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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1962

Page

5

Wax Museum Brings Dead Masters Back in Saint Augustine

Potter's Wax Museum in Saint Augustine displays Beethoven Wagner Bach Mozart and Chopin as lifelike wax figures in a Music Room. The piece notes their lifespans and works, observes their influences on each other, and highlights the educational value for young musicians and general listeners.

Beethoven Wagner Bach Mozart Chopin Potter's Wax Museum Saint Augustine Fla Ludwig van Beethoven Richard Wagner Wolfgang Mozart Frederic Chopin J. §. Bach W. A. Mozart

Puzzle Lane Varieties and Beheadings Challenge

Dugg and Puzzle Pete present a word puzzle page with across and down clues from AUTUMN letters. It includes triange word play, the word PLEASED as a base, and beheading tasks producing paired definitions and a hidden reading that reads the same across and down.

Pete

In His Own Way Domingo Helps Columbus Discover America

Louise Morrison tells how Domingo, a boy with no home, joins Columbus on the Nina Pinta and Santa Maria voyage from Palos to the New World. Facing mutiny and hunger, the crew is kept sailing. Domingo saves the captain from an attack, and on October 12, 1492, they sight land and claim the New World.

Domingo Columbus America Palos Spain Christopher Columbus Ferdinand Queen Isabella Salvatore Miguel

Because of His Famous Disappearing Act the Badger Described

The article extols the American badger as Mr. Magician, noting its vast range from Ohio to California, up to 25 pounds and a 24 inch body with a six inch tail. It explains its underground burrowing, hunting of gophers and prairie dogs, aggressive defense, and occasional cause of mined riches by disturbing ore-rich mounds.

Badger Ohio Michigan Saskatchewan Washington Texas California Mexico

Pen Pal Demand Letters From Everywhere

Capt Hal invites readers to mail pen pal requests listing name address and age. Several youths from Ohio Virginia and Hawaii express interests in Russia England Japan Korea and other places. Ages range from 8 to 13 with hobbies including dolls football stamps and reading.

Hal Russia Hawaii Debora Williams Center Dr Parma Ohio Wayne Wells Hanover Dr Kent England Judy Cackerham Linda Ave North Canton Japan Korea Danny Ballard Tompkins Ave Akrona

The Blockhead Wig Tradition Sparks a Fashion Edge

The article notes that some women wear wigs and suggests a future fashion revival. It recalls historical practice of using a blockhead a wood head replica to shape wigs, explaining the origin of the slang term blockhead and its link to wig making.

Stretchy Clothespin Challenge

A simple indoor or outdoor game. Players line up behind a string weighted at both ends with rocks or books. On Go, everyone stretches to place a clothespin as far from the string as possible. The player who maintains balance and marks the farthest distance wins.

Columbus Ships Spark October Dining Table Decoration

Alma Denny suggests a playful party idea to celebrate Columbus with small four inch ships cut from stiff construction paper. Attach each ship to a toothpick and place them into salads, meats, or desserts to sparkle the table during October.

Columbus Alma Denny

Brain Teaser Columbus Day Puzzle

A word riddle yields GENOA as Columbus birthplace. The clue lines point to letters present in the stated words but absent in others, forming a five letter answer tied to Columbus.

Spain Tyre India Columbus Genoa

Rhyme Time By Kay Cammer and Neal Neitzel Poems

A pair of light verse pieces. Kay Cammer ponders why trees lack human traits and names, while Neal Neitzel sketches two butterflies racing to a blossom lunch cue. A busy bumblebee interrupts the vain pursuit with simple, playful humor.

Novel Jewelry Features Studded Dog Collar Bracelet

A wearable jewelry item combines a studded dog collar with a bracelet design. The piece anchors a dog collar aesthetic into a flexible wrist accessory, offering a bold statement for fashion enthusiasts seeking edgy, streetwear inspired adornment.

LET'S TRAVEL Poem by Paul Tulien on family journeys

The poem describes a porch swing as a railroad car that carries a family to cities like New Orleans or Buffalo and even a visit to Uncle Kent or the President, before a mom calling dinner returns them home. It captures a child's whimsy and family togetherness in imaginative travel.

New Orleans Buffalo Uncle Kent

Be Careful Be Careful What You Say Poem by Frances Gorman

A brief verse urges restraint in anger and the power of words. The speaker warns that while wild beasts can be captured, spoken words escape freely and can hurt friends. The reader is urged to clamp teeth and avoid cruelty to keep others from sadness.

Frances Gorman Risser

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