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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 2005

Page

18

Dear Abby Replies on Photographs and a Heavy Guest

Dear Abby answers two letters about staying kind in family photos and handling a heavy guest. A mother shames a daughter with unflattering pictures. the advice urges humor over cruelty and notes the mother's pattern. A Minnesota mother-in-law is advised to seat a heavy guest on a sturdier chair with a polite explanation.

Abby Manhattan Kan Minnesota M.I.L

Across 1 Prod 4 Defeat decisively informal

Puzzle fragment lists clues from a crossword. Includes Tro­jan War hero and various cryptic definitions. Contains garbled OCR text and stray characters.

Inventor Whitney

This Day in History highlights Aug 26 events

On August 26 1920 the 19th amendment granting women the vote took effect. Notable events include Caesar's invasion of Britain in 55 B C and Krakatoa's escalating eruption beginning in 1883. Other moments cover treaties, missile tests, and the opening of the International Hockey Hall of Fame.

U.S B.C Julius Caesar Britain Krakatoa Egypt Suez Canal Montreux Switzerland Soviet Union International Hockey Hall of Fame Toronto Lyndon Johnson Atlantic City Munich West Germany Charles Lindbergh Atlantic Hawaii Albino Luciani Venice Paul VI Pope John Paul L Aids

Daily Horoscope for Friday August 26 2005

The column warns you to double check plans and communications and expect misunderstandings. It notes heightened creativity and urges jotting ideas for later use while advising self reliance. Single people may face uncertain romance this year while attached partners seek space. overall it stresses patience and careful money management.

Gemini ARIES Tex Taurus

CRYPTOQUIP JUMBLE PUZZLE FEATURED BY SYNDICATE

The Cryptoquip presents a substitution cipher puzzle where one letter represents another. Clues lie in single letters and short words while vowels guide solutions by trial and error. Features Syndicate Inc.

Features Syndicate, Inc

Port Washington thief admits doorknob obsession

Thor J S Laufer 42 charged with stealing tools furnishings from multiple Port Washington construction sites said he stole many items to hide that his true aim was doorknobs. He had dozens of doorknobs in a personal collection according to police.

Thor J.S. Laufer Port Washington Wis Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Simple bridge maneuver changes outcome in heart game

West leads king of spades and after a sequence declarer loses with ideal defense. If South ducks king of spades at trick one, defenses derail declarer, yielding only one trick in each suit except clubs. The contrast shows a small choice dictating the result.

South North West Declarer East

Sleep Disorder Hint From Sleep Movements

A reader describes her husband kicking and flailing during sleep, bruising her. Dr Donohue suggests periodic limb movements of sleep, usually involving legs, sometimes arms, with unknown cause. Diagnosis by a sleep-disorder clinic is possible. Sinemet is mentioned as a treatment option.

DR. Donohue

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