Retired husband sparks mixed blessings in letters
Dear Ann Landers exchanges reveal varied reactions to a husband’s retirement. Readers describe husbands clinging, altering behavior, or finding new purpose, while one couple celebrates a calmer home. The column weighs the psychology of retirement and its effect on marriage.
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Ice cream cone cakes easy to make Dear Heloise
Frances Alexander of Clayton Indiana seeks her ice cream cone cake recipe. The column suggests using boxed cake mix and baking in flat bottomed cones in a muffin tin, then frosting and decorating. A pamphlet offer and wartime War Cake note follow, with a reply address.
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Heloise
Frances Alexander
Clayton
Ind
Understanding lupus types and fertility guidance
The letter explains two lupus forms: systemic lupus affecting organs and discoid lupus limited to skin. Systemic lupus risks include kidney and heart involvement, with about 75 percent alive after 20 years. Treatments include cortisone. discoid lupus often managed with cortisone creams and sun protection. Lupus does not reduce fertility, though miscarriages can occur.
CROSSWORD By Eugene Sheffer ACROSS 1 Hootbea sound
Crossword puzzle by Eugene Sheffer features a grid of word clues with themed entry patterns and a range of familiar and obscure terms. The across clues prompt mind games with puns and abbreviations, while the downs intersect to reveal full solutions.
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