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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1924
Page
4
A busy home portrait shows parents directing a family paint job with steady hands and aching bones. Children Tare and Willie follow along as varnish and brushes transform the hardwood floor and outdoor entrance. The scene captures a lively, old fashioned family project full of effort and cheerful mood.
A garbled column lampoons English housing woes and American rents while noting Paris fashion trends, festival jitters, and political heat. It sketches random vignettes from conventions, social habits, and urban life, citing misused terms and wandering observations across venues such as New York and Los Angeles.
The puzzle shows a painter misplacing letters in two words on a sign. The letters form two color names, possibly mahogany turned pink, while the riddle involves three boys selling apples for three pence each. The first boy asks for one apple, the second for two, and the third for an unknown number, with prices rising and a final plan to reduce costs.
Fragmentary OCR shows a boy named Little Joe selling seed packet paintings and apples for small sums. The tale mentions receipts totaling 10 cents, with other prices noted in rough figures. The text is garbled but depicts a simple scene of earnestly selling goods and discussing profits.
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