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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1940
Page
5
The item shows a crossword puzzle page with clues and answers from a 1940 NEA Service publication. It features numbered clues such as 1, 5, 10 and entries like a yellow bird and kinship terms. The page carries Louise Holmes copyright.
A compact word puzzle style item listing clues with numbered entries from 1 to 57, mixing definitions and wordplay. Reads like a crossword style grid prompt announcing various short clues such as Self Fervor Roves idly Lixivium dismay footed vase and others. It appears as a page fragment from a vintage puzzle column.
In Death Valley California Paul Harrison reports on the making of the Western 20 Mule Team with Wallace Beery Leo Carrillo and Panamint George facing extreme weather and logistical hurdles. Heat cold and low elevation pose hazards while mules from Los Angeles prove stubborn yet savvy.
Cranium Crackers Globe Guessing asks five multiple choice questions on world locations. Quetta location options include Australia Egypt Sweden India. Russia options include Singapore Kiev Amoy Madras. Brest location options Sweden France Belgium Jugoslavia. Australia locations include Port Said Goteborg Perth Amoy. Anchorage location options Alaska New Zealand Kentucky China. Answers appear on Want Ad Page.
The five vital organs are the heart brain lungs stomach and kidneys. Eleanor Roosevelt's maiden name is Eleanor Roosevelt. Consanguinity means a relationship by blood. The Mason and Dixon Line separates Pennsylvania and Maryland. About 10 000 U S offices are filled by presidential appointment including cabinet officers Supreme Court justices and diplomatic ministers and ambassadors.
The article recounts a six mule team with two wranglers per team and seven caretakers as required by the union. Beery oversees the group during filming, though many animals are beyond his whip range, and the SPCA monitors feeding and work hours.
The article explains intelligence testing and classification from normal to feeble minded. It discusses IQ ranges and conditions like morons and idiots, noting thyroid treatment can aid some forms and that races do not differ significantly in overall intelligence. It also describes family IQ inheritance patterns and social implications.
Lessons in English clarify usage and pronunciation notes. The text highlights common misuses such as imagine versus suppose, fung us versus fungi, and bazaar versus bizarre. It defines consistency as harmony between acts and statements and cites Owen on moral strength.
Roberta Lee explains manners over smoke avoiding objectionable zones at tables. Do not discuss errors mid game and keep focus on the next hand. Introduce Jean Norton to Mrs Marshall with a simple greeting.
A vintage guide offers simple household hacks. Remove old wallpaper by soaking with hot water and vinegar for easy peeling. For whitening teeth use diluted hydrogen peroxide or chalk and herbs. To cool hot pudding, place the dish in salted cold water.
The text explains mammal taxonomy by orders with subordinate families and species levels. It outlines how anatomical and skeletal features classify mammals into hierarchical groups from orders to sub species.
In India silkworm caterpillars are fed by owner chosen feeders who return the cocoons after metamorphosis. The feeder is paid according to the weight of the offerings, and workers are weighed on silk production.
A 60-year-old Bosnian native is described as the world's smallest man at 19% inches tall. He runs a farm and has refused offers from circus side shows.
A compact report captures events unfolding in sixty seconds as readers glimpse a dynamic world in motion. The piece frames rapid change and evolving outcomes, inviting immediacy and curiosity about what transpires in each fleeting minute.
A bustling, fact filled look at global production and consumption. The text notes US revenues from mineral and oil lands exceeding 20 dollars per minute and US cigarette paper production at 40 pounds per minute. It also highlights German rail investment and sugar production by the Reds, plus rapid mail volume in Japan.
The Dutch coastal vessel Elziena was bombed in the North Sea. Three survivors, rescued after 36 hours afloat on a raft, report two crewmates were killed when a German bomber attacked the ship early yesterday. A Danish vessel picked up the survivors.
A report notes that charms are a main income for Chinese priests and one popular item is a drawing of a horse on yellow paper sold to parents of sick children.
A travel style feature portrays Thailand in the late medieval period, discussing King Ananda, the end of absolute rule, and daily life. It notes Thai olives, Mongolian heritage, common betel nut chewing, rice and fish staples, and cultural events like boat racing and cockfights. The piece mentions an eclipse in May 1299 and outlines population, geography, and customs.
The article notes diverse war themed decks from the Mexican War to the Civil War. It highlights a Confederate deck by a New York Yankee with generals and statesmen, and explains a bridge play where second hand high defeats a heart finesse.
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