If you find that the stems of the flowers you are
arranging are too short, stick them in clear drink-
ing straws and trim the straws to the desired length.
The clear straws are not noticeable even in glass
vases.
- Ed and Ruth Morris -
To insure against a "bath tub accident", place a
small turkish towel in the tub and stand on this
while taking a shower,
- Afton J. Taylor -
Sugar Paste for Pictures: Take 1 Tb. flour. Add
cool water to form paste, then add a small amount
of Silver Gloss Starch and 1 Tb. Sugar. Cook well
then add a few drops of wintergreen and a few drops
of formaldehyde to preserve it.
~ Fredonia O. Phippen —
Easy Correspondence Course: If your personal corres~
pondence is rather heavy, these tips will help you
keep up with it: Keep a supply of envelopes
addressed to the people with whom you correspond
regularly. As you think of something that will
interest a particular person, jot it down on a piece
of paper and slip into the proper envelope. Clip
recipes, bits of news, or anything of interest, and
put the clippings in, too. Then when you are ready
to write, all your reminders are handy so that you
needn't wrack your brain trying to think of what
to tell whom.
- Mrs. Sarah F, Smith on
Have a Happy Home Coming: If you go away and leave
your house closed up for a week or two, leave one
or two delicious apples in a dish somewhere in the
house, Your home will be sweet and fresh smelling
when you return.
- Errol Pickering ~
103
Happy Birthday: To delight a small girl, wrap her
birthday present in a piece of new print material
with the notation that it is for a dress for her
favorite doll.
~ Florence Pickering -
When nanging a coat or dress on the line, hang it
on two coat hangers with hooks in opposite directions
and the wind can't blow the garment off the line.
- Ina Rogers —
Don't throw away suede shoes wmitil you have tried
this "renewing" trick. Dip a cloth in vinegar, rub
shoes thoroughly, especially the scuffed parts.
Allow to dry then rub with suede brush.
- Ina Rogers -
When dying a sweater or blouse - use a wire coat
hanger to put the article on and by holding the
hook you can immerse it into liquid without getting
dye on your hands,
- Varnell R. Rozsa -
When driving nail — hold hammer in both hands, thus
avoid hitting finger.
- Varnell BR, Rozsa.-
Serape your nails across a bar of soap before
planting flowers or gardening - then the garden
soil will wash off easily.
- Ludwig Dethloff -
To discourage gophers or moles from digging in
lawn or garden I drop a few camphor moth balls into
the tunnels. I find it as effective and less bother
than using a trap.
- Fredonia 0. Phippen -
sew pockets in corners of your picnic tablecloth.
Put small stones in the pocket and it won't blow
into the potato salad.
- Ludwig Dethloff -
10)
Save on Milk Bill: Take 3/4 C. Powdered Milk and
add 1 Qt. cold water, Mix thoroughly and store in
refrigerator. When serving milk for meals use 1/3
glass of this mixture to 2/3 of regular whole milk.
It is soothing, wholesome and delicious, It saves
money and is less fattening.
- R. E. Dorius -
Checking the Pills: When someone in the family mst
take several pills a day, it is all too easy to
forget how many pills have been taken. To avoid
such confusion, each morning place the pills for the
day in a bottle. This makes it easy to check on how
many pills have been t aken by counting the number
left in the bottle,
- Mrs, Sarah F. Smith -
A Reminder: The alarm clock is a faithful friend
in time of sickness, When you give a dose of
medicine, set the alarm for the next dose and you
can forget the time until the alarm reminds you.
- Mrs. Sarah Fe Smith -
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Presented as published in 1957. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
If you find that the stems of the flowers you are arranging are too short, stick them in clear drinking straws and trim the straws to the desired length. The clear straws are not noticeable even in glass vases.
- Ed and Ruth Morris -
To insure against a "bath tub accident", place a small turkish towel in the tub and stand on this while taking a shower,
- Afton J. Taylor -
Sugar Paste for Pictures: Take 1 Tb. flour. Add cool water to form paste, then add a small amount
of Silver Gloss Starch and 1 Tb. Sugar. Cook well then add a few drops of wintergreen and a few drops of formaldehyde to preserve it.
~ Fredonia O. Phippen —
Easy Correspondence Course: If your personal corres~ pondence is rather heavy, these tips will help you
keep up with it: Keep a supply of envelopes addressed to the people with whom you correspond regularly. As you think of something that will interest a particular person, jot it down on a piece of paper and slip into the proper envelope. Clip recipes, bits of news, or anything of interest, and put the clippings in, too. Then when you are ready to write, all your reminders are handy so that you needn't wrack your brain trying to think of what to tell whom.
- Mrs. Sarah F, Smith on
Have a Happy Home Coming: If you go away and leave your house closed up for a week or two, leave one or two delicious apples in a dish somewhere in the house, Your home will be sweet and fresh smelling when you return.
- Errol Pickering ~
Happy Birthday: To delight a small girl, wrap her birthday present in a piece of new print material with the notation that it is for a dress for her favorite doll.
~ Florence Pickering -
When nanging a coat or dress on the line, hang it on two coat hangers with hooks in opposite directions and the wind can't blow the garment off the line.
- Ina Rogers —
Don't throw away suede shoes until you have tried this "renewing" trick. Dip a cloth in vinegar, rub shoes thoroughly, especially the scuffed parts. Allow to dry then rub with suede brush.
- Ina Rogers -
When dying a sweater or blouse - use a wire coat hanger to put the article on and by holding the hook you can immerse it into liquid without getting dye on your hands,
- Varnell R. Rozsa -
When driving nail — hold hammer in both hands, thus avoid hitting finger. - Varnell BR, Rozsa.-
Scrape your nails across a bar of soap before planting flowers or gardening - then the garden soil will wash off easily.
- Ludwig Dethloff -
To discourage gophers or moles from digging in lawn or garden I drop a few camphor moth balls into the tunnels. I find it as effective and less bother than using a trap.
- Fredonia 0. Phippen -
sew pockets in corners of your picnic tablecloth. Put small stones in the pocket and it won't blow into the potato salad.
- Ludwig Dethloff -
10)
Save on Milk Bill: Take 3/4 C. Powdered Milk and add 1 qt. cold water, Mix thoroughly and store in refrigerator. When serving milk for meals use 1/3 glass of this mixture to 2/3 of regular whole milk. It is soothing, wholesome and delicious, It saves money and is less fattening.
- R. E. Dorius -
Checking the Pills: When someone in the family must take several pills a day, it is all too easy to forget how many pills have been taken. To avoid such confusion, each morning place the pills for the day in a bottle. This makes it easy to check on how many pills have been taken by counting the number left in the bottle,
- Mrs, Sarah F. Smith -
A Reminder: The alarm clock is a faithful friend in time of sickness, When you give a dose of medicine, set the alarm for the next dose and you can forget the time until the alarm reminds you. - Mrs. Sarah F. Smith -