Do not throw away any clean whole newspapers; they are of too great
value. Wet shoes stuffed with pieces of newspaper and stood not too near
a fire, will dry in good shape and be soft. The newspapers help to
absorb the moisture out of the leather and keep the shoes in shape.
Newspapers can be used to sit upon if benches or ground are damp.
Nothing is better for cleaning the top of a stove after each meal, than
a newspaper crunched into a wad.
Folded pieces of newspaper make an excellent holder for lifting pots and
kettles. Several thicknesses placed on the end of the kitchen table on
which to set pots and cans, will keep the table clean. Hot water pipes
or a boiler can be covered with several thicknesses of newspapers held
in place by twine, thereby conserving heat. Cover the ice cream freezer
with newspapers after the dasher is removed and while the cream is
getting stiff. They help to keep in the cold. Newspapers laid on a cot
under the blankets help very materially to keep one warm on a cold
night. After sweeping a floor put the dust and dirt from a dust pan in a
newspaper, roll it carefully and burn in the incinerator. The wind
cannot then blow the dirt about.