Ten Year Old Learns at St Peter Claver with Braille Institute
Geralyn Filsinger, a blind ten year old at St Peter Claver School in Sheboygan, learns alongside sighted peers using Braille books and a Braille typewriter. The family credits the Braille program and support from Parents of the Visually Handicapped for her progress and integration.
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St. Peter Claver Catholic School
Sheboygan
Wis
Geralyn Filsinger
Geralyn
Robert Filsinger
Mrs. Filsinger
Mary Jaques
Dominican Sisters
Milwaukee
Mr. Filsinger
Father Hoeller
St. Peter Claver School
Mary Rosamund
St. Peter Claver
Donna Lugg Pape
Rolling Range for Indoor Marble Ring
A simple indoor marble playing setup uses a garden hose formed into a circle on the floor, secured with a dowel. The hose ring prevents marbles from rolling into corners, creating a controlled play area.
Snowflakes as Tiny Jewels and Scientists Who Study Them
A compact overview explains snowflakes form from six sided plates that grow in moisture rich air and differ in complexity with storms. It notes no two flakes are alike and highlights researchers Wilson Bentley and Akihito Nakaya, who advanced snow crystal photography and theory.
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United States
Pete's Column Puzzle Reveals Mrs Taft Facts
Puzzle Pete hints that Mrs Taft's three children names hide within a reversed list Neleh Osnohpla Trebor Splehp Selrahc. Hidden here are Mrs Taft's birthplace maiden name and her mother's maiden name plus a clue she was connected to Cincinnati. Use words and pictures to read them.
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Mrs. Taft
Pete
Diamond riddle clues lead to a six-letter word
Mrs Taft's husband William Howard Taft centers a word puzzle. Diamond uses a first name for sister a familiar term for seasons frugal and perched. Finish the diamond by solving for six letters forming a connected wordplay.
Crossword Puzzle Silhouette of Mrs Taft by Cal Cartoon
Puzzle clues list across entries: 1 Our hostess name 5 Above 6 Smooth 7 Circle parts 8 Female saints ab. Down clues include 1 Indian weights 2 Turn aside and a note about needing a gate to get through this Lock of hair. This item presents a lighthearted newspaper puzzle page segment with a themed silhouette.
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Mrs. Taft
Cal
Three Little Porkers Build Cement Rock Home
A mother pig’s three sons Oink Snout and Curly-Tail seek fortunes away from home. Oink buys cement Snout a tent and Curly-Tail a log cabin. The wolf attacks the rock house but sinks in cement while Ma Pig profits from tourists tossing tomatoes at the cemented foe.
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Oink
Curly-Tail
Mommie-o
Snout
Porkers
Ma Pig
Curly- Tail
Porker
Wolf
Nature's Bedtime Rest Patterns Across The Animal Kingdom
A summary of how various animals sleep, noting cows sleep little, elephants rest both standing and lying, the African sloth sleeps 18 hours upside down, birds perch with tendons locking their toes, snakes keep eyes open and rest lightly, fishes eyes stay open while sinking, and monkeys sleep like humans by building beds and nests. Helen True.
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Animal Kingdom
Toddle Tales by Elizabeth H Hickey
A kitten nicknamed Snuffy in a playful verse pretends to chase a snail then discovers she has bitten her own tail revealing a simple loop of curiosity and whimsy suitable for a child friendly read.
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Toddle Tales
Elizabeth H. Hickey
Snuffy All Furry
Fluffy
Belt Fobs Add Colorful Corks to Belts in Sewn Design
Create belt fobs by saving bottle top corks, painting them in varied colors, and sewing them to the belt to achieve a decorative fob effect.
Walnut shell lapel turtle with felt feet and head
A small lapel turtle crafted from a walnut shell. Felt bits form the feet and head, with beads used for eyes. A simple, rustic accessory that highlights natural materials.
Captain Hal Seeks Readers for Pen Pal Letters
Young readers nationwide are invited to write letters to Captain Hal and become pen pals. List includes Betty Williams aged 12 from Gilbertown Alabama, Dennis Michaud aged 9 from Laurence Massachusetts, Matilda Weber aged 13 from West Richfield Ohio, Brenda Barnhouse aged 15 from Desloge Mississippi, Rodney Miles aged 8 from Peru Indiana, Leigh Gunn aged 7 from Moss Point Mississippi, Chris Louder aged 12 from Hickory North Carolina, and Linda Shetley aged 10 from Union South Carolina.
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Hal
Betty Williams
P.O. Box
Gilbertown
Ala
Dennis Michaud
Chester St
Laurence
Mass
Matilda Weber
W. Cleveland Rd
West Richfield
Ohio
Brenda Barnhouse
S.S. Grant St
Desloge
Miss
Rodney Miles
Jeff
Peru
Ind
Leigh Gunn
Woodlawn St
Moss Point
Chris Louder
Hickory
N.C
Linda Shetley
R.R
Union
S.C
Salted cheese snacks once a theatre staple
Two centuries ago audiences in theatres ate salted hard cheese cut into strips. They used the cheese both as a snack and as a humorous prop to toss at actors, reflecting a bygone custom in entertainment venues.
Shepherds Walk on Stilts Solve Brushy Landes Herds
In Landes France a shepherding challenge from heavy brush was tackled by training shepherds to walk on stilts making it easier to tend flocks. The inventive method allowed access through dense terrain and improved livestock management.
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Landes
France
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Braille Institute
Franklin School
Dora Gorman
Miss Gorman
Waasusaty
Monalngs Gaatanal
WLVS
LNLS
Kvitium
Gnokvia
Wilson A. Bentley
W. J. Humphreys
United States Weather Bureau
Akitiro Nakaya
Hokkaido University
Sap
Poro
Japan
Weldon D. Woodson
White House
Herron
Helen A
Cincinnati Taft
Mrs. Taft Rebus
William
Little Porkers
Oink’s
Helen True
Zoo's
Alpacas
Guanacos
Vicunas
LLAMA
Hans
Edam
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