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  2. THE HOM & CIRCLE

    "Country Cousin."—1. The following is a good cement for broken china:—Dissolve half an ounce of gum arabic in a wine-glassful of boiling water, and add to ...

    Article : 110 words
  3. USEFUL HOME IDEAS.

    To extract a cork which has fallen, or been pushed, into a bottle while still filled, take a button, threads it on a string, and drop into the bottle. Then pull the cork ...

    Article : 65 words
  4. THE SECRET OF KEEPING YOUNG.

    "Fall in love and keep constantly falling in love if you wish to remain young," said Dr. Josiah Oldfield, in the course of one of his lectures on the "Secret of Perpetual ...

    Article : 161 words
  5. TO CLEAN A VELVET SUIT.

    Instead of sending a velvet suit or gown to the cleaner's try brushing with a soft brush thoroughly, then suspend from the ceiling in the bathroom, taking care to keep ...

    Article : 87 words
  6. TIN CANS FOR FUEL.

    An American woman discovered not long ago that tin cans can be used for fuel. She telephoned the news to one of the Indiana county newspaper editors, who ...

    Article : 151 words
  7. HOME HINTS.

    If a calendar seems too pretty to destroy, paste a piece of sandpaper over the calendar pad and use it as a match-scratcher. ...

    Article : 559 words
  8. RICE AND TOMATO PIE.

    Our meat supply, had run short, and the butcher, who calls twice a week only, was not due until next day. I was in despair. What could I give the people for dinner? ...

    Article : 409 words
  9. HOW TO TAKE A HOLIDAY.

    "I am advising all my hard-working patients whether male or female, to commence their holiday by a three days rest vacation," said a well-known doctor. ...

    Article : 135 words
  10. WATERING HOUSE PLANTS.

    It is sometimes difficult to water house plants that have many leaves without spilling some of the water, but if a funnel is pushed down among the leaves and the ...

    Article : 48 words
  11. DON'T MAKE IT TOIL.

    If holiday-makers would only try to remember that they are in the pursuit of pleasure, and resolutely make up their minds not to be worried by trifles, holidays ...

    Article : 128 words
  12. THE WAY TO CLEAN WINDOWS.

    There are so many "best" ways to clean windows that one hesitates to offer a method unless very sure it is the way. Three or four ounces of emery flour in a ...

    Article : 69 words
  13. A DRESSMAKING HINT.

    To turn the edges of a fold to cover a seam, place a pin on your lap so that the strip of cloth, turned the width desired, may be run under the pin. Pull the strip ...

    Article : 56 words
  14. THE EVIL EFFECTS OF ENVY.

    Envy is the mother of discontent. Once commence to wish that you possessed what the other person holds, and life runs over with gloom and disappointment. And don't ...

    Article : 75 words
  15. MAKING USE OF OLD PETTICOATS.

    When in rooms at the seaside or in the country, you will often find that there is not sufficient wardrobe accommodation for your needs. ...

    Article : 142 words
  16. FOR SHY PEOPLE.

    Remember that other people are pretty nearly sure to be just as shy of you as you are of them, even if they don't show it at all. Try to put them at their ease, and ...

    Article : 150 words
  17. DEED THAT DESERVES THE FIREMAN'S V. C.

    "The bravest action in my experience," is the description applied by the Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade to a rescue made by Fireman Reuben Studd at ...

    Article : 389 words
  18. END OF A DESPERADO.

    "Doc" Middleton, who was known as the, "king of the cattle rustlers," died on the [?]st February in gaol at Douglas, America, from the prosaic disease of measles. ...

    Article : 176 words
  19. COOLNESS IN CLOTHING.

    The warmth felt by the wearer of a garment proceeds not so much from the garment itself as from the wearer. Cool clothes are those which favor the ...

    Article : 161 words
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    Advertising : 600 words
  21. AIRSHIP IN HOLY LAND.

    Another Turkish aerial disaster, the second this month, has occurred in Palestine. While Muri Boy and Ismail Boy were ...

    Article : 98 words
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