Helpful Hints
Kerosene'will remove rust stains from almost any kind of goods. Wash the soiled parts in kerosene as you would in water.
Cork bath mats should be cleaned with a rag dipped in methylated spirit.
To remove splashes of whitewash or distemper from the walls, use a few drops of hot vinegar.
Dip a cloth in warm olive oil and rub it over parchment lamp shades. This brings out the colour, so that they look like new.
To remove stains from tiles, scour with sand moistened with kerosene.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 50, 12 October 1949, Page 8
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89Helpful Hints Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 50, 12 October 1949, Page 8
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