| Author |
McCulloch-Williams, Martha, 1857?- |
| LoC No. |
13005090
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| Title |
Harper's Household Handbook: A guide to easy ways of doing woman's work
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Contents |
Wash-day wisdom, nursing, and sickroom -- Inside a room -- Equipment and renovators -- China, glass, and furniture -- Making whole -- Making and making over -- Remedying spots, stains, and tarnish -- Food: choosing and keeping -- House plants, window boxes, cut flowers -- Disinfectants, insects, insecticides -- Care of pets -- In emergencies.
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| Credits |
Charlene Taylor, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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| Summary |
"Harper's Household Handbook: A Guide to Easy Ways of Doing Woman's Work" is a practical guidebook written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive manual for women, providing useful advice and methods for household tasks ranging from laundry and cooking to nursing and care for the home. The opening of the handbook sets the tone by introducing readers to essential tips for managing laundry and caring for a sickroom. It begins with detailed instructions on how to handle various types of water and soap for effective cleaning, as well as advice on the best practices for washing clothes, including temperature control and stain removal. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of maintaining a clean and organized sickroom, outlining equipment and layout to support a patient's comfort and recovery. This section provides a glimpse into the practical wisdom and domestic strategies the entire handbook will continue to elaborate on throughout its chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
TX: Technology: Home economics
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| Subject |
Home economics
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| Subject |
Formulas, recipes, etc.
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
65120 |
| Release Date |
Apr 20, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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