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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1960
Page
6
Summer picnics are fun and should be planned ahead. Decide guest list, location, food, games, and how to dispose of scraps. Pack carefully in containers, avoid mixing foods, and bring safe drinks. Find a spot, lay out lunch attractively, and begin enjoyment.
Neptune is the smallest of the giant planets with a 27,700 mile diameter and orbits the sun in 164,794 Earth years. It spins every 15 hours 48 minutes, has two moons Tri ton and Nereid, and lies about 795 million miles from the Sun.
Step by step directions describe making a feathered head band using freezer tape feathers and rags. It covers materials gathering measuring cutting and attaching feathers then wrapping a rag strip to create a tied headgear accessory for play.
A Rhode Island Red chicken has received a bronze tablet in Adamsville Rhode Island recognizing its unusual honor. The modest dedication marks the bird as a local curiosity and point of community pride.
Juan trades three coins for a donkey after a market scene where he overhears buyers. He plans to use Angelo to help his mother, believing the beast will work and carry burdens, a gift she warmly accepts as beads or silks fall short.
Peppermint candy sticks stirred into hot chocolate enhance flavor. Place a stick in each cup to stir and enjoy the peppermint finish. once the drink is finished, eat the stirrer.
The text notes that the United States hosts over 20 million cats and that an ostrich can weigh about 250 pounds and live up to 26 years. It presents a concise comparison of domestic and large bird data without further context.
Puzzle Pete hides Mrs Tyler’s details in a rebus using a word diamond centered on New York native second Mrs Tyler. The name readings in a mirror yield three sons. the diamond’s second word is month abbreviation, third stitched, fifth flower, and sixth thirsty, with the full answer set tying to a backward read of names and dates.
A list of youths and ages with names and addresses across multiple states, including Barbara Henry in Virginia and Jo-Ann Waller in Texas, aged 7 to 14, with several in Corpus Christi, Mobile, and Biloxi. The piece catalogs names, street addresses, cities, states, and ages in a desultory roster format.
A short poem recounts a day at a ranch by Louise Darcey. The narrator watches colts run, notes gray, black and roan horses, and rides a gentle horse alone. The father selects a suitable mount, and they ride along a quiet lane with plans to return soon.
The Jersey City Colgate soap factory clock, started in 1924, features a 50 foot diameter octagonal dial with stainless steel slats and 345 lamps. The four day battery-backed system powers a 27 foot minute hand and a 19 foot hour hand, with neon-lit five minute markers and no numerals.
Daniel Morgan of Hunterdon County New Jersey left stump digging in Virginia to join the Revolution. He led riflemen in forest ambushes against British forces at Bemis Heights and Cowpens, earning the title Old Morgan before his death on July 6 1802.
A simple craft outlines turning a small wooden box into a wagon. Remove labels and nails, sand smooth, paint bright enamel inside and out, attach four casters with screws, drill rope handle holes about a quarter from edges, knot rope, decorate with colored paper squares, and fill with blocks.
A notice states that part of the content is prohibited without permission from the Newspaper Enterprise Association, indicating restricted use and likely licensing requirements for publication or distribution.
Instructions for a party game where players alternately draw a character’s head neck chest and arms on folded sheets. Heads are hidden as sheets move to the right, creating a evolving “mystery man.” Teams gain laughs by producing humorous composite figures.
A light verse about sand's different moods from sun warmed beaches to cool evenings. It notes sand's texture for making tunnels and castles and emphasizes its constant sandiness.
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