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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1962
Page
9
An early 20th century note describes how Native American pictographs reveal minds at work. It highlights the Piasa Bird near Alton, Illinois, as one of the most fearful examples and notes explorer Pierre Mariétte’s supposed encounter with the original painting.
A mixed feature prints pen pal requests from readers across the U S and includes a long excerpt on the Piasa Bird pictograph seen by Father Marquette in 1672 near Alton Illinois. The piece ponders legends versus evidence and invites further discussion.
Puzzle feature shows words ending in ICE across and down clues, with ICE endings for various hints. Puzzle Pete’s word triangle ties to CAREENS, spheres of action, pauses, heraldic grafted, and an abbreviation clue, inviting readers to solve the behead and wordplay puzzle.
Ostrich racing at Indio California draws crowds with Leaping Lena Jughead and Ichabod hitched to sulkies. Trainers in robes guide the birds by brooms as they race without a starter. The 175 pound birds resist rules, jump fences, and often escape, while training begins with a sit-down strike and tight corral.
By Bill Arter a photographer, the piece describes Lena and friends as vegetarians who eat about 5 pounds daily using stones to aid digestion and even eat watches eyeglasses or buttons. Ostriches clock 50 mph in 28 foot strides yet racing birds average 35 to 40 mph, a dangerous speed for a non flying bird.
An amateur press club across the country promotes spelling reform arguing for phonetic spelling. They note regional spellings like Li'll for little and park' for park, showing why uniform spelling matters to comprehension and long reading traditions.
More than a hundred photographic filters exist and are mainly used by pros. Yellow pictorial and cloud filters improve skin texture and skies, with red filters making skies dark and clouds whiter. Attach filters in front of the lens, and consult a photo dealer for choices.
Fragmented OCR text presents a coded string with many obscured terms and garbled portions. The readable segments hint at a list of names and places, lacking coherent structure or clear narrative context. The legible fragments include quoted elements and bracketed numbers, suggesting a catalog or ciphered reference rather than a straightforward report. Unknown origin and author prevent definitive interpretation.
The guide instructs to separate fake roller skates and clean with a rag moistened in light machine oil. It covers unscrewing axle nuts to remove wheels and axle, removing the adjustment nut to separate the foot plate, loosening toe clamp adjustment screws to remove toe clamps, and soaking dirty parts in kerosene.
A simple cardboard fishing game. Create a two inch deep box with slits, draw and attach two inch fish, slide them into holes with only heads showing, use a short stick and two foot string as rod, and tally points by numbers on tails to crown the champion fisher man.
A list of eleven riddles matches animals to hidden meanings. Answers cover BAT CRANE FROG LOCUST DOG GOAT BEAR HAWK APE ADDER KITE, with each clue linking a creature to an unrelated object or concept.
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