Reclusive Attic-Bound Son Needs Professional Help
A worried mother seeks guidance for her 21 year old son who has not left the house in three years. Despite a scholarship to a top engineering school he returned home and now avoids contact. Family history of manic depression, two sisters seek advice. A psychiatrist suggests compelling treatment at a university hospital to restore normal life.
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Ann Laiders
Family Service
Ann
Frederick Goodwin
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Ann Landers
The Brothers Keeper Help Call From Newark Fans Out
A reader recounts a domestic brawl between neighbors that escalates from shouting to flying glass. They fear the couple’s fighting might turn fatal, steps in, and wonder if they overstepped. Ann Landers notes bystanders risk harm when intervening and urges caution.
Sheet Stays anchor bed sheets with no mattress drain
Waterbed owners can stop dealing with untucked sheets thanks to Sheet Stays. The Delrin devices mount inside bed rails to hold sheets with light tension without harming fabric or mattress. A set of four costs 29.95 plus 1.50 shipping, orderable from Sheet Stays, P.O. Box 3599, Tulsa Oklahoma. Additionally, 1985 home textiles favor sophisticated color palettes with greens, ivory, and bold reds, plus flatter textures like moire and suede and more stylized animal and garden prints across living spaces.
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du Pont
Glenn A. Strobel
Sheet Stays Co
Sheet Stays
A .O
Tulsa
Okla
Postparty ashtray disposal tips in Heloise column
The Dear Heloise column warns against improper ashtray disposal after parties due to fire risk. It advises emptying into aluminum foil, sealing, and trashing. or using sand-filled coffee cans with added sand. Additional notes include making winter plastic shade covers from old rollers and buttered rims to prevent linen stains.
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Heloise
Jean A. Wharton
Dear Heloise Homemaking Hints From Readers
Readers share frugal tips such as saving leftovers in the freezer to make quick vegetable soup and repurposing sewing machine needles with tape to hang pictures. The letter-writers Inge Ray and Catherine Thierlein offer practical household hacks and invite others to send in ideas to Heloise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heloise
Inge Ray
Catherine Thierlein
Rent or Deposit Practices for Equipment and Home Goods
Stores differ on deposits and terms for renting appliances vehicles and gear. ColorTyme and Appliance Rental System often require no deposits while U Haul and Taylor Rentals demand them. rental fees vary by item and duration with rent-to-own options and club discounts. Consumers should verify deposit policies and licensing before signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ColorTyme
Lambert
Brian Fitzgerald
U-Haul
Taylor
Uhaul’s Wells
Elioff
Taylor Rentals
Uhaul
BBB
Best retirement jobs you know planned for
A syndicated columnist notes retirees often profit from preplanned ventures tied to prior work. He cites a greenhouse vegetable operation started before retirement, a shipbuilder making small sailboats, a teacher offering piano lessons, a former editor writing a Florida column, and a homemaker cooking at a church daycare.
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Ohio
California
Kansas
Florida
Texas
What's Coming Up in Central New York This Weekend
A busy slate across libraries and venues Saturday features Butler Irish Dancers at Hazard Library at 2:30 p.m. and children's films at Mundy, Petit, and Paine libraries at 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. Toddlers' story time is 10:30 a.m. at Central. Other events include Vernice American Legion Post 113 Casino night 6 p.m.–1 a.m. with admission 5 dollars in advance or 5.50 at the door, a Muir String Quartet performance at Hamilton College Chapel at 8 p.m. with tickets 4 dollars for students and 8 dollars general public, and a Las Vegas Purim celebration at Temple Adath Yeshurun from 7:30 p.m.–midnight with 2 dollar admission. Additional programs include a mental health event 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at First Universalist Church with a 20 dollar fee, an admission session for The Franciscan Academy September 85, a Stent Scream film showings at Sacred Melody Center, a bluebird house workshop at Beaver Lake Nature Center, Delta Kappa Gamma luncheon at Syracuse Square hotels, a Sadie Green Sales concert in Oswego, and various health and nursing information sessions. Sunday features Tudor music by Schola Cantorum at May Memorial and a reception for Maria Magdalena Brown, plus open house for Liverpool Public Library and Puppetry Guild of Upstate New York gathering. Admission, times, and contacts vary. call or visit for details.
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Central Library
Vernice
American Legion
Smokey Hollow Road
Muir String Quartet
Hamilton College Chapel
Las Vegas
Temple
Adath Yeshurun
Kimber Road
The
Mental Association
Universalist Church
Nottingham
Waring Roads
Franciscan Academy
Fim
Sacred Melody Center
James SL
Beaver Lake Nature Center
Baldwinsville
Alpha Omega
Beta Kappa
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Syracuse Square
Everson Museum
Sadie Green Sales
Music Hall
East Fourth and
Oneida Streets
Oswego
Schola Cantorum of
Syracuse
Memorial Unitarian Society
East Genesee Street
Maria Magdalena Brown
Genesee St
Utica
Greater
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Harris-Tarkett
Maple St
Johnson
City
Tenn
Harmon
Soap and Detergent Association
Hubert Molard
Strasbourg
France
P.O
San Antonio
Antoinette Carguello- Gary
Syracuse Better Business Bureau
Camillus Mall
Jcpenney
Kent S. Collins
H.K. A
New York
Butler
Hazard
Mundy
Petit
Paine
Beck
Women's Information Center
Alien St
James St
North Syracuse Parks and Recreation Department
Ter
Penn
St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center School of Nursing
Puppetry Guild of
Upstate New York
Plymouth Congregational Church
Onondaga Street
Ladies Circle of Polish Home
Park Ave
Perkins Restaurant
Camillus
Lifestyle
Herald-Journal
P.O. Box
Aracusa
Jake
Swat
Sagat Thiria
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