Perspectives

A trivial incident on-board a Central Texas passenger train on Jan. 20, 1894 set in motion a series of violent events that led to a three-week manhunt and five fresh graves in the cemetery.

Dear Heloise: Would you reprint instructions on how to “cure” wooden utensils? One can’t use this method on spoons that have already been in use, can you? -- Dorothy P., San Antonio, Texas

Dear Heloise: We don’t keep our dog outside, regardless of the chilly weather, but sometimes he’s in the backyard with us, and he has a shelter out there. What’s the best way to keep the shelter warm, clean and dry in the snowy, blustery, wet winter? -- Marie S. in Wisconsin