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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1971
Page
10
Abigail Van Buren answers a reader who defends public affection, arguing for balance. A sister writes of her parents kissing openly and urges more restraint, noting children can learn love from public displays but need boundaries.
In two reader questions from Dear Abby a woman asks how to handle a boyfriend who salts food before tasting it and a wife worries about her husband who sleeps excessively and shows little interest in sex. Abby suggests tasting first and addressing sleepiness with medical evaluation, noting the issues may reflect serious problems.
Ohio University faculty members led a discussion on consumerism with AAUW members. Kensicki urged voice to demand better products and outlined complaint strategies while Ray noted local limits in Athens and suggested forming a regional consumer group.
Heloise shares time saving kitchen hacks from pie crusts to maternity wear and child medicine. Tips include baking four crusts at once and stacking them for weeks of easy dessert, a temporary elastic fix for maternity pants, using an eyedropper for nighttime medicine, and talcum powder to ease detangling a dog's long hair.
A humorous brief letter mocks seeking simple fixes claiming Chinese Arthritis as a joke about a condition where iron in the blood is imagined to turn to lead. The piece uses playful tone to critique shortcuts.
A reader describes washing a nylon and olefin bathroom rug by hanging it on a clothesline and spraying with a homemade soap solution from a garden sprayer. The rug dries quickly in sun and wind, then is brushed and returned to the bathroom. The note also mentions protein from dried beans and a birth announcement for Lori Ann Randall born November 3 at Amherst Hospital. Vitamin D sources and fortified foods are noted as important for bone health.
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