Marriage is Not a 50-50 Proposition Dear Ann Landers
Fed Up To Here asks if a husband who is never home is better than no husband at all. Ann Landers warns marriage is not equal sharing but heavy on the wife’s giving and emotional control. A reader also asks if a child may do homework with mother present in underpants. A supermarket checker vents about a time-wasting shopper, Mrs Straggler, and a caller suggests printing the letter.
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Dear Ann Landers
Bob
Ann Landers
Judith
Heloise tips on freezing ground beef and handy sewing hacks
Readers share practical kitchen and sewing shortcuts. A method freezes ground beef in flat bags for quick thawing and portioning while another reader uses aluminum foil to copy garment patterns without ripping seams. A third tip scans fabric by pin pricks and a lounge tray adapts dining on the go. An extra-long extension cord helps move a vacuum without unplugging constantly.
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Heloise
Repeating an Accent Color in Your Rooms
A home decor guide suggests repeating an accent color like magenta across a gold and off-white room. Start with a small item such as a chair and extend to cushions lamps throws or drapes while avoiding overuse. The goal is restrained consistency to enliven bedrooms kitchens baths and sun rooms.
Lightweight at-home slip pattern for busy days
Pattern 9995 offers easy sew step in design in rayon cotton wool options. Half sizes 12 to 18 and width 39 inch yield 3 yards at size 16. Price 50 cents per pattern plus 15 cents for mailing and special handling. Exclusive new offering.
Dad Slims 40 Pounds Sets Family Diet Example
Ida Jean Kain recounts a New Year weight loss tale where a 194 pound, 5 foot 9 inch man trims fat through a low carbohydrate plan and daily walks. His wife adopts kitchen changes and a balanced menu, as their son joins the healthier lifestyle.
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Ida Jean Kain
Jner
Dieter
Pam Uke
Dr Crane Marriage Booklets Help Fight Divorce
Dr George W Crane promotes non profit sex and marriage booklets sent via the newspaper. He cites Lola L a 26 year old wife who used six booklets to keep her husband devoted and contends clergy lawyers and judges order them to curb divorce. He notes 50 booklets cover vocational guidance memory improvement exams and more and urges readers to request Sex Problems in Marriage with a stamped return envelope and 20 cents.
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George W. Crane
Lola L
Father Kinnavey
Iowa
America
Syndicate
Poe
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