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Wash day 1936 was 99 44/100 percent pure drudgery. That year, CONSUMER REPORTS' first year, only halt of American homes had a washing machine, and the ones they had weren't too good.
You used laundry soap then; detergents were not yet widespread. You might get precious little soap in some boxes of powdered brands once air, water, filler, and washing soda were ...