears and bake at 350 degrees for about one hour yields eight servings. The text also notes hurling is most popular in Ireland.
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