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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1950
Page
14
A historical page features a cross-number puzzle by Jessie R. Smith with across and down clues about arithmetic, time zones, and measurements. It also lists back related riddle prompts about games and plays on backs, with a dense block of quoted strings and mixed formatting. The page challenges readers to identify entities and solve numeric clues across many lines.
A mathematical golf puzzle presents a four section course shaped like a TEE. Players select five adjacent numbers per section to form a TEE, maximizing the total. If the difference between max and min TEEs equals 10 the score is a hole in one, with up to three trials per section.
A fictional block of sound absorbing plastic is cut into 3 inch cubes to form a 3 inch thick ceiling. Ollie must coat all faces with varnish. The puzzle asks how much varnish is needed for the entire block, with a long garbled interlude of cipher-like text surrounding the tale.
Puzzle quiz identifies the statesman behind the quote on public trust and public property. It points to Jefferson era figures, with Monticello and religious liberty law, asking to name the author among Madison Monroe Jefferson Hamilton.
Fire department crews tested pumps and water tanks with three pipes. Pipe A fills in 18 hours, pipe B in 24 hours, pipe C empties in 12 hours. If all three operate simultaneously on an empty tank, how many hours to fill?
A mixed Bible themed crossword and quiz page presents numerous clues across many scripture references. Items include requests for identifying people places and phrases from Genesis to Revelation, with varied wordplay and definitions.
Ark Twain presents a substitution cipher puzzle and a clock riddle. The text includes a quoted cipher line with a one letter word and repeated patterns to guide decoding. The clock problem asks how long it takes for a clock to strike 10 pm after 5 pm, implying a trick answer.
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