From a 1948 pamphlet of household hints:
1. Make homemade room or closet deodorizer by mixing some diluted ammonia with fresh water and letting it sit out in a bowl overnight.
2. To erase fingerprints and spots from wallpaper, rub stale, soft chunks of bread in even vertical strokes.
3. Remove paper stuck to a wood surface by allowing a few drops of oil to soak into it and then rubbing it gently with a clean cloth.
4. Clean varnished surfaces with a cloth dipped in cool, weak tea. Tea also makes a good fertilizer for house plants and acts as an insecticide.
5. When you crack a dish, put it in a pan of milk and boil it for 45 minutes. The crack will usually disappear and the dish will actually become stronger.
6. Deodorize jars and bottles by pouring a solution of water and dry mustard into them and let them stand for several hours.
7. Pour hot salt water down your sink and tub drains once or twice a week to keep them free of grease and odors.
8. Sharpen scissors by cutting a piece of sandpaper once or twice with them.
9. Chill candles in the refrigerator for 24 hours before using them so the will burn evenly and not drip.
10. If a pot lid loses its knob, put a pointed screw through the hole and twist a cork (which is heatproof) onto it.
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