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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1959
Page
7
Being the official young mower mechanic for your family can be engaging. A three way checkup starts with lubrication, wheel removal, and greasing pinions. Depending on mower type and trim frequency, you may repeat this two or three times.
The text advises light oiling a mower after every use, sharpening edges with fine emery paste, reversing pawls and pinions to refresh blades, and reassembling wheels. It also covers adjusting the mower after impacts or wear by changing the cutter blade height to restore proper operation and achieve a fresh green lawn appearance.
A tale of King the small brown furry monkey who works as a ticket taker at a theater. He wears a red jacket and cap, sleeps in a room behind the office, and enjoys bananas nuts bread and celery. He scribbles with a pencil, chats softly, and plays with a kitten while interactions with a former jealous cat precede their playful chase. The theater runs three shows daily with a structured routine ending in a cozy box bed for King.
A dramatic feature describes Sno-Freighters and Sno-Trains built by R. G. LeTourneau Inc. aiding Eskimo rescue and remote jungle work. Electric powered wheels, enormous tires, and diesel generators drive giant machines for Arctic and tropical logistics.
Weekly pen pal listings invite children to write Captain Hal care of the paper. Names and ages are given, with interests such as dogs, horses, model airplanes, ships, badminton, skating, swimming, and letter writing. Addresses span North Carolina to Montana and beyond.
A Dayton boy cast his name in a bottle into the English Channel and months later received a reply from Norway. Bottles drift across seas teaching currents, with some carries thousands of miles. Navy and Coast Guard verify finds, often as hoaxes, rewarding only a chart of ocean streets.
A kid’s craft explains using a wooden clothespin with a painted face and clothing, plus a cotton handkerchief as a parachute. Attach four 10 inch strings to the corners, tie them to the clothespin, roll the parachute, throw it, and watch it open to bring the man down safely.
Jewelry to make for yourself and friends uses pipe cleaners sharpened with ink or paint and dried. Cut, twist, and shape pieces into round pivots and triangles rolled into beads on wooden sticks. String beads on ribbon to create bracelets or colorful necklaces.
A Raleigh girl feeding pigeons found herself the target of the birds as they settled on her, using her as a roost. The incident highlights how familiar wildlife can turn into an unexpected nuisance in city streets.
A whimsical verse imagines a thousand-legged creature unaware if it ever stubs a toe, pondering the oddity of sensation and chance encounters in a strange adventure.
Puzzle text describes a hidden zodiac sign in the first sentence and a concealed scientific subject in the second. Names are parts of rotated words. It notes a centaur, sachem, and a challenge about words starting with N. It asks to behead to lose color to yield a fruit drink and abbreviate Down Fast. The triangle clues start with S U.
A curious brain teaser pairs common terms with definitions in a second column. Matches include German Shepherd as a police dog, Indiaman as a ship, American Beauty as a rose, and Texas Leaguer as a batted baseball of a certain type, among others.
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