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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 19, 1926
Page
3
A set of lines hides city names within sentences. The phrases mention rewards, salutations, polishing, a buff dress, and a ham pause, each containing embedded city names to uncover. The puzzle invites identifying every concealed city from the text.
A riddle style poem asks to identify the author of lines describing a woman’s fleeting presence and playful scorn. The speaker recalls lines about a phantom of delight and a single kiss as he wanders with a wind affected memory.
A curious thing of nature's own produce helps many who have lost a limb. The riddle hints at a plant based answer used for medical or prosthetic aids, suggesting a pun or rebus leading to a specific term connected to natural origin and aiding amputees.
Puzzle No 79 invites arranging digits 1 to 9 into fractions to equal one, three and more while the column also reports last week puzzles with answers. It covers a Mary Pickford baby impersonation act and a table of table tennis results and doubles matches a lively mix of entertainment and sports notes.
Four year old Jeanne Carpenter has spent a year in films and appeared in nine productions already. Her early start and quick rise mark her as a notable child star in the motion picture world.
Ash defeated Downey in a three set match 11 2 9 11 7 to claim the title as top players converge for the finals.
Bert Higgins of Courtenay intention to apply for a lease of 101 acres on Denman Island waters Lambert Channel along the East boundary of Sec 16 North Half South East Quarter with boundaries described and dated February 22, 1926. The notice identifies the land in Nanaimo Land District and Nelson Land District for timber dealing purposes.
Jean Treanor of Calgary Alberta announces intent to apply for a lease of lands located in Henry Bay on Denman Island. Description begins at a post three chains north of the wharf and proceeds west to low water mark then north fifty chains. Dated January 8 1926.
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