Old patterns and scraps save money on sewing
A reader shares how using inherited patterns and scraps cuts clothing costs. She keeps belts trims and buttons in a scrap box and patches new outfits with small touches. The note also includes a reader warning about frost free refrigerators and freezer ventilators.
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Potatoes Hidden in Fireplace Storage Hint
A reader shares a quirky storage tip of hiding potatoes behind wood burning fireplace items. The note describes newspapers as liners and a cooled ventilated dark space, warning that a spoilage reveal would expose the secret. Heloise column invites readers to submit home advice questions.
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Phantom foot pain and brain signals in amputees
Dr. Crane explains phantom limb pain as misfiring brain signals from nerves that once served the missing foot. He compares the phenomenon to dream memory and notes the pain is real to the patient, though located in the mind. He cites a banker case where hypnosis calmed stump pain despite morphine.
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Hoot by H A Berner and a Village Aqueduct Tale
A remote Italian village keeps an old aqueduct as a memorial after modernization. Water is diverted and the structure falls apart within weeks, showing the power of idleness over centuries of service. A second note regales a humorous medical anecdote about hypnosis and stump pain.
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Almanac Today: June 30, 1972 a birthday and history notes
Almanac for Friday June 30 1972 notes Cancer birthdays including Walter Hampden born 1879. Historic events include Ada Keple graduating law school in 1870 and Truman's 1950 Korea troop transfer plan. Senate Alaska statehood passed in 1958 with statehood in 1959. Supreme Court Vietnam papers case in 1971. Three Soviet cosmonauts died returning from space.
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Teachers and Defamation Cases Across Public Education
A teacher sues a grandfather for defamation after he accuses her of ignorance and laziness. The court finds liability and upholds limited criticism rights for public employees while recognizing exceptions for exaggerated or non-defamatory statements. A related note discusses a principal’s benign chalk critique as not defaming. The feature also notes rising federal tax burden per household to 3227 dollars for the year starting July 1, highlighting shifts in spending from defense to health and welfare.
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Hoover legacy on freedom and citizen accountability
J Edgar Hoover writes for the Sons of the American Revolution on The Disconcern of Citizens. He cites de Tocqueville and warns that many young Americans fail to value freedom, stressing personal accountability as essential to preserving liberty. He argues the Constitution transfers power from the Crown to the people through representation.
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