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A TRICK UP HIS SLEEVE • Houdini often hid tools needed to escape by swallowing them. He learned this while working for a circus, when an acrobat showed him how to swallow objects, then bring them up again by working the throat muscles. • Another trick of his was to have several men from the audience come up on stage, first to examine him to make sure he had no tools hidden, and second, to examine whatever he was about to be locked up in: a safe or a coffin or a packing crate. He would then solemnly shake hands with all the men before being locked up. But the last man he would shake hands with was a shill who had been planted in the audience. During the handshake, a pick or a key would be passed from hand to hand. • He sometimes hid a slim pick in the thick skin of the sole of his foot. • He once escaped from a large milk can filled with water. The milk can was held together with two real rivets and a long line of fake rivets to make it easier to escape. • Another stage method he used was to make sure his assistants on stage seemed as awkward and clumsy as possible— dropping things, stumbling, and making many minor mistakes. This averted suspicion from them while also managing to misdirect attention. • His wife Bess frequently participated in the show. For mind-reading tricks, Bess and Harry worked out a secret stage code where one could tip off the other using words that stood for numerals: pray = 1; answer = 2; say = 3; now = 4; tell = 5; please = 6; speak = 7; quickly = 8; look = 9 and be quick = 10. If Houdini needed to divine the number off a dollar bill that Bess was looking at, Bess would merely say, “Tell me, look into your heart. Say, can you answer me, pray? Quickly, quickly! Now! Speak to us! Speak quickly!” Houdini the mind reader would correctly reply: 59321884778. (continued next page)

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QUIZ: COOKIES • Because October is National Cookie Month, enjoy this quiz about cookies! • In 1930 Ruth Wakefield and her husband bought an inn in Massachusetts which had historically been a place where travelers would stop and pay the toll. Ruth did all the cooking, and one day she decided to make chocolate cookies. She was out of baking chocolate, but Andrew Nestlé (of the Nestlé chocolate family) had recently visited, and had given her a Nestlé’s chocolate candy bar. • She broke it into bits and dropped it into the dough, expecting it to melt in the oven, creating chocolate cookies. It didn’t. The bits of chocolate softened but remained separate. The cookies were very good and the travelers raved about them. She called them Chocolate Crunch Cookies and their popularity led her to publish the recipe in several newspapers. • Suddenly sales of Nestlé’s candy bars took a steep climb, and Andrew Nestlé wanted to know why. He and Ruth struck a deal whereby her recipe would be printed on the back of the candy bar’s wrapper, and the cookies were named after her inn. Ruth also received a lifetime supply of chocolate for her invention. • Chocolate sales increased as the cookies spread nationwide, so Nestlé started manufacturing a scored bar to make it easier to break into bits. Then they started including a special chopper, until finally they introduced a new product in 1939: chocolate chips. • Ruth later sold Nestlé the right to the name of her cookie, and the company began to produce the cookies as well. The cookie is now the most popular kind of cookie worldwide. What was the name of Ruth’s inn, now carried on cookie packages? (Answer at top of next page) IT’S A FACT • The second most popular cookie is peanut butter flavored, and oatmeal cookies come in third.

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For Advertising Call (740) 441-7633 Answer: Toll House. QUIZ: SNACK CAKES • O.D. McKee and his wife Ruth were newly married in the middle of the Great Depression when they lost their life savings in a bank failure. He got a job as a deliveryman for a local bakery in Tennessee, but he really wanted to own his own shop. • When a small failing bakery went up for sale in 1934, they used their car as collateral and bought it, living in the back of the store. Eventually they were able to afford a second shift of employees, and they spent the next several decades building their business. • McKee discovered that baked products which were individually wrapped would keep longer and stay fresher than those that were packaged in bulk in bags or jars, so he adapted candywrapping machines to wrap cookies, bars, and cupcakes. • In 1960 they created a new brand for their company, naming it after their four-year-old granddaughter. For the logo they used a picture of the child wearing her favorite outfit, complete with a straw hat with a crease in the brim where she stepped on it. The individually-wrapped cakes were now sold in multi-packs and the company began a period of prodigious growth. • Meanwhile, their little granddaughter grew up to become the company’s director of marketing. The company named after the grandchild now dominates the snack cake market. What was the name of their granddaughter? (Answer below) IT’S A FACT • The world’s biggest chocolate chip cookie weighed 40,000 pounds and had a diameter of 101 feet. It was created in 2003 by The Immaculate Baking Company in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Answer: Little Debbie.

