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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1906
Page
15
The article explains homing pigeons and their training from nest to home. It details loft setup, practice flights, increasing distances, and selecting superior birds for long journeys. It notes the private American interest and Belgium as a major industry with rail transport of baskets.
The text describes Pillow Dance a contact game with pillows used as opposing sides to overturn a pillow while players are eliminated one by one until a winner remains. It also outlines a variation of Tag named Flag-Tag requiring two teams two captains a chalk line a flag on each side and capture mechanics with prisoners sent to jail and a celebratory march for the captor team.
In Dellydale a deformed dwarf named Quantock endures cruel village taunts until Elvina, a sweet maiden, helps him escape briar captivity. She reveals her name and the pair form a bond as Quantock recovers with aid from his great grandmother and the fairies. The tale unfolds with a looming flood threat and a prophecy of doom from an aged prophet.
A puzzle listing jumbled Saint place names that begin with St and are towns in the United States. Clues include Balans Hineetued Adloc Lehesra Shoejp with regional hints like N E N W S W. The task asks to identify the real St towns represented by the anagrams.
A mixed set of wordplay clues asking to distinguish Chance Incident Accident and Fortune and naming fishes and characters. Includes lines about gambling danger misplacement of a switch injuries and various labeled personas like Rustic Bard Cross Bearer Thoughtful American Electrician Comic Delineator and Natural Belligerent.
A compact puzzle recap lists Answers to September 16 items including What Merry Day What Am IP and Mayflower. It features puzzle types Charade Central Acrostic Whole Equinox Hidden Cities with Lyons Brest Nantes Paris Orleans as readable city clues.
The article notes goats as leaders in flocks across countries with long daily sheep migrations. It cites French peasants relying on a handful of goats to move hundreds of sheep and Swiss herds navigating narrow mountain paths. The goat guides outpace shepherds and even leap over dangerous gaps rather than using help.
A description of a party game where a word is guessed by asking if it is an article starting with successive letters. The example word curtain is shown with clues like candle table and ice, leading to the final answer. Shorter words are allowed.
A playful quarrel over a doll lacking ears prompts a country talk about what counts as ears. The exchange centers on Aunt Molly and the questionable ear status of the toy.
May reports a legless figure running across the kitchen floor this morning. Pave puzzled over the sight while Tenet and the others laughed, unsure what it could be.
The pupil nicknamed Young Puss misspelled his name as K a t and was sent to the foot of the class where a dance cap was placed on his head in disgrace.
The piece notes that counting rhymes are globally similar with local coloring. It cites English American overlap, lists many rhymes, and observes shared variations among German and Irish children, concluding there is little difference among the world’s children's rhymes.
A curious set of science tricks explains whirling silk fish in a cork needle, water inverted in a glass, and a rocking hammer device. The author notes electricity and spirit-based illusions, inviting readers to try them and asks why water rises into an upturned glass.
Create a small outdoor pond by halving a water-tight barrel and burying it in sod. Line the bottom with sand or original soil, plant water plants from a pool, and secure roots with stones. Fill with rainwater and let the roots fix before adding Pollywogs, snails, and other water animals for daily growth and viewing.
Kids can craft toys from matches by trimming phosphorus ends and using cork cardboard and paper. Follow simple designs to fashion a dollhouse furniture set including chairs tables beds and more. Each project sparks imagination for many days of creative play.
Ancient ruins on Nubia’s Nile bank are believed to be the oldest rock-cut temples. The largest temple features fourteen stone chambers and dates about four thousand years back.
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