Laughing, diamonds, and speech habits in Ann Landers column
A reader asks how to laugh, sparking advice that a genuine chuckle is better than a fake one and that laughter varies by person. Another asks how to maximize value for a diamond ring, with guidance to obtain estimates from reputable stores and follow the highest bid. A third recounts improving a spouse’s speech through patient reading aloud and private corrections, noting gradual progress over years.
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Ann Landers
Yonkers
Yank
Ann
Bill
Fragmented Loverow remark touches family conflict
A brief note reflects on love and embarrassment within a relationship and mentions a sister’s husband who achieved Phi Beta Kappa at Yale and caused a jaw injury. The text is incomplete and contains disjointed statements without a clear event.
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Yale
At Wit’s End Over Women In Pants Fashion Debate
The piece riffs on gender dress norms as a man petitions to force women back into dresses while the narrator contemplates liberation through pants and later buys a dress. It reflects societal debate, humor, and personal reversal amid 1960s-70s fashion discourse.
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Illinois
Tomato seeds as flour source eyed in Ohio research
In Columbus Ohio a horticulturist from the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center says tomato seeds could become a feasible flour source. J R Geisman notes seeds account for about half of tomato waste and could cut landfill costs while adding amino acids. he envisions seed recovery in processing lines and a tomato seed flour loaf tasting good.
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Columbus, Ohio
J. R. Geisman
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Geisman
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