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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1946

Page

5

Odd Facts Recounted From History and Cabinets of Baltimore

The notes describe Washingtons Continental Army sword likely domestically made. It cites the sterling mark on Baltimore silver from 1800 and an 1814–1830 assayer who marked pieces with makers names. A London fire extinguisher appeared in 1816 and a U. S. patent by William A. Graham followed in 1837. A fireback is a pheasant from Malayan species with metallic plumage on the back.

Baltimore London U. S William A. Graham

Fragmentary Verse Musings With Obscure Names

A garbled text segment presents scattered names and phrases about Noah, JENERESS, CHARLOTTE, and a possible strike concept. The passage reads like a distorted chatter or coded note with unclear structure, lacking coherent events or concrete details to summarize.

Jeneress Noah Charlotte King Pestree

Navy could hurl 4500 tons in 15 seconds in 1945

Historical figures describe naval firepower capacity with 4500 tons in 15 seconds and compare to 112 freight car loads of steel. The passage also notes Tasmania as an ancient plateau cut by rivers and lists large surplus aircraft from Army and Navy, plus a note on shark teeth development and belt-line retirement.

Tasmania Australia

Puzzle Corner Across and Down Clues Mixed Jumble

Cryptic puzzle excerpt listing across and down clues with garbled phrases. Includes Mohammed call to prayer urgent hastened gazelle weights marks and various corrupted entries. Provides several names and place hints mixed with nonstandard spellings typical of a newspaper cryptogram.

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