Odd Facts From a Fragmented Page: Ages, Faith, and Oil
The snippet references Alfred the Great’s wars with Danes and education efforts, notes Sisters of Mercy founded in 1830, claims George Washington owned Pennsylvania’s first oil well, and estimates a housewife walks about 10 miles daily during housework totaling 3,650 miles yearly with around 110 million steps, plus mention of 1945 soilless gardens for tropics and air force use.
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Deve
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Tropics
Air Force
Submarine innovations and river measurements in early history
The notes recount 17th century submarine experiments by Cornelius Drebbel shown to King James I in 1624, and estimate 14 submarine patents in England. It also cites Seine river widths at entrances to Paris and La Cite, plus a fragmented reference to 1945 anti noted actin in Pest, and a playography fragment about The Rite.
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Cornelius Drebbel
James I
Thames
England
Seine
Paris
la Cite
Puzzle Corner Delivers Cryptic Clues And Army Terms
A fragmented puzzle column lists cryptic references and partial phrases such as artificial waterway and a leaflet, with scattered terms like war far, Hindmost, and varying weight. The garbled text hints at a historical puzzle page segment filled with wordplay and coded clues.
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Brick
the Witch Doct
Wanch
By William Ritt and
Clarence Gray
Chick
Skeeter
Paco
FIE
Jo-Kay
Big Sister
Leti Sk
Paul Robinson
Jake Gittin
Felix the Cat
Scott
BY RJ. Scott
United States
Jugoslavia
Bolivar
Stanley
Alfred the Great
Sisters of Mercy
Bill Keadrica
Escondids
Will
Sally
Puzzle Corner
Achless
Cuba
Far
Wits
Cust
iGalacra
Smeid
Anspirit
Mandari
Ait
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