Atlas Misfire In Pageant Leads To Ruined Scene
Jerry narrates a comic misadventure in a home gym scheme gone wrong. He buys Strangleholt’s Muscle Builder lessons and launches a Greek Atlas act for a charity pageant, but a thrown arm wrecks scenery, dents figures, and costs him money and pride while he celebrates unexpected personal growth.
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Jerry
Betsy
Apeman Strangleholt
Hercules
Strangleholt
Lorenzo
Atlas
Mr. Spencer
Mr. Todd
Costa Ricais A Golf Mound Pertaining To Tone
The puzzle notes Costa Rica is a term with clues pointing to a golf mound and tone relation. It lists questions about grain cultivation fish hearing X rays and fish bait plus invisible rays touching scientific language.
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica Rebus Puzzle Reveals San Jose Secrets
Puzzle Pete hides four Costa Rican cities in a rebus and jumbled lines point to San Jose as Costa Rica's inland capital with charm patios and Spanish balconies. The page lists proverbs, opposites, and word games tied to Costa Rica and its capital.
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Pete
Costa
Spanish
San Rico
Jose
Costa Rica
San Jose
Santa Anna
Sabana
Puntarenas
Picture Charade Clue Describes What We Must Be
Indirect expression through a picture hints at a national ideal. The verse celebrates the United States as the land of the free and the home of the brave, urging readers to embody freedom and virtue.
Mixed Proverb Reordering and Antonym Challenge
A playful exercise presents scrambled proverbs to solve and a set of lines to identify intruders. It includes a list of antonyms with a 54 point target score and a number game involving circles and underlines.
Brand Your Mavericks Take a tip from Western ranchers
The article explains branding as ownership marks for cattle and personal items. It notes that branded possessions are easier to identify and recover, and suggests cowboys often develop personal brands for a range of items from handkerchiefs to gloves.
Designing a Brand for Cattle Ranchers and Everyday Use
A guide explains how brands reflect owners, with examples from ranchers and the playful idea of personal marks. It covers practical uses of brands on fabric, paper, wood, and even improvised branding irons, plus tips on readability and style inspired by Will Rogers.
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Will Rogers
Thumb-Jerkers and the Dangers of Hitchhiking
An editorial warns against hitchhiking describing risks to both hitchhiker and driver. It cites accident records showing injuries to boys and notes drivers may be intoxicated or licensed. It argues owners can be liable and some states ban begging rides. It urges walking as safer.
Boston Cream Pie Creates Breakfast Tradition
A colonial Boston tale describes a goodwife who, unable to bake pie, starts using cake layers with jam and sugared cream to please her husband who insists on pie for breakfast. She reveals the creation as Boston cream pie, asserting its timeless appeal.
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Martha
Goodman
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Peanuts
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