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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1968
Page
9
A psychology oriented column argues attitude matters more than pounds in dieting. Two reader letters contrast mindset: a 30s woman ashamed of weight and a 40s homemaker committed to healthy eating. The piece urges self control, moderate meals, and a plan that includes exercise to slim down and enjoy healthy living.
Readers share practical baby care ideas using pillowslips to bundle infants for strolls and night safety. tips describe sacks like sweet potato bags to keep arms free and feet tucked, with homemade flannel pillowcases repurposed for bed use. Mothers urged to send more ideas to Heloise.
The column offers a cheerful guide to tackling household chores with gratitude. It urges readers to frame tasks positively and recognize small wins while managing daily duties and family life.
A reader describes using a vintage oak four-drawer filing cabinet wedged beside a refrigerator with cork board behind it to create extra kitchen storage. Drawers hold cereals, crackers, bags, placemats while the cork board serves for recipes and hanging items.
A reader describes using three to four sprays of household deodorant into the air vent of a heating and cooling system to distribute scent evenly and save steps. The method is claimed to work well for dispersing fragrance through warm air.
Reflect on the burden of domestic labor and visit someone who cannot work to gain perspective and gratitude. The thought guides appreciation for others’ daily struggles and reshapes workload expectations.
Dorothy Harvey notes placing a sponge under a leaking faucet in the sink muffles the noise without fixing the leak, offering a temporary, silent solution to a bothersome drip.
A reader blasts Ann Landers for advising forgiveness in cheating husband cases while sharing her own hardships and bitterness. The letter notes the toll on families and urges male responsibility, ending with a call to forgive and move on.
A reader label Dr Crane calls younger clergy ignorant about overhead and costs, compares them to union leaders, notes clergy liberalism angering parishioners, cites church funding shifts, applauds free enterprise and US system, and urges sending for a booklet on saving the republic.
A Chicago report notes some dowsers claim to find water by passing a forked stick over a map rather than at the actual site. The practice contrasts with traditional field water witching done at locations where water is needed.
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