828-L«nca*ter Farming, Saturday, March 4, 2000
This column is for readers who have
questions but don’t know who to ask for
answers.
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Answer, Lancaster Farming, P.O. Box
609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Attention: Lou
Ann Good.
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QUESTION A Quakertown reader
wants to know how to clear white cloudy
stains out of milk bottles.
QUESTION Miriam Kessler wants to
know the process for making fragrant
and essential oils for potpourri using
fresh flowers such as roses, lavendars,
and fruit rinds.
QUESTION James Kearns, Calefon,
N.J., has questions about an antique
model 520 Warm Morning coal stove. He
purchased replacement fire bricks for
the barrel-shaped stove that are too large
even though the dealer said they are
what is called for. He wants to know if
someone has some understanding of the
520 model, did it come in different sizes.
Are the flat bricks 509 correct. Call him
at (908) 832-7374.
QUESTION A reader from New York
wanted to buy a set of World’s Bible Story
Library Books published by World Pub
lishing Co.
QUESTION Joyce Burkholder mis
placed the address for Rebecca Allyger
who braids rugs. Anyone have it?
QUESTION - A Schuylkill County
reader wants to know where to find in
structions on making baskets from birch
bark.
QUESTION A Schuylkill County
reader wants the sheet music and words
to an Irish song, “The Wild Colonial Boy.”
Call (570) 544-6417.
QUESTION Mildred Anderson,
Dover, wants a G.E. Germicidal lamp,
Model H-4 Electronic Germicidal Ultra
Violet Ray Unit, with a tube-type bulb.
The units were made in the 1960 s to kill
germs and for skin infections and sore
throat, etc. The units are no longer manu
factured, but someone may have one
willing to sell. Phone (717) 292-6699.
QUESTION Rebecca Beiler is
searching for two original copies of the
book, “Keeper of the Bees” by Gene
Stratton Porter. Writer to her at 303
Jackson Rd., Quarryville, PA 17566.
QUESTION Lawrence Krupp, Quak
ertown, wants to know how to clean
white cloudy stains out of milk bottles.
QUESTION Peg Koser, Lancaster,
wants to know where to find the book
“Aunt Nan and the Miller Five,” by Esther
Eby Glass.
QUESTION Constance Becker, Cato,
N.Y., is trying to locate replacement wire
bales for old-style glass top canning jars
answer
QUESTION A Manchester reader
wants patterns to crochet Barbie clothes.
Call (717) 266-1044.
QUESTION E. Rantonizy, Glassport,
wants to know how to eliminate wild
chrysanthenmums from gardens and
lawns.
QUESTION - David Martin, New Hol
land, wants to know if anyone has pur
chased items from a mailorder company
Haband of Peckville, Pa. The items look
good on paper and are reasonably priced
but is the quality good or cheap mer
chandise?
QUESTION Joe Retkowski is looking
for a shaker grate for a pot belly coal
stove, which is stamped on the front: Big
Boy No. 181, Birmingham Stove and
Range Co., Birmingham, AL. Any informa
tion would be appreciated.
QUESTION - Al Lenki, Hamburg,
wants a chart that tells how much oil is
left in a tank by dipping it with a stick.
Each inch accounts for so many gallons.
At one time oil companies handed them
out, but no longer do so. The chart is
needed for a 275-gallon tank.
QUESTION A York County reader
wants to know what to use to pick up oil
stains around furnace and grease stains
in a garage or driveway.
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QUESTION Ralph Nissley wants to
know where to get an Uncle Wiggly game.
QUESTION B. Allgyer, Narvon, wants
to buy two new or used oil cups for a
Surge Alamo 30 vacuum pump. They hold
about 6-8-ounces. You flip them down
and unscrew them to fill.
QUESTION Mrs. Alvin Peachey, 277
Peachey Ln. Fort Hill, PA 15540-2129,
needs 63 flat lids to fit the rings of the
two-piece jar lid sets only the flat part
is needed.
QUESTION - Ruth Bricker, 606
Nauvoo Rd., Lewisberry, PA 17339, has
been hunting jar lids to fit 3-gallon and 5-
gallon jars, which she thinks were pickle
jars. Inside measurement is SVt-inches.
QUESTION - Joni Michaels, Winfield,
writes that her hobby is collecting repro
duction clothing. She has access to some
New Period patterns, but lately has been
reproducing from original vintage cloth
ing. Joni works full time and has little
time to attend auctions. She buys from
dealers occasionally, but they charge a
lot and tend to use cleaning methods that
eventually causes the cloth to deteriote.
Joni prefers to use the old, just out of the
attic but not cleaned clothing. She will
clean it herself.
Joni wants original pre-1960 clothing
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