Puzzle Row From Last Week Teases With Hidden Solutions
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How to Solve a Gross Word Puzzle
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Malay pirates and a tidal wave save the ship
Captain Ira Perkins recalls facing Malay pirates who fear earthquakes and superstition. A water-gathering voyage near Inte island triggers a Malay war canoes assault and a towering tidal wave. The encounter shows fear and distrust harm both sides, and Captain warns to steer clear of such forces.
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Green's August Flower Remedy Ad Claims 58 Years of Success
An advertisement promotes Green's August Flower as a proven remedy for nervous dyspepsia sour stomach constipation indigestion torpid liver dizziness and related digestive disorders. It notes 58 years of use in millions of households worldwide and asserts wide availability in medicine shops with 80 and 90 cent bottle prices.
Coal Lumps Found In Old Morris Canal Bed
The drained Morris Canal in New Jersey yields anthracite coal chunks from past barge traffic. Hackettstown and Port Murray residents gather coal mounds for winter. The note adds an odd claim about the world’s most valuable egg from the great auk, once common in North Atlantic areas.
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Name The Wyandotte County Tax Confusion
A Wyandotte County man Albert 11, eid held tax money for years and bought property on time payments six years ago receiving the deed this year. He asked about taxes and was told none due since land listed as M B Church and church property not taxed. He contends AI M 2 Church is the seller’s name and no other church is nearby. An advertisement promotes Cuticura for itching scalp with daily use of Cuticura Ointment and Soap for clearer skin.
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Kansas
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London Lord Mayor’s Coach Carried by Leather Braces
A 1767 description notes the lord mayor’s coach weighing nearly four tons and not very comfortable to ride. It is suspended on leather braces instead of springs in London. A separate item mentions a Kansas University radio course in educational psychology offering college credit.
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