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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1947
Page
7
A cryptic note recounts a man claiming he seized a canoe at a mallard camp, stocked it with provisions rifles and ammunition, paddled quietly downstream, hid the craft in brush a mile away, then walked back to camp noting Boldd hadn’t missed him.
A scientific laboratory team works on Teau with a focus on life forms not involving birds beasts insects or plants. The study explores local ecology and potential environmental factors in the mountain region.
The text notes the Order of the Garter founded by Edward III around 1349 with a legend about Joan, Countess of Salisbury. It also mentions preliminary Bahamas offshore surveys supporting a drilling program by seven oil companies under a concession from the Bahamian government. It then defines catacombs as rock-hewn tombs used by the Etruscans, later applied to subterranean cemeteries, with Rome hosting the most famous catacombs forming a vast labyrinth.
A compact glossary of historical notes outlines the Epicurians as a school founded by Epicurus in 306 B C and their stance on happiness and simple living. It records Boston’s early name Trenton from three hills, the Library of Congress holding about 700000 maps, Excelsior from wood shavings, and the origin of dog days linked to Sirius.
Puzzle corner presents crosswords clues with numbered across and down entries, plus a cryptoquote and a theme note. The page includes yesterday's solution, a cryptogram attributed to Seneca on death and burial of a man alive, and distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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