Geographical Hourglass and Mystifying Puzzles
A collage of puzzle items and word games including No 305 Geographical Hourglass asking to name a city in Scotland, a German state, an island in the Mediterranean, and other precise clues. No 306 Drop Letter Puzzle and No 300 Riddles present cryptic prompts and rhymes. The page features a comical exotic menagerie and curious wordplay, typical of a late 19th century puzzle page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stotland
Germany
Mediterranean
Paris
New Jersey
France
Maryland
Be Illustrated Conundrum and Age Trick
A fragmented page describes an illustrated conundrum about Be and Everyday Pussies with characters nosed by drink and caution around alcohol. It includes a simple age trick using birth month and age, and a stray note about Columbus and America reflects old puzzle prose.
Rey to the Possier. A Journey in Sound and Rain
Unclear fragmentary text outlines a voyage or journey with mentions of sound rain lookout and several garbled terms. The readable elements point to an exploratory or descriptive piece, but concrete facts, people, dates, or places are not discernible.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bea
Biddy
Frankiie
Errial
Atthniceono
Leonora Ty D
Brown
Columbus
Betell
Auperica
Timeyeen
Sheemoore & Chase
Rey
Senden Geom
Eptert
Enow
Fron
Mulsion
Scott
J. B. Robinson
Qu'appelle
Ofice
The
Doolitles
W. G Vicars
NEW Bakery
A. McKenzie
Quappelle
J.G. McKenzie
Qu’appelle Station
Hagyard
Freeman's
Ari
Ove
Wiethee
Perry Davin
Miller
Heidlen
Rodel As
Vis. Malco. Limited
Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
Tharedaye
Port. Arthur
Lomdon
Toronto
Hamilton
Montreal
Kittawa
Portland
Boston
New
Onteria
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
North Bay
Ontario
Montres Terentia
C.y. B
Maine
T. Geo
H. Campbell
Ako
Locos Tuttle
ROBT
Kumi
Geni
Fim
Apeat
G.H. V. Bulyba
J. P. Beauchamp
Leland
Qu'Appelle, Assiniboia
Love & Raymond
Proprietors
Ferma dl
Cb Gener
SES
Riaderg
Dominion
Canada
Messrs. G. E. Desbarats & Son
Ou’Appelle
Qu’Appelle
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