A Belle of Yesterday
Puzzle clues reveal a themed crossword about a stage star of the 1900s and related imagery. Across items hint at "Arabian," ballots, forces, and locales while down entries cover musical notes, common terms, and portraits of a famous woman’s era.
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United
Eagles in myth and nature from Uncle Rays corner
Norse and Greek myths feature eagle shaped storm giants and thunderbolt bearers. Bald eagles symbolize the US government while golden eagles range in the west and north, feeding on small animals and fish. Golden eagles are strong yet lift limits suggest seven or eight pounds. Tomorrow: Lemurs of Madagascar.
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Old
Europe
Heaven
Zeus
Amelia
United States
Nova Scotia
Maine
Mississippi
Rocky Mountain
Alaska
Love Bug May Be Loose in Burmese Villages
Reports from Rangoon describe a mysterious illness in several villages of the Northern Shan States in Burma. Symptoms include fever loss of appetite and lassitude with kissing claimed as the only cure in local notices.
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Burma
Rangoon
Peiping's Tallest Man Die. Liu Yurehing Passes
Liu Yurehing, long noted as Peiping's tallest man at eight feet, died after a long illness. For over 20 years he served as a ticket collector at the Botanical Garden gate, a local landmark due to his extraordinary height.
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Peiping
Liu Yurehing
Botanical Garden
Liu
China
Slimmeers Beat Oysters in Slimming Craze
Fifty million oysters expected to be eaten in England this season as women use bivalves for slimming and tonic value. Nearly 49,000,000 must be imported to meet demand amid growing popularity of oysters as a weight loss aid.
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England
Quote on journalism and responsibility by George Bernard Shaw
A quoted line from George Bernard Shaw asserts that to be a journalist one must know the real world and the law that holds writers responsible for their words, with awareness extending to history sociology and literature.
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George Hernard Shaw
Cranium Crackers Puzzle Clues and Answers Hint
Crossword fans tackle five four letter words ending with b and questions about Great Lakes borders. Edward VIII era noted as Duke of Windsor reigned 15 days to one year three months eight days. Word anagram about halt kettles and housewife. Number count on clock faces referenced. See Want Ad Page.
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Great Lakes
Edward VIII of England
Duke of Windsor
Want
Modern Etiquette Questions and Answers
Roberta Lee explains introductions to parents with names and titles. The column defines a la carte as dish by dish with prices and pronounces it a la kart. It lists October birthstone as opal or tourmaline.
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Roberta Lee
Robert Matthews
Mr. Mathews
Lessons in English from W L Gordon
Reading notes correct common errors in speech pronunciation and spelling. It teaches daily vocabulary expansion with a focus word IRRECONCIL ABLE defined as not capable of harmony or friendship and illustrates with a line on divergent views.
Look and Learn By A. C. Gordon
Quiz answers cover metals stamps steamboats alienists and birds with historical questions. It lists Bronze for belle resonance, no authentic Columbus portrait, sixteen Negroes admitted to West Point with four graduates, Brazil oldest western hemisphere civilization, Harvard oldest US education, plus the rare magenta stamp worth 50000, the Clermont by Fulton, the alienist, 768 bird species, and Portland as Maine's chief city.
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Christopher Columbus
West Point
Western Hemisphere
U. S
British Guiana
Robert Fulton
Portland
How Can I? Practical Household Advice Questions
A questions and answer fragment on household tips. It covers removing smoke stains from fireplace bricks with a soda pumice and salt paste, extending soap flakes, substituting for cornstarch in lemon pie, labeling medicines, avoiding creases in table linen, and removing rust with onion juice.
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