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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1906
Page
2
At the 17 county fair a balloon sky ride ends with Jimmy Bates dangling from a rope. Professor Ferrara cuts loose the rope, and Jimmy lands with minor injuries after a muddy drop in a cornfield. Red and Hen watch anxiously as townsfolk rush to aid him.
Three chickens move toward their coop one space at a time without backtracking. A wolf can move forward or backward one space at a time. Find a strategy that prevents all three chickens from reaching the coop. The puzzle asks for a delaying sequence that blocks their path.
A folk tale from 1654 in Amsterdam explains the baker's dozen as thirteen for a dozen after Jan Pietersen, a cautious baker, encounters a beguiling hag. She demands an extra cake. with St. Nicholas's aid the spell breaks and the rule changes to thirteen per dozen.
A 19th century guide describes two mesmeric party tricks. One uses a confederate signaling to reveal a chosen card via temple pressure patterns. The other, similar, has a participant draw the commanded card from five while eyes are closed. A brief note on Half the Truth follows.
A practical guide to building a small freshwater aquarium using glass, sand, gravel, and a rockery. It explains oxygen needs, plant choices to remove carbon dioxide, and step by step construction from a 12 by 8 by 4 inch tank to a larger 2 by 16 by 7 inch layout, plus care tips and future saltwater notes.
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