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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1959
Page
7
Parasol ants gather and store food and plant crops within underground gardens. Each colony grows a distinct nonmixed food, cultivated from leaf and flower bits carried as parasols. Scientists observed a South American colony all summer, noting mushrooms like produce and a turnip shaped stem called kohl pebi.
A detailed account explains how parasol ants cultivate a soil enriched garden from plant scraps and their own body compounds. Worker groups plant, weed, and sort within nests, while a queen packs fungi for new homes and nursemaids care for larvae.
Wendy Harshman invites 11 year old readers to write Captain Hal care of the paper to be listed as Pen Pal. Send letters to 2638 Lugo Ave San Bernardino California and share names ages and addresses for inclusion.
A jumble of letter snippets shows young readers seek pen pals across the country. Names and ages appear with addresses in Ohio Massachusetts Mississippi and Lynn noting ages from 1 to 18 and preferences for matching by age and interests such as cats.
Adventure from infant sighting of John Rarey astride a wild colt to a boy breaking horses feared by many. By age nine he controlled colts others avoided and by twelve showed a colt’s almost human intelligence guiding a promising early career as a trainer.
James Aldredge recounts John Rarey a humane horse trainer who preached kindness fearlessness and patience Rarey tamed Cruiser a vicious racehorse in England removing its muzzle within hours Then toured Europe earning fame and fortune before returning to Ohio where he died six years later He revered horses wishing to return to the farm for solace with them
The article traces money origins from barter to early coinage, noting giants like a 12 foot Yap island coin and a grain-weight South Indian coin. It describes historical forms such as knife and spade money, salt wages, and oxen as wealth, with pioneer American pine tree shillings noted as the first local coins.
Create decorative candy containers by repurposing round boxes and cans into Indian tom toms. Fit drum heads from tan or brown paper, lace with thread, decorate sides with Indian signs, and place candies or nuts inside. Ensure cans are clean and safe.
A short, light profile notes the vast Arabic vocabulary for camel variants from limping to blind, and explains beliefs of luck and death associated with camels. It sketches camel usage from caravans, saddles, and cooking stoves to hiring veterinarians, branding, and the myth of carrying Santa Claus in Australia.
If you lose scarves, sew a tape loop inside the back of coat collars. Thread the scarf through the loop to keep it attached. Some coats already have loops for hanging and can serve as scarf keepers as well.
The text presents a set of word puzzles and a letter triangle activity. It describes a sentence with sound alike words, a five move letter change knead from dull to keen, a word triangle using base TRIANGLE DONATES with clues for the second to sixth words, a garbled letter grid to rearrange into a phrase, and an instruction to rearrange rows so the solution reads the same down as across.
A vintage puzzle asks eleven questions each answer ending in age. From playful lines to historical hints the teaser pairs wordplay with a garbled answer key that hides the final ages ending in age.
A light riddle explains a pane of glass can be passed by light without breaking. The classic answer is light.
The pineapple once symbolized hospitality from West Indies origins as natives cultivated it. Columbus and Spaniards spread the custom to Europe and England, later adopted by English colonists in North America. In cold climates pineapples were replaced by carved or painted pineapple motifs on doorways, shutters, gates, and furniture. The habit persisted in New England antiques and welcomes.
It is a skylight.
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