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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1998

Page

12

Cold turkey best gift man gave himself

Dear Abby applauds a reader who quit smoking cold turkey at Christmas after many prior attempts. The writer, now 52, describes decades of smoking, family cancer and heart disease links, and resolves to a smoke free life with support from readers. Abby confirms cold turkey can be effective and encourages others to quit, adding Christmas safety reminders.

Abby New York P.O Los Angeles Calif Capricorn Aquarius

Psychic Consultation Ad With Rates and Language Options

An advertisement offers PERSONAL CONSULTATION with a psychic at 9 00 860 7337 charging 2 9 5 per minute. It notes Spanish speaking psychics and age 18 or older telephone access via Rotary or touch tone phones with extended horoscope mentions and incomplete text.

Puzzle clue list fromdated cross number mashup

A garbled crossword style puzzle fragment listing clues and numbers with scattered phrases such as Across Noah Vatican VIP Grit your teeth purr tec Kyoto sash take the prize IRS employee crooned dogfight participant son of calendar abbr minimal change tray won contents sten ch Peter Pan history chapter evita role and various mis-spelled entries.

Noah Vatican Kyoto IRS

Birthday Horoscope for December 24 1998

Pisces and Aries dominate the page with holiday advice urging calm, empathy, and clear communication. The forecast notes strong personal magnetism for Pisces this year and advises focusing on loved ones, managing misunderstandings, and enjoying Christmas moments with family and friends.

Fungus Among Us Aspergillus Affects Lungs Says Doctor

Dear Dr Donohue explains a patient with Aspergillus in the lung. After bronchoscopy and antibiotics failed, a biopsy confirmed fungus growth. Sporanox helped shrink the mass, but a follow up showed no size change. Gardening discussed as a potential exposure, with reassurance that most encounters do not cause illness.

Cryptoquip puzzle clue and instructions

The note explains a substitution cipher puzzle where one letter maps to another. It states W equals H and hints using single letters and short words to locate vowels and solve by trial and error.

Modern bridge play tests Blackwood in Indian team event

In a major Indian team event, North bids four diamonds as a cue for slam, South cooperates and North uses Blackwood. Five spades shows two aces and the ultimate club slam comes from a sequence of careful heart and trump play. Declarer navigates heart and trump blocks, ends by a successful ruffing finesse to limit heart losers to one.

India Blackwood North South Declarer West East

Weather outlook snippet from Odessa American

Local 5 day outlook notes unsettled conditions for the Odessa area with brief forecast cues. INFOLINE contact Mary Martha Arana INFOLINE Manager at 333 7710 provided for further information.

Odessa Mary Martha Arana

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