Day by Day in Pictures on Cats and Dogs in Frontier America
A retrospective notes that 275 years ago Massachusetts Bay required households to keep watchdogs. It links cats to frontier security, cites cat value over horses, and mentions cats aiding grain protection. The piece cites Catherine Cisin on bobcats and ocelots, and estimates U.S. cat ownership surpassing dogs with over 25 million felines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Bay
America
Cat Week International
Missouri
North America
Catherine Cisin
Harry G. Cisin
Amagansett
N.Y
United States
Eden Philpotts
Early bobcat drawing links to frontier cat lore
A noted caption discusses one of the earliest drawings of a native American bobcat, a wild cat lynx or cougar. It recalls settlers’ saying about handling a bobcat and features an old woodcut of a European house cat on the U.S. frontier from the early 1800s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacogdoches
Europe
U.S
TV Highlights Evening Lineup and Movies
The schedule lists Mike Douglas Show with Tessie O'Shea and Rev Mawson, Five Clock Movie Hellcats of the Navy starring Ronald Reagan, Blondie's Reward with Penny Singleton, Cowboy in Africa, Man from U N C L E, Rat Pathos debut, Our Man In Havana with Alec Guinness, The Welfare Revolt segment, Andy Williams Special with Claudine Longet Errol Garner and Henry Mancini, and Late Show First Love with Deanna Durbin.
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Mike Douglas
George Kirby
Tessie
O’shea
Rev. Mawson
Ronald Reagan
Japan
Blondie
Penny Singleton
Dagwood
Southside
Africa
Samson
Solo
Iya
Jack Jones
Havana
Alec Guiness
Secret Service
NET
Pam
Andy Williams
Claudine Longet
Errol Garner
Henry Mancini
Deanna Durbin
Deanna
Notrump Mastery Defies Declaring Errors in Classic Hand
The 1934 Olympic hand features South as declarer in 3NT after a spade opening. West’s key misdefense on the diamond play and heart sequence determines the trick total, with only a handful of players finding the eight of hearts ruff to defeat 3NT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspade
South
Declaper
West
Raat
Declarer
Vesta
East
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Horizontal and Vertical clues mixed
Readable clues show a mixed list for a Eugene Sheffer crossword with horizontal and vertical entries including musical instrument definite article Hebrew narrow inlet group of three recollections mist trails meat jelly graceful bird blow a horn ensign exclamation left side sorrow Oregon city broad smile magic creator of Sherlock Holmes and various garbled entries and mis-spellings indicating a puzzle page transcription.
Test Your Code Breaking Ability
A cryptogram sample showing substitution hints and an example quotation. It notes that A stands for L and X for O among other mappings and that daily code letters change. The cryptogram lines illustrate encoded phrases and a Saturday quote about intelligence and stupidity.
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Chic Young
Madan
OUTE
Buz Sawyer
Cuba
Sanner
Buco
By Roy Crane
Ori
Archie
Raftor
AIM Tay
Steve Canyon
Bob Montana
ILD
Milton Caniff
IES
NYHOW
Clark Ay Clark Junnashd
Mr. Breger
Andy Capp
Florrie
Henry
Reg Smythe
By Carl Anderson
Beetle Bailey
Hi and
Lois
Mort Walker
Mens
Sarge
Dik Browne
Dike Bowie
South Deaier
eAg
Eugene Sheffer
Assam
Son of
Noah
Anwnayne
Xendernar
Gain
Trim
Hanten
Beath
Man's Name
Ravel
Anen
Madrid
Satu
Rday
Jyver
UBU
Cbuycen
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