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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1937
Page
8
A crossword style puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues linked to a French writer. Puzzles include terms for faces, arts, and everyday items. entries reference titles, objects, and attributes across languages and eras.
Two centuries ago the pirate Blackbeard raided off the Carolina coast. He captured a vessel from Charles Town and held prisoners including colonists. He demanded medicines worth about 40 dollars sent to him or he would hang the captives. A rowboat carried the medicines from Charles Town to the pirate.
Provides trivia answers on WWI troop totals and geography then recounts the Pirate Blackbeard’s defeat. Describes how Czolgosz assassinated President McKinley, defines pathetic versus apathetic, air capacity in deep breathing, and Columbia University’s location. Ends with pirate tale wrap and a note about puzzles.
A compact language guide explains commonly misused words and pronunciations. It defines contraption as slang for device and Gaelic with Gaelic pronunciation hints, and offers vocabulary tips. Today's focus is the word stimulus meaning an incentive whetting mind or spirit.
reader asks how to pad a ironing board with old blanket scraps after washing tack in place under cover with muslin. Another tip advises straining used gasoline through a chamois to reuse it if not dirty. A third suggests cleaning an aluminum coffee pot by boiling lemon slices and water.
Travel experience shapes expectations for home comforts though not to complain. Punctuation at line ends on envelopes is optional under modern customs. Candles on the table are acceptable as part of the setting even if not lit.
In Yokohama Aug 18 Capt. Mario Hiroteu, 80, unable to serve in China, dressed in full military uniform and killed himself by thrusting a sword into his abdomen and then slashing his throat.
Funeral services were held in Anson County for Mrs. J C Chewning who died yesterday in Rockingham after being struck by a train.
The Hindenburg measured 808 feet in length and could travel at 84 miles per hour. It carried a hydrogen volume of 7,000,000 cubic feet and was designed to carry a payload of 15 tons.
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