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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1982

Page

6

Medical alert bracelets work in emergencies

Scott Burditt notes Medic Alert bracelets identify medical conditions and provide emergency data when patients cannot speak. The nonprofit urges wearers, with millions using the system, to help doctors and responders access critical info in seconds, aided by volunteers and a $15 donation for card and bracelet.

Scott Burditt The Southern Illinoisan Medic Alert Foundation Vennie Wiggins Herrin Hospital Wiggins Connie Favreau Carbondale’s Memorial Hospital

White Carpet Woes by Erma Bombeck

A humorous reminiscence about a years long battle with a white carpet that goes from pristine to permanently stained. The author recalls past feats of staining including a terrace of life events and warns of the quirks of white carpet in a lively, wry tone.

Erma Bombeck

Penneys store first location and poem request

Dear Ann Landers column fragment discusses J C Penney first store location in Kemmerer Wyoming in 1902. It also includes a request for missing lines to a humorous poem Ain't Love Grand and a series of reader questions and advice on relationships and fears about injections for a Kansas reader. The pasted text contains multiple letters and scattered facts.

Ann Landers J.C. Penney Wyoming Colorado J. C. Penney Kemmerer Wyo

City of Murphysboro Notice from Mayor Sydney H Appleton

Public notice to all residents issued by Mayor Sydney H Appleton of Murphysboro. Formal city communication outlines civic information and official statements.

City OF Murphysboro Sydney H. Appleton

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