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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1940
Page
7
Fragmentary text mixes a colonial note about land in the Pacific from Alaska to Australia with a garbled word puzzle. The readable bits mention adolescent boys, Dugainville, and Solomon group, plus a list of crossword style clues including whip handle, tent, smell, and zodiacal sign. Names appear scattered and unclear.
A fragmented OCR note references an ancient coal era find described as a 300 year event. The readable bits mention age and discovery context but lack clear names or locations for full identification.
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