Bad Advice and Family Strife Prompt Eye Injury
Letters to Ann Landers recap a reader injured after a dispute over birthday gifts and a broken vase. Mrs. V T H seeks legal aid for domestic violence. Cornflower Blue laments neglected elderly mother. Paid for a Dead Horse describes shop breakage policy. guidance urges responsibility and seeking help for alcoholism via Ann Landers booklet.
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Hints From Heloise Tips for Everyday Household Hacks
Practical reader tips from Heloise on wardrobe fixes and clever home hacks. Belting to keep shirts tucked, dust control with contour sheets, repurposing an ironing board for grinding, mattress covers for box springs, stacking rugs in a small closet, dog-walking workaround, and cleaning hard-to-reach areas with a taped paper towel on a yardstick.
Today In History January 4 highlights and notes
On this date in history several events are recorded including Utah’s statehood in 1896 and George Washington’s first annual presidential message in 1790. Other notes cover Tom Thumb’s birth in 1838, the Rockefeller Foundation on yellow fever in Ecuador, Nazi youth training orders, MacArthur aiding democratic schools in Japan, postwar reparations, steel industry accords, Pope Paul VI’s Holy Land tour, and bread dough rising temperatures.
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Japan
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Steelworkers Union
Pope Paul VI
Holy Land
Damascus Gate
Jerusalem
Heloise Column Answers Readers Questions
Heloise explains she can pass along useful household hints in her column as space permits. She notes she cannot answer every letter due to high volume but will respond when possible.
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Biscuit Bottom Browning Linked to Baking Sheet Quality
If biscuits brown too dark on the bottom it may be due to a light or thin baking sheet. Use a heavy solid sheet or a shiny metal sheet to promote even heat distribution and prevent scorching on the bottom.
Proper play secures five clubs contract in par contest
In a 1961 Holland par contest, South makes five clubs against opening spade lead. Declarer overcomes bad trump split by ruffing and cross-ruffing, testing trumps with a heart and a club to force West out. After ten tricks won, remaining club loser vanishes as South claims the contract.
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Dinner Bell Orange Souffle Chilled Spectacular Gala Menu
The gala dinner feature presents a multi course menu with duckling pork loin and orange souffle. Recipes include sesame seed sticks and a chilled orange souffle with avocado garnish. Beverages include coffee tea or milk.
New Year Slimming Plan Encourages Mind Set
Ida Jean Kain outlines a New Year weight loss approach focused on mental planning and commitment. She advises visualizing goals, deciding in advance on judging foods, and building willpower through a clear action plan to reduce overeating and choose healthier rewards.
Crossword Clues From 1960s King Features Page
A compact listing of crossword clues with numbers and solutions references. Entries include fish sauce wine vessel pedal digit gaze fixedly put on s shaped curve monetary unit asect West German city Gabler corn bread concludes optical glass sever Chinese tea embrown island Fr. handle roughly.
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Worry Clinic advises weight loss to beat menopausal blues
Dr George W Crane counsels Clara G. to shed 50 pounds from 168 by restoring a youthful waist proportion. He links menopausal mood swings to nostalgia for youth, urges daily routines, hobbies, and active courtship, and offers a booklet on losing 10 pounds in 10 days.
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