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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1948
Page
7
Fragmentary notice warns residents about Election Day conditions near Himes. The message suggests potential discomfort from insects and urges participation, though details are unclear from the OCR snippet.
The note mentions John Constable's father aiming him for the clergy before art drew him. Constable lived 1776 to 1837. Jan Mayen Island in the Arctic is volcanic and 220 miles NE of Iceland, with glaciers. Three lakes and part of a river flow through Heyburn State Park in Idaho, covering 7,836 acres, with water comprising about 2/333 of that area. It also cites 1947 advances turning petroleum into synthetic rubber using metal vapors as catalysts and reports a new minor planet discovered that year as part of a global asteroid study program.
A scrambled cryptogram puzzle presents odd phrases and letter shifts. Clues hint at literary lines and wordplay with references to King Lear, wind, seals, beasts, and a cryptographer’s quotation. The page blends mis-typed phrases and a cryptogram challenge for readers.
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