Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1912 — HOUSEHOLD HINTS. [ARTICLE]

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Never burn your old shoes In the furnace. They fill the air with an unpleasant odor. Keep them to throw at the neighbors’ cats. i If the alarm clock fails to awaken the hired girl at the proper time in the morning, get another girt An earnest, conscientious wife is always able to think of something about the house that needs a job of repairing. It is not considered good form now to keep the old family Bible, containing the record of births, etc., lying on the center table. Don’t try to repair a roof that has not been shingled since the year 1891. Move into some other house. You can discourage the growth of dandelions oh your lawn by allowing the neighborhood boys to play there.