Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 142, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1913 — Alum Aids. [ARTICLE]

Alum Aids.

Nothing is more difficult than to work up a polish on stove and fenders when the weather is damp. A housekeeper who knows her business, however, mixes a little powdered alum with the polish, with the result that she secures a high degree of brilliancy in half the time, says the Chicago Inter Ocean. Melted alum, too, can be used like solder for mending the loosened tops of oil lamps.