Evening journal., 1915-04-21
little MONEY CAN
MAKE BIC CLEANUP
Opportunities to Buy Many
Useful Articles Given in
The Evening Journal
AID HEALTH, ADD TO
YEAR-ROUND COMFORT

Wilmington's official cleanup week
has been set for the week beginning
Sunday next, but it is given TO every
home lover In OF out OF Wilmington,
in crowded business center. in resi-
Dental section, in suburbs, on farms,
in country, to conduct an individual
cleanup week at his convenience,
with consequential benefits which will
last all the year through.
To aid by way of suggestion in the
accomplishment of this aim is the
purpose OF this presentation by THE
EVENING JOURNAL of those neces-
stiles to home cleanliness, comfort,
convenience and charm which will do
much to maintain the springtime at
mosphere of renewed vitality and
freshness throughout the warm days
Of summer and the chill of autumn.
Every one of course can quote the
adage which links together cleanli-
ness and godliness. Those to whom
the adage bears real message will
find a deeper meaning in the metri-
cal Injunction which so stirred the
audiences at the great Billy Sunday
rallies TO brighten the Corner Where
You Are"
A happy disposition. a smiling face
and the best foot forward is one form
OF response: another quite as effec-
tive Is to Danish the gloom in the
1ivingrooms from timeworn, soil
stained decorations, to tighten the
cares Of the housekeeper by substi-
tuting during the distressing summer
Iav 1V fIah 10
gas range for the time-losing. dusty
coal stove: to remove the bare spot
in the lawn which for so long has
been an eyesore; to safeguard from
sickness and to add to comfort by
barring the pesky fly from the house
with window screens. These mere
suggestions will perhaps open the
doors to many opportunities.
It's really wonderful what a trans
formation in the home atmosphere
can be wrought by even few dollars
wisely expended.
And Just as memory joggers, here
are a few paragraphs for a minutes
perusal.
Flower boxes along the porch rail
or on the window stills will transform
r plain house into one o. charm. One
can readily secure such boxes ready
made and with an arrangement which
will supply just the right amount Of
moisture for several days without
further attention.
A gas range, ready on the turn oi
a lever; dustless, economical and NJ
consumer of fuel save when actually
in use may pay for itself ip few
weeks use. And the comfort is wortl
the price.
Electrical devices for cooking, foi
ironing, for almost every conceivable
household purpose may perhaps be re
garded as luxurious before they ar
tried; once used they Will become In
dispensables.
Keep out the fly. and you may keel
out the doctor at the same time. Tha
flies spread disease is no longer ques
tionable. Bronze screens cost NOR
than iron, but they last much longer
Both are vitality necessary.
And a few cents expended in dis
infectants may save many dollars II
cures. Certainly the disinfectant ex
penditure is one of the most proita
BILE that can be made.
The porch is. of course, a summe
attraction. Cannot it be made man.
times more charming with WICKER o
rustic furniture, bamboo or lindei
screens, a hammock, a swing or {
bench seat
A touch of paint will bright tn
darkest corner Paint preserves a
we'll as beauties.
The living room OF the bedroom cal
he transformed by new paper. Evel
II only a new ceiling be provided
there will be freshening up quit
worth while.
Mattings instead Of carpets, eve
on top of the carpets, are cool and in
viting in the summer days.
Perhaps, however, the very bes
thing TO do, after all, to realize tn
spirit of cleanup week. is to roar
through the announcements n TIL
EVENING JOURNAL, varied and ex
tensive, made by enterprising bust
ness men.