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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1948
Page
6
Readers ask how to keep plywood light in color and hide nail holes. Use a thin shellac wash then two coats of paste wax or a penetrating wax or varnish. For fir plywood prime with grain flattening prep, then finish with wax varnish shellac paint or enamel. Fill nail holes with oil-stained wood putty.
Read about building an automatic upward acting garage door with step by step instructions and hardware lists. Includes patterns for 8 by 7 feet and larger sizes plus 12 styles including doors with lights or solid panels. Send 50 cents to East-Bird Pattern Company.
A personal letter says the mother solved a quarrel with her husband after using Kellogg's All-Bran to cure constipation from a low bulk diet. She now eats a bowl each morning, drinks water, and bakes muffins from the box recipe, inviting father to return home.
Publicity playful notes offer $5 payments to readers in New Jersey and South Carolina for humorous lines about margarine and homemaking. Contest invites phrases about Nu Maid Table-Grade Margarine and Grandma Speakin expressions while promising payment upon publication.
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