Hints and home tips on pens and gifts
Reader asks how to reactivate a ballpoint pen with an ink tube. Suggestions include bending the tube gently to restart flow or boiling the tube in water, then cooling. Also notes on using bright pipe cleaners as gift wrap substitutes and advice on Didronel for Paget's disease and osteoporosis.
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Heloise
San Antonio
Texas
DR. Donohue
Paget
Dear Ann Landers Problem Letter Compilation
A mixed set of reader questions and Ann Landers answers covers media cruelty to victims, the impact of sensational coverage, and a humorous note about family rumors. It includes Lisa Daner’s grief over her son Steve, media ratings explanations, and a grandmotherly quip about drivers.
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Lisa Daner
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Lisa
CROSSWORD By Eugene Sheffer Across
Crossword clues list with numbered entries and partial phrases. Readers solve for answers. puzzle includes familiar names and wordplay from the Sheffer crossword grid.
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Eugene Sheffer
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