Honey for Two Dollars from Wisconsin Beekeeper
A life tale unfolds in a northern Wisconsin farm where an 86 year old beekeeper sold two quarts of honey for two dollars. He relates leaving Europe for coal mines in Pennsylvania and buying 80 acres in 1932, then living there nearly six decades as he tended bees and wood. The encounter reveals hard rural life, aging, and distant Chicago work.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Europe
Old Country
Pennsylvania
Fatherhood in Decline As Boys Mock Idolized Dad
Miami Herald columnist Michael Browning notes a shift from hero worship to sarcasm as his two sons age. He recalls comic images of his magic powers, bares parenting ineptitude, and reveals how his wife Allison enforces order while he laments growing detachment and eventual Geezerhood.
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Oscar Wilde
Wilde
National Public Radio
Daniel Pinkwater
Matthew
Philip Morris Recalls 8 Billion Cigarettes
Philip Morris recalls eight billion cigarettes due to methyl isothiocyanate contamination. The toxic smoke is linked to eye throat and nose irritation and other hazards while in stores only the non toxic variety is present. The EPA classifies the chemical as a soil fumigant and the ATF may add the recall to its arsenal.
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Philip Morris
EPA
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
Skylab reenters over Indian Ocean on July 11, 1979
Almanac entry notes Skylab’s disintegration on reentry into Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. Birthdays include John Quincy Adams and Yul Brynner among others. In 1982 John McEnroe Mats Wilander played the longest live Davis Cup match on TV. Weather item recalls Candlestick Park winds delaying the All-Star game in 1961.
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Indian Ocean
John Quincy Adams
U.S
E.B. White
Yul Brynner
Tab Hunter
Debbie Hay
John McEnroe
Mats Wilander
Steve Dahl
San Francisco
Candlestick Park
Dear Abby on vaccines and relationship etiquette
A composite letter reveals vaccine updates from Deborah L. Wexler and reader concerns. It covers tetanus immunization schedules for children and adults and cites CDC data on flu and pneumonia shots. The second part addresses relationship etiquette and dining manners in an engagement context.
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Abby
American Academy of Pedanics
CDC
Deborah L. Wexler
Immunization Action Coalition
Dr. Wexler
Mark Sparrow Praised for Prompt Courteous Service
The district manager Joanne Thomas commends Mark Sparrow for outstanding service and timely, polite conduct. Debbie and Gail in North Ridgeville report he follows placement instructions carefully and shows extra care in handling papers.
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Mark Sparrow
Joanne Thomas
Debbie
Gail
North Ridgeville
Mark
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Hell
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Mount Saint Helens
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
Almanac
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDG
Atlanta
Eugene Reiner
St. Agene
Abin
P.O
Los Angeles
Calif
Abigail van Buren
the Chronicle Telegram
Chronicle-Telegram
LOR Chronicle Carrier
North Ridgeville High School
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