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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1985
Page
16
A personal reflection on replacing a crinkled toothpaste tube with a modern plastic pump. The author recalls past tubes from Ipana to Aqua-fresh, notes the shift to neat, mechanical dispensing, and laments the loss of the tactile certainty of squeezing the old tube. The piece hints at changing routines and marital humor tied to toothpaste habits.
Ken Cenderelli partners with Susan Atkins and Dale Critzer to run M'Lady Rose Co. The Fresno operation, after moving from Lake Tahoe in March, supplies about 60 restaurants and lounges in Fresno Visalia and Tahoe areas with ready to hand roses priced at 3.50 each. Franchises may follow as owners value the added touch for dinners and cocktails.
In Exeter Rhode Island Costas Papadopoulos runs a 1700 square foot Exeter Mall near Route 2 surrounded by a tiny shopfront. He envisions a real mall with a post office credit union and eight stores on 200 acres behind the current building. He notes locals resist changes like tile floors and a new ceiling while planning for a larger shopping complex for his family in the future.
The photographer Julie Habel shoots 100 rolls yearly at about $9 per 36-frame roll. She prioritizes personal vision over technique, finding photography a deeply personal pursuit. She finds fulfillment when images match her feelings and shares her world with others.
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