Is This Your Problem Dear Dr Brothers
A reader facing spousal cleaning pressure explains his wife compulsively cleans to cope with control and identity issues. Dr Fred B Charatan notes such behavior may mask deeper psychological needs and suggests addressing equality and shared domestic roles.
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The Trouble With Housework In A Woman’s Motives
A Dr Charatan analysis ties compulsive cleaning to childhood toilet training and inner desires to mess. The piece notes women may use extreme tidying to mask hostility or to curb other impulses, and suggests discussing feelings and expanding outside interests.
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Why Grow Old by Josephine Lowman
A reader asks how to prevent winter nail splitting and dry cuticles. Advice includes avoiding excess soap, applying hand lotion after washing, nightly cuticle oil, gloves outdoors, and skipping solvent removers. The column also covers oily makeup avoidance and, for protruding ears, cosmetic or surgical options.
A Problem A Day Handshake Count From Bridge Club
A 12 member bridge club session involves each member shaking hands with all others totaling 66 handshakes. The sequence starts with 11 handshakes for the first member, then 10 for the second, 9 for the third, continuing down to 1 for the last.
Fortune puzzle message from a King Features game
A 1972 King Features Syndicate daily puzzle describes counting letters in a name, applying conditional adjustments to obtain a key number, scanning a rectangle left to right, and reading a resulting message from checked letters. The note indicates World rights are reserved.
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Home Fixes for Gaskets Glue and Glass Care
Practical quick tips cover shrinking cork gaskets revived by brief water soak, making strong home glue by burning shellac, cleaning stubborn ashtray stains, removing plate glass scratches with cotton wool velvet and jeweler’s rouge, and restoring butter flavor by soaking in cold water with bicarbonate of soda.
Lead Choices In Bridge Hands From Summer National
Dealer facing no vulnerability opens with questions about the correct lead after bidding. In one hand a single spade lead yields a ruff for the defense, while a diamond ace followed by a singleton spade proves superior. A second hand shows that at favorable vulnerability a diamond lead loses and spade king wins, with Betsy Wolff signaling a hybrid lead to cut defender communications.
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Household Scrapbook Closet Odors and Odor Control
Household scrapbook notes advice to remove musty closet odors by placing a water pan with household ammonia on the closet floor or shelf. It suggests ensuring strings are secure by gluing sandpaper pieces in slots and enlarging narrow slots with a razor blade as needed for a better hold.
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