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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1971
Page
5
Readers discuss nontraditional ceremonies with outdoor elements and mixed literary quotes, a mother’s concern over birth control pills, and vasectomy reversals. Abby advises letting the couple choose, while readers share experiences about medical uses and potential reversals, plus a request for Abby’s wedding booklet.
Dear Pally offers home hacks for keeping children covered at night by sewing a simple sleeping sack from a flat blanket with a zipper at the center and armhole openings, plus guidance to join coats hangers into a single strong hanger using twist ties to prevent clutter and dangling hangers.
Readers ask Polly how to dye white plastic chairs with a gold design and remove color transfer from a red shirt. Advice includes suitable dyes and application steps. Other letters discuss panty girdle zippers, oversized game boxes, stray household odors, lemon disposal freshening, and regular cleaning practices.
New York origins of Barnums Animal Crackers trace to 1902 with English and Brooklyn bakers later forming part of National Biscuit Co. The colorful circus box became a holiday ornament and enduring treat across the United States, inspiring songs and poems and remaining popular for decades.
KNOWLE England AP Margaret Sugden weighing 238 pounds became stuck in a bathtub at her thatched cottage Monday night. Milk bottles outside attracted police attention Tuesday morning prompting rescue after thirty minutes of tugging. She stayed warm with hot water and grew weak and hungry by the end. Lee Marvin stars as Sergeant Ryker on TV 9 Monday movie at 6.00.
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