Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 16, Number 25, DeMotte, Jasper County, 3 May 1946 — HOUSEHOLD HINTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Place a well equipped shoe shine kit where your family will see it and be tempted to use it to prolong the life of their shoes. —• — For snow-whiteness— add a slice of lemon to the water in which cauliflower is boiled. — • — A good sprinkling space for dampening clothes can be made by placing a discarded piece of oilcloth over the ironing board. —• — Add a little borax when making starch to give a gloss to articles when ironed. After starches made, stir in a little cold water to prevent formation of "scum” on top.
