The Mornin' Mail is
published every weekday except major holidays
Monday, January 6, 2002 Volume XI, Number 140
did ya
know?
Did Ya Know?. . .A new Stress Support Group kick-off will be
held from 6-7 p.m. on Mon., Jan. 6th in the Skilled
Activity Room, 3rd floor of the McCune-Brooks hospital.
Discussion will include depression, feeling overwhelmed
and financial stress among others. Call 359-2316 for more
info. Also a new beginner P.A.C.E (People With Arthritis
Can Exercise) class will meet at the mbh Wellness
facility, 2040 S. Garrison, M-W-F. Beginning classes
start at 1:30 p.m. and the advanced class at 2:15 p.m.
Call 359-2452 or 358-0670 M-W-F to register.
Did Ya Know?. . .The City of
Carthage Engineering Department will present a City Code
& Ordinance Workshop from 1-4 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 8th,
at the Carthage Memorial Hall, 407 S. Garrison. For more
information you may call the Engineering Dept. at
417-237-7010.
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today's
laugh
"Sell your house
yet?"
"Weve decided not to after
reading the agents description. It seemed to be
just the place we were looking for!"
Every dog has his day but the
nights are reserved for the cats.
Book Salesman- "This book will do
half your work."
Business Man- "Good; Ill
take two."
1902
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of
Events as they have Transpired in the City and County
since our last Issue.
MISS
MOONEYHAM MARRIED.
Miss Grace Mooneyham was married
yesterday at 5 p.m. at her home on Sixth street to
Charles Whitney, a business man of East St. Louis, for
which place they left last night after the wedding. Rev.
J. B. Toomay performed the ceremony.
At the marriage there were present four
generations of the relatives only. Prosecuting Attorney
R. A. Mooneyham is a brother of the bride, and he
remarked in congratulations: "Well, if you live as
happy as my wifee and I you will be doing alright."
"How about you?" asked the
minister of the father, T. M. Mooneyham.
"Weve been married 38 years
and are happy yet."
"Speak up, grandpa, what do you
say?" Rev. Toomay said to the grandfather, Daniel
Mooneyham.
"I was married in 1842, and am
hale and hearty yet," was the hearty response.
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Today's Feature
Energy Petition
Language.
Secretary of State Matt Blunt
has announced that an initiative petition that
would amend Missouri statutes by allowing
customers of public utility companies to generate
electricity through alternative means such as
solar cells, wind power generators or biomass
generating, has met state standards for
circulation. The Reverend Larry Rice of Holts
Summit is sponsoring the petition, called the
"Consumer Clean Energy Act".
Before the issue can be brought
before Missouri voters in the November 2004
election, signatures must be obtained from
registered voters equal to 5 percent of the total
votes cast in the last governor's election from
six of the state's nine congressional districts.
Depending on which congressional districts are
used, approximately 75,000 valid signatures are
required for a proposed statutory amendment to be
placed on the ballot through the initiative
petition process.
The ballot language for this
statutory change reads:
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
Its
that time a year where it seems one of the
main functions in life is just keepin
warm. Even if its just gettin to
the car, there is the constant checkin
ta see if your gloves and your cap are in
place. Makin sure the coat is buttoned
up and the shoes will stay dry.
I suppose most of use
durin this time a year would like to
see a more moderate winter from time to time,
but we really dont have much to contend
with compared to some.
It could be that its
not so much the cold that is causin the
concern these days, maybe its just that
it bothers some of us more that it used to.
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin.
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Weekly Column
THIS IS A HAMMER
By Samantha Mazzotta
Unclogging
the Tub
Q: My relatives holiday
visit finally sent our aging tub over the edge:
It drains slowly, even after a short shower. How
can I fix this? I dont want to use a
chemical drain cleaner. Melanie F., Fort
Myers, Fla.
A: Sounds like its time
for a post-holiday overhaul! Even brand-new tub
drains can suffer from high-volume use, as hair
and soap form "gunk" clogs that much
faster.
In this case, the whole drain
assembly should be addressed. The assembly
includes the area from the round drain opening in
the bottom of the tub to the trip lever that
closes the drain and allows water to fill the
tub. A linkage and stopper system runs from the
trip lever to the drain; removing this and
cleaning it will often clear up the slow-drain
problem.
Gather the following tools: a
screwdriver, a small wire brush, needle-nose
pliers, vinegar and heatproof grease. Keep a
plunger handy and bring along a hand auger (or
plumbers snake) just in case. Also, put a
couple of rags in your toolkit.
Identify the type of drain
assembly your tub has: plunger or pop-up. The
plunger type uses a brass plug (the plunger) to
stop water from draining; the drain opening is
unaffected. The pop-up type is easy to identify
because when you push the trip arm to plug the
drain, a metal drain stopper covers the drain
opening.
With a plunger-type assembly,
remove the screws on the trip arms cover
plate and carefully pull the cover plate off the
overflow opening. The entire linkage should come
out with it: two linked metal rods with a heavy
brass plug dangling at the end.
A pop-up drain is removed in
two stages. First, move the trip lever up into
the full-open position, grasp the metal stopper
in the drain opening at the bottom of the tub,
and carefully pull out the stopper and the rocker
arm.
Second, unscrew and remove the
cover plate, gently pulling the linkage out.
Clean the linkage assemblies with the wire brush
dipped in vinegar. Lubricate the assembly (except
the stopper and rocker arm) with heatproof
grease.
At this point, you can also
adjust the range of the linkage, which will help
the drain close completely. The top rod of the
linkage (the "lift rod") can be screwed
up or down down increases the range of
motion, while up decreases it.
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