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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
2
The American Chemical Society hears that gasoline could be produced from cane sugar sweet potatoes corn stalks and other farm products. The piece humorously contemplates vegetables as fuel and jokes about corn borers and sugar cars while noting the irony of turning edible crops into fuel.
The advice discusses using trisodium phosphate as an alkaline varnish remover, its purchase sources, and the need to rinse and dry wood after treatment. It also suggests sanding floors, scraping, and using spackle for crack filling before repainting to avoid applying paint over gloss finishes.
The piece notes a shift back to home cooking as dining out grows expensive and service dwindles. It compares prewar value and postwar prices, laments lost attentive service, and praises skilled home cooks as morale and budget boosters amid restaurant inflation and staffing shortages.
The kitchen heat is weaker than other rooms due to furnace layout. a smaller radiator or ducting may be used and larger openings if more heat is needed. For exterior washing use soap and water or a mild washing soda solution. rinse with a hose and a long-handled brush. Do not use strong solutions that can damage paint. keep it light and wash with care. Do not use wood shavings for insulation. they retain moisture and attract vermin. use commercial insulation. For a leaky goldfish tank, litharge cement mixed with glycerin works, or asphalt roof cement with Portland cement as an additive for a seal.
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