Wood Frog and Gavial Crocodile Zoo Tale
In a playful zoo dialogue, the Wood Frog insists on being seen only when he wants, while the Gavial crocodile laments being the sole example of his kind in captivity. The two creatures discuss self perception, showmanship, and crocodile versus alligator differences among puzzled zoo visitors.
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the Wood Frog
the Toad
Mr. Wood Frog
Mr. Toad
Toady
Mr. Wood
Wood Frog
Gaviil
Puzzle Clues Spark Mirth in 1926 Newspaper Page
A dense OCR puzzle list features cryptic clues with numbered entries and partial solutions. The page notes that the solution will appear in the next issue, referencing a 1926 copyright line and a teased crossword solution.
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle
Instructions explain placing letters in white spaces to form horizontal and vertical words. The first letter of each word is numbered to match definitions below. No letters go in black squares. All words are dictionary words except proper names. Abbreviations slang initials and technical terms may be used per definitions.
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Puzsle
Hull chosen to represent U S at international good roads conference
Congressman William E. Hull of Peoria will attend the Buenos Aires meeting next October after President Coolidge selected him to represent the United States. The conference will draw leading engineers from nations worldwide and follow a South American study tour of U S road programs. Hull has long supported concrete highways and helped form the Illinois State Highway Improvement association.
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William B. Hull
Peoria
Coolidge
United States
Buenos Aires
Argentina
South America
Illinois
State Highway Department
Hull
Lowden
Illinois State Highway Improvement Association
Augustus Lukeman Named Sculptor for Stone Mountain Memorial
Augustus Lukeman of New York is named to sculpt the Stone Mountain Confederate memorial, succeeding Gutzon Borglum. A Richmond born artist, Lukeman is a National Sculpture Society member with a career spanning bronze casting, granite carving, and design studies at Columbia. His works include McKinley statues in Adams and Dayton, the Asbury equestrian statue in Washington, the Strauss fountain in New York, and the Red Hook returning doughboys memorial in Brooklyn.
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Augustus Lukeman
New York
Stone Mountain
Gutzon Borglum
Lukeman
Richmond
National Sculpture Society
Launt Thompson
National Academy of Design of
Columbia University
Chicago
Daniel Chester French
William McKinley
Adams
Mass
Dayton
Ohio
Bishop Francis Asbury
Washington
Strauss
Red Hook Park
Brooklyn
Kruttschnitt to Retire From Southern Pacific at 71
Julius Kruttschnitt, longtime associate of E H Harriman and 1918 onward chairman of the Southern Pacific executive committee, will retire on July 30 after 48 years of service. The company plans a reorganization with William Sproule overseeing operations from San Francisco and Henry W De Forest succeeding Kruttschnitt in New York as chairman and director.
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Julius Kruttschnitt
Er. H. Harriman
Southern Pacific Railway
Mr. Kruttschnitt
New Orleans
Mississippi
William Sproule
San Francisco
New York
Henry W. de Forest
Kruttschnitt
Federal Women Prison System Set At Alderson West Virginia
Congress earmarks 909100 for Alderson federal women's institution with 500 capacity and 200 acres already acquired plus plans for 800 more acres. Prisoners now go to state jails amid protests as Dr Mary B Harrig to head the new facility with a cottage system in communities.
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Federal
Industrial Institution For Women
Alderson
W. Va
Congress
Mary B. Harrig
John Howard Harris
Bucknell University
University of Chicago
Blackwell's Island
N.Y
New Jersey
State Home For Girls of
International Association of Policewomen
U S Tobacco Consumption Revenue Up From Cigarettes Lead
Government tobacco tax receipts reached 334.66 million dollars in 1924, up from 317.54 million in 1923. Cigarettes paid 213.14 million, cigars declined to 44.92 million, manufactured tobacco rose slightly, and snuff tax intake fell to 7.02 million.
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U. S
United States
The Pawnbroker Who Takes The Most Interest
A concise adage notes that a pawnbroker who obsesses over profits gains little moral principle in business. The saying implies excessive interest harms integrity and public trust.
Bek Bata MAEVE and FOWAGOO Join Brower-Duster Co
A brief notice states Maeve and Fowagoo become part of Brower-Duster Co. The filing lists 5M A GA as the action point in theClerk's records indicating the corporate move or partnership.
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Shem
Holland
William E. Hull
Good Roads
Borglum
Uskide
United States Rubber Company
France
Antarctic
Crozet
St. Paul
Amsterdam
Adelia Land
Doigt de Sainte Anne
Port Aux Lapin
Ite
Ieabiattos Teiecandria
Pickwayse Wilks
Koleville
Golene Y Ney Vince
Carn
Wun Valley
Peter C. Hoeger
Rt. 1
Suisun
Cane
Mary Catherine Martin
Sheepshead Bay Sta
N. Y
WWN. U
Cincinnati
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