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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1966
Page
7
Readers share simple improvised tools from old manicure scissors and use nylon net for doll clothes cleaning. Plastic can lid pieces function as food package separators, while ink removal from linen remains unanswered. Heloise notes she cannot answer all letters but may address reader questions when possible.
Reader describes longing for her children’s dependence and finds fulfillment by adopting child care licenses to raise two fostered babies. She notes improved relations with her own kids and says working mothers create demand for a “mama substitute.” Ann Landers reaction praises the doctor and the plan.
The text explains what elements are and how they are ordered by atomic weight from hydrogen to plutonium. It notes elements are named mostly after discoverers and use symbols formed from letters of their names.
A reader extols the need for visible house numbers and urges residents to mark mailboxes and porches. The letter argues carriers face difficulty locating homes and urges neighbors to help, noting the burden should lie with residents not delivery staff. It ends by urging readers to buy paint or numerals to clearly display addresses.
The United States kept about 21 million horses in 1915 as automobiles rose in popularity. By 1935 the horse count fell to 12 million and further to around two million by 1960.
The text describes how chemical elements get their symbols from either the first two letters of their English names or from the Latin names. It gives examples such as helium He chlorine Cl and argentum for silver with symbol Ag. It also notes elements named for scientists or countries like Einsteinium Fermium Nobelium Americium Germanium Indium.
Fun Time presents three light riddle lines about a pig tail a bus balance and a four loaf cleaver. The quirks aim for wordplay led by simple punchlines and playful misdirections.
The reader asks if it is possible to determine the creator of something and suggests checking tomorrow's paper for the full answer. The line invites curiosity about production method and author, hinting at a forthcoming report.
The yearbook page announces Kent Richardson aged 12 from Edmon Alberta as today’s Britannica World Athon winner, inviting riddles and jokes submissions.
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