Hints From Heloise on Handy Everyday Fixes
Readers share quick home tips from emergency phone strips to elastic repairs and kitchen utensil color coding. Suggestions include taping numbers on the phone, sewing through old elastic, using mushroom bits to thicken gravy, and using cigarette tips to stop yarn slipping on knitting needles.
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Parrot Memoirs Prompt Ann Landers to Contemplate Feathers
Readers share two letters about a Panama Red parrot owned since 1919 and a marriage facing a husband who dresses as a woman. The note from Mrs E W includes feather samples. Ann replies with humor and advice on transvestism and seeking professional help.
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Fast Weight Loss debate by Ida Jean Kain diet advice
Reader asks about rapid weight loss and an actress model who shed 26 pounds in 30 days. Expert endorses initial brisk loss with caution noting water loss and safety, stresses exercise and balanced protein intake. Recommends walking three miles daily and to consult a doctor before rapid dieting. asks readers to request EAT TO BUILD LEANNESS and ISOMETRIC EXERCISES from Ida Jean Kain.
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Ida Jean Kain
Dinner Bell provides quick menu with warm peach cake
The column notes a 50 minute readiness for a dinner including pulled bread and a brown gravy mix. It lists quick prep options using canned minestrone and fruit desserts, plus a travel judge report from Portales, New Mexico.
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