Stepfamily turmoil prompts advice on boundaries and fairness
A couple thanks Dear Ann Landers for guidance as the stepmother questions when she becomes first in her marriage, while a bank teller shares the strain of dealing with curious customers after an arm fracture. The column advises asserting boundaries and avoiding detailed injury stories.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Cleveland
Fungus gnats control and storage containers advice
Loretta Gallinger asks about eradicating fungus gnats in potted plants. Heloise suggests a granulated insecticide soil treatment lasting up to six months, or soaking plants overnight in plain water to kill eggs, with repeat soaks later. Walter Jenkins praises tennis ball container storage for small workshop items, noting visibility and easy label removal.
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Heloise
Loretta Gallinger
Salem
Ore
Heloise Bugs
San Antonio
Walter Jenkins
Houston
Texas
Flesh eating strep scourge described by Dr Donohue
Dr Donohue explains Group A Streptococcus or flesh eating bacteria. It enters via skin breaks in half of US cases and rapidly destroys tissue with high mortality if untreated. Early recognition and treatment with clindamycin and surgical debridement improve outcomes. It is not a new infection and Hippocrates described it in ancient times.
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United States
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Across
Crossword puzzle clues run together with misspellings and gaps, listing numbered entries like Bluestone Vacationing, Freudian, steering wheel, cheerleading, and various theme hints. The scattered phrases suggest a scrambled, damaged OCR of a daily crossword page with partial clues and misread letters.
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