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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1964
Page
5
A child prints hands or feet on a towel using ink, then names added under the print. Suggestions include cleaning prints with rubbing alcohol and coloring with markers, plus care tips for fabric and Grace Chenille for polishing floors.
A reader describes replacing a worn floor waxer pad with an old chenille bath mat. Ends are wrapped around the handle and secured with safety pins. The chenille mop spreads wax smoothly, absorbs excess wax, and leaves no streaks after work.
Winifred Dodge recommends buying two towels and using an extra towel to craft a snap on lid slip cover. Fold, cut with seam allowance, and stitch around leaving a 9 inch opening. Hem bottom, add snap tape, and snap the cover onto the lid for a neat look at low cost.
Mrs. H. Rogers notes that cookie cutters work well for clay crafts on rainy days and can be washed with ordinary dishes after play. The tip emphasizes simple cleanup using common kitchen tools.
A homemaker recounts losing 85 pounds by sequential 10 pound goals, alternating water only between meals and non fat hot chocolate. She credits willpower, prayer, and positive thinking, noting daily affirmations and belief in the mind’s power aided her metabolism shift.
A diarist records choosing to stay under 1000 calories daily and limit meal portions. The entry lists a changed eating pattern with lean foods and a milk based drink, detailing powdered skim milk and instant chocolate mix as a prepared beverage.
A reader group writes to Ann Landers about weight loss fashion magazine spending and domestic contentment. Another teen asks if postponing marriage preserves dreams and freedom, while a coworker’s drastic diet claims prompt caution about fad diets and medical advice.
Dr. George W. Crane answers a caller worried about a fiancé who stalls on setting a wedding date. He likens perpetual delaying to addiction and urges decisive action rather than drifting into an indefinite engagement. The discussion follows the live Mike Douglas show Q and A format.
A reader warns that once men pass thirty they risk becoming slaves to the manana habit. People delay decisions and avoid responsibility by always deferring action.
A columnist advises on pressing a hesitant fiancé to decide on a wedding date. He suggests a playful approach using fashion magazines and a staged choice with a near term deadline, then adding competition or ending the relationship if he stalls.
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