Soojee Moojee antedated to 1874

[Dan Goncharoff]

I get the impression that it was a generic term in the 19th century
for a cleaning solution, but became a brand name in the 20th century.

DanG

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On Jul 1, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:
>> Soojee Moojee
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> Was it a brand-name? Or something like "elbow-grease"?
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