Ann Landers Advice Columns Share Letters and Cat Tip
A pasting of reader letters and responses from Ann Landers addresses infidelity and marital strain. A reader laments a cheating husband and urges truth, while Landers gives guidance on emotional illness and handling relationships. A separate tip from Dear Heloise suggests a heavy cardboard box with carpet to deter a cat’s claws.
Hints From Heloise Get School Lunches Ready Ahead Of Time
A reader shares tips to prep school lunches fast. Freeze snacks in small portions and wrap fruits for easy bagging. Use small bags for chips and sandwiches. Also suggests a celery tip for soup and a DIY bottle holder for busy mornings.
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Heloise
Improvise as a Personal Theme in Mrs Dimple Memoir
The author describes improvisation as core to identity, evolving from necessity to hobby to habit. She reflects on self disdain and notes the name Dimple as part of her identity, framing improvisation as central to her life.
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Ann Landers
Mrs. Dimple
Child’s rake helps clean up after bedtime play
A parent describes using a small plastic rake to retrieve toys left under a child’s bed after he sleeps. The simple hack avoids crawling under the bed and makes tidying quicker and safer.
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Heloise
Worn Sheets Repurposed as Bed Pad Tips
A brief tip notes that worn top sheets can beacon a simple bed pad by folding in half and laying over the mattress Doris.
Knitting Cans Using Coffee Cans and Eyelets
Mrs. Leslie A. Stout suggests repurposing coffee cans with plastic lids into knitting cans for yarn storage. She advises cutting a hole or using a metal eyelet from a belt kit to protect yarn from the lid and create a suitably sized draw hole.
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Leslie A. Stout
Household hints columnist explains mail limits
Heloise notes she welcomes reader questions for her column and will answer when possible. Due to the huge volume of mail she receives daily she cannot respond to all individual letters. She suggests using household hints and practical substitutes, like using after shave lotion as a skin freshener when needed.
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Heloise
Deliberate Stuttering Proposed by Northwestern Clinician
Dr George W Crane reports on deliberate stuttering as a cure for involuntary stuttering in children ages around ten. He cites relaxation and controlled speech as helpful, warns against parental or teacher tension, and includes a long parable about a mountaineer’s beard to illustrate attention to automatic actions.
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George. W. Crane
Hugo H.gregory
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Paul Stadelman
Make A New Beginning Not Just Another Diet
A reader letter from a young mother recounts inspiration from a 24 year old who lost 99 pounds and urges readers to start anew. The writer, 23 with three children, seeks willpower and support to begin healthier routines and regain energy through small daily exercises and a positive mindset.
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Ida Jean Rain
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