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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1962
Page
5
On a calm August day in 1896 the British fleet anchored at Zanzibar playing a cricket match. A Zanzibar sultan’s declaration of war led to a 37 minute 23 second bombardment ending with the sultan fleeing to Germany.
The article argues practice leads to perfection and rewards, citing the American Symphony Orchestra founded by Leopold Stokowski. It notes young musicians, ages around 18, join alongside college graduates, highlighting practice as a path to achievement and better opportunities in music careers.
A playful DIY describes making an imitation fish tank inside a cereal box. Color the interior waterlike, cut a forward window, craft a yellow fish, attach a string through the box lid, and move the fish by pulling the string. Seal the window with clear cellophane for a bubbling effect.
A modern fairy tale features Little Red riding a motorbike through woods to Granny Hood’s cottage. The old wolf keeps causing trouble with tricks and traps but Red’s team uses a conga line judo sendoff to flip him into a cactus patch. He escapes in defeat seeking a new den.
A printed appeal invites readers to mail pen pal letters to Captain Hal care of the newspaper. The list names multiple youths from various states with addresses and ages, requesting correspondence about life in their regions, including Hawaii.
Carey column presents a word ladder puzzle converting CARE to EASE in three one letter steps with valid words at each stage. It includes missing words in Puzzles Pete sentence, a rearranged word triangle using clues for TALENTS with second word father third a boy s nickname fourth venture fifth a refuge sixth mother, and asks to complete the triangle from these clues.
A compact puzzle hints at a numeric answer by linking letters and words: K's are dogs, felines are cats, Cowboys wear hats, Fr rs sail seas, ests trees, is game to play. Pitch ks toss hay, bands lands bas t marching peace buy in British.
A reader puzzle lists ten numbered clues pairing digits with words. Each line presents a sequence like 1-9 canines or 2-10 ten gallon and asks to deduce an underlying theme or mapping. The solution involves matching the numbers to plural nouns and common items.
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