At Wit’s End Stay in Hospital Narrows Recallable Moments
A reflective piece recounts a hospital birth, hospital life, and the abrupt exposure and plainspoken humor of patients and staff. The narrator recalls the birth of a child, intimate hospital scenes, and awkward moments with doctors, nurses, and visitors. The voice blends humor with candid observations on modesty, privacy, and resilience in the hospital setting.
Dieting daughter urged to seek medical help Dear Ann Landers
Worried mother asks if 21 year old Marylou dieting for months with severe weight loss and laxatives needs urgent medical care. Dear Abby responds she likely has a psychiatric issue and urges family physician involvement and psychiatric treatment, citing The Golden Cage by Hilde Bruch as context.
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Ann Landers
Marylou
Hilde Bruch
Harvard University Press
Dear Counts in a Dilemma at the Door of Convenience
A reader vignette describes a family quarrel over a child in a men’s room and suggests a solution by asking a stranger to escort the child to the ladies’ room. The exchange trails into a tale of improper reactions and trauma.
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Landers
Teller
L.F
Phoenix Crete
Rug dye only solution of old yellow dog stain
Dear Heloise offers guidance on urine stain removal and explains a green rug’s yellow dye exposure. For old yellow stains on wool, experts note dye loss means removal is unlikely. immediate action helps most urine stains but dye restoration requires dye repair.
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Heloise
Janet Jones
Janet
Carpet and Rug Institute
Labor unions helping Brown campaign debt in Florida
Aides to California Governor Jerry Brown say labor unions pledged sizable donations to cover Brown's roughly forty five thousand dollar deficit from his failed 1976 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. The mentions come as Brown seeks continued labor support and funds in the wake of the campaign.
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Miami Beach
Fla
California
Jerry Brown
Brown
Meaning of safety play varies with circumstances in bridge
Discussion of safety play in bridge shows its varied use from guarding a suit to ensuring overall hand success. The article explains leading strategies, including finesses against the jack, double finesses, and choosing lines that may yield overtricks or four spade tricks, depending on opponents' cards and contract.
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Declarer
East
South
Java Falls to Japan Invasion Marks WWII Turning Point
On February 28, 1942, during World War II, Japan invaded the last Allied stronghold in the Dutch East Indies, Java. The date also notes Raphael's birth in Urbino in 1483 and a cryptic event linked to 1808 and 1844 involving U.S. officials.
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Dutch East Indies
Java
Japan
Raphael
Urbino
Italy
Senk
Barcelona
U.S
Abel Upshur
Navy
Thomas Gilmer
Naval excursion gun blast echoes on Potomac
A gun exploded aboard a Navy ship during an excursion down the Potomac River in 1933. The incident is noted alongside a 1933 timeline of world events and shifts in civil liberties in Germany, Swiss army traditions, and U.S. atomic testing plans near Johnson Island. The note references past political moves including Gov George Romney stepping aside in 1962 and the Carter administration seeking tied to the Arab boycott issue.
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Potomac River
Germany
Switzerland
United States
Johnson Island
Pacific
George Romney
Michigan
Woundee Knee
S.D
Carter
Israel
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