Dear Ann Landers Readers Fire Up Life Advice
A reader panel shares counsels on marriage doubts with a long clouded past. Ed, a former sweetheart, battled by heart surgery and heavy smoking, drinks heavily, and pressures a hesitant partner with blame while money and barroom habits strain their future. Another letter defends publishing youthful obits photos for a mother, while a Texas correspondent seeks guidance on favoring a son with gifts over stepdaughters.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Mother Superior
Oregon
Lubbock
Texas
Nancy
Sagamore
Sammy
Dwayne
Austin
Apricot preserves recipe from Heloise’s 1974 column
Doris Miller praises the easy apricot preserves recipe from Heloise’s mother and shares the simple method from 1974. The note repeats the steps using dried apricots lemon sugar and water, then advises cooling and refrigerating in jars. Dorothy Westermann adds a tip about using an empty ketchup bottle for oil storage.
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Heloise
Doris Miller
Jessup, Md
Dorothy Westermann
Henderson, Ky
After menopause question answered on hormone therapy
Dr Donohue explains menopause at about age 51 and defines postmenopausal status for a long term estrogen and progesterone user. Guidance varies. some continue 10 to 15 years for osteoporosis risk, others taper after 2 to 3 years. If both feel better on hormones, continuation is possible.
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DR. Donohue
J.P
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Across and Down
Crossword clues list with mixed numbers and garbled entries from a Eugene Sheffer puzzle. Includes many broken words for across and down items such as titles, names, and common crossword bits, with solution time noted and irregular spacing across lines.
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G.C
Sagamore Hills
Ohio
Paul Donohue
P.O. Box
Riverton
Eugene Sheffer
Simon
Peregriiate
Timone
Bert Lucarell
Liberal — Vincent
Hatcher's Price Co-Star
Hasten
Gt Vp
Fresh
My Little Margie
Star
Evangelist Roberts
Jae
Nyc
THE
Blondie
Jesse
Beer
Leroy
AN. Anil
Garfield
Chuck
Eetle Bailey
Baby Blues
CTION
Diees
Dilbert
Alice
Andre
Ricardo
Dasilva
Gea Bit
St.awrence
Michael
Eggorr