The Cadis Ruling On Seventeen Horses Dividing Dilemma
A Bagind merchant leaves seventeen horses to three sons sharing one half one third and one ninth. The cadi solves with all three receiving more than their shares after counting eighteen horses total, then takes his own horse back. The tale endows the cadi with Solomon-like wisdom. A second tale notes a camera aided star count reaching about 68 million stars, far beyond naked-eye visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagind
Cadl
Eadi
Solomon
The Shifting Brick Optical Puzzle
The central brick appears glass like and shifts to resemble either of the adjacent bricks based on eye accommodation. With steady focus on the desired pattern the illusion becomes clear as the eyes adjust.
Conundrums from a Punches of a Past Page
A fragmentary humor column presents riddles and puns about bars, servants, ships, fires, and tailors. The verse style multiplies wordplay on everyday items with clever twists, hinting at a lighthearted era’s wit and language.
The Wrong Word and a Lesson in Language
A mother helps Bobble and Bessie understand a teacher's phrasing about lessons. Bobble learns that an answer means telling about the lesson, not just the nursery word. The piece also notes the vervain humming bird as Jamaica's tiny resident, then a light conundrum section with jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie
Bobble
Lobbie
Bousle
Sid
Jim
Syhat
Mother
Ele
Bobbie
Tevey
The Serpent S and Odd Indian Terms in a Child's Letter
A whimsical letter for children describes a talking S that turns things into others, as a warning of its mischief and usefulness. It lists Melecete Tadinnsg names for regional birds and animals, notes the Catbird’s charm and song, and ends with a parlor magic puzzle about lifting a dime without touching it.
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Cheokhies
Cheplaligin
Chegwooltz
Deeleeskh
Nnkweem
Ismarues
Kkagax
Khkugos
Keeonekh
Kittooleet
Kookooskoos
Koskomenos
Khwaseekho
Lohoks
Malsun
Meeko
Megaleep
Mitches
Motaques
Mooween
Tayder
Kay
Hidden Trees in Kestences Puzzle
A set of coded lines hides tree names within phrases. Extracted entities include oak maple ash elm pine cedar and other entries, with several lines mis-spaced or garbled. The listing maps each line to a tree when readable, presenting a playful word puzzle of concealed arboreal names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Anni
Prairie State Poultry Foods and Miscellaneous Advertisements
Prairie State Incubator Company advertises poultry feeds including grain mixes, bone meal, blood meal, alfalfa, oyster shell, grit, and hatch eggs from Barred Plymouth Rocks White Leghorns and Pekin Ducks. Also offers breeding fowls, horses and ponies, a buggy, and a 1 horsepower gas engine for sale with inquiries at Indiana Pa listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie State
Pray State
St. Homer City
Penna
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jamaica
Edward
Scotland
Hoople
St. Nicholys
Hidden Islands
Goodby
Helen
Majorca
May Ti
Iceland
Cape Verde
Borneo
Parmesa
Helena
Hebrides
Cara of Prodriss Office
Indiana
Sam
Moquire
Washington Street
Tra
A. Myors
Brookville
Kraus
Frank Douglas
Patt
T. A. Gilbert
Marshall
Singer and
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines
Vicinity
C. R. McAdoo
Chestnut Street
Edison
America
Oser
Pittsburg
J. O. Forsythe
Shaffer & Keller
Equitable
Life Assurance Company
The
Farmers’ Bank Building
W. Guthrie
Chicago
Baltimore
Boston
San Francisco
Thompson's Insurance Agency
Lished
Deposit Bank Building
Indiana, Pa
R. W. Wehrle & CO
W. S. Daugherty
Philadelphia St
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