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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1909
Page
6
The piece notes Norwegian children as early as age five work outdoors gathering stones and herding, then progress to sledding and riskier play. It argues such labor builds physical strength, while winter fences and abseiling are common. It claims high literacy and low drunkenness compared to the United States.
A readable excerpt describes several balance tricks performed in a small room. Feats include lifting a person upright with hands under the head while the body stays rigid, reaching to touch a fingertip distance, and recovering a penny with the other hand. Other stunts involve feet together with one arm behind, placing feet far back while rising upright, kneeling then standing with hands, and attempting to pick a dollar from the floor without moving feet.
A playful exchange clarifies irony as saying one thing and meaning another. Auntie notes the opposite of praising a day, while Georgie asks for a simple definition in this lighthearted dialogue.
A mixed set of puzzle prompts and a verse riddle from Youth's Companion. Included are No 705 Word Squares and No 706 Contradictory Anagram items, plus a long riddle about a giant who moves ships and trains and a wardrobe riddle about a familiar, colorfully described object for children and the elderly.
Entombed within a 32 letter quotation from Hamlet lies a riddle pointing to famous lines and figures. The clues reference polonius advised travels, never told her love, the noblest Roman, not wisely but too well, the noblest friend, a heroine falsely accused, Portia’s discovery in the bond, and the man who helped Portia.
A caption invites readers to identify five nations depicted in the images, noting that the subjects come from around the world and urging close examination of the pictures to spot each country.
No. 710 presents a poetic riddle about a TOTAL and ONE and TWO with lines implying hidden relationships. No. 711 lists clues for furniture or related terms, matching each description to a word such as line, board, department, promenade, fare, office, cricket, chair, and garden bed.
Puzzle list includes multiple challenges with insertions, charades, singular plural, riddles, pictured word, transposed letters and anagrams. Entries name numbers 698 to 704 and feature varied wordplay and word associations across categories.
Glenn L. Saxton Architect presents a two story cobblestone porch home with a front gable and brackets. The 34 by 26 foot main block sits over a full basement with nine foot first floor and eight foot second floor ceilings. Building cost is 3450 exclusive of finishing and trim. A complete plan set and specifications for design No. 82 are available through the editor.
In Clyde, Aunt Hannah, famed for suing neighbors over the ten bee incident, confronts Elder Thomas while he harvests in a remote field. He refuses to lend clothes, negotiates, and forces her to drop the lawsuit, later returning with his wife to mediate. Her reform remains a village mystery until her death months later.
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