Local Color Amid Cemetery Farm Scene
Dan Barker stops on Highway 84 to sketch a country funeral behind a lilac hedge. He meets Abe, keeper of Prince the collie, who recalls Prince’s early days and a dog’s deathly fate as Abe speaks of mercy and memory.
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Pan Barker
Dan
Atranger
Prince
To See or Not to See A curious schoolgirl observation tale
A NE schoolgirl Ginny watches from a corridor window after hours and is corrected by a teacher who urges observing outside. The scene unfolds with bus ride overhead, a tired man offering no seat, and a dog Prince linked to a boy Pete’s rescued life. A mysterious old man, a graveyard, and a playful quiz about riddles end the vignette.
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Ginny
Rome
Abe
Pete
Prince
Cuban Puzzle Cruise and wordplay on Cuba
Puzzle asks to rearrange letters from phrases to reveal new Cuba facts and lists numerous cryptic clues with numbered items. It combines a word game about geography, language, weights, and abbreviations, plus a narrative about a bus ride and a shopper, all in a vintage newspaper puzzle style.
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Cuba
Puzzle Answers and Wordplay Fragments
Puzzle answers include riddles about a stand and humor with intea rest ing. A Cuban rebus lists Pearl of the Antites Cane sugar Havana Caribbean Sea while mix ups describe the West Indies largest island and sugar. Fumbled sentence praises Havana harbor as fine and safe. A Spanish alphabet puzzle yields letter and word pairs like CHICKEN, INCH, NICHE and CINCH.
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Havana
Caribbean Sea
West Indies
Visitors Come From Space
A readable article explains meteors and meteorites, noting a large Barringer Crater near Winslow Arizona linked to Dr. Daniel Barringer and meteorite studies by H. E. Nininger. It covers origins, moon craters, meteor showers, historic events, meteorite types, identifying traits, and how to confirm finds.
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Earth
Space
Winslow
Ariz
HE. Nininger
Nininger
Barringer
D. M. Barringer
Odessa
Tex
Australia
Barringer Crater
Siberia
Winslow, Ariz
Moon
Mount Wilson Observatory
Copernicus
Denver Museum of Natural History
Enthusiasm as the key to study and success
The piece extols enthusiasm as a force behind ambition and effort. It cites Edison’s hours of work, Fraunfelter students modeling homes and handling math, and brothers Danny and Don Webb saving to buy a telescope. Enthusiasm is described as faith in action overcoming hardship.
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Thomas Edison
Fraunfelter
Danny Webb
Don
Grimm brothers tales revived for children and scholars
A German university scene mocks scholars who collect old tales from peasant lore yet celebrates the Grimm brothers for rescuing Germanys folk stories. The piece notes their influence on philology and philosophy and contrasts it with youth interest in entertaining lines like the Musicians of Bremen. It also offers ad copy style beauty tips aimed at girls about teeth care and makeup to enhance a smile.
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Grimm
Jacob Grimm
Kassel
Europe
Germany
Bremen
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