Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1917 — Hints for Housewives. [ARTICLE]

Hints for Housewives.

A little salt rubbed on earthenware pudding dishes will take away brown spots. A new clothesline, if boiled for a short time, will become tougher, will last longer, and will not tangle. Renovate patent leather by rubbing wjth a linen cloth soaked In milk. To remove ink from white clothes, soak spot in sour milk, then wash as usual. . ~ Remove fresh coffee stains by pouring boiling water through the fabric. Polish mirrors with a cloth soaked la alcohol, followed by a soft, dry cloth.