Puzzle of Word Fragments and Clues Across Topics
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How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle in Old Newspapers
A short instructional note explains filling a crossword by numbered letters. Horizontal definitions fit across to a black square, vertical ones fill downward to the next black. Letters go in white spaces, with dictionary words used for clues aside from proper names.
Back yards of towns to be tidied up along rail routes
The National Association of real estate boards plans a nationwide movement to improve railroad frontages by tidying and painting back yards. Shrubbery and screening will hide ash heaps to attract investors and visitors. The goal is to prove America’s towns rival foreign cities in appearance.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
America
The One Hundred Year Old Andiron
A century old andiron defies the outside world when taken to a blacksmith for repairs. It returns home to its partner by the hearth, grateful for the warmth and comfort of its own fireside and family, despite the street’s strange new world.
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Andiron
Grandma
Grand- Inn
Andlron
Jou
Purtoes
Tin
Large and Small Cities Have United Interests
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes that large towns and small rural communities depend on each other for progress. It calls for cooperative effort and closer social and industrial ties, stressing communication via autos, rural delivery, and telephone to connect centers of population with rural areas.
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Qere
Birmingham Age-Herald
House Tells Own Story of Strength Style in Home Choice
The house you choose reflects and shapes your standing in the community. A durable, stylish home supports safety and welfare for your family and delivers a better return in rent or sale, making it a wise investment from every point of view.
Real estate ad touts 10 percent cash plan for homes
South Bend Indiana real estate ad promotes buying a home with a 10 percent cash payment. It claims buyers can start with 100 to 1000 dollars and purchase homes priced from 2900 to 10000 dollars, highlighting the finance machinery enabling small initial sums.
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South Bend
Ind
Just What You Make It Oneonta Town Reflection
The article portrays Oneonta as a place shaped by individual attitude. It suggests those who dislike the town may feel it resists them, while residents with a positive outlook find the community friendly and reflective of their disposition.
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Oneonta
Oneonta Southern, Democrat
Home improvement urged to beat dull season
Talladega Home encourages residents to use leisure months for repair and painting work. The notice frames home upgrades as the year's best investment and urges timely action.
Rooted homes weigh options amid industrial shift
A close knit community rooted in home ownership weighs patience and consideration as industrial expansion nears. Residents balance long term stability with new development, seeking safeguards and thoughtful planning for housing and local services.
Riddles About Training Hearts and Kings
Riddles ask when a boxer is in training and when the heart stays still while moving. A strange line ponders peas ruined by gunfire and a shelled harvest. A riddle notes a king gathering subjects and a letter in the middle of fun.
A Home Without Children Praised by Mrs Mary Benedict
Mrs Mary Benedict of Kewanee Illinois credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after a year and a half of marriage leading to two healthy daughters. The letter describes relief from headaches back and side pain and improved vitality after using the medicine and Senative Wash. In Bridport Vermont another testimonial from Mrs A W Howe notes successful conception and a healthy baby after using the compound.
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Mary FR. Benedict Wig Pausgh
Kewanee
Illinois
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bridport
Vermont
O.K
Sam
A. W. Howe
Addressing Postal Parcels Conflicts with Return Labels
Postal officials note many parcels are delivered to senders due to misapplied return addresses. They urge addressing parcels like letters with the return address in the upper left corner to avoid misrouting and delays.
Boschee's Syrup Promises Cough Relief and Healing
A vintage advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as soothing throat and lung inflammation caused by coughing. It claims quick relief from irritation, aiding rest and easy morning expectoration, and notes the product is sold wherever medicines are available.
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Boschee
Courageous fly frets fear even near human nose
The house fly displays nerve by calmly perching on a nose and fleeing when a hand approaches, then returning as if unharmed. It fears only tobacco smoke, showing bold behavior uncommon in insects.
Bayer Aspirin Safety Ad Warns Buyers to Look for Bayer
A vintage advertisement urges shoppers to demand Bayer Aspirin and verify the Bayer name on packaging or tablets to ensure genuine medicine proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 23 years. The notice cautions that imitations may be unsafe.
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Bayer
Glossary of Anglo-Saxon Texts Preserved at Epinal
A glossary of Anglo-Saxon and Old Saxon, preserved at Epinal France, is believed to have been written near the end of the seventh century. It was originally kept at the Moyen Moutier abbey Lenones.
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Epinal
France
Moyen Moutier Abbey
Lenones
Calumet Baking Powder Helps Fluffy Pastry Crust
A test kitchen tip notes that one quarter teaspoon of Calumet Baking Powder sifted with flour aids in achieving a fluffy flaky crust in pastry.
Devoutly to Be Wished Coal Mines Run by Machinery
A speculative claim argues coal mines will be operated by machinery, predicting a distant future of routine automation. no mining expert backs the 735 year horizon.
Puzzle Prize Promotes Deep Thought and Contemplation
An intensely rectangular word puzzle features a heterogeneous mix of synonyms and clever prompts designed to stimulate introspection, deliberation, and cogitation. The creator, Pratrls Farmer, emphasizes provoking speculation while guiding readers toward analytic mental activity.
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Pratrls Farmer
Greatest world needs listed by eminent scientist
An eminent scientist outlines key needs for humanity including a ferrous or nonferrous alloy with higher tenacity, a light that pierces fog, a refractory lining for steel furnaces, corrosion resistant labels, and a safe method to stop rolling steamers in rough seas.
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