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books of memories from vacations, school activities, birthdays and pets are priceless. And don’t forget photos of themselves. A phone call letting the kids talk to their grandparents will make their day. Nothing will warm  their hearts more than hearing their grandchildren’s  Creators News Syndicate TUES., OCT.laughter 29 voices and being able to interact and share with them. Theycheck: couldn’t them a more perfect Please review carefully. Double  give Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours gift than that! Tidbits Happy holidays! immediately with changes or corrections. Contact your representative ● On Dec. 8, 1542, in Linlithgow Palace Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 in Scotland, a daughter is born to James V, Doug Mayberry makes the most of life in a Southern the dying king of Scotland. Named Mary, A big problem has emerged in our California Retirement community. Contact him at deardoug@ she was the only surviving child of her fafamily holiday plans. One of our sons’ employ- msn.com. To find out more about Doug Mayberry and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists ther and ascended to the Scottish throne ers went bankrupt and he lost his job in Octo-Mac-Doc visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. when the king died just six days after her ber. Last month he asked for a $10,000 “loan”1/8 pg. BW 6x disc. rate COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM birth. in order to keep his house and catch up on hisNov. 3, 2013 Vol. 9 - No. 45 6x bills and living expenses. We made the loan, ● On Dec. 2, 1777, legend has it that knowing it will probably not be repaid. Philadelphia housewife and nurse Lydia Our other son and his wife learned Darragh single-handedly saves the lives about this, and now they are miffed that they of Gen. George Washington and his Conare getting nothing. they C o mThey p u have t e r even P r ohinted blem s? W i n d o w s M a c tinental Army. She made notes when she may not attend this year’s family gatherings beS m a r t p h o n e s overheard the British planning a surprise cause of our “favoritism.” now F o r I n - This H o mhas e H e l pbecome or Netflix Streaming attack and got them to Washington. a sticky mess.T How can we patch things up? raining Contact Jerry by

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great aunt will undoubtedly bring again this year. If you want your dog to have a special time, make him a special meal. Delight him with nutritious dog-friendly morsels. You’ll find a large variety of healthful dog recipes online.

I have enclosed a photo of the mark that’s on each dish of a tea set that belonged to my mother. The set ser ves six, and each piece is decorated with gold bands against a white background. Could you please tell me something about the set and what its value might be?

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I would appreciate any information you might have on the mustache cup seen in this photo. My husband, who is 79 years old, received it from his grandfather who was from Germany, so I think it is at least 100 years old. It is porcelain and half the opening of the cup is covered with three holes. The cup is decorated with fruit and leaves, all against a white background. Marked on the bottom are the word “Germany” and number “168.” It is in perfect condition. We would love to know more about it.

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