Cross-Word Puzzle Clues Mosaic from 1 to 67 Across and Down
A dated newspaper crossword listing numerous horizontal and vertical clues with answers expected next issue. Clues span vehicles for hire repairs fiction Orient highlander value took one part to sing in undertone bear chiena snare remains of two locations incarnations bring out shell less molluska cognizance etc. The puzzle wraps with solution promised in the next issue.
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M—Varred
Manasachusetts
Anntenman
Goddeux
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle
Instructions explain placing letters in white spaces to form horizontal and vertical words. Each word starts with a numbered letter as shown in definitions below. No letters go into black squares, and all entries are dictionary words including abbreviations and technical terms.
Jugoslav Government Sells Fifteen Carloads Of Waste Paper
Dealers in old paper are alerted that Jugoslavia has fifteen carloads of waste paper for sale. The paper is the remnant of Austro Hungarian bank notes replaced by dinars. The notes were stamped and exchanged, and now the old crowns are discarded as waste paper to reduce space.
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Jugoslav
Jugoslavia
Serbia
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Jugoslavs
Natonal Bank
Crown Bank
Victoria Falls and Bridge on the Zambesi
The Victoria Falls on the Zambesi in Rhodesia drops 400 feet and narrows below the plunge to 400 feet. A vapor cloud darkens like smoke, earning natives the name Thundering Smoke. A railroad bridge spanning the gorge was completed in 1905. Livingstone named the falls Victoria after discovering them in 1855.
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Victoria Falls
Zambesi
Rhodesia
Africa
Rwanda
Victoria
Livingstone
Walrus Teeth and Skins Declared Legal Tender in North Alaska
The Red Cross Courier reports that natural items such as walrus ivory teeth whalebone sealskin fox fur and reindeer skin are legal tender in northern Alaska into a head and boot parts. Values listed include a walrus tooth at 8 cents a fox at 11 percent of a cent and whalebone at a half cent, with others following.
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Alaska
Red Cross Courier
Japanese report on stomach removal surgeries at Darien hospital
Dr Kom of Darien general hospital reported two cancer surgeries in which the entire stomachs of Japanese patients were removed and the gullets connected to the intestines. Both patients left hospital in three weeks. one died recently from a cold, not from stomach loss, at a Tokyo medical conference.
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Kom
Darien General Hospital
Darien
Manchuria
Kansas City Star
Komi
Tokyo
Divorces in Canada Rise Again in 1974
The Toronto Mail and Empire reports 548 divorces granted by the dominion parliament in 1974, just five short of the 1921 record. British Columbia led with 186 divorces, followed by Alberta 118, Ontario 141, Saskatchewan 28, Manitoba 77, Nova Scotia 42, New Brunswick 15, and Quebec 13, with no divorces in Prince Edward Island. Alberta showed the largest year-to-year increase with 81 more than in 1973.
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Canada
Dominion
Toronto Mail and Empire
Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Lyzs
Imported Insect Pests Cost Billions Annually
Millions of dollars are spent each year to control plant diseases and insect pests in the United States and to guard against new arrivals from abroad. The Department of Agriculture reports 85 to 90 percent of pest problems stem from foreign imports. Key insects cited include the gypsy and brown-tail moths from Europe, the Japanese beetle from Japan, the cotton boll weevil from Mexico, the European corn borer from Europe, and the San Jose scale from China.
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Federal Horticultural Board
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Japan
Mexico
China
Princess Pearl and the Sea World Prince
A mermaid Princess Pearl meets a handsome man who offers marriage on land. Her curiosity about humans leads to a kiss and a wish that grants him feet while she gains human feet, triggering a dramatic escape back to the sea. The tale ends with her return to the ocean as dawn breaks.
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Pearl
King Neptune
Neptune
Hite Mermaid
Mermaid Wife Vanishes From Ocean Kingdom Tale
Margaret Livingston jay disappears her feet reappear as a shining tail in a tale of mermaids in Neptune’s kingdom. The Prince cannot lift the spell and never reunites with his wife in the ocean realm.
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Jay
Neptune
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Winsomer
Margaret Livingston
Salt Lake City
Utah
Miss Livingston
Infant Scalp Disease Guidance Warns of Varied Severity
Health column notes a contagious infant scalp eruption linked to poor hygiene and feeding issues. It describes stages from red dots to crusted scales, with itching and transmission via nails. Advice urges medical help and careful care including nail trimming, gentle cleansing, protective headwear, and mild ointments.
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George Matthew Adams
Becky the Saucily Piquant Name and Its Ties
The name Becky traces to Hebrew Rabak meaning to bind, linked to Rebecca from Biblical and literary uses. From Rebecca in Ivanhoe to Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair, Beckys are seen as charming and enduring with Becky’s fame tied to happiness, friendship, and a lucky superstition. Saturday as her lucky day and a reported lucky number complete the piece.
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Mildred Marshall
Becky
Rebecca
Thackeray
Vanity Fair
Becky Sharp
Nova Scotia Moves Toward Confederation in 1861
The Nova Scotia house of assembly unanimously approved a motion for a federal union of British North America in 1861. Six years later Confederation was achieved, formed by Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec and Ontario.
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British North America
Nova Scotia
House of Assembly
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Family Herald
Attic Room Egotist Quip Reflections in Boarding House
A man in a boarding house attic room is not necessarily a high holder. An egotist is someone who always talks about himself when you want to hear about you. The dialogue features a playful exchange about dancing and embracing.
Wall Street Bears and Bulls Stirred by Market Talk
Fragmentary note references Wall Street animals the bear and the bull in tense finance chatter. The text compares styles with a lion and lamb metaphor and hints at confusion over market directions.
Swiss Emigration Drains Alpine Village During California Rush
Swiss village in the canton of Tiento loses most of its young men to emigration to America. In a military draft of 66, only five could be found. the rest have left for the United States, especially California, leaving only the elderly and infirm.
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America
Tiento
Switzerland
United States
California
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Knack
Owen
Ohio
Ili
Princess Pearl
Princesse Pearl
Andrew F. Currier, M. D
Isaac
Sir Walter Scott
Aloop
Canadian Confederation
By John Kendrick Bangs
Wall Street
Rem
Murnocu & Q
Chicace
Pittsburgh
New York
Askide
Y. S
United States Rubber Company
Goulds Autowater Systeme
the Goulds Manufacturing Co
Seneca Falls, N. Y
Rei
Penn Merchandise Co., Inc
N. Front St
Philadelphia
Beecham
Beecham’s
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