Month: September 1993
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Black salve and vinegar: home remedies
Want to feel better? Try a little mutton tallow, baking soda or vinegar. Once each was an ingredient in my family’s medicine cabinet. The baking soda, moistened with water was for bee stings. If it didn’t cure the sting at least it harmlessly stopped the tears. As the baking soda dried it caked and fell…
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winning My car
As I was resting Saturday afternoon before going to a dinner banquet, the phone rang. “Are you listening to the radio!?” You won the car!” If you don’t want it, we can draw another name.” As the caller explained more about the car and its worth. I figured, “Hey! If nothing else, we can sell…
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Cooking ahead, just once
When I began working at the News-Times, my children had 10 days of summer vacation left. I thought it might be a problem keeping them occupied during the day. No problem, as far as they were concerned. They prefer to stay up late and sleep in until noon. They also preferred to not vacuum, not…
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dumpster philosophy
The aroma of ripe garbage pushes my philosophical button every time I take the trash to the dumpster. As I toss the black plastic bags over the green metal edge, I realize again that “All men are created equal.” Where else but at the dumpster do women in business suits, ragged jean clad teenagers and…