Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Bearing in mind theme, setting, and plot, what role do newspaper clippings play in Fried Green Tomatoes? 

At one point, Evelyn notices that Mrs. Threadgoode is “getting more and more mixed up about time, past and present” (323). How does this observation intersect with the novel’s structure, and/or its interest in memory?

Compare and contrast Evelyn’s memories of watching her mother die from cancer with the novel’s depiction of Ruth’s death. What point does Flagg seem to be making about death and dying?