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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1978
Page
19
A crossword style grid lists clues for Across and Down entries including Burmese currency five, eye covering, and T.S. Eliot plus a note from Polly about drying sweaters on a card table. Readers discuss product packaging omissions and coupon bombardment.
In a letter to Polly, readers discuss persistent discoloration on white flocked wallpaper likely from fumes, noting washing fails and that cleaners may not fix the problem. A reader mentions a chemically treated sponge to remove dirt but not the discoloration. The exchange invites further reader solutions and ends with an unrelated sandbox note.
Reader asks about home tips and a tavern glass-cleaning secret with corn starch in rinse water. Includes trivia clues range Eisenhower nickname to prepositions and itemized puzzle answers.
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