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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1957
Page
12
A word puzzle clumsily transcribed with multiple misspellings and broken clues. The list includes Across and Down items with incomplete letters, mis-spellings and stray punctuation, suggesting a torn or OCR-damaged crossword grid row.
Cipher themed tease explains how to solve a substitution puzzle with daily changing codes. It references examples and hints about letter mapping and word lengths for solvers.
A reader asks how to handle drifting from a long time girl group. The answer says you may have outgrown them or they outgrow you and suggests gradually reducing contact while building new friendships and staying friendly.
An article advises against trying to imitate expensive woods with stains on common pine or fir. It recommends transparent finishes and penetrating sealers to highlight grain, or paint for cheaper woods to hide knots and blemishes, stressing not to misrepresent wood quality.
Oklahoma City based AP reports 13 year old Billy Frees wrestled a 25 pound catfish from a river with bare hands. He jumped in after seeing the fish snag on a sandbar and, despite two knockdowns, pulled it to shore alive.
The text compares eyelids to window shades and eyelashes to screens, noting their role in filtering light and keeping dust out. It also mentions a commemorative half dollar with the Liberty Bell, and asks about presidential imagery and mushrooms.
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