John Quincy Adams Watches Battle on Penns Hill
On June 17, 1775 ten year old John Quincy Adams stood with his brother Charlie on Penn's Hill watching smoky battle lines ten miles away. They feared redcoats would burn their home yet chose duty over play as their mother urged vigilance.
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John
Penn's Hill
Charlie
Boston
Redcoats
Johnny
Peter
Papa
John Quincy
John Quincy Adams
John Adams
United States
Adams’ House
Brain Teaser Answers in a Classic Riddle Form
A playful puzzle lists items that rhyme with common objects and ends with a response line revealing the solutions: bed thread cup pup door floor shoe you. The riddle invites readers to map each clue to a familiar everyday item as a cohesive list.
Weatherman Foils the Plot to Steal Summer
Gary Barger tells how the Weatherman foils Deep Snow Phil’s bid to extend winter. Betty Phil joins to restore summer, turning back the storm and planning a vacation for winter’s ruler. The tale ends with all three returning home as night falls.
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Gary Barger
Weatherman
King
Phil
Queen of
Summer
Mrs. Phil
Betty
Betty Phil
Mr. Weatherman
Queen of Winter
King of Winter
Captain Hal Seeks Pen Pals From Readers
A weekly plea invites readers to mail name address and age to Captain Hal care of the newspaper. The note lists numerous children ages 7 to 15 from states including New York Kansas Indiana Colorado New Jersey and Wisconsin seeking pen pals nationwide and sharing sports interests.
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Hal
United States
Judith Baglio
North Ave
Port Norris
N.J
Old Glory History Highlights From 1777 To The Flag’s Fame
A compact history of the U S flag tracing early salutes at Quiberon Bay aboard the Ranger under John Paul Jones, the Columbia ship’s globe circling voyage, the 1831 birth of the nickname Old Glory by Captain William Driver, fortaint Panama defenses, the first all American flag on the Capitol in 1866, Mrs Peary’s two expedition flags, and DAR coded symbolism of courage generosity honor and brotherhood of man.
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Quiberon Bay
France
Ranger
John Paul Jones
United States
Piquet
Jones
Columbia
Columbia River
Robert Gray
Great River
Gray
William Driver
Salem
Mass
Charles
Panama Canal Zone
Frances Drake
Panama
National Capitol
Robert E. Peary
Latent Images Prove Timeless Film Delays Demand Caution
In a striking survey, two historic latent images show film can outlive expectations. The 1906 San Francisco quake was captured but not developed until 1937, yielding usable pictures after 31 years. The Andree polar expedition produced intact images from 1897, developed in 1930 for clear photos 33 years later.
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San Francisco
Andree Polar
Andree
LAD 4 YOUTH COLUMN PUZZLE SELECTIONS AND WORD GAMES
A column features clues and wordplay including SOUND ALIKES with missing words, a TRIANGLE puzzle with six clues, and a WORD SQUARE that requires rearranging letters and rows to read the same across and down. The reader is invited to solve the puns and complete the triangles and squares.
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Pete
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Old Glory
Mary Elizabeth Busick
P. O
Westpark
N.Y
Virginia Debes
Hoisington
Kans
Christy Wells
West Third St
Peru
Ind
Sharon Prehn
Depew St
Denver
Col
Ginny Lawson
North Walnut
Union City
Betty Beard
Fairview Ave
Blacksburg
Sidney Ruth Ingram
Denny St
High Point
N.C
Cindy Wise
9Th Ave
Kalispeth
Mont
Linda Eames
S. Pearl St
Millville
Sue Recap
Cherry St
Christine O'Leary
R.R
East Troy
Wis
England
By Bill Arter
Arters
Gle
Army Reserve
WORD
Tihomssoho
Alo
NISIS
Lodddad ‘Tionviel
Somttv
Sisres
Joe
Australia
FIN
Ces
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