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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1973
Page
3
Reader tips show practical hacks from 1960s Heloise column. A plumber’s bill prompts copper fittings reuse with vinegar to restore corrosion, plus a rockers safety fix using weather stripping. Also notes a turf of winter play for kids and a shower curtain trick.
A bustling sewing catalog offers printed patterns for smock dresses and pantsuits with sizes 7 through 14 and women’s sizes 34 to 48. It invites readers to order via mail to Marian Martin Pattern Dept in New York, promising a free pattern with purchase and detailing air mail and handling charges.
Readable fragments show a crossword with clues across and down, including references to chairs, river banks, apparel, amendments, nautical terms, herbs, articles, colors, foods, and names. Several long entries like Inaugurate Leaflet and Leaf cutter appear amid scattered numbers and stray letters indicating a filled puzzle.
The Ledger prohibits publishing campaign material the day before an election if it calls for a reply from a candidate or those affected by the charge. General material may be published, and material previously made public may be used. The aim is fair play and to allow time for response.
Chagall stained glass windows depicting the 12 Tribes of Israel will be shown on a new stamp series from Israel. The 12 windows at the Hadassah University Medical Center synagogue in Jerusalem measure 11 1/4 by 8 feet. First six stamps release March 27. tribes named Ruben through Issacher in Hebrew with a Chagall farm house motif. Remaining six stamps issued next year. Also noted is the 1973 edition of the ILE Harris Standard Stamp Album, offering over 90,000 spaces, priced at 27.95 dollars.
Harris offers the 1973 World-Wide Masterwork Stamp Album in one volume with space for more than 75 000 stamps. Priced at 19.95, it is suitable for beginners and available through local dealers or H E Harris & Co Boston MA 02117.
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