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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1959
Page
7
A young elephant named Milly resists being carried to a civilized home then adapts at a plantation stable. She tests feeds, grows calmer, roars loudly at meals, and becomes a favorite of local children. Her keeper baths her daily and she eventually sells to a sea captain who takes her to America for a circus.
A reader asks if a 10 year old is old enough to have a darkroom for photography. George explains he has a camera, likes taking pictures, and spends money on film and printing. The reply suggests the child may be too young for darkroom gear.
Readers share advice on saving money and selling old items while a long letter asks about ice skates and spinach. Puzzle strings follow, with a quirky list of encoded answers and playful Q A exchanges.
John Huddleston, a village handyman, purchased 160 acres near Murfreesboro with a down payment of one mule after spotting two glasslike stones among blue ground. The stones were later evaluated as high quality deimants by a jeweler and Tiffanys confirming the claim. Huddleston then secured a loan to finance the land deal in 1906.
Tina the ballerina doll waits on a gold stand in a toy shop where she is never for sale. A wheelchair girl visits with her father and Tina unexpectedly dances on her own, leading to a life changing moment when the girl is chosen to own Tina and the shop owner explains Tina was made for her.
Ursula Frey of Turbenthal Zurich canton seeks pen pals in the United States. An 18 year old coin and stamp collector writes to Captain Hal. Also listed are Angela Bonin of Lynn Massachusetts age 11 and Marilyn Mathieson of Sharpsville Pennsylvania age 16 seeking correspondence with peers.
A rainy day can be turned into a fun day with a simple party idea. Set up card tables with magazines scissors and paste. Each guest gets a scrapbook made by fastening sheets of paper with clips.
A playful instruction block describes imaginary vacation themes with page headings and a party favor craft. It explains cutting magazine pictures for each header, prizes for winners, and a decorative edible windmill place card made from cookies wafers sugar and gumdrops.
Puzzle Pete invites readers to finish a sentence and solve word puzzles. Tasks include rearranging rows of a WORD SQUARE to read the same down and across, transforming CARD to SEND in four moves with valid words, and completing a word triangle based on PARENTS with clues such as a baby's thanks and a German city.
A lyrical poem describes autumn as the realm of fairy folk. Leaves whisper, magic fills the air, and an enchanted haze drifts across the land. Solveig Paulson Russell conveys a hushed, dreamy spell binding the earth through seasonal folklore.
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