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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1971
Page
10
A new mother recounts a morning mishap with a baby in bed and shares a fast method to dry a wet mattress spot. Using a hair dryer with the cap placed over the stain, the area dries in about twenty minutes, allowing immediate bed remaking.
A vintage ad lists Marian Martin pattern 9865 in New Toddler Sizes with a 14 yard requirement for size 2. It promotes quick sewing for a summer garment in polka dots prints checks and ridge with ruffles plus a separate Air Mail surcharge notice. Also includes reader hints and personal notes about household tips and friendships from Karen D and others.
Readable fragments show a jumble of crossword clues and partial fills including Moray Preface Tragedy Brimless hat Floss Linden tree Practical Interpret Islet Devoured Teachers Arab Association Anoint Shore bird Emerge many scattered terms and broken entries. The text looks like an OCR pass of a daily puzzle page with mixed clues and partial answers.
President Nixon’s Salute to Agriculture ended with a White House roast beef dinner and Glen Campbell performing Gentle on My Mind and Try a Little Kindness. Campbell, a farm boy from Delight Arkansas, joked with the audience of about 200 guests including Norman Borlaug. He praised Nixon and kissed the First Lady after the stage.
Joy Stilley recalls Mother's Day gifts from childhood, noting handmade items from school bring deeper meaning than later presents. She shares memories of a paper-plate napkin holder, a blue polishing cloth, a macaroni name pin, a gilded ice cream stick jewelry box, and a walnut holder crafted by her son, with tears and laughter shaping the day.
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