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in the U.S. annually. If these were laid end to end, they would circle the earth nine times. • French mathematician Bernard Lassimonne applied for the first patent for his pencil sharpener invention in 1828, but it was not until 1847 that the pencil sharpener in its recognizable modern form was invented by fellow Frenchman Thierry des Estivaux ‪

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Years ago, cartoonist Gary Larson drew a The Far Side strip depicting husband, wife and their very large dog greeting another couple at their front door. The caption read: “Hey! Jack and Paula! You made it! … Now, quickly: Keep one hand across your throat and put the other one confidently down on Bruno’s head -- stupid dog’s going to get Agnes and me into a giant lawsuit one day.” What came first: the cartoon or the epidemic? This week I received a request to help a 2-year-old Shih Tzu named Verdell. “From the time Verdell turned 1 year old, he began to act very agitated whenever he heard anyone approach the front door. When a stranger entered the house, he would run away and hide. After a few months, he stopped hiding and instead barked, growled and turned aggressive toward anyone other than the family. This has escalated to biting anyone who comes into our house. “I hired a trainer when this problem began, but I became very frustrated because her solution was to constantly distract him from aggression with treats. This worked for a few minutes, but after eating 5 or 6 treats, he lost interest in them and went right back to full aggression mode. “I am now truly desperate. He has bitten over a dozen different people in our home, and although he is a small dog and won’t cause severe injuries, this behavior is absolutely unacceptable…” I spoke with this woman about her dog and asked all the obvious questions: Why do you keep inviting people to your home? And why, when you do, don’t you keep Verdell alone in a room away from your guests? He, like Larson’s dog, should not be greeting anyone at the door. What it boiled down to -- what it always boils down to -- is she didn’t want to feel like a failure. More than 12 victims in, she still couldn’t accept that Verdell is a biter. People are more willing to admit behavioral problems with their children than with their dogs. Another woman called this week to discuss

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by delaying Social Security benefits until age 70, at so much other income and resources in retirement which point they get their full benefit plus a delayed that filing for Social Security benefits actually puts retirement bonus of 32 percent per month. But then them in an uncomfortable tax position. Those really he should have told his listeners that they have to rich folks might be ahead to delay filing for Social YOUR consider their own financial situation and their own Security until age 70. So if you’re so well off that Sohealth matters before deciding to wait until age 70 to cial Security is just a tax burden for you, then go ahead and delay those benefits, and you’ll have even claim their first Social Security check. Please carefully. check: Phone Number(s)  Spelling  by Tom Margenau more Double money to worry  about in your 80s! 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ter that belonged to my great-grandmother. It was given to her for her wedding in 1913. The platter is decorated with a blue medallion in the center and a blue border against a white background. The edges are scalloped. It is in excellent condition. What can you tell me about its histor y and value?

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Enclosed is a photo of a pair of Asian umbrella holders that I inherited from my aunt. Actually, I’m not sure if they are umbrella holders or what they are. They are approximately 18.75 inches high and 8.5 inches at the widest part. Marked on the bottom of each are blue lines with cur ved lines. The scenes are against a cream-colored background and decorated with small white raised dots. The finish has a crazed appearance. Each is in ver y good condition. There are no cracks or chips. Any help you could give me will be greatly appreciated.

Your have a pair of Satsuma vases. They are too small to be umbrella holders. Satsuma-ware is Japanese glazed pottery. It was usually cream-colored and decorated with raised enamels and often had a crackled finish. Satsuma was first made in the Satsuma Province in Japan by Korean potters around 1600. There are four periods of design: Edo, Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods. Your vases were made during the Meiji period, which lasted from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The raised dots are mo-

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I have and still use a “Universal” kitchen meat grinder that belonged to my grandmother. The handle contains the words: “L.F. & C. New Britain -- Conn. -- U.S.A.” The mark includes several patent numbers from 1897 to 1900. There are four attachments that I also use to grind bread crumbs, nuts, meat and to shred potatoes. I would appreciate all you can tell me about my grinder and its value.

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Islands (from page page 3) famous novel is Prince Edward Island (PEI). Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is famous all over the world. Thousands of tourists come to the island off the eastern coast of Canada annually to visit Green Gables Heritage Place and Montgomery’s home, both part of PEI National Park. ISLAND TRIVIA

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typewriter eraser? Or, if you’re younger, have you moved your belongings into a long-unused HAPPY FROM TIDBITS! desk, onlyHALLOWEEN to find a strange-looking gadget with fiber-like hairs bushing out of one end? What SCARY MOVIES you’ve foundbyisRyan a typewriter Toepfer eraser. Usually shaped likejust a pencil, tiphaving was made of an Some people seem tothe love the living especially-abrasive rubber, which was used to daylights scared out of them. Why else would “erase” typing error. Thebeother end featured horror and the suspense movies so popular? To a small brush made of stiff plastic strands that celebrate Halloween, Tidbits goes behind the wasof used to sweep remnants of the erasure scenes some classicthe thrillers. off the page. • When Alfred Hitchcock purchased the film • rights There’s shortage litter on theupground tofornoPsycho, heofalso bought as many day, butofthankfully, wenovel no longer discarded copies the original as heseecould find, pull-tabs. The tabs on older easy-open beverage hoping to keep the story’s ending a secret. cans pulled completely off the can. People who • The famous shower Psycho wasdodging filmed walked in bare feetscene wereofconstantly using double for Norman Bates, as Anthony these acarelessly-dropped metal hazards. Perkins was appearing in a play (Greenwillow) • in The rhythmic “beep” the scanner is the New York at the time.of The first time Perkins musical accompaniment to the supermarket actually saw that scene was back at the studio, checkoutthe line. But“rushes,” if you’ve wondered watching daily andever he said he was where the cliché of saying “ka-ching!” in rejust as scared as everyone else. lation to money comes from, that’s the sound • Take a close look electric, at Michael mask in that the old-style not Myers’ electronic, cash the 1978 camp classic Halloween. Does the registers made. Cashiers of that era had to face look familiar? The movie was filmed manually punch a series of buttons to ring on up such a tight budget, that the prop department your purchase, followed by a smack of the had to make dowith withthe what they For Myers’ “total” button heel ofhad. the hand. disguise, they used an old Captain Kirk (Star • “Do you want your carbons?” used to be an Trek) mask, which they spray painted white and automatic question asked by merchants after then re-shaped the eyeholes. you’d signed for a credit card payment. At that turn the page for more! time, credit card receipts were filled out by hand in triplicate, with a small piece of carbon paper inserted between each sheet. It didn’t take long for thieves to realize they could retrieve the used carbons from the trash and steal valuable credit card information. Once that scam gained popularity, waiters and cashiers regularly offered the carbons to customers, giving them the opportunity to destroy them.

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GO FIGURE!

Go Figure! by Linda Thistle

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