Polly's Pointers and reader home projects notes
A column of reader submissions and ideas from Polly Cramer covering craft hacks and keepsakes. Tips include a magic hanky baby cap, energy saving shirt packing, first grade mother gifts, a button keepsake box, and tagged tablecloth sizes with a furniture polish tip.
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Polly
Mary
G.N.H
Polly—Ann
Martha Dear
Ann
Nell
Doctor's guidance for long ulcer history and diet shifts
A reader with a long duodenal ulcer history describes repeated hemorrhages since 1929 and recent weight loss. Dr Lamb cautions against overreliance on cabbage juice and yeast, recommending a regular, higher calorie diet with small frequent meals, possible fats, and meats if tolerated, plus antacids if needed. He notes avocados may help weight gain and urges flu shots.
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DR. Lamb
P.O
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Scrambler Across Capital and Mortgagee Clues
Crossword style clues fill a grid with definitions for Across and Down entries. The list includes terms for capital of New York, mortgagee, epic poem, Saturn example, and other varied words across several lengths, plus celestial, legal, and linguistic hints for a themed puzzle.
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By Polly Cramer
Lawrence FE. Lamb, M.D
By Roger Bollen
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
Virgo
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Priscilla
NEA
Bernice Bede Oval
Dick Turner
New
York
Larissan Mountain
BIMC
Art Sansom
Frank and
Ernest
By Bob Thaves
Bugs Bunny
Thaves
Eek & Meek
Heimdahl & Staffel
Boss
By Frank Hill
By Howie Schneider
Eek
Winthrop
New York City
Pelagos
MR. Murphy
Vegas
Captain
Alvaredo Gluck
Sainte
By Dick Cavalli
Crooks & Lawrence
Kim
Kerry Jaxon
Santy Claus
Alvie
His Highness
Guz
Marko
King Guz
By Dave Graue
Your Highness