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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1971
Page
6
A reader recalls a home tip using a wall mounted blackboard beside the telephone. The chalk and eraser helped record messages, then erased after calls. The writer notes the device’s practicality inspired grown children to copy the idea and urges not to discard a simple, old fashioned tool.
An old Marian Martin pattern notice promotes a step in that uses low angled seaming to create a longer waistline. It advertises polyester and linen options, size bust 37, and notes pattern costs, air mail charges, and how to order from the Pattern Dept. in New York.
A collection of letters and responses offering practical home advice. Readers share ironing board placement and scent tips, cloth towel alternatives from gauze diapers, pierced ear care, starting counters on crafts, and a freezer trick for soothing eyes from onions. A teen comment notes a French toast tip using instant cereal with apples and cinnamon.
A jumble of crossword clues appears alongside unrelated narrative lines about family shopping and a reader named DEAR HELOISE. The text includes fragmented entries, stray phrases, and a casual anecdote about ashtrays used as coasters.
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