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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1972
Page
4
Advertising copy lists Merion Mearté pattern 9498 for sizes 8 to 18 with details on bust, yardage, and printing. Includes ordering, price seventy five cents per pattern, return address and pattern dept at Mexico Ledger New York listing, plus fashion hook and instant fashion facts.
The ad promotes printed pattern deals for Misses sizes 8 through 16 with prices around $4, plus pattern add-ons and air mail options. It urges sending name, address and size with ZIP to Pattern Dept. 292 West 18th St. for catalogs and sewing books, highlighting instant sewing and fashion books priced at $1.
Readers share practical tips from decluttering a crowded kitchen to reorganizing cabinets. A homemaker builds order by grouping jars, repurposing scraps into small crafts, and even creating extra closet space from car rods. Tips cover odor control, sewing for kids, and kid safety with a stair handrail.
Puzzle page shows across and down clues with mixed words and partial solutions. Entries include references to names such as Noah and Gershwin, locations like New Mexico and World War II regions, and items ranging from carpentry to emotions. The legible fragments hint at a theme involving common crossword terms and placeholder words.
Gardeners learn from Derek Fell that dandelions can be eaten and sold as greens with thick leaves. The article details salsify and curly cress as unusual crops, plus how to build and use cold frames and hot beds with sun heat and optional electric heat. It covers frame sizing, placement, soil layers, thermometers, germination temps, watering, and hardening of seedlings.
Extension horticulturist Ray Rothenberger notes roses remain popular and require early season care for abundant bloom. discuss blackspot control with sanitation, watering timing, sun exposure, and regular fungicide sprays including benomyl. mentions All-America Rose Selections, 1972 winners Apollo and Portrait, and cautions on bare root packing.
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