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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1959
Page
7
In 1941 a Kodiak Island off Alaska sighting shows hundreds of king crabs stacked into towering haystack shapes in the Arctic sea. Fishermen pursue the giant delicacy through brutal midwinter gales, packing up to 15,000 pounds daily aboard rugged trawlers built like icebreakers and refrigerated on the voyage.
The piece recalls the 1776 death of Nathan Hale as a brave schoolteacher turned spy. It uses his sacrifice to urge readers to serve country and community, do their part, keep highways clean, vote, and value education as a defense of freedom. It ends with a prompt to consider personal contributions to America’s well being.
The piece highlights Henry Reed Inc by Keith Robertson as a good tween read with humorous scenes of Henry and Midge doing light research and accidental misadventures. It then notes Miriam Troop’s Children Around the World, a collection of 22 real children sharing global experiences.
A lively roundup of children's and young adult titles with vivid paintings and magical storytelling. Highlights include The Cherry Ames Book of First Aid and Home Nursing by Helen Wells and Julie Tatham, Alith by Alastair Reid, Flying O Flynn by Rosemary Graham, Pony for Keeps by William Corbin, We Were There With Lewis and Clark by James Manves, The Magic Meadow by the d Aulaires, Peterli Fears Strangers, and Putt Putt Skipper by Hildreth Winston.
Thomas Adams failed to turn chicle into a rubber substitute yet created a thriving chewing gum business. He tested flavors and sold taffy like confections from his kitchen, discovering a popular product that grew into a global phenomenon worth over 100 million dollars in sales.
Rhonda asks if strangers at a backyard party are bad. The columnist says strangers can become friends quickly and advises to invite planned guests. Tony asks about swimming with foot injuries and footwear. The reply suggests a bargain to swim barefoot. Lena asks if a weasel may attack people and notes weasels hunt for food and can attack humans when cornered.
The puzzle asks for Martha Jefferson’s age at marriage her White House role and two children names from a word triangle and scrambled lines. It includes a rebus with WAYLES and a crossword with clues across and down referencing manuscripts food fish hours and more.
A short poem about a clock that behaves differently with activity and boredom. The clock moves slowly when watched, speeds up during fun times, and makes waiting for bedtime feel endless while other moments pass quickly. The narrator notes the clock’s clever, playful nature.
A riddle contrasts roles by meaning. A watchmaker repairs timepieces while a jailer guards cells, playing on the double meaning of watch as device and vigilance.
The puzzle provides mixed letters in column I that spell how creatures in column II talk. Reorder the letters to form proper phrases for each creature and place each phrase with its respective creature. Entries include goat parrot and other creatures, with jumbled letter strings to solve.
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