Abe Lincoln's Tall Friend in Pennsylvania Crowd
Abe Lincoln travels to Washington for his first presidential oath. In Allegheny a giant rail worker jokes he is taller, sparking a lighthearted back to back height test. Lincoln concedes, they shake hands, and the crowd remembers a democratic moment as the train moves on.
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Abraham Lincoln
Washington
The
United States
Allegheny
Lincoln
Abe Lincoln
Abe
Pennsylvania
UMN Puzzle Pete Crossword Challenge and Word Triangle
Puzzle features a crossword with clues across and down and a word triangle using FOLIAGE. It asks to transform MARE to COLT in four single-letter steps, then solve word rearrangements: citrus fruit, cowboy rope, present month abbreviation, since, and gilded edges abbreviation.
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Pete
Word Game Nicknames For Old Things
This word game asks for nicknames of aged items. An old horse is a nag a worn cloth is a rag a house with cracks is a wreck a short pencil is a stub and an old ship is a tub. An outdated airplane might be called a clunker or relic.
Sun as a star and its vast powers explained
A compact summary explains the sun as our nearest star and its size distance and heat compared with other stars. It notes the sun's diameter and mass relative to Earth, its surface temp, and the presence of sunspots every ~11 years with possible weather links. It mentions Copernicus and early heliocentric ideas.
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Earth
Solar System
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Surprise Your Folks With The Gift Of Eating Right
Editorial urging families to try healthful foods together at mealtime. Encourages children to bravely taste spinach radishes and salads, turning eating better into a playful challenge. Highlights benefits of a balanced diet for health, courage, and family joy.
Hummingbird Defeats Spider in Web Ambush
A razor sharp escape tells of a ruby throated hummingbird trapped by a spider. The tiny flyer fights free with rapid wingbeats, proving hummingbirds are among the world’s finest fliers. The bird, a strong late season traveler, heads toward Central and South America.
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Central
South America
Ernest L. Johnson
Arrows Faster Than Pony Express Centennial Recalled
A 100th anniversary recount of the Pony Express era notes the bold plan to run ten days SF to St Joseph with 80 riders and 400 stations. It highlights brave mail riders like Pony Bob Haslam and lore around Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok, plus station guards and special gear.
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Pony Express
San Francisco
St. Joseph
Rockies
Sierra Nevada
Pen Pals Names And Addresses List
Pen Pals feature lists multiple young readers with full names ages and street addresses from various cities including Des Plaines Nahant Theodore Great Bend Peabody Gulfport Glendale Somerville Waukesha St Johnsville Prichard and others with ages ranging from 9 to 14. The fragment ends mid list with Linda Williamson.
Twelve-Foot Wing Span Stopping Traffic in Dallas
John Clemens and a ground crew lift a 12-foot model seaplane across a Dallas street. Helpers include children aged 8 to 13 from Prichard, Union, Sykesville, Chickasaw, Cheverly, Bay St. Louis, and Deslodge, with activities showing birds and mammals learning skills and a chalk painting craft using a paper bag canvas.
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Dallas
Tex
John Clemens
John Atkinson
Jimmy Brown
Jerry Brown
Mike Muckelroy
Sin St
Prichard
Orange
Sandra Welborn
Wisconsin St
Ala
Phyllis Shore
Arthur Blvd
Union
S.C
Margaret Ann Johu
Station St
Sykesville
Janice Merchant
N. Fairport
Chickasaw
Kathleen Sheehan
Joslyn Place
Cheverly
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U.S.A
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James Aldredge
Guido
Compass Point
WORD
Ayerg
OOD
Actombsey
Copernicus
Walter B. Hendrickson Jr
Dad
Mom
Neal Curtis
Spider
Salt Lake City
Buffalo Bill Cody
Pony
Wild Bill” Hickok
Rock Creek
Nebraska
Pony Bob Haslam
Pony Bob
Dorothy
Romney
Christine Smith
Webster Lane
Des Plaines, Ill
Pamela Williams
Lenox Rd
Nahant
Mass
Jeanine Counselman
Rt. 1
Theodore
Sharon Dunsback
11Th St
Great Bend
Kansas
Richard Tobin
Peabody, Mass
Patricia Good
Newton Ave
Gulfport 7
Fla
Carolyn Herchenroeder
Glendale
Arizona
David Brown
Curtis St
Somerville
Susan Walrabenstein
E. Roberts Ave
Waukesha
Wis
Becky Tolfa
Averill St
St. Johnsville
N.Y
Gwen Welborn
Linda Williamson
Wiscon
MSI
Dau ‘Auvaos Cuyom
Samitv
Ajour
Azour
Tuvin
Guo Mssoud
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