Wed. 12/08 - Cleaning Hacks From Victorians
Cleaning advice from nineteenth century housekeepers. An upcoming feminist retelling of 1984. How to watch the Geminid meteor shower next week. And MST3K is officially coming back next year.
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Links:
Milk for Floors, Bread for Walls: 19th-Century Cleaning Tips for the Modern Era (NY Times)
Spring Cleaning the Old-Fashioned Way (English Heritage)
The Domestic Revolution by Ruth Goodman
The Difference Between Disinfecting and…
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