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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1908
Page
22
Beheadings yield clues leading to a two word weather related phrase. Each clue forms a puzzle with transformed words from food goods garments and more. The page delivers humorous wordplay plus a riddle about marital status and clergy.
An animal trainer from the Ringling Brothers circus argues captive wild animals adapt well to their surroundings. He notes elephants play tug of war with ropes and lions and tigers exhibit playful behavior such as leapfrog and mock wrestling, while cats share meat slowly to avoid indigestion.
Two green eyed primates in a cage calm when a rubber ball is introduced. The text notes their quarrels cease, they balance the ball on their noses, and the animals show playful, mischievous behavior. Monkeys are described as always active and seeking amusement.
A circle game for any number of players with a book held on clenched fists. One player is the bookbinder in the middle and tries to rap another’s knuckles by seizing their book. If successful the rapped player becomes the new bookbinder. if not, the seeker sits and the process continues. The leader can move quickly to heighten excitement.
A Philadelphia Record piece recalls how girls once wore ear adornments and how a young girl pierced her ears secretly against her mother’s wishes. After a painful first attempt the mother discovered the hidden earrings and punished her, ending the narrator’s desire to pierce ears.
A traveler asks a country boy where his father is and the boy jokes he is in the pasture with hogs, noting his hat to identify him. A Western wit gives a humorous count of a fifth encounter describing nose held between teeth in a staged mock duel.
Two boys trade jibes about their fathers as the first boy calls his father a mean tailor who lets him wear ragged pants and the second boy retorts that his father, a dentist, is no meaner than his sister who has only two teeth.
A nostalgic poem celebrates international young maids from France Russia Holland Italy Germany China Spain Japan America England Normandy Ireland as they dance and play together. The verses describe diverse origins and cheerful, global presence in a playful chorus.
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