Tips and Household Tricks From Readers
A collection of practical reader ideas covers cleaning walls with steam, salvaging zipper edges, using selvage to prevent fabric frays, training puppies on paper, cooking eggs in a nonstick pan, freezing water to extend ice, lemon gelatin for hair conditioning, silencing a ticking clock with a fish bowl, packing damp towels for clean hands at lunch, improvising car tire lifts with a frozen leg of lamb, and repurposing a worn Christmas tree bulb for sewing machine light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heloise
Pappy
Marjorie Dunn
G. Markofer
Galvanized steel or aluminum gutters? Pros and cons
The article weighs metal gutter choices for homes. Galvanized steel costs less and is strong but may need primer and paint. baked enamel steel finishes last longer with less upkeep. Aluminum resists corrosion, lighter, easier for DIY, but baked-on finishes are pricey. both metals should use matching downspouts and fixtures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Lang
Horne James wedding unites Theresa Horne and Sgt Thomas James
Theresa Sue Horne and Sgt Thomas Wayne James were married April 19 at Williamsburg Methodist Church. The ceremony included yellow and white chrysanthemums, organ music by Mrs. Elston Decker and Nancy Schaffer, with vows by Rev. Denny Peterson. The couple plans to live in Ottawa after his discharge from the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Sue Horne
Arnel Horne
Williamsburg
Thomas Wayne James
Mary E. James
Winter Garden
Fla
Williamsburg Methodist Church
Denny Peterson
Elston Decker
Nancy Schaffer
Princeton
Jenene Horne
Nancy Horne
Janice Thomas
Ottawa
James Leroy Trober
Eudora
Dee Horne
Larry Trober
Decker
Kathryn Horne
Richard Jones
Williamsburg High School
The
Bruce Company
Boone High School
Orlando
U.S. Army
Lodge Dinner At Pomona Honors Longtime Members
A joint meeting of McKinley Lodge AF and AM and the Pomona Order of Eastern Star will present a supper at 7 p.m. on May 1 in the Pomona Methodist Church basement to honor 50 year members and one 25-year member. Reserve by Wednesday with James Raby or Charles Cain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Lodge AF and AM
Pomona Order of Eastern Star
Pomona Methodist Church
James Raby
Charles Cain
Pomona
Home Workshop pattern for clothes storage wardrobe
Ruth Wyeth Spears offers Pattern 223 in the Home Workshop series for a 46 inch high wardrobe. The pattern includes bill of materials dimensions and illustrated steps for a plywood and solid stock construction. It is part of the Children's Furniture Packet No 12 sold for $1.50 through Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept. New Windsor New York.
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Frances Curry
Ida Strong
Patsy Tansky
C. Goodall
Angie Camacho
Dad
Florida
Amel
Horne
James
MFA Farmers Comprehensive Insurance Plan
Wittmeyer
MFA Insurance
Herb Wittmeyer
Home Workshop
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept
P. O
New Windsor
N. Y
Ottawa Herald
Burgerteria
S. Main
Hanes
Shelden
Robert L. Shields, C.L.A
Bennett Bldg
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co
Milwaukee
Vibpiva
al All
Odekilitid
Seon
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Maple Thursday
Corning
Amana
Oster
Crites
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