Puzzle-like Crossword of Far North and Ancient Roots
A dense list of crossword clues spans topics from anatomy and geography to language and objects. It includes references to the Far North, ancient vertebrate ancestors, and light wordplay on pronouns, metals, and rivers. The note promises a forthcoming solution in the next issue.
Blaming Others Undermines Character Says Writer
In a reflective column by F. A. Walker from 1925 the fault finder is described as weak and prone to excuses. The piece argues responsibility, self-reliance, and honest effort build character, while blaming others leads to personal ruin and societal harm.
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Acter
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Road to laughter and home rest poem by Edgar Gueat
A poetic line celebrates the road to joy and home where love and rest await. The speaker envisions a castle of rest and a scene where children play as day ends.
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Edgar Gueat
Summer Pies and Blueberry Meringue Pie
Rich pastry is easier to digest with shortening. Make a one crust shell with flour shortening salt and ice water. Bake shell, fill with currant custard and meringue, bake until browned. Then blueberry meringue pie uses sugar flour yolks and blueberries baked to set.
School Days Pie Topping With Meringue
A crust and baked pie topped with meringue made from egg whites and sugar. Flavorings may be added and sugar reduced. Optional finish uses six halved marshmallows arranged on top before baking.
Apparition Sighted in Parlor Frightens Family
A dense white to pale azure fluid form hovered above a table for about two minutes then moved before the narrator, his sister-in-law, and son. The woman cried out in horror as the apparition passed near her shoulder prompting a startled retreat to the children's room.
Saving Versus Spending in a Family Dilemma
A poem portrays a child and father debating thrift. The speaker laments the father’s repeated saving followed by impulsive spending on schemes. The narrator advocates steady banking and sensible investments over risky ventures, concluding real economy lies in prudent, tangible saving.
Last Name England Bassets of Cornwall and Normandy
The Bassetts, a famed Cornish clan long linked with Cornwall, originated in Normandy. Thurston Bassett appears on Battle Abbey rolls, linking the family to William the Conqueror. They settled at Tehidy and intermarried with many prominent local families. Notable members include Sir Francis Bassett leaders in Cornwall and Dunstanville, and early emigrant William Bassett who arrived on the Fortune in 1621. Richard Bassett, Delaware governor, marked their American prominence.
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England
Cornwall
Normandy
Thurston Basset
William the Conqueror
Battle Abbey
I’lantagenets
Tehidy
Trenouth
Trengove
Trelawny
Marrys
Enys
Carveth
Godolphin
Prideaux
Grenville
Rashleigh
William Bassett
Duxbury
Bridgewater
Gov
The Tower Mystery Ghost Record at the Jewel House
A 1817 October night at the Jewel House is recalled in Edward Swifte’s account of a spectral visitation during supper. Charles G Harper cites the Tower of London as a prime haunted site and notes the tale’s blend of fantastic and horrific details from the crown jewels ward.
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Tower of London
Charles G. Harper
J. B. Lippincott Company
Edward Lenthal Swifte
Crown Jewels
The Young Lady Across The Way Says Germany Should Pay
The young lady across the way argues Germany cannot repudiates everything immediately but she believes some payment should occur. The remark reflects contemporary sentiment on postwar responsibility and reparations.
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Germany
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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