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   Got newspaper articles you'd like to save? And you want to keep them 
from getting brittle, yellow and fading? Here's how to whip up a special 
brew that'll keep them looking good as new. 				 
By JAMES and MORRIS CAREY For The Associated Press
        
        

Whereas there are a number of products made for this purpose, one of the 
best preservatives is made by adding one tablet or capful of milk of 
magnesia to a one-liter bottle of club soda.

Allow it to sit overnight; the next day, pour it into a shallow glass 
dish. Before soaking and treating your clippings, make photocopies, and 
try a few test pieces first.

Then, soak your clippings for a few minutes. This process neutralizes 
the paper's destructive acids. Carefully dry them on white paper towels.