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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1975
Page
5
Patsy and Myron Orlofsky describe the American quilt as a pervasive cultural thread. They have gathered over 300 quilts dating to 1775 and wrote a book, giving lectures and demonstrations as they travel the United States and Europe to research and display quilts in museums.
The Athens Messenger discusses how the book Quilts In America surveys quilt identification, fabrics and dress styles across periods, noting Rollers printing in 1840, linen silk velvet and dummies in southern colonies, and the authors plan to expand on embroidered and stencilled quilts.
Abigail Van Buren's Dear Abby column compiles neighborly concerns from a Cincinnati reader about nightly parties, noise, and trash left behind. It also covers a teenage crush on a fireman, a married man faced with office gossip after a one night encounter, and a Vietnam veteran seeking advice on telling a partner about his past.
A bread recipe by Marian Reeder explains Heirloom Boston Bread baked in two 1-pound coffee cans without steaming. The Brown Bread variant makes two loaves with buttermilk molasses graham flour and raisins, baked at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes, then cooled on a rack.
The Mr Yuk green poison warning emblem, pioneered by the Pittsburgh Poison Center Network, aims to reduce poisonings by frightening children. The symbol has distributed over four million stickers in western Pennsylvania since 1971 and supports a network across 11 states serving 23.5 million people.
Genevieve Fiore and volunteers in Denver run an International Hospitality Center inviting foreign guests for 27 years. About 600 local families host students, military personnel and visitors, sharing meals and culture while avoiding politics and religion.
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