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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1889
Page
7
Puzzle snippets list riddle clues and word games from a historical column. Entries include coded lines about birds, letters, faces, and verbs, followed by fragments of word making and anagram themes for readers to solve.
Fragmented dictionary list entries mix forms and hints of meanings. Contains references to Danish, Roman numerals, pronouns, and terms like iron pipe in a forge. Readable nouns include flavor and pawn concepts amid garbled spellings and numbering.
A collection of brief puzzles and quips from a historical page. It includes a counter placement challenge on a square diagram, a wordplay about a shepherd with sheep and a score, misheard landlord complaint, a Georgia bridge joke about penalties, a shop sign inquiry, a docks tavern notice, a doctor delaying call and a quip about “kicking the bucket.”
A historical puzzle item titled Crom Word Enigma challenges readers with a coded word game. The brief note hints at a pient style and clever wordplay, inviting solvers to unravel the riddle.
Readable scraps include a list of wordplay items such as behead and curtail and conundrums. Mentions Three, To, Charade Nipper kin and a pattering clued line about a check. Contains fragmented notes on arithmetic tones and loath oath, with chaotic OCR style.
An article explains that diamond is crystallized carbon and that blacking acts as a carbon paste. Friction from a hairbrush can crystallize carbon, creating countless tiny diamonds on the surface, causing shine. The writer notes incomplete explanations for why moistening the blacking aids crystallization.
The article notes a Trenton man linked to early American life during the latest ice epoch. It discusses primitive tools found in watery contexts, a hunter or fisherman lifestyle, and evidence that early inhabitants followed the ice front rather than fertile plains, shaping interpretations of their activities.
A murky account details early science counting atmospheric particles and the failed Niagara Agamemnon cable attempts. It traces landing dates at Valentia and Heart's Content with references to Great Eastern and related events, ending with notes on early banknotes and monetary issues.
A discussion on the evolution of the parlor from a grand reception room to a smaller drawing room in modern homes. The piece notes the preserved antique in Asiatic mu seums and describes a sculptor’s studio featuring a marble relief of a foot in balanced repose, highlighting the cultural shift in interior spaces.
A fragment describes a teai lease connecting Winnie Sree to multiple cities including Arthur Tramilton Otawa Halifax Monion Toronto Montreal Kingston Portant Qirtee St dolm Lautent Naw Vons and other poles in mtere Quebec and the Maritime Vrovees. A North Bay connection links with trains of the Northern and Northwestern Railways for forement and all pointe in Western Ontario.
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