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Carpets were expensive items in the 1890s and moths were very destructive. Here are some remedies for eradicating moths and lessening the damage that…
These instructions for properly searching, folding and ironing shirts make me tired just reading them. I'm glad I live in this century! How To…
Our ancestors found ingenious ways to clean, and renew almost everything as can be seen from these instructions from a 1890s book. To Take…
Lace was very popular and used in many ways during the 1890s, including dresses. Here are some ways black lace was cleaned found in…
Washing white lace was very difficult in the 1890s as these directions reveal In the 1890s, young girls often had dresses made of lace…
Washing clothes was a major task in the past and there were techniques to getting the clothes really clean as can be seen by…
It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know…
Warshing Clothes (I know washing is misspelled but that is the way you say it in some parts of the south) Never thought of…
Some old recipes for your health from the past Poultice recipes have been around for centuries. That was the major way to treat…
Cider was a popular alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples before the 20th century. The juice of any variety of apple…
