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TO GET DYE OUT OF CLOTHES, USE RUM AND CLEANSER.

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OLD POLISH PROVERB

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Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; NEW YORK ; Syracuse

Keyword(s): ALCOHOL ; Domestic ; Stain

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

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STAIN REMOVER

USE A PEELED POTATO TO REMOVE ANY STUBBORN INK STAINS.

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; Nowak, Kathryn

Keyword(s): Domestic ; Domesticity ; Household ; Ink ; POTATO ; Stain ; Stain Remover ; Tip ; TRICK

James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE ; Positive

Subject headings: Food Drink -- Special Form and PurposeObject of Bodily Consumption
BELIEF -- Home

Date learned: 11-00-1968

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HOME STAIN REMOVER

USE CORN STARCH ON A FRESH STAIN TO REMOVE THE STAIN
 

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I've seen corn starch remove a red wine stain from a white carpet.

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Where learned: BIRMINGHAM

Keyword(s): Corn Starch ; Domesticity ; Household ; Stain ; Stain Remover ; Tip ; TRICK

Subject headings: Food Drink -- Plant food
Food Drink -- Alcoholic beverage Fermented
BELIEF -- Home

Date learned: 00-00-1967

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