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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1909
Page
24
Puzzle page describes a zigzag word game whose in order words form the name of a famous prima donna. Clues cover laughter, education, needs, board, wed, small, coquette, rage, field blossom. Letter placements hint at a Hawthorne cross word and the solution links to a Hawthorne cipher.
The 250 year old tortoise Methuselah has died at a London zoo. He had spent winters near hot water pipes and awoken each spring, but last week he peacefully passed away. Henry, aged 200, becomes the new doyen of the zoo.
A Boston Herald traveler recounts a trip to Maine with friends aboard a crowded steamship. The voyage included rain delays, makeshift sleeping aboard lifeboats, a Bath stop during Old Home Week, and vivid river scenes with warships and nets along the waterway.
The article traces the invention of the daguerreotype and early photography from camera obscura origins in Port a Italy to Daguerre and Niepce. It notes the drying process of a silvered plate, the role of mercury vapors, and the parallel Talbotype in England while highlighting the enduring appeal of early family portraits and the mystery of the unknown young French inventor.
Narrator describes calm river scenes and numerous logs and lumber mills as they travel by boat toward Gardiner and Augusta. They transfer at Togus to a car bound for Winthrop, passing Lake Cobbeseecontee, Lake Maranacook, and finally Anabes secock where they pitch camp.
A short Philadelphia Record verse about a child making three wishes. The first wish would make the speaker always good, the second would bind the mother near, and the third would allow nibbling buns without getting sick despite sugared currants.
Players sit in a row with one in front asking what to give Grannie instead of tea. Answers like Coco or Chocolate test for a silent letter t. If a reply contains a product with a t or if timed out, a forfeit follows.
A child named Honey imitates her mother by using a rolling pin and dough, earning a kitchen moment of mischief. Her mother approves after seeing clean hands and the joy of making buns and cakes, with Honey dreaming of becoming a cook and housekeeper.
A young boy named Johnny goes fishing but finds a dry pond and returns with only a wasp sting in the eye. He hurries home hungry, and the story ends with the object shown here rather than a catch.
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