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GERD Relapses May be Seasonal DEAR DR. ROACH: I have some questions about GERD. I was diagnosed 16 years ago and was put on many medications, but I either got side effects or they didn’t work. I made up my mind to watch my diet carefully. That has worked well most of the time, but about six weeks ago I started experiencing burning and pain again. I tried eliminating different foods in my diet, but it wasn’t working. I visited my primary care doctor and he prescribed sucralfate, four times a day, along with omeprazole twice a day. I’ve been this treatment a short time, and see a hint of improvement. I don’t understand why I went all these years with little pain and all of a sudden I feel like I’m back to square one. The nurse practitioner in the same office said they are thinking GERD is seasonal, just like allergies, and that it should go away. I am very frustrated. I really don’t want to have surgery. -- A. ANSWER: I can’t tell you why, but I do see people getting exacerbations that last for a few days or weeks, and then they go back to being fine. The nurse practitioner knew something I didn’t, because I found evidence that GERD symptoms are statistically worse from October to December. Maybe it has to do with the foods eaten more commonly at that time of the year. That being said, look at any new medications (many can worsen GERD); consider weight loss if yours has gone up; and make sure you are eating a good three hours before bed. Alcohol and tobacco are bad for many things, including GERD. Finally, sometimes serious conditions can look like GERD. If symptoms persist, your primary care doctor may send you to a gastroenterologist for an endoscopy. The booklet on acid reflux explains GERD. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach -No. 501W, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 70 years old, and three and a half months ago, my ENT found a malignant sarcoma at the base of my tongue on the right side. They also found a hint of cancer in the lymph node near the tumor. On Friday I finish up an eight-week treatment of radiation and chemotherapy. My question is what my risk might be for developing other cancers in the future, assuming that this tumor has been eradicated? -- J.K. ANSWER: Congratulations to you and your doctor for his diligence, and I hope your recovery goes well. In general, cancers are more common in people who have had cancer before. The rate of developing second cancers depends on the specific type. There’s not a lot written about second cancer after head and neck sarcoma, but what I found suggests that the risk is not terribly high. In general, the younger you are when you develop the first cancer, the higher the risk of a second. Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to Good Health, 628 Virginia Drive Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2015 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

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AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED! * On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France, is dedicated in New York Harbor as the last copper rivet is fitted. The dismantled Statue of Liberty had arrived 16 months earlier in more than 200 packing cases. * On Oct. 29, 1925, Dominick Dunne, chronicler of high-profile crimes, is born. Dunne reported on the 1995 O.J. Simpson doublehomicide trial and provided TV commentary about the case. He was stunned when the former football star was acquitted. * On Oct. 30, 1938, Orson Welles, age 23, causes a nationwide panic with his broadcast of “War of the Worlds” -- a realistic radio dramatization of a Martian invasion of Earth. “War of the Worlds” was not planned as a radio hoax, and Welles had little inkling of the havoc it would cause. * On Nov. 1, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt announces that the U.S. Coast Guard will be under the direction of the U.S. Navy, a transition of authority usually reserved only for wartime. Five weeks later, Japan would attack the U.S. at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. * On Oct. 31, 1957, the Japanese car company Toyota establishes its U.S. headquarters in California to begin selling its inexpensive Toyopet Crown sedans. A sensation in Japan, it flopped in the U.S. The car was too small for many American drivers, guzzled gas and oil, and shook at freeway speeds. * On Oct. 26, 1984, in Loma Linda, California, Dr. Leonard Bailey performs the first baboon-to-human heart transplant, replacing 14-day-old Baby Fae’s defective heart. Baby Fae survived for 20 days, longer than any previous human recipient of an animal heart. * On Oct. 27, 1994, the U.S. Justice Department announces that the U.S. prison population has topped 1 million for the first time. The 1,012,851 men and women were in state and federal prisons, and did not include those incarcerated in local jails. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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The Buckeyes Have It It’s the fifth week of the season, and the Ohio State Buckeyes find themselves in a situation they’re not familiar with: They’re in danger of losing. To the Hoosiers, no less. Ezekiel Elliott, running back for the scarlet and gray, has the answer. He runs for 274 yards on 23 carries, including touchdown runs of 55, 65 and 75 yards, before watching from the sideline as Indiana tries in vain to answer back. Moments later, the Buckeyes run off the field, fingers pointing to the sky. They came onto the field ranked No. 1 in the nation and they ran off the field in the same position. It’s nothing new to the Buckeyes. In fact, they’ve run off the field No. 1 as often as any team in the nation, and by the time you read this, more times than any other program in history. This week finds the Buckeyes on top of The Associated Press Top 25 Poll for the 101st time, tied with Oklahoma for the best ever. Yes, there are other polls. There’s the Coaches Poll. The Coaches Poll is nothing but a council of sanctimonious former bench riders who call in plays until they don’t. CNN somehow matters in their equation, so I’m already thinking it’s suspect. Like I really care if Wolf Blitzer thinks Ball State is displaying game control and might crack the top 20 this week if they try. But I’d take the Coaches Poll over the alternative, that BCS Computer Robot Poll. Computer polls are the definite worst. It’s not that I’m against technology. I am, but it’s not that ... it’s just that I have scars. It seems like yesterday ... the Nut Swamp Elementary Science Fair. There I was, a can of baking soda in hand, about to drop it into a glass of orange food-colored 7Up strategically hidden within a mound of clay made up to look like a mountain. It was to be a volcano, a glorious volcano. The teachers came over. It was to be my moment of triumph ... but no. They stop next to my table and start to study Brad Mascott’s display instead. Brad had a shoebox laid on its side, with the top converted into a keyboard. There was a slot cut on top of the box. “It’s a computer,” he announced. “Ohhhh!” said the teachers. They gave him the Best in Show. I cried foul. “He doesn’t even have FOOD COLORING! OR BAKING SODA!” But it was no use. Times had changed at Nut Swamp. Technology -- in this case, an empty Reebok box -- was here to stay. The volcano era was over. Anyway, those polls are jokes. If you want a poll you can argue over, you need to leave it to the expert non-experts. Leave it to the AP Poll. An old-fashioned poll, comprised of 65 fulltime sportswriters and broadcasters who drove to the game in a forest-green GMC truck while smoking Swisher Sweets. Those are the guys you want picking a champion, believe me. And that’s the poll that says Ohio State has been the best, for the longest ... or at least since the FDR administration. Say what you want about THE Ohio State University ... just make sure you talk about them like the winners they most often are. Who can argue the facts?

