India letter recounts war prep and hardship on frontier
An interim column reproduces a letter from Diane Schmadeke describing life in India during rising tensions with China. She cites frostbite deaths among troops at high altitudes, lack of warm gear, and surprise by Chinese buildup. The note criticizes defense response and notes a rare moment of political unity in India.
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India
Bill
Diane Schmadeke
Diane Vanarsdal
W. A. H. Vanarsdal
Diane
Krishna Menon
Himalayan
Peking
Lahsa
Pearl Harbor
National Defense Fund
Shashikant Parekh
Q and A on household fixes and a long political excerpt
A compendium of practical tips shows how to restore legible appliance dials using crayons or shoe polish and how to prevent silver tarnish with olive oil. It also provides a breakfast orange cocktail recipe with orange juice egg yolk honey. The text shifts to a long letter from an Indian patriot about politics and donations, ending with a sign off.
Why Grow Old by Josephine Lowman
A discussion on aging and nutrition stresses that functional aging is shaped by life habits, especially diet. It cites the need for balanced minerals and protein, highlights common barriers to changing eating habits, and promotes the pamphlet Food Hints for Mature People from The Public Affairs Committee. It notes contact details for obtaining the pamphlet and for reaching Josephine Lowman through the Register and Tribune Syndicate.
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Henry C. Sherman
Columbia University
Public Affairs Committee
East 38Th Street
New York
N. Y
Charles Glen King
Josephine Lowman
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Des Moines
Iowa
Sectional Overhead Garage Door Note
A fragment references a sectional overhead garage door described as regular tempered glass or material. It appears as a brief product or item note without clear event context or dates.
Points for Parents Father versus parental dictation in discipline
A debate over parenting styles contrasts a strict father’s demand for obedience with a more permissive approach that allows the child to influence decisions. The dialogue highlights tensions between authority, responsibility, and home rules within the family.
DAILY CROSSWORD CLUES A TO Z VARIED WORDS
A compact listing of crossword clues with numbers and themes across many categories including geography languages and objects, featuring entries for gemstones Florida resort city phrases Sanskrit terms and common words like forged and tinny notes. The puzzle references varied topics such as English painter portraits and nautical terms in a seamless knowledge grab bag.
Daily Cryptoquote Puzzle Clue and Sample Decoding
A cryptogram shows substitution puzzles with sample mappings and a quoted line from LONGFELLOW. It explains how to decode with one letter per cipher and notes yesterday's quote from SHAW about a woman's delight in wounding a man's self conceit.
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Longfellow
Shaw
Household scrapbook notes and a fugitive arrest report
Household tips cover avoiding energy waste with a red flag reminder on a refrigerator cold control knob and securing rugs with rubber rings. Garment tips suggest two coat hangers to prevent lines from blowing. A Missouri fugitive from Indiana, Woodford S. Sharp, 54, was captured after a stolen car arrest in Rolla, with 14 years left of a 25 year sentence.
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Woodford S. Sharp
Indiana
Missouri Highway Patrol
St. James
Sharp
Grafted Fruit Varieties on One Tree Experiment
A parent offers an apple tree grafted with Delicious Red Rome Cortland McIntosh and Lady varieties. The multi grafted tree bears each variety true to form at proper times. The experiment has run for years but is not typically sold commercially.
Visit from St Nicholas origins in Chelsea district
A short nostalgic note links 1823 New York Greek professor Clement Clarke Moore to Chelsea the area later named, recounting how he wrote A Visit from St Nicholas there. It contrasts old bells with jet noise, and mentions quotes from Kitty Kallen Herb Stein and a mayoral campaign line from 1963 by Bennett Cerf. The piece is a collage of historical note and pop culture quotes.
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23Rd Street
Ninth
Tenth Avenues
New York
Clement Clark Moore
Chelsea
St. Nicholas
Clark Kinnaird
Kitty Kallen
Herb Stein
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Is This Your Problem. ? By Helen Worden Erskine
Advice column fragment about love, rings, and life choices. A reader contemplates returning to a first love or staying with a current partner, then asks Helen Erskine for guidance. Additional letters request guidance on engagement rings and finishing schooling amid family tensions.
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Helen Worden Erskine
Helen
National Guard
Joe
Study Series Begins At East Lynn Christian Church
East Lynn Christian Church opens a Sunday evening study series titled The School of World Outreach. Running January 13 to February 17 at 5 00 PM each week, program includes fellowship snacks worship and class. Special features feature ecumenical speaker Dr Val Clear a film On the Rim of Tomorrow and a play Where the World Begins. Estel Hunt and Mrs Charles Stiner lead volunteers to present World Outreach Through the Church for adults and children.
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School of World Outreach
East Lynn
Charles Stiner
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