Little Mary Mixup and the oil lamp mystery
A government hunter, traveling to study a marked animal, finds an empty cabin with an oil lamp whose wick is too short. With no tools, he must improvise to make oil meet the wick. The vignette closes with a dated punchline about a clock and a NSW assembly fumigation notice.
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Puzzle item lists many clues with inconsistent spellings and broken words, presenting across and down entries from a vintage crossword. The page features partial answers interwoven with garbled hints and names, including references to Phoebus and Lars Morris, suggesting a syndicated puzzle column with both solved and unsolved entries.
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