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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1967
Page
8
Ann Landers answers readers about an 80 year old man who spends on stylish clothing and entertainment after burying his wife, advising to keep his Medicare paid and enjoy life rather than save for old age. The column also recaps a teenager’s dating lesson and a grateful daughter praising her mother’s firm standards.
A bridge column analyzes a hand where West leads a heart and declarer must choose lines. The best method after cashing the ace of spades is to also win the a queen heart, then lead the queen of spades from dummy. If East follows low, discard a club and claim the rest, endplaying West. The article discusses how clever dummy play and careful timing of finesses determine the outcome in six diamonds.
President C. M. Forrest leads a southern business college stressing legible writing. He says students often sacrifice readability for mere accuracy, causing costly errors in accounting and bookkeeping. He notes growing careless writing habits among Americans.
An advertisement for rug making and needlecraft books lists 16 quick rug projects and catalogs. It promotes purchases by mail from Laura Wheeler Middletown Ohio and New York with 50 cent books and patterns. The text also includes a separate essay on handwriting signatures and legibility, with anecdotes about Horace Greeley.
Heloise recommends a soft eraser for dry pencil marks in shirts. If marks persist, use gritty grey soap or detergent with a soft brush, then rinse. For remaining stains, wash with detergent, rinse, suds again with detergent and a few drops of ammonia, then rinse.
Readers share easy fixes for everyday chores from lunchroom spoons and towels to gelatin chilling methods. A reader notes a sugar spoon aids small children, while another uses ice and hot water in gelatin. Scrapbook ideas for kids and a cologne trick for odor in ashtrays are also included.
A chaotic bath time with three children sharing one bathroom left towels on the floor. After everyone bathed, one boy’s towel stood out as the solution to the mess.
The phrase appears as a fragmented line about scented room air. No clear people, places, or events are identifiable from readable text. Further readable context needed to form a proper card.
The suggestion advises placing suet in strong mesh bags tied to a tree limb to prevent birds from losing grip and to make access easier. Elaine Steinhoff shares the tip.
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