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“Oh, you guys are the Halloween family!” is the typical comment Farrells hears when they meet someone new to their block. “It’s quite a distinction,” says Margo, client director for a marketingresearch firm and mom of 8-year-old Arianna, 5-year-old Luke and 2-year-old Colette. Now in its Fourth Halloween season, Margo and her husband, Brad, are making their list for a Costco run to pick up hot dogs, buns, condiments and apple cider for their popular front-yard “pre-trick-or-treat party” that neighbors of all ages consider an annual tradition. “It’s an easy way to bring our community together to get to know one another better, have a good time and get some sustenance -- even if it’s just a hot dog -- before kids and their parents scatter to go trick-or-treating. We always know the party has an end time, and cleanup is a snap,” she adds with a smile. The party brings out creativity, too. Last year the Farrells added a competitive element, challenging masqueraders to score some costume design points (and bragging rights) from the family panel of judges for funniest, scariest and most original costumes. There’s still time to bring the spirit of your community alive with a simple outdoor pre-trick-or-treat party. Talk up the idea with neighbors, and plan the event now. Send out invitations via email, or deliver simple flyers if email addresses aren’t available. Here is the basic format Margo uses: “Friends and neighbors, it’s that time of year again! Please join us for some pre-trick-or-treating fun in our front yard on October 31. We’ll have grills set up, and plenty of hot dogs and hot apple cider. Our street will be closed from 5:00 onward so that the kids can run around a bit more safely. We’ll also continue with a little friendly competition to encourage you to break out those costumes! Trophies will be awarded in the following categories: --Funniest costume --Scariest costume --Most original costume Date: October 31 Time: 5-7 p.m. Location: (Your address) No RSVP, and no need to bring anything other than you and your fabulous costume! We hope to see you! (Your family name)” *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday. com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” (c) 2015 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

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FRENCH CITY FREE CLINIC FURTHER EXPANDS SERVICES TO TWICE A MONTH The French 500 Free Clinic is now open twice a month to better serve the uninsured and under-insured people of southeastern Ohio and Mason County, WV and beyond over the age of six. That is the second Thursday in addition to the last Thursday of the month. THE NEXT FREE CLINIC IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 29 FROM 1 PM TO 3 PM AT 258 PINECREST DRIVE IN THE OLD HILLCREST CLINIC OFF OF JACKSON PIKE IN SPRING VALLEY, NEXT TO ARBORS NURSING HOME. NO APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY. Patient’s will now be able to have a follow-up appointment in usually two weeks instead of one month. Thus this care for our patients (free of charge) will be more effective and more convenient. Previously the Free Clinic announced a geographical expansion to the entire Ohio Valley including Gallia, Meigs, Jackson, and Vinton Counties as well as Mason County, West Virginia and beyond. There is no longer a geographical limit. Among those who are covered, many cannot afford the high deductible and co-pays. Those underinsured people also need help. The French 500 Free Clinic is willing and able to serve both the uninsured and the under-insured. When necessary, our medical facility and its physicians refer patients to an appropriate specialist. We assist patients with lab work and prescriptions. However, the Clinic does not dispense pain medications.

