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'Whatever you do Eddie, keep your fingers away from the wringer!" As a little boy, I heard that warning often on Wednesday, which happened to be Mom's laundry day. We had an unfinished basement where ...

If my wife does not get home soon, I'm going to have to buy some new socks--or wash the clothes. I hate washing clothes despite the fact that modern washing machines make it a simple and fast process.

While tariffs are forcing American families to pay 12% more for their washing machines, 12 members of Congress from Ohio—from both sides of the political aisle—are urging President Donald Trump to ...

It was a beautiful day, and I was “helping” Mom do the wash. The round green enamel Maytag wringer washer was all set up on the back porch with its retinue of washtubs. One was for the Clorox pre-soak ...

The opening paragraph of the “Laundry” entry on Wikipedia includes this observation: “Laundry has been part of history since humans began to wear clothes, so the methods by which different cultures ...

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