DEAR SUN SPOTS: Question #1: Who is the Boston Post Cane holder and age in Farmington? Question #2: Does anyone know where to buy the metal decorative covers which sit on top of a steam radiator? They used to be around years ago but I have not seen them recently. Anyone still make them? Thanks for all the great info you give the readers. — No Name, No Town.
ANSWER: Sun Spots called the Farmington town office at 207-778-6539 and learned that
, age 105, is the current holder of the Boston Post Cane in Farmington and has been since 2010.
Sun Spots reached out to several businesses to see if they sell metal covers for radiators and heard back from Hahnel Bros. Co. They still make the old-fashioned steam radiator covers. These covers are custom made and so they are not inexpensive. Contact Alan Hahnel or Eric Smith at 207-784-6477; ahahnel@hahnelbrosco.com; or esmith@hahnelbrosco.com.
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Does anyone know how to get out of Facebook? My grandkids talked me into it but it’s not for me and very intrusive. I tried getting the answer on the Internet but found the instructions confusing. Thanks. — Sign me Confused.
ANSWER: 1. Log in to Facebook. 2. To access the page where you can delete your Facebook account, you must do a search using the phrase “Delete my Facebook account” in Google or some other search engine or in Facebook’s Help section. Once you find that page and click on it, click on “Delete My Account” where you will be asked if you are sure you want to delete your account and to re-enter your password and type in the provided CAPTCHA phrase which ensures that you are not a robot. Click Okay. That’s it. The process to delete your account takes 14 days. Do not log in to your Facebook account during those 14 days or you will have to start the process over.
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Several years ago the L/A Magazine had an article about the Ehrenfrieds coming from Germany and settling in Lewiston. I would like a photocopy of the article as I have lost mine.
I have been looking for “Snowy Bleach” which was used to whiten whites. I am sure it is not available anymore. What are people using for clothing that has a cotton blend? — E. E. via email.
ANSWER: Lewiston Auburn Magazine is no longer in business. Sun Spots browsed through all but three back issues and was unable to locate the story you refer to in your query. However, there is a 19-page article titled, “The Jewish Merchants of Lewiston’s Lisbon Street,” by Phyllis Graber Jensen that may be the one you are seeking, located at this link: http://web.colby.edu/jewsinmaine/files/2011/04/Jensen-Jewish-merchants-of-Lisbon-Street.pdf.
In response to your second question, many people now use Clorox2 to whiten whites. Its active ingredient is perborate which becomes active at high temperatures which enables it to release hydrogen peroxide. It is sold as a powder and a liquid and many users combine it with soaps for cleaning purposes. To restore yellowed whites back to white, use this product with very hot water and allow the clothing to soak for at least three hours or overnight. You can contact Clorox for more information about laundry at 1-800-292-2200 or about household cleaning at 1-800-227-1860. The company offers cleaning tips online at www.clorox.com.
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