Heloise shoppers find home hacks in modern letters
A reader shares a quick fix for vacuum bags by cutting and resealing a used bag to avoid trips to town. Another note describes prepping salads and hot foods in a plastic foam ice chest to keep meals hot while hosting. A professional woman adapts a stereo to speed housework.
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How You Can Curb Pandering Advertisements
A new federal law allows a family to request no further mail from a pandering sender. The recipient judges offensiveness of erotic or provocative material in any form. Complete the back-page form to curb mail, listing minors by name and age if applicable. reference Public Law 90-206 Title III 39 U.S. Code 4009.
Purpose of Law Addresses Offensive Advertising Mail
U.S. Post Office Department explains a law empowering families to opt out of pandering advertising while preserving others right to mail. It notes ads are often from a few dealers who share mailing lists and the opt out will relieve recipients who do not want such material.
How the Law Works on Stopping Pandering Mail
Families can ask a postmaster to halt all mail from a promoter they deem pandering. The sender must remove the family's name from all mailing lists they own, control, or rent. If a family moves, they must provide the new address to the issuing postmaster to keep the order valid.
Prohibitory Orders Tackled by Post Office and Justice
Public guidance on stopping obscene mailings describes how families file a request for a prohibitory order, the 30 day hold after notice, and steps if the mailer ignores the order. It notes proposed anti porn legislation, and directs filing with postmasters and, if needed, the Justice Department.
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Vegetable gardening back in style since World War II
The piece argues vegetable gardening has returned to popularity with rising seed sales and family benefits. Reasons include leisure time, taste advantages of home grown produce, outdoor activity and budget savings. It guides readers to survey their grounds, measure spaces, and plan small garden plots for tomatoes cucumbers and lettuce.
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