Crossword By Eugene Sheffer Ay ACROSS 4 Ingenue DOWN 23 Food shop
Puzzle filled with abbreviated clues for a Sheffer crossword. Entries span across and down with short forms and themed hints, including references to people, places, and common terms. Average solve time around twenty five minutes.
Letter on adoption roots and family ties from readers
A Grand Rapids Press letter asks Ann Landers to address adoptees seeking roots. A woman born to a 15 year old mother shares the lifelong impact of an informal upbringing, while another reader details marital tensions over home renovation and insults, seeking guidance.
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Ann Landers
Grand Rapids Press
Ann
Michigan
Can't Print: Woman Seeks Help With Unmotivated Partner
A letter to Flying In Freeport asks what to do about a 46-year-old man who refuses to take responsibility or keep his word. The writer notes buying paint and supplies for a promised project that remains idle and cites social limits. The Frying advice suggests hiring the job done and notes many women face similar situations.
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Freeport
Pictures on trays become memorable gifts
DEAR HELOISE shares a money saving idea for gifts by gluing inexpensive photos to serving trays. The writer praises the keepsake value, suggesting it reminds friends of good times and old friends, and signs off with affection. A separate note mentions a warning about an electric blanket.
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Heloise
Defensive play and bridge analysis amid household notes
Analyzes South s likely defensive distribution after a two diamond lead in one notrump. Proposes plan including shifting to partner’s king, winning heart tricks, and filing the contract down. Includes Heloise style household safety and DIY tips for appliances, cleaning, and garden arrangements as compact adjacent items.
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Declarer
West
Iamonds
Soap cutting and bottle trick for quick hand washing
A reader shares a simple method to reuse leftover soap pieces by packing them into a squeeze bottle with a nozzle, filling with water, and letting it sit overnight to create soapy water. Refill as it empties, keeping two bottles ready to ensure constant supply for hand washing.
On This Date in History July 14 1978
Paris marks Bastille Day and the French Revolution origin. Sedition Act passed in 1798 restricting anti government writings. Lincoln widow pension set in 1879. 1958 coup in Baghdad kills Faisal II. Stevenson dies in London 1965. Speck murders Chicago nurses 1966. Nixon proposes anti narcotics drive 1969. Bastille Day rioting noted ten years ago. Former President Ford 65, writer Irving Stone 75 today.
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Associated Press
Paris
Bastille
U.S
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln
Iraq
Faisal II
Baghdad
Adlai Stevenson
London
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Grand Ave
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Etta LaGrance
Chicago
Richard Speck
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