Needle trick and teen marriage advice in Ann Landers column
Dear Ann Landers answers question about using a needle test to predict future children and advises belief rather than superstition. She also counsels teenagers not to marry to escape home, stressing waiting for love and practical steps. The column includes weight loss experiences and the fate of friends who envy weight loss.
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Insight Is Starting Point To Weight Loss
This piece urges seeking underlying causes of compulsive eating rather than just dieting. It cites a young woman who overeats due to negative self image and resentment and notes relief from talking with a caring spouse or a specialist. Teenagers use weight loss as defiance, but self-change requires understanding and support for healthier eating and exercise.
Nylon Tablecloth Is Easy To Make Dear Gals
Nylon net cloths offer inexpensive table coverings with edge lace applied in a single sewing pass. Using 72 inch wide net and inexpensive nylon lace, a 2½ yard cloth costs under a dollar plus lace, no ironing needed, with decorative corner cutouts and matching place mats.
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Electric Shoe Polisher Idea Sparks Frayed Project
In a casual note the writer describes attaching a lamb’s wool polishing pad from a husband’s electric drill to an orange squeezer to create an improvised shoe polisher.
Waist-Height Telephone Jacks Surprise Friends
The author notes surprise from friends upon learning they install telephone jacks at waist height, a practical but unusual home setup. The piece reflects on practicality versus convention in household wiring choices.
Free address labels from junk mail use and moves
A reader describes cutting free address labels from junk mail to affix to outgoing letters. The method is handy for frequent movers and helps save on supplies.
Misses Waist Pattern 9243 Free Direct Pattern Offer
Misses waist pattern 9243 features inverted front pleat and bold pockets for easy stride. Sizes 24 to 32 with 54 inch fabric for size 28. pattern price 50 cents plus 15 cents mailing. Blank form asks name address zone size and style number for direct mail.
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