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Liquid soap, called soap jelly, was made at home, not bought in stores over a hundred years ago. Many women felt that jelly soap was…

Hands and nails, clean and soft, were a sign of beauty a hundred years ago. The article below was published in 1898 and gives hand…

What did women from a hundred years ago grow in their little home gardens? This article, published in 1914, gives a list of the most…

Having grown up in Pennsylvania Dutch country, scrapple, eggs, and toast was a common breakfast in my household. These instructions on how to make scrapple…

Have you ever wondered how they made mattresses over a hundred years ago? These mattress making instructions were originally printed in 1906 and I have…

Women of the past had plenty of time to experiment with rose petals for crafts and edibles. Many of their successes were printed in the…

How did people in the past make scrambled eggs? Honestly, the recipes are not too much different than the ones we use today, except they…

What were women told about being beautiful over a hundred years ago? The answer might surprise you – and sound very familiar. How To Be…

Sachets, also called fragrant pillows or aromatic pillows, were extremely popular a hundred years ago. They made their fragrant sachets from the items they gathered…

How did the women of the early 1900s deal with wearing corsets all day long, every day? Here are some corset wearing tips I dug…