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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1969
Page
14
The text presents a riddle about a male historical figure with claims of War of 1812 bravery, slaying Tecumseh, serving in Congress, the first Western state VP, and being elected by the Senate. The scrambled line at the end hides the name, while the rest describes notable actions and roles.
A simple math trick asks the participant to write their age, double it, add five, multiply by fifty, subtract 365, and add the coins in their pocket. Then add 115. The first two digits show the age, the last two show the number of coins.
A drawing challenge shows Jojo guiding trained animals from dots to reveal which creatures from the North Pacific are used for oil and leather. Color the scene brown and then hue the entire picture. a word riddle follows about spoiling and city names.
Longtime checker star Millard Hopper offers a solution to a nine-move white win as White advances up the board and forces victory. The problem uses digits 0–9 in a division puzzle with no remainder and requires deduction to fill missing numbers.
Quote fragment discusses how people listen to influential figures. The missing eight letter word starting with j and ending in t is likely judgment. The garbled text after presents jumbled sequence and dates, offering no additional factual content.
A puzzle lists fifteen words to rearrange into new words. Examples show peas from apes and peas. The text includes garbled strings, quotes, and stray letters, plus a provocative line about seeing eyes of a luscious blonde and a prompt to think before answering.
A note recalls Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary of the English Language based on Nathan Bailey's 1721 work. Johnson employed six amanuenses, five Scots, with a syndicate paying 1500 guineas for eight years of labor. The item then lists a long crossword of clues and solutions.
A puzzle-style note asks to strike out correct numerical answers to five statements. It lists right angle, checker squares, French flag stripes, flag colors, bridge table kibitzers, and dice opposite faces with related pairs, interspersed with garbled text and a mix of symbols.
Color by number activity note invites Brown to use red flesh tones lightly. Instructions emphasize neat coloring and orderly participation with turns. Suggests displaying the completed scene as wall decoration. Syndicate
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