Ten-year-old babysitting grandma sparks advice row
Dear Ann Landers. a Spokane family seeks guidance on whether a 10-year-old should babysit on long hours while relatives tour. Ann advises hiring an adult sitter or letting Ellen stay with a friend during the parents' vacation. Also included is a reader alert on duplicate charge scams in Freeport Bahamas and a Gem of the Day about breathing through the nose.
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Ann Landers
Moth
Tam
Ellen
Grandma
Illen
Spokane
Wash
Freeport
Bahamas
Florida
Bill D
St. Petersburg
Fla
Clean can disposal advice from Heloise column
Readers urged to rinse cans and bottles before disposal to prevent animals from injuring themselves or ingesting sharp edges. The note explains that trash containers break open at dumps, so rinsing saves lives and protects the environment. Included is a Pet Pal photo submission from Carroll, Iowa, and contact details for sending photos or hints to Heloise.
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Judy
Heloise
del Far
Seasickness tips for a boat trip and wrist stress in diving
Dear reader asks how to handle seasickness during a work trip. Advice covers focusing on a distant horizon, staying midship, avoiding heavy or greasy meals and stimulants, and using motion sickness remedies like dimenhydrinate. A second reader cites wrist and thumb strain from diving, recommending brief immobilization and a splint.
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DR. Donohue
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Across and Down
A compressed clue list for the Eugene Sheffer crossword with across and down entries covering trifling amounts to palindromic terms and city locations, including multiple entertainers and common crossword abbreviations, presented as a reading of the puzzle grid clues and noted puns. The page enumerates entries like Trifling amount, Metric unit, The Censor, and various across and down hints.
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Metric Unit & Statesman
Deighton
Griffey
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Iowa
Runch
Nancy Farrell
Heloise.com
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San Antonio
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Chris Author O'Donnell
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Nol Thanks
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Marcie
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Moe Walkee
Baby Blues
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