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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1937
Page
3
A puzzle note notes doors in Deaths Head cells counting two four and two with three doors. It argues the outside cell started the knight and the other held the maiden, implying a logical sequence for escape.
A town tale tells of a young man nicknamed the village half wit who fishes and boasts a large yet vague fish length. The riddle states the head is a certain length, the tail matches the head, and the body equals head plus tail, creating a complex proportion. Nearby astronomer John R. Miles notes the sun bears large spots, possibly linking to unusual weather and the Ohio Mississippi floods.
The Pittsburgh water department used over 2,000,000 pounds of soda ash to neutralize sulphuric acid in the Allegheny river for the citys water supply last year. The cost was 11 cents per pound, totaling 225,796 dollars, more than double the 1935 expense.
In Pasadena California a resident exchanges overused paper money for new bills at a bank turning the old notes over to the financial institution to handle disinfection and replacement.
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