Coordinated outfits and quick tips from Dear Heloise
A reader shares time saving hacks for busy mothers including folding matching outfits with socks and underwear, using plastic bags to keep outfits together, and labeling garments with a simple care card system. Other tips cover sharpening pencils in the freezer, repurposing T shirts as dust cloths, and cleaning a clothes dryer vent to prevent lint buildup.
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Heloise
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Juanita K. Remarest
Ellie Lively
From 19th century indoors best and brightest
Indoor product notes and consumer tips dominate this page. Highlights include Rent Smart a New York State Consumer Protection Board booklet on tenants rights sample lease and rules offered by Enertron Corp heat leak detector priced at 49.95. Quadra Jr a child safe construction kit about 200 by Davis Grabowski Inc. Whirlpool publishes child safety guides bilingual in English and Spanish plus a laundry process comic book. National Paint and Coatings Association finishing tips suggest steelwood and steel wool aids for intricate carved furniture. Readers invited to mail ideas to Lifestyle Herald Journal Syracuse New York.
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Don’t ignore that warranty
A consumer piece reminds buyers to start using a new Christmas gift quickly to keep within warranty periods. Warranties hinge on time, not use, and neglect or long storage can void coverage. Household appliances need regular testing, with manuals kept, as brands vary in instructions and recall outreach depends on owner records.
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Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
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