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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1971
Page
10
Readers share practical money savers from aging mirrors to backseat mats and pattern cutting. Tammy admires a simple adhesive wall panel to enlarge a mirror while Bea explains sewing tricks using a sheet with color coded guide lines for efficient pattern layout.
A vintage advertisement from the Mexico Ledger promotes Marian Martin sewing patterns. It highlights a shortstop shirtdress plus sizzle pants set, sizes 7 9 11 18 16 with bust 33 percent, and an 8% yard requirement for 35 inch fabric. The catalog offers 75 cents per pattern, 256 cents for air mail special handling, plus a mail-order form with name address and size.
An advertisement for a new Giant Crossword Puzzle Book invites readers to order by sending $17.60 plus tax to The Associated Press Crossword Puzzle, listing various crossword clues and a hosted puzzle page. It mentions AP Crossword Puzzle and Ledger Teqneck, with accessibility for New Jersey addresses.
Health official Dr. Lyle P. Partin warns that rising temperatures increase human and pet contact with wildlife, raising rabies risk. Wild and domestic animals can carry rabies. unprovoked bites, abnormal behavior, and licks on broken skin are warning signs. Vaccinate pets. avoid stray animals. seek medical care after any bite.
By Bob Haring Associated Press writer in East Brunswick New Jersey the piece muses on relativity of time for daily commuters. It jokes that schedules vary by locale and that the idea of a universal right time is artificial then expands to playful speculation about longer or shorter days and altered work hours. The piece ends urging readers to read The Ledger ads for thrift and spending wisdom.
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