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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1960
Page
6
Li Ye is summoned by the emperor to craft a new kite that can please the senses beyond sight and touch. He attaches a bamboo flute to a paper kite and, as winds strike its holes, the kite emits harpsichord like music. The crowd Gasps and the emperor grants him the title Royal Kite Maker and names kites fung cheng wind harpsichord.
In Gustine California the Lester children Sally Joy and Benny harvest ladybugs by the millions with their parents. Mrs. Lester is the insect expert guiding the operation. The family finds beds in foothill areas and ships the bugs to farmers orchards and gardeners in the US Canada and South America. Ladybugs eat crop pests and the shipment process includes air for the insects and pine footing for transport. Weldon D. Woodson
A brief note highlights a historic practice in northern Idaho where Indigenous people fashioned boats from buffalo hides to cross rivers. This reveal sheds light on resourceful river crossings and regional adaptations in premodern Indigenous life.
Lions commonly hunt in social groups called prides that vary in size from four to five and up to twenty three members, reflecting flexible social structure and cooperative hunting patterns observed in the wild.
Years ago storekeepers used symbols like a giant boot for shoemakers and oversized spectacles for opticians to indicate their trades to passersby. Many signs have disappeared with old crafts, replaced by neon lights and readable storefronts, though the barber shop striped pole endures for color.
A column of brief questions from young readers on grooming false pony tails school fashion and parenting etiquette. Answers caution about age appropriate choices spankings and classroom gift etiquette offering practical tips and group gifts for teachers.
Cartoonist Cal presents a Hoosier State map puzzle with Reed clues and a rebus. Four Indiana cities emerge from rearranged letters in lines SEVEN C INN FRED DOE ONE CAPE PIT SUN AS AT CAL and from crossword style clues. The puzzle also notes an extensive ORCHARD and a center for word diamond with railroads and Speedway references.
A local plea invites readers to submit names and addresses to Captain Hal for pen pal exchanges. The list includes numerous youths from Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts, California, Hawaii, and Illinois, with ages ranging from 8 to 13.
A historical overview explains how storms gained names in the United States and abroad. It notes early use of place and ship names, a shift to girls names for ease of reference, and formal adoption by the Weather Bureau in 1953 for the Atlantic-Caribbean area, with a Pacific system using a typhoon naming scheme of fixed multi year lists.
Fragmented OCR puzzle text shows scattered phrases like sne[Delueg and psuoninsayz. Readers decipher patterns, naming authors and possible acrostics. The garbled lines hint at a themed puzzle section with ciphered clues and bolded cues.
A playful Halloween idea suggests transforming dad’s old pajamas into a baggy clown outfit. Slip on the pajama top and pants, pull sleeves and legs to desired length, then add rubber bands at wrists and ankles for a comical, homemade costume.
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