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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1976
Page
7
A reader recounts a cocktail party incident where a woman shrieked that rings cut her fingers as she shook a man’s hand. Ann Landers advises the protest was uncouth and notes the wife’s harsh reaction.
In Medford Oregon William Andrews after ten years of retirement took up carpentry. He built several structures and recently aided the Girl Scouts. His work includes a new dock at Camp Low Echo beside Lake of the Woods and two display carts for Scout literature.
The article explains draining excess water to remove salts from soil and keeping leaves clean to reduce dust and pests. Weekly plant showers improve humidity and airflow, aiding health, especially for hanging plants.
Guidance notes that long running plants and leafy varieties benefit from soil changes about every two years. The earth becomes tired as nutrients wash away with watering, a process not fully offset by fertilizing.
Reader from New York requests a copy of Indoor Gardening Guide by mail. Enclosed is 75 cents plus 25 cents for postage and handling.
A humorous memory of ward life in 1887 lists strict nurse duties from sweeping floors to reporting times, coal scuttles, lamp care, and a five year service raise, paired with calls for Sabbath breaks and future comforts, contrasted with modern nursing complaints.
Polly Cramer reports a simple plastic insert helps solve a coaster query. The quick fix explains how a thin disk fits under a drink holder to stabilize wobbling drinkware. Readers are advised to test fit with various coaster sizes and materials for best results.
Deb asks how to finish six small and one large embroidered coaster set. Polly suggests backing with heavy cotton, inserting plastic from margarine tub for protection, and sewing the opening closed. Other options include metal coasters with stretched embroidery and glass coverings cut to size.
Readers offer practical hacks from small print product directions to pie crust pre heating and gloves cleaning. Clara suggests toothpaste as a mild abrasive for white kid gloves and glasses while Helen C shares a pocket patching method for worn inner pockets to extend fabric life.
DEAR POLLY a reader shares a method to save water by placing a brick inside a plastic bag in the toilet tank displacing about a gallon. The reader claims about 2000 gallons saved per year enabling more garden watering. A city water rep approves but cautions bag snag danger and leaks.
The note advises discarding only half the grounds from the first pot when making several pots in sequence. This way only half as much fresh coffee is needed for the second pot and so on, claiming the coffee tastes delicious and savings in coffee and money follow.
John Mace Williamson, son of Mr and Mrs Tommy Williamson of 2207 Missouri St, won second place in the intermediate division of the Gensler School PTA talent show in Wickett. Auditions were Feb 14, finalists Feb 21. he performed a piano solo The Entertainer and received $20 prize. PTA president Joyce Redman coordinated the event with Wickett’s Jim Davall as master of ceremonies.
Cabbage is nutritious and versatile from raw salads to sauerkraut. Texas growers report higher production and excellent quality this year. The Texas Department of Agriculture offers tips for selecting fresh cabbage and a home recipe for German sauerkraut with step by step brining and fermentation guidance.
Tops 928 plans to send members to the Tops Area Recognition Day in San Antonio in May by hosting a booth at the Rattlesnake Roundup and a car wash in March to raise funds. A Valentine party on February 15 in Federation Parlor announced Darlene Kilmartin won the Valentine weight loss contest. New members include Juanella Burton Sherry Gholson Diane Wooton Paddy Schuessler and Marie Simpson. Sherry Gholson named Member of the Week for two weeks after notable weight losses.
A World Book Encyclopedia note explains income tax in colonial America often faced evasion. Early systems included a faculty tax to balance landholder and nonlandholder burdens, with Estates assessed and taxed accordingly.
A program on the proposed new school accreditation plan opened the Federation Parlor session after the Business and Professional Women meeting. Assistant superintendent C W Wright outlined the plan for the women, following Mrs Bill Elliott being welcomed as a new member.
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