The Clinic is staffed by experienced physicians and registered nurses with access to a chiropractor, a social worker, and a counselor. These and other volunteers give their time freely to serve the community. Our patients are examined and treated by licensed medical practitioners and professionals. Each doctor is assisted by a registered nurse.

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Creme Caramel This custard dessert, also known as flan or caramel pudding, has a soft caramel layer on top, as opposed to creme brulee, which has a hard caramel top. 1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar 5 large eggs 2 2/3 cups whole milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1. Heat oven to 325 F. In heavy 1-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup sugar over medium heat until melted and amber in color, about 10 minutes, swirling pan occasionally. Into each of eight 6-ounce custard cups or ramekins, immediately pour about 1 tablespoon melted sugar, tilting cup so that sugar coats bottom. 2. In large bowl, with wire whisk, mix eggs and remaining 1/3 cup sugar until well-blended. Whisk in milk, vanilla and salt until well-combined. Pour milk mixture over melted sugar in cups. 3. Place cups in large roasting pan; place on oven rack. Carefully pour enough boiling water into pan to come halfway up sides of cups. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer cups to wire rack to cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours to chill. 4. To unmold, run small metal spatula around side of each cup. Invert each cup onto a dessert plate, allowing caramel syrup to drip from cup onto custard. Makes 8 servings.

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At Schrock’s Home Furnishings we take extraordinary care to design your dining room to meet your needs in design, color and size. We listen carefully to what you wish to achieve in your dining experience. Family and friends are important. We know you want them to feel welcome. The warmth of real wood furniture is a vital part of entertainment. The silkiness of the finish hides its extreme durability.

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“Apply petroleum jelly to the panes of your windows before painting the trim. This works better than masking tape in many ways. It is easily removed, and even large paint flecks come right off.” -- P.S. in Illinois * For easy-cleanup pancakes, use a turkey baster to “squirt” the batter in the griddle or skillet. No drips, and it usually results in a pretty good circle, too! * When you are able to pick up extra meat at a great price, you want to be sure that while it’s frozen, it maintains its best taste. Use this tip to vacuum seal your meat without any special equipment! Add meat pieces to a plastic, zipper-top bag. Fill a large pot several inches deep with water. Seal all but an inch or so of the bag. As you lower the bag into the water (zipper top up) the air will escape through the unsealed portion. When no air remains, seal the bag and then remove from the water. * “Have you tried this single-serving blender hack using a mason jar? Most standard-size blender blades can be screwed on to a pint Mason jar. If you’re one of the lucky ones, you can make single servings of smoothies to blend and go.” -- T.U. in South Carolina * Baby have diaper rash? One of the best remedies is “air time” -- that is, letting baby go without a diaper for a bit. Another simple soother is a baking soda bath. Try adding 2-4 tablespoons of baking soda to Junior’s bathwater. * After you’ve cooked your chicken whole, remove the meat and throw the bones and remaining carcass in the slow cooker with 3-4 cups of water. Let it cook on low for several hours for a spectacularly flavorful broth.

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Let’s Get Into Physical (Therapy) Most of us assume we’ll still be living independently at age 80. That’s the good news, with 68 percent of us believing we’ll be able to do the same types of activities at age 65 and older. But, half of us think we’ll lose flexibility and strength as we age. That’s the bad news, believing that the loss of physical ability is a given. A study of 1,000 participants by the American Physical Therapy Association shows that even we are conflicted about when we start to show signs of aging. More than half of us believe we start to see signs in our 60s. Younger people, however, think it happens as early as the 40s or 50s. Physical therapists, however, put a better slant on it: No matter how old we are -- 60s, 70s, 80s -- improvements can be made in our physical condition, often without surgery or medication. They have a long list of conditions that can be made better with physical therapy: diabetes, arthritis, back pain, knee problems, heart disease, osteoporosis and more. Here’s what they say we can get out of a course of physical therapy: improve strength and prevent frailty, prevent diabetes with regular activity, improve balance and reduce risk of falls, strengthen bones and reduce the risk of fracture, improve or prevent heart disease, and avoid memory problems. Quite an impressive list. For more information on what physical therapy can do, go online to www.moveforwardpt.com and take a look around the website. Consider asking your doctor if a course of physical therapy might be good for you, even if it’s just to learn new and better ways to strengthen muscles and retain flexibility. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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