Calico world of Turkey Two blooms with sun shines
Sharon Feaman, 36, of Ellis Grove, builds Turkey Two from a garage workshop and now exports calico dolls and home items to France, Canada and across the United States. Her firm posted last year sales of about 155000 with 13 sales reps and 2200 retail customers. She attributes success to chutzpah and instinct, while balancing family life with a supportive husband and a self-made, limited-edition Annie May Apples doll line.
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Sharon Feaman
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Turkey Two
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Aleda
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England
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Letters to Ann Landers About Love and Loss
A Danville reader shares a heartfelt compliment about lasting marriage, urging readers to express affection with notes. Also included is guidance for a reader facing infertility and adoption, plus a safety reminder about not telling children medicine is candy.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Danville Reader
Sickness should be a cure for fat
Erma Bombeck humorously contemplates being ill and weight, joking that fevers burn calories and water adds eight thousand calories per glass. She recalls feeling thinner after illness, muses on metabolism, and notes craving bacon and popcorn despite sickness.
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Erma Bombeck
Asia
Early Woman Suffrage milestone in US history
The 19th Amendment was proclaimed on August 26 1920 granting women the right to vote. Wyoming, then a territory, led by granting women suffrage in 1869 as the first state level to do so.
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United States
Wyoming
Oat Topping From Pre-Granola Days
Recipe notes a pre-granola oat topping by Cecily Brownstone. Combine 4 cups quick oats with 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup melted butter, bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes, then crumble and cool. Yields about 5 cups